Azaan Al Rumhy Wins Oman Open Golf Championship
Published January 27, 2012 | 
Muscat Azaan Al Rumhy won the 3rd Oman Open Golf Championship by three shots with an impressive combined two-day gross score of 153 to become the first home winner of the premier event in Oman’s golf calendar.
The runner-up with a score of 156 was Jeff Campbell, with Sami Al Hajri from Tunisia coming third. The best overall Omani gross winner was Mohammed Al Mawali with a score of 172.
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Winning the Oman Open this year against the Bahraini national team players in particular and the country’s top amateur players made the win even more special to me
Azaan Al Rumhy
The annual Oman Open Golf Championship was organised by Oman Golf Committee (OGC) under the auspices of the Ministry of Sports Affairs. Ali Bin Masood Al Sunaidy, Minister of Sports Affairs, was the guest of honour and presented the prizes to the winners.
This year the event, sponsored by Zubair Corporation, Sohar Aluminium and OHI, was played over two different venues. Day one was played at Ghala Valley Golf Club and day two at Muscat Hills Golf Club. A field of 80 top male golfers from Oman and the region took part in the event, with golfers from the Bahraini and Tunisian national teams participating.
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