Saudi Open

The Saudi Open is a professional golf tournament that is held at Riyadh Golf Club in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 2015, it has been an event on the Asian Tour since 2023.

Saudi Open

Tournament information
Location	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Established	2015
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

History

The tournament was introduced in December 2015.^[1] Othman Al Mulla won the inaugural event, winning again in 2017. Saleh Al-Kaabi won in 2016.^[2] Todd Clements won in 2018, beating Jamie Elson by two shots.^[3] Jamie Elson won the 2019 event (the fifth edition), beating Ayoub Id-Omar and Ahmed Marjan by two shots.^[4][5] In 2021, Saudi amateur Faisal Salhab won the sixth edition of the Saudi Open.^[6][7]

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.^[8][9]

In 2024, the tournament was moved from December to April. John Catlin was victorious, winning wire-to-wire.^[10]

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
2023	ASA	Denwit Boriboonsub	266	−18	3 strokes	Henrik Stenson
PIF Saudi Open
2022	ADT	Naraajie Ramadhan Putra	197	−19	3 strokes	Harrison Gilbert
Saudi Open
2021		Faisal Salhab (a)	205	−11	5 strokes	Ali Al-Shahrani Saud Al Sharif (a) Gabriel Sanz
2020: No tournament
2019		Jamie Elson	210	−6	2 strokes	Ayoub Id-Omar Ahmed Marjan
2018		Todd Clements	208	−8	2 strokes	Jamie Elson
2017		Othman Al Mulla (2)	219	+3	10 strokes	Nasser Yaqoob
2016		Saleh Al-Kaabi	218	+2		Othman Al Mulla
2015		Othman Al Mulla	211	−5	3 strokes	Ali Al-Shahrani

See also

• Open golf tournament

Notes

1. ADT – Asian Development Tour; ASA – Asian Tour.