February 27- March 01
Al Mouj Golf, Muscat, Oman
$1,750,000
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4
Lorenzo Gagli and Edoardo Molinari made impressive starts to the Oman Open despite only being given the all clear to compete at the last minute following a coronavirus scare.
Both players had withdrawn from the European Tour event in Muscat on medical grounds on Wednesday. Gagli was tested for the virus after exhibiting flu-like symptoms and room-mate Molinari was moved to another hotel room.
When Gagli's test came back negative the Italian pair, who had been replaced by Joel Sjoholm and Louis De Jager, were added to the field and sent out together at 1330 local time.
Gagli completed 17 holes in three under par and Molinari was two under when play was suspended due to darkness with another three players yet to complete their opening rounds.
European Tour statement on Lorenzo Gagli and Edoardo Molinari.
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In a statement on Twitter, Molinari wrote: "Still shocked by what happened in the last 36 hours. I am absolutely fine and so is my good friend Lorenzo.
"It was a scary and annoying situation because it is not something that was in our hands and there were no certainties at all.
"The European Tour, the Oman Ministry of Health, the Oman Golf Federation and all their staff did an unbelievable job and they tried everything they could to help us in this awful situation...Thank you all!
"Thank God everything is fine, we are healthy and we are back to playing golf, which even this morning seemed impossible!
"I will not release any other comments on the issue and I am sure you will all respect my privacy. Thanks for everyone who reached out to me, I truly appreciate that."
Italy's Guido Migliozzi holds the clubhouse lead on six under par following a bogey-free 66, with Brandon Stone, Rasmus Hojgaard and Taehee Lee on five under.
1 shot lead after Round 1 👍
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Former Ryder Cup players Andy Sullivan, Victor Dubuisson, Ross Fisher and Stephen Gallacher are among an eight-strong group on four under.
Migliozzi, who won twice last season, said: "It's a very good start to the tournament, a 66 and a bogey-free round.
"This is a tricky course because the greens are tough and tight, and there are a lot of things which need your attention like the wind and the release of the ball.
"You can play each hole in a few different styles but it's really cool and all the players are really happy to play here."
Playing partner Stone, whose sole top-10 finish last season did not come until the end of October, carded five birdies in a bogey-free 67.
"Last year was a fantastic year for me, even though the results weren't really there, because we put a lot of structure in place, physically and mentally, and we did it to transform me as a person as well as a golfer," the South African said.
"My game feels fantastic and I'm feeling physically the best I ever have.
"Rounds like today make me sit back and think 'That's it, that's what we're after' and after a bogey-free 67 on a tricky golf course that can bite you, I'm a very happy man."
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
Hole |
To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Guido Migliozzi | ITA |
18 |
-6 |
66 |
T2 |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
18 |
-5 |
67 |
T2 |
Rasmus Hoejgaard | DEN |
18 |
-5 |
67 |
T2 |
Taehee Lee | KOR |
18 |
-5 |
67 |
T5 |
Adrian Otaegui | ESP |
18 |
-4 |
68 |
T5 |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
18 |
-4 |
68 |
T5 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
18 |
-4 |
68 |
T5 |
Ross Fisher | ENG |
18 |
-4 |
68 |
T5 |
Shiv Chawrasia | IND |
18 |
-4 |
68 |
T5 |
Stephen Gallacher | SCO |
18 |
-4 |
68 |
T5 |
Victor Dubuisson | FRA |
18 |
-4 |
68 |
T5 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
18 |
-4 |
68 |
T13 |
Aaron Cockerill | CAN |
18 |
-3 |
69 |
T13 |
Alexander Levy | FRA |
18 |
-3 |
69 |
T13 |
Callum Shinkwin | ENG |
18 |
-3 |
69 |
T13 |
Fabrizio Zanotti | PAR |
18 |
-3 |
69 |
T13 |
Jeff Winther | SWE |
18 |
-3 |
69 |
T13 |
Joost Luiten | NED |
18 |
-3 |
69 |
T13 |
Justin Walters | RSA |
18 |
-3 |
69 |
T13 |
Louis De Jager | RSA |
18 |
-3 |
69 |
T13 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | BEL |
18 |
-3 |
69 |
T13 |
Steven Brown | ENG |
18 |
-3 |
69 |
T13 |
Lorenzo Gagli | ITA |
17 |
-3 |
- |
T13 |
Pedro Figueiredo | POR |
17 |
-3 |
- |
T25 |
Alejandro Canizares | ESP |
18 |
-2 |
70 |
T25 |
Ashun Wu | CHI |
18 |
-2 |
70 |
T25 |
Clement Sordet | FRA |
18 |
-2 |
70 |
T25 |
Grant Forrest | SCO |
18 |
-2 |
70 |
T25 |
Jack Senior | ENG |
18 |
-2 |
70 |
T25 |
Jordan Smith | ENG |
18 |
-2 |
70 |
T25 |
Paul Waring | ENG |
18 |
-2 |
70 |
T25 |
Peter Hanson | SWE |
18 |
-2 |
70 |
T25 |
Richard McEvoy | ENG |
18 |
-2 |
70 |
T25 |
Robin Sciot-Siegrist | FRA |
18 |
-2 |
70 |
T25 |
Romain Langasque | FRA |
18 |
-2 |
70 |
T25 |
Scott Hend | AUS |
18 |
-2 |
70 |
T25 |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
17 |
-2 |
- |
T38 |
Andrea Pavan | ITA |
18 |
-1 |
71 |
T38 |
Antoine Rozner | FRA |
18 |
-1 |
71 |
T38 |
Benjamin Hebert | FRA |
18 |
-1 |
71 |
T38 |
Benjamin Poke | DNK |
18 |
-1 |
71 |
T38 |
Darius van Driel | NED |
18 |
-1 |
71 |
T38 |
Gavin Green | MAS |
18 |
-1 |
71 |
T38 |
Jack Singh-Brar | ENG |
18 |
-1 |
71 |
T38 |
Jamie Donaldson | WAL |
18 |
-1 |
71 |
T38 |
Jean-Baptiste Gonnet | FRA |
18 |
-1 |
71 |
T38 |
Jeung-Hun Wang | KOR |
18 |
-1 |
71 |
T38 |
Kalle Samooja | FIN |
18 |
-1 |
71 |
T38 |
Renato Paratore | ITA |
18 |
-1 |
71 |
T38 |
Soren Kjeldsen | DEN |
18 |
-1 |
71 |
T38 |
Thomas Detry | BEL |
18 |
-1 |
71 |
T38 |
Travis Smyth | AUS |
18 |
-1 |
71 |
T53 |
Adrien Saddier | SCO |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Alvaro Quiros | ESP |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Bryce Easton | RSA |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Joel Sjoeholm | SWE |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Johannes Veerman | USA |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Justin Suh | USA |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Lars van Meijel | NED |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Marcus Armitage | ENG |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Matthieu Pavon | FRA |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Maverick Antcliff | AUS |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Maximilian Kieffer | GER |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Nino Bertasio | ITA |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Richard Bland | ENG |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Rikard Karlberg | SWE |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Sean Crocker | USA |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Shaun Norris | RSA |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Toby Tree | ENG |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Wil Besseling | NED |
18 |
Par |
72 |
T53 |
Lee Slattery | ENG |
17 |
Par |
- |
T72 |
Aaron Rai | ENG |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Adrian Meronk | POL |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Ashley Chesters | ENG |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Ben Stow | ENG |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Bradley Dredge | WAL |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Calum Hill | SCO |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Carlos Pigem | ESP |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Chris Paisley | ENG |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Connor Syme | SCO |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
David Horsey | ENG |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Dean Burmester | RSA |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Francesco Laporta | ITA |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Haotong Li | CHN |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Jake McLeod | AUS |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
James Sugrue | IRL |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Jason Scrivener | AUS |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Julien Guerrier | FRA |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Justin Harding | RSA |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Martin Kaymer | GER |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Matthew Southgate | ENG |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Mikko Korhonen | FIN |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Nicolai Hoejgaard | DEN |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Richie Ramsay | SCO |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Robert Rock | ENG |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Scott Jamieson | SCO |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Scott Vincent | ZWE |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Sebastian Garcia | ESP |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T72 |
Sebastian Soederberg | SWE |
18 |
1 |
73 |
T101 |
Darren Fichardt | RSA |
18 |
2 |
74 |
T101 |
Gaganjeet Bhullar | IND |
18 |
2 |
74 |
T101 |
Hugo Leon | CHI |
18 |
2 |
74 |
T101 |
James Morrison | ENG |
18 |
2 |
74 |
T101 |
Jin-Ho Choi | KOR |
18 |
2 |
74 |
T101 |
Joakim Lagergren | SWE |
18 |
2 |
74 |
T101 |
Kyong-Jun Moon | CHN |
18 |
2 |
74 |
T101 |
Paul Lawrie | SCO |
18 |
2 |
74 |
T101 |
Raphael Jacquelin | FRA |
18 |
2 |
74 |
T101 |
Sami Vaelimaeki | FIN |
18 |
2 |
74 |
T101 |
Shubhankar Sharma | IND |
18 |
2 |
74 |
T101 |
Thomas Pieters | BEL |
18 |
2 |
74 |
T101 |
Gregory Havret | FRA |
17 |
2 |
- |
T114 |
Alexander Bjoerk | SWE |
18 |
3 |
75 |
T114 |
Cormac Sharvin | NIR |
18 |
3 |
75 |
T114 |
David Drysdale | SCO |
18 |
3 |
75 |
T114 |
Garrick Porteous | ENG |
18 |
3 |
75 |
T114 |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
18 |
3 |
75 |
T114 |
Laurie Canter | ENG |
18 |
3 |
75 |
T114 |
Niklas Lemke | SWE |
18 |
3 |
75 |
T114 |
Oliver Farr | WAL |
18 |
3 |
75 |
T114 |
Oliver Fisher | ENG |
18 |
3 |
75 |
T114 |
Robin Roussel | FRA |
18 |
3 |
75 |
T114 |
Sebastian Heisele | GER |
18 |
3 |
75 |
T114 |
Sihwan Kim | KOR |
18 |
3 |
75 |
T126 |
Adria Arnaus | ESP |
18 |
4 |
76 |
T126 |
David Coupland | ENG |
18 |
4 |
76 |
T126 |
David Howell | ENG |
18 |
4 |
76 |
T126 |
Graeme Storm | ENG |
18 |
4 |
76 |
T126 |
Joachim B. Hansen | DEN |
18 |
4 |
76 |
T126 |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
18 |
4 |
76 |
T126 |
Sam Horsfield | ENG |
18 |
4 |
76 |
T126 |
Wilco Nienaber | RSA |
18 |
4 |
76 |
T134 |
Bailey Gill | ENG |
18 |
5 |
77 |
T134 |
Dale Whitnell | ENG |
18 |
5 |
77 |
T134 |
Nacho Elvira | ESP |
18 |
5 |
77 |
T134 |
Jose-Filipe Lima | POR |
18 |
5 |
77 |
T134 |
Masahiro Kawamura | JPN |
18 |
5 |
77 |
T134 |
Matthew Jordan | ENG |
18 |
5 |
77 |
T134 |
Min-Woo Lee | AUS |
18 |
5 |
77 |
T134 |
Suradit Yongcharoenchai | THA |
18 |
5 |
77 |
T142 |
Ricardo Santos | POR |
18 |
6 |
78 |
T142 |
Tapio Pulkkanen | FIN |
18 |
6 |
78 |
T144 |
David Law | SCO |
18 |
7 |
79 |
T144 |
Jonathan Caldwell | NIR |
18 |
7 |
79 |
146 |
Azaan Al Rumhy | OMA |
18 |
10 |
82 |