{"id":5867,"date":"2022-08-31T01:10:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T19:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnc24.com\/en\/?p=5867"},"modified":"2022-08-31T01:10:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T19:10:28","slug":"saudi-open-to-debut-on-expanding-asian-development-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnc24.com\/en\/sports\/2022\/08\/31\/news\/5867\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Open to debut on expanding Asian Development Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5868\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bnc24.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/soud-1-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2021 Saudi Open winner Faisal Salhab in action. (Supplied)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>RIYADH, Broadcasting News Corporation : New ground will be broken this year when the Asian Development Tour visits Saudi Arabia for the first time. Boasting a prize fund of $75,000, the Golf Saudi-managed Riyadh Golf Club will play host to the inaugural Saudi Open from Dec. 8-10. As well as highlighting the ADT\u2019s rapid expansion this year, the event is a further sign of the strengthening of ties between the Asian Tour and Golf Saudi.<br \/>\nLast year, Golf Saudi entered a 10-year partnership with the Asian Tour. As a result of that alignment, the $5 million Public Investment Fund Saudi International powered by Softbank Investment Advisers has become the opening event on the Asian Tour\u2019s annual calendar. Golf Saudi Deputy Chairman and CEO Majed Al-Sorour said: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to extend and deepen our ties with the Asian Tour, a key strategic partner for us. We\u2019re especially pleased that Riyadh Golf Club will be the venue for the Saudi Open on the Asian Development Tour.\u201d Managed by Golf Saudi and playing to a par of 72, the Riyadh Golf Club is 20 minutes from Riyadh city center. The course, opened in 2005, is characterized by undulating terrain, wide fairways and manicured greens. Al-Sorour continued: \u201cRiyadh Golf Club is the go-to recreational and social getaway from the capital with the club providing fun and exciting golf experiences for beginners to established players, whether men, women or children. Golf Saudi facilitates uptake and participation in golf through the delivery of world-class facilities, operational excellence and the implementation of industry best practices to position the Kingdom as an exceptional golfing nation. \u201cCombined with grassroots training and educational programs that introduce people to the game at the earliest opportunity and with the greatest ease, Golf Saudi is committed to delivering a dynamic national development program that transforms the golfing landscape.\u201d Of the Saudi Open joining the ADT schedule, Cho Minn Thant, commissioner and CEO of the Asian Tour, said: \u201cProviding playing opportunities for our members has always been a prime objective for us. I\u2019m delighted, therefore, that we\u2019re able to further bolster the ADT schedule this year with the addition of the Saudi Open.\u201d The ADT staged its 10th event of the season over the weekend at the BNI Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament in Indonesia. Thailand\u2019s Suteepat Prateeptienchai took the title in a nail-biting finish that saw his compatriot Chonlatit Chuenboonngam tie for second and keep the lead on the ADT\u2019s Order of Merit standings. The ADT visits Vietnam this week for the first time in its 12-year history for the BRG Open Golf Championship at BRG Da Nang Golf Resort, from Aug. 31-Sept. 2. The ADT has been a springboard to the Asian Tour for dozens of players, including reigning Asian Tour Order of Merit champion Joohyung Kim of Korea and American John Catlin, a four-time winner on the Asian Tour. For further information on Golf Saudi and other upcoming tournaments and events, make sure to visit: www.golfsaudi.com. NEWS COLLECTED FROM ARAB NEWS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RIYADH, Broadcasting News Corporation : New ground will be broken this year when the Asian Development Tour visits Saudi Arabia for the first time. Boasting a prize fund of $75,000, the Golf Saudi-managed Riyadh Golf Club will play host to the inaugural Saudi Open from Dec. 8-10. 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