Abraham Anser of Mexico won the Saudi Arabian International Championship title presented by the Public Investment Fund and sponsored by SoftBank Investment Consulting to lift the championship cup and receive one million dollars from the top prize of $5 million. On behalf of His Excellency Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab and Saudi Federations, Mr. Yasser Al Rumayan, Noah Ali Reda – General Manager of Golf Saudi Arabia, awarded champion Unser with a well-deserved title after the Mexican had a great performance throughout the competition. leading the rankings from the first day to the last minute.
Unser managed to win the title with 19 below-average strikes, which put him in first place against American Cameron Young, who continued to show an outstanding level to the end, holding second place for the third day in a row. scoring 17 strikes below average, he was two strokes ahead of Australian Lucas Herbert in third place.
Unser said: “I am very happy with this victory and express my sincere gratitude to Mr. Noah, the Saudi golf team, all the staff of the Asian Tour, partners and sponsors, and everyone who contributed to the creation of Saudi Arabia. International championship. The stadium was in a special and exceptional condition, I think it was in the best condition I have seen since my first visit to the Kingdom. I hit well on different days of the tournament and was able to correct mistakes right away when the hits were not so good. I am proud of the final result and how I started 2023, and I hope to continue to achieve new successes.”
Noah Ali Reda, CEO of Golf Saudi Arabia, commented on the completion of the competitions of the fifth edition of the global event, saying: “Congratulations to Abraham Unser, International Champion of Saudi Arabia represented by the State Investment Fund and sponsored by SoftBank Investment Consulting. and I congratulate him on his outstanding performance throughout the tournament period. The fifth edition of the tournament brought together international golfers representing 28 countries, which truly epitomizes an international tournament. Since the inception of Golf Saudi Arabia and the launch of the tournament, golf has reached new dimensions and became more common and practiced by thousands in the Kingdom. This is a truly special version where we celebrated the addition of Faisal Salhab and Saud Al Sharif to their colleague Osman Al Mullah as the second and third professional golfers from the Kingdom and it is on this aspect that we will focus to continue to inspire future generations to achieve their golf dreams.
It is worth noting that Saudi Golf is working to improve the men’s and women’s competitions to inspire the next generation to take the Kingdom to the ranks of the top countries in the sport, and is committed to hosting the largest international competitions, which is an integral part of the Kingdom’s golf strategy, aimed at developing this sport and increasing the number of those who are interested in it and practice it.
The Saudi Aramco Women’s International Championship, presented by the Public Investment Fund, is expected to take place from February 16 to 19 with 120 players from the elite names in the world of women’s golf, where they will compete on the grounds of the Royal Greens Stadium and Club in the King Abdullah Economic City with the largest prize pool in history. The $5 million European Women’s Tour is equal to the total prize pool of the Saudi Arabian International Men’s Championship.
