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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Established | 2016 |
| Course(s) | Riyadh Golf Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,246 yards (6,626 m) |
| Organized by | Saudi Golf Federation |
| Tour(s) | Asian Tour Asian Development Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$1,000,000 |
| Month played | April |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 260 John Catlin (2024) |
| To par | −24 as above |
| Current champion | |
 John Catlin | |
| Location map | |
  Riyadh GC Location in Saudi Arabia | |
The Saudi Open is a professional golf tournament that is held at Riyadh Golf Club in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 2016, it has been an event on the Asian Tour since 2023.
History
[edit]Saudi amateur Faisal Salhab won the sixth edition of the Saudi Open in 2021.[1][2]
The inaugural Asian Tour tournament was played in December 2023. 19-year-old Denwit Boriboonsub shot a 7-under-par final round 64 to finish three strokes ahead of Henrik Stenson to win his third tournament in three consecutive weeks.[3][4]
In 2024, the tournament was moved from December to April.
Winners
[edit]| Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Open | ||||||||
| 2024 | ASA | John Catlin |
260 | −24 | 7 strokes |  Wade Ormsby
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| 2023 | ASA |  Denwit Boriboonsub |
266 | −18 | 3 strokes |  Henrik Stenson
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| PIF Saudi Open | ||||||||
| 2022 | ADT |  Naraajie Ramadhan Putra |
197 | −19 | 3 strokes | Harrison Gilbert
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| Saudi Open | ||||||||
| 2021 |  Faisal Salhab (a) |
205 | −11 | 5 strokes |  Ali Al-Shahrani Saud Al Sharif (a) Gabriel Sanz
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| 2016–2020: No information known | ||||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ ADT – Asian Development Tour; ASA – Asian Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "Crowning Glory for Salhab in Saudi Open". Asia-Pacific Golf Federation. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Smith, Matt (15 August 2022). "Flying the flag: Saudi Arabia's Faisal Salhab and Saud AlSharif ready for next step in their careers". Golf Digest Middle East. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Kelly, Todd (17 December 2023). "19-year-old Denwit Boriboonsub wins first Asian Tour title by three shots over LIV Golf's Henrik Stenson". Golfweek. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Thai teenager Denwit Boriboonsub wins 3rd title in 3 weeks". ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
