Fantasy Golf Tournament Preview- Oman Open (Pro Package)

OVERVIEW

The European Tour kicks off again this week as we head back to the Middle East for two more events. This will be the third installment of the Oman Open, meaning we still have a small sample size of course history for this event. Al Mouj is a Greg Norman design, which is a typical coastal links course featuring hazards on 10 holes and measures just over 7,300 yards. The Challenge Tour has played on this course in the past which may give a bump to certain players for those that live by course history. The field is basically a glorified Challenge Tour event with the exception of maybe 10 to 15 players being of actual European Tour caliber, so you’ll have to find some gems in the cheap seats to fill out your rosters (or just build very well balanced lineups using all of the $7k guys I’ve listed). There are two Par 5’s measuring close to 600 yards, so birdies there are ideal, but not guaranteed. The other two are relatively short (566 yards & 543 yards) meaning eagle could be on the table and walking away without a birdie should feel like you’re losing a shot to the field. All but one of the Par 3’s are under 200 yards (one of them is an island green), the scoring on Par 3’s doesn’t move the needle as much as it should, but the better ball strikers should be looking to make birdie on at least two of these holes every other day. The main defense for this course would appear to be the weather (winds coming off the Gulf of Oman/Indian Ocean), so keep that in mind when building your lineups and giving a nod to any strong wind players in the field.

 TOURNAMENT BACKGROUND

• The Course
• Almouj Golf
• Par: 72
• Yardage: 7,300 yards
• Greens: Paspalum
• Location: Oman
• Past Champions:
• 2019: Kurt Kitayama -7 over Jorge Campillo, Max Kieffer, Clement Sordet & Fabrizio Zanotti
• 2018: Joost Luiten -16 over Chris Wood

 
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