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February 28 - March 03
Al Mouj Golf, Muscat, Oman
$1,750,000
Kurt Kitayama produced a remarkable final day comeback at Al Mouj Golf to win his second European Tour title of the season at the Oman Open.
“It feels great to win. My comeback earlier this morning helped set up this final round. I was back in contention and with it being continuous rounds it helped me cruise into the next one.
“The birdie on 17 was a good speed, and I saw it die on the hole. I had a tough read on it and thought if I caught part of the lip it would fall in – and it did.
“Being in the final group helped me. You want to know where you are, especially coming down the stretch. When you take the lead you want to know where everyone is on the course and you see what holes you have coming up and you set yourself up for that."
The American, who won his first European Tour title at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at Anahita earlier this season, played a marathon 33 holes on the final day after sandstorms and high winds delayed play in Muscat.
When darkness suspended play on Saturday evening, Kitayama was seven strokes off the pace after a quadruple bogey, and consecutive bogeys on the first three holes of his third round.
Returning on Sunday morning, Kitayama played the next 15 holes seven under par to sign for a round of 71 and a five under par total after the third round.
Starting his final round, he quickly moved up the leaderboard with birdies on the second and third holes as he chased five other players who shared or outright held first place at various points during the afternoon. Jorge Campillo set the clubhouse target of six under par after finishing an hour and a half before the final group.
Bogeys on the seventh and 11 th holes cancelled out Kitayama's early gains but two consecutive birdies on the 16 th and 17 th holes saw him take first place outright as Maximilian Kieffer dropped a shot on the 17 th hole. Kitayama parred the final hole for a seven under par total, finishing one stroke ahead of Campillo, Kieffer, Clemént Sordet and Fabrizio Zanotti.
?️ Two-time European Tour winner Kurt Kitayama's final round in 3 minutes. pic.twitter.com/rmAw6jCZUF
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) 3 March 2019
“This one feels really good. When I won the first one I was playing really well and it felt like it was coming. This week, coming in off three missed cuts, not having good weekends in Abu Dhabi and Dubai this felt like a real grind, especially after the start of the third round – so it feels great after going through that.”
Joachim B. Hansen, Peter Hanson and Thomas Pieters shared sixth place on five under par.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
1 |
Kurt Kitayama | USA |
-7 |
66 |
74 |
71 |
70 |
281 |
T2 |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
-6 |
69 |
78 |
66 |
69 |
282 |
T2 |
Clement Sordet | FRA |
-6 |
71 |
71 |
70 |
70 |
282 |
T2 |
Fabrizio Zanotti | PAR |
-6 |
71 |
69 |
68 |
74 |
282 |
T2 |
Maximilian Kieffer | GER |
-6 |
69 |
70 |
71 |
72 |
282 |
T6 |
Peter Hanson | SWE |
-5 |
71 |
73 |
66 |
73 |
283 |
T6 |
Thomas Pieters | BEL |
-5 |
68 |
75 |
69 |
71 |
283 |
T6 |
Joachim B. Hansen | DEN |
-5 |
70 |
69 |
71 |
73 |
283 |
T9 |
Ashley Chesters | ENG |
-4 |
73 |
74 |
68 |
69 |
284 |
T9 |
Scott Jamieson | SCO |
-4 |
67 |
76 |
66 |
75 |
284 |
T9 |
Chris Paisley | ENG |
-4 |
71 |
72 |
69 |
72 |
284 |
T12 |
Jeff Winther | SWE |
-2 |
73 |
73 |
69 |
71 |
286 |
T12 |
David Horsey | ENG |
-2 |
68 |
76 |
70 |
72 |
286 |
T12 |
Joost Luiten | NED |
-2 |
69 |
77 |
68 |
72 |
286 |
T12 |
Jordan Smith | ENG |
-2 |
71 |
76 |
70 |
69 |
286 |
T12 |
Gavin Moynihan | IRL |
-2 |
69 |
73 |
71 |
73 |
286 |
T12 |
Victor Dubuisson | FRA |
-2 |
72 |
70 |
72 |
72 |
286 |
T18 |
Sean Crocker | USA |
-1 |
72 |
72 |
70 |
73 |
287 |
T18 |
Thongchai Jaidee | THA |
-1 |
71 |
72 |
75 |
69 |
287 |
T18 |
Benjamin Hebert | FRA |
-1 |
70 |
72 |
71 |
74 |
287 |
T21 |
Sebastian Soederberg | SWE |
Par |
72 |
72 |
68 |
76 |
288 |
T21 |
Hugo Leon | CHI |
Par |
71 |
71 |
72 |
74 |
288 |
T23 |
David Borda | ESP |
1 |
72 |
74 |
74 |
69 |
289 |
T23 |
David Drysdale | SCO |
1 |
70 |
76 |
70 |
73 |
289 |
T23 |
Louis De Jager | RSA |
1 |
71 |
77 |
70 |
71 |
289 |
T23 |
Hideto Tanihara | JPN |
1 |
70 |
72 |
70 |
77 |
289 |
T27 |
Michael Lorenzo-Vera | FRA |
2 |
70 |
75 |
75 |
70 |
290 |
T27 |
Max Schmitt | GER |
2 |
71 |
73 |
72 |
74 |
290 |
T27 |
Deyen Lawson | AUS |
2 |
72 |
72 |
73 |
73 |
290 |
T27 |
Gaganjeet Bhullar | IND |
2 |
71 |
69 |
72 |
78 |
290 |
T31 |
Andrea Pavan | ITA |
3 |
71 |
75 |
76 |
69 |
291 |
T31 |
Justin Walters | RSA |
3 |
73 |
73 |
72 |
73 |
291 |
T31 |
Richard McEvoy | ENG |
3 |
72 |
74 |
72 |
73 |
291 |
T31 |
Adrien Saddier | SCO |
3 |
68 |
76 |
72 |
75 |
291 |
T31 |
Scott Hend | AUS |
3 |
73 |
74 |
71 |
73 |
291 |
T31 |
Nick Cullen | AUS |
3 |
72 |
76 |
70 |
73 |
291 |
T31 |
Mikko Korhonen | FIN |
3 |
70 |
78 |
71 |
72 |
291 |
T31 |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
3 |
70 |
70 |
80 |
71 |
291 |
T31 |
Thomas Aiken | RSA |
3 |
75 |
73 |
69 |
74 |
291 |
T40 |
Filippo Bergamaschi | ITA |
4 |
72 |
74 |
72 |
74 |
292 |
T40 |
Jin-Ho Choi | KOR |
4 |
73 |
73 |
74 |
72 |
292 |
T40 |
Thomas Detry | BEL |
4 |
70 |
73 |
76 |
73 |
292 |
T40 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | BEL |
4 |
72 |
76 |
71 |
73 |
292 |
T40 |
Darren Fichardt | RSA |
4 |
75 |
73 |
70 |
74 |
292 |
T45 |
Matthew Baldwin | ENG |
5 |
70 |
75 |
71 |
77 |
293 |
T45 |
Bradley Dredge | WAL |
5 |
74 |
72 |
74 |
73 |
293 |
T45 |
Nino Bertasio | ITA |
5 |
72 |
73 |
72 |
76 |
293 |
T45 |
Robert MacIntyre | SCO |
5 |
71 |
74 |
70 |
78 |
293 |
T45 |
Romain Langasque | FRA |
5 |
72 |
75 |
71 |
75 |
293 |
T45 |
Raphael Jacquelin | FRA |
5 |
68 |
79 |
72 |
74 |
293 |
T45 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
5 |
72 |
75 |
71 |
75 |
293 |
T45 |
Espen Kofstad | NOR |
5 |
72 |
70 |
71 |
80 |
293 |
T45 |
Jeung-Hun Wang | KOR |
5 |
77 |
71 |
72 |
73 |
293 |
T45 |
Matteo Manassero | ITA |
5 |
72 |
76 |
73 |
72 |
293 |
T45 |
Adria Arnaus | ESP |
5 |
70 |
78 |
70 |
75 |
293 |
T56 |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
6 |
72 |
74 |
73 |
75 |
294 |
T56 |
Masahiro Kawamura | JPN |
6 |
73 |
71 |
74 |
76 |
294 |
T58 |
Pedro Figueiredo | POR |
7 |
71 |
77 |
76 |
71 |
295 |
T58 |
John Catlin | USA |
7 |
76 |
72 |
73 |
74 |
295 |
T58 |
Paul Dunne | IRL |
7 |
74 |
74 |
74 |
73 |
295 |
T61 |
Victor Perez | FRA |
8 |
73 |
75 |
73 |
75 |
296 |
T61 |
Jaco Van Zyl | RSA |
8 |
75 |
73 |
74 |
74 |
296 |
T63 |
Yusaku Miyazato | JPN |
10 |
67 |
79 |
75 |
77 |
298 |
T63 |
Guido Migliozzi | ITA |
10 |
73 |
73 |
73 |
79 |
298 |
T63 |
Matthew Southgate | ENG |
10 |
75 |
70 |
78 |
75 |
298 |
T63 |
Scott Vincent | ZWE |
10 |
68 |
80 |
71 |
79 |
298 |
T67 |
Shubhankar Sharma | IND |
11 |
72 |
74 |
75 |
78 |
299 |
T67 |
Ashun Wu | CHI |
11 |
76 |
71 |
79 |
73 |
299 |
T67 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
11 |
70 |
78 |
75 |
76 |
299 |
70 |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
13 |
72 |
75 |
75 |
79 |
301 |
71 |
James Morrison | ENG |
14 |
72 |
76 |
75 |
79 |
302 |
CUT |
Connor Syme | SCO |
5 |
70 |
79 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
David Lipsky | USA |
5 |
72 |
77 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
5 |
72 |
77 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Justin Harding | RSA |
5 |
74 |
75 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Lorenzo Gagli | ITA |
5 |
72 |
77 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Lucas Herbert | AUS |
5 |
75 |
74 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Max Orrin | ENG |
5 |
78 |
71 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Min-Woo Lee | AUS |
5 |
71 |
78 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Richie Ramsay | SCO |
5 |
70 |
79 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Robert Rock | ENG |
5 |
70 |
79 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Steven Brown | ENG |
5 |
72 |
77 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Chris Wood | ENG |
6 |
72 |
78 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
George Coetzee | RSA |
6 |
75 |
75 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Kristoffer Reitan | NOR |
6 |
75 |
75 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Niklas Lemke | SWE |
6 |
72 |
78 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Paul Waring | ENG |
6 |
73 |
77 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Per Laengfors | SWE |
6 |
75 |
75 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Robert Karlsson | SWE |
6 |
72 |
78 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Alejandro Canizares | ESP |
7 |
68 |
83 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Daniel Gavins | ENG |
7 |
73 |
78 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Nacho Elvira | ESP |
7 |
74 |
77 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Liam Johnston | SCO |
7 |
75 |
76 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Sihwan Kim | KOR |
7 |
72 |
79 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Bernd Wiesberger | AUT |
8 |
72 |
80 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Dean Burmester | RSA |
8 |
74 |
78 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Gavin Green | MAS |
8 |
75 |
77 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Jack Singh-Brar | ENG |
8 |
77 |
75 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Kim Koivu | FIN |
8 |
74 |
78 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
8 |
72 |
80 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Renato Paratore | ITA |
8 |
73 |
79 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Ricardo Melo Gouveia | POR |
8 |
74 |
78 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Anton Karlsson | SWE |
9 |
75 |
78 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Bernd Ritthammer | GER |
9 |
73 |
80 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
David Howell | ENG |
9 |
75 |
78 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Grant Forrest | SCO |
9 |
72 |
81 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Jacques Kruyswijk | RSA |
9 |
72 |
81 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Kalle Samooja | FIN |
9 |
72 |
81 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Kristian Krogh Johannessen | NOR |
9 |
78 |
75 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Kristoffer Broberg | SWE |
9 |
75 |
78 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Matthieu Pavon | FRA |
9 |
74 |
79 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Romain Wattel | FRA |
9 |
73 |
80 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Ross Fisher | ENG |
9 |
74 |
79 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Stephen Gallacher | SCO |
9 |
72 |
81 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Tapio Pulkkanen | FIN |
9 |
74 |
79 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
David Law | SCO |
10 |
75 |
79 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Lee Slattery | ENG |
10 |
79 |
75 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Marc Warren | SCO |
10 |
77 |
77 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Paul Lawrie | SCO |
10 |
71 |
83 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Shiv Chawrasia | IND |
10 |
77 |
77 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Cheng Jin | CHN |
11 |
76 |
79 |
- |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Sam Brazel | AUS |
11 |
73 |
82 |
- |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Tom Murray | ENG |
11 |
72 |
83 |
- |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Matthias Schwab | AUT |
12 |
74 |
82 |
- |
- |
156 |
CUT |
Ben Evans | ENG |
13 |
74 |
83 |
- |
- |
157 |
CUT |
Kieran Pratt | AUS |
13 |
76 |
81 |
- |
- |
157 |
CUT |
Thomas Bjorn | DEN |
13 |
73 |
84 |
- |
- |
157 |
CUT |
Alvaro Quiros | ESP |
14 |
75 |
83 |
- |
- |
158 |
CUT |
Jens Dantorp | SWE |
14 |
79 |
79 |
- |
- |
158 |
CUT |
Oliver Fisher | ENG |
14 |
78 |
80 |
- |
- |
158 |
CUT |
Scott Gregory | ENG |
14 |
77 |
81 |
- |
- |
158 |
CUT |
Hyo-Won Park | KOR |
17 |
75 |
86 |
- |
- |
161 |
CUT |
Ivan Cantero | ESP |
17 |
75 |
86 |
- |
- |
161 |
CUT |
Marcus Kinhult | SWE |
17 |
79 |
82 |
- |
- |
161 |
CUT |
Max Burrow | ENG |
17 |
77 |
84 |
- |
- |
161 |
CUT |
Joakim Lagergren | SWE |
18 |
76 |
86 |
- |
- |
162 |
CUT |
Azaan Al Rumhy | OMA |
20 |
82 |
82 |
- |
- |
164 |
CUT |
Othman Al Mulla | KSA |
24 |
83 |
85 |
- |
- |
168 |
DSQ |
Stuart Manley | WAL |
Par |
73 |
- |
- |
- |
73 |
RET |
Alexander Levy | FRA |
Par |
68 |
- |
- |
- |
68 |
RET |
Callum Shinkwin | ENG |
Par |
75 |
- |
- |
- |
75 |
RET |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | ESP |
Par |
76 |
- |
- |
- |
76 |
RET |
Haydn Porteous | RSA |
Par |
76 |
- |
- |
- |
76 |
RET |
Marcel Siem | GER |
Par |
76 |
- |
- |
- |
76 |