2019 MENA Tour

The 2019 MENA Tour was the eighth season of the MENA Tour and featured 10 events, all held in the MENA area. The tour was not held in 2018.

2019 MENA Tour season
Duration9 February – 29 November 2019 (2019-02-09 2019-11-29)
Number of official events10
Order of Merit (Professional)South Africa Mathiam Keyser
Order of Merit (Amateur)England Josh Hill
2017

Josh Hill 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 following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
11 Feb Journey to Jordan 1 Jordan 100,000 England Matthew Baldwin (1) 3
20 Feb Troon Series – Al Zorah Open UAE 75,000 Australia Daniel Gaunt (1) 3
27 Feb Ghala Golf Open Oman 75,000 England Nick Marsh (1) 3
7 Mar Troon Series – Dubai Open UAE 75,000 South Africa Mathiam Keyser (3) 3
13 Mar Troon Series – Royal Golf Bahrain Open Bahrain 75,000 France Robin Roussel (1) 3
3 Oct Journey to Jordan 2 Jordan 100,000 England Robin Williams (a) (1) 3
9 Oct Abu Dhabi Open UAE 75,000 England James Allan (2) 3
23 Oct Al Ain Open UAE 75,000 England Josh Hill (a) (1) 3
30 Oct Ras Al Khaimah Open UAE 75,000 Sweden Niclas Weiland (1) 3
29 Nov Journey to Jordan Final Jordan 100,000 England Harry Konig (1) 3

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Journey to Jordan and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3] Josh Hill led the amateur Order of Merit.

PositionPlayerPoints
1South Africa Mathiam Keyser45,153
2Australia Daniel Gaunt37,928
3England James Allan28,491
4England Matthew Baldwin27,820
5France Robin Roussel25,190

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of MENA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.

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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