Fahd Al Shammari, Executive Director of the Saudi Golf Federation, announced the start of the Saudi Arabian Open, sponsored by the State Investment Fund, which is organized for the first time under the auspices of the Asian Development Tour. hosted by Golf Saudi Arabia, promises participants and fans a lot of excitement in the race for prizes totaling $200,000 as it opens the door to Asian Development Tour participants and professional and amateur golfers with a golf club membership. in the Middle East and North Africa, the Tournament will be held over three days, from 8 to 10 December.
Al Shammari said during a press conference: “I would like to thank the Godfather of the Kingdom of Vision 2030, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz for all the unprecedented support that sports and athletes enjoy, and I also thank the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Golf Federation.” “.
He continued, “Today we welcome our Asian Tour partners, local and Arab players, and all participants from around the world. This is certainly an important tournament and we are confident that we are promised three days of exciting competition.”
The conference was attended by Asian Tour Assistant Director Ken Kudo, who for the first time confirmed his satisfaction with the presence of the Asian Tour in Saudi Arabia, saying: “We are very pleased to be here. We understand the value of this partnership and its role in the development of this game in the Kingdom and throughout We have many important tournaments and exciting events ahead of us, and these tournaments mark the beginning of an exciting future.”
For his part, Saudi international Saud Al-Sharif expressed his enthusiasm for the upcoming competition, saying: “This is definitely an important tournament and I’m sure we will notice the intensity of the competition and I will work doubly to achieve the best results.” .
Al-Sharif has had an outstanding season thanks to a number of competitions he has competed in, most recently a runner-up at the Arab Championships in Jordan earlier this month, and of this he says: “I am certainly pleased with these results. and they are undoubtedly the result of a multi-stakeholder collaboration in support of Saudi players, for which I would like to thank the Saudi Arabian Golf Federation and Saudi Golf for it.”
