2019 MENA Tour

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2019 MENA Tour season
Duration9 February – 29 November 2019 (2019-02-09 – 2019-11-29)
Number of official events10
Order of Merit – Pro
Order of Merit – Am
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The 2019 MENA Tour was the 8th season of the MENA Tour and featured 10 events, all held in the MENA area. The tour was not held in 2018.

made history at the Al Ain Open as the youngest player to win an OWGR-recognized event, breaking the record of Ryo Ishikawa.[1]

Schedule[]

The schedule included 10 events; five in February and March with a further five in October and November.[2] The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of MENA Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament.

Date Tournament Location Winner OWGR Prize fund ($)
11 Feb Journey to Jordan 1 Jordan England Matthew Baldwin (1) 3 100,000
20 Feb Troon Series – Al Zorah Open United Arab Emirates Australia Daniel Gaunt (1) 3 75,000
27 Feb Ghala Golf Open Oman England (1) 3 75,000
7 Mar Troon Series – Dubai Open United Arab Emirates South Africa (3) 3 75,000
13 Mar Troon Series – Royal Golf Bahrain Open Bahrain France Robin Roussel (1) 3 75,000
3 Oct Journey to Jordan 2 Jordan England (a) (1) 3 100,000
9 Oct Abu Dhabi Open United Arab Emirates England (2) 3 75,000
23 Oct Al Ain Open United Arab Emirates England (a) (1) 3 75,000
30 Oct Ras Al Khaimah Open United Arab Emirates Sweden (1) 3 75,000
29 Nov Journey to Jordan Final Jordan England (1) 3 100,000

Graduates[]

The top five players on the Order of Merit were:[3]

Rank Player Country Points
1  South Africa 45,153
2 Daniel Gaunt  Australia 37,928
3  England 28,491
4 Matthew Baldwin  England 27,820
5 Robin Roussel  France 25,190

led the amateur Order of Merit.

References[]

  1. ^ "Josh Hill: Mena Tour victory aged 15 breaks Ryo Ishikawa record". BBC Sport. 23 October 2019.
  2. ^ "All Tournaments". MENA Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Order of Merit Professionals". MENA Tour. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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