Arab golf history was made on Friday afternoon at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, as Moroccan amateur, Adam Bresnu, became the first Arab-born golfer to make the cut in a DP World Tour Rolex Series event.

The 20-year-old bounced back from his opening round of one-over-par 73 on Thursday, with a three-under-par 69 in Round Two to safely make the cut after on the Majlis Course at Emirates Golf Club.

Having won nine amateur titles in 2024, including the Pan Arab Championship in November at Al Zorah, Bresnu received an invite to this event through the Emirates Golf Federation, who are supporting the growth of golf, not just throughout the United Arab Emirates, but across all Arab countries.

“Let’s go!” said an ecstatic Bresnu after his second round. “I feel great. I knew what I had to do before playing today.

“After yesterday’s round, I knew what I had to fight back to and I had a target in my head of two-under-par through nine holes, to give myself a chance of making the cut.

“I did that! I made the turn in two-under, which was what I wanted, and our plan paid off. The last three holes were stressful, especially when I made a bogey on 16, but I just respected my game and trusted it.

“It’s incredible. I think I am the first Arab-born and Moroccan golfer to make the cut in a Rolex Series event. I’m making history! I’m so grateful to the Emirates Golf Federation and General Abdullah Al Hashmi for giving me this opportunity.

“I even had some support out there! Sam Mullane, who plays for the UAE, Intissar Rich, who also plays on the UAE National Team, was supporting me, my uncle, Faisal, my coach, and the General was waiting for me on the 18th green. It was great!”

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With 36 holes to go, Adam still has the dream he started the week with: to seriously contend in this Rolex Series event and finish the week with the trophy, despite the world-class field.

“100%, of course, it might sound arrogant, but you have to think like that. I don’t want to just contend in an event and make up the numbers; I want to try and win.”

Having already written his name into the history books of Arab golf, Adam now joins a select group of Moroccan players to have made the cut on the DP World Tour. Before him, there have been only 13 Moroccan players to achieve this feat. The first to do so was Fatmi Moussa at the Benson & Hedges International Open in 1978. The most recent, Yassine Touhami at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in 2020.

We’re all rooting for you over the weekend, Adam!

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