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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
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
| 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
- ^ ADT – Asian Development Tour; ASA – Asian Tour.
References
- ^ "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.
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