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… Royal Greens GC, Saudi Arabia Texas-born Mexican Abraham Ancer revealed it was thoughts of winning the Australian Open that helped secure his victory in Saudi International to the north of Jeddah, Ancer, who turns 32 later this month, was never headed in posting scores of an opening round of an equal course record 63 and then subsequent rounds of 66, 64 and a closing 68 to win by two shots with a 19-under-par winning tally in glorious conditions on the Royal Greens course. Victory is ...

… Royal Greens GC, Saudi Arabia Texas-based Mexican Abraham Ancer has led from start to finish to capture the fifth anniversary hosting of the Saudi International. Ancer, who turns 32 later this month, was never headed in posting scores of an opening round of an equal course record 63 along with additional scores of 66, 64 and a closing 68 to win by two shots with a 19-under-par winning tally in glorious conditions on the Royal Greens course. The win in Ancer’s fourth pro career success ...

… Royal Greens GC, Saudi Arabia For a short time on the final day of the fifth hosting of the Saudi International super-talented Moroccan amateur El Medhi Fakori was the leader in the clubhouse. A fantastic closing round of a four-under-par 66, that included a super birdie at the final hole, and much to the delight of many looking-on from the corporate area, handed Fakori an overall four round score of level par on the host Royal Greens course. The 21-year-old was afforded an invitation to ...

….. Royal Greens GC, Saudi Arabia Asian Tour Commissioner Cho Minn Thant sits on the Official Golf World Rankings (OWGR) committee but he admits it comes as a ‘shock’ to him that this week’s Asian Tour Saudi International attracts less World Ranking points than the PGA Tour’s AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The inaugural 2023 Asian Tour event boasts the strongest field of any tournament this New Year with 12 major champions initially in the field ahead of the withdrawal, due ...

…. Royal Greens GC, Saudi Arabia Past champion Dustin Johnson is the latest to step forward insisting there will be no tension at the Masters Champions Dinner next April at Augusta National. It was Spaniard Jon Rahm’s reaction to news late last year from the green jacket members club in Augusta club that all eligible LIV golfers would be free to tee-up on the Georgia golfing gem while past winners of the Masters, including Johnson, would not be denied from attending the dinner. Rahm believed ...

…. Royal Greens GC, Saudi Arabia Dustin Johnson’s quitely confident he will be fit for the opening event later this month of the 14-tournament 2023 LIV Golf series in Mexico. Johnson arrived in Saudi Arabia with a lower right back strain forcing him out of Wednesday’s Pro-Am and also to withdraw from the now $US 5m Asian Tour event he won both in 2019 and 2021 on the Royal Greens course. However the former World No. 1 chose to remain in Saudi Arabia mingling with VIP guests and also delighting ...

…. Royal Greens GC, Saudi Arabia Former champ Graeme McDowell safely made his way into the weekend rounds of the Saudi International before surprising Richard Bland with a iciing-laden 50th birthday cake. McDowell, winner of the now Asian Tour event in 2020, added a three-under 67 to his opening round of 70 to be sharing 30th place in the $US 5m event on the Royal Greens course to the north of Jeddah. Fellow LIV golfer Abraham Ancer continues to lead the way moving to 11-under-par thanks ...