Oman Open

The Oman Open is a European Tour golf tournament, held at Al Mouj Golf in Muscat, Oman.[1] When founded in 2018, it was one of five European Tour events to be staged in the Arabian Peninsula, but is currently one of six.[2]

Oman Open
Tournament information
LocationMuscat, Oman
Established2018
Course(s)Al Mouj Golf
Par72
Length7,365 yards (6,735 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$1,750,000 (in 2019)
Month playedFebruary / March
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Joost Luiten (2018)
To par−16 (as above)
Current champion
Sami Välimäki
Al Mouj Golf
Location in Oman

Though it was the first European Tour event in Oman, the course had previously hosted the Challenge Tour's National Bank of Oman Golf Classic from 2013–2014 and the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final from 2015–2017.

Winners

YearDateWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
Purse
($)
Oman Open
2020Mar 1Sami Välimäki Finland275−13Playoff Brandon Stone291,6671,750,000
2019Mar 2Kurt Kitayama United States281−71 stroke Jorge Campillo
Maximilian Kieffer
Clément Sordet
Fabrizio Zanotti
291,6671,750,000
NBO Oman Open
2018Feb 18Joost Luiten Netherlands272−162 strokes Chris Wood291,6671,750,000

References

  1. "Ryder Cup stars confirmed for inaugural NBO Oman Open". PGA European Tour. 9 January 2018.
  2. "European Tour - Oman Open - History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 1 January 2019.


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