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Saudi Arabia’s five leading golfers have spoken of their pride at being “trailblazers” for golf in the Kingdom, as the game continues to grow on-ground in Saudi Arabia.
Othman Almulla is one of a record five Saudi Arabian professionals, who together compete on the Asian Tour and have played alongside many of the biggest names in golf at Golf Saudi organized events in the Kingdom, and further afield.
Before turning professional in 2019, Almulla became the first Saudi golfer to win the Qatar Open and qualify for two professional events,
Saudi Arabia’s five leading golfers have spoken of their pride at being “trailblazers” for golf in the Kingdom, as the game continues to grow on-ground in Saudi Arabia.
Othman Almulla is one of a record five Saudi Arabian professionals, who together compete on the Asian Tour and have played alongside many of the biggest names in golf at Golf Saudi organized events in the Kingdom, and further afield.
Before turning professional in 2019, Almulla became the first Saudi golfer to win the Qatar Open and qualify for two professional events, the 2007 Dubai Desert Classic and the 2008 Qatar Masters.
At that point he was Saudi’s one and only professional golfer, but is now joined by Faisal Salhab, Saud AlSherif, Shergo Kurdi and Khalid Attieh in flying the Saudi flag in events at home and around the world. And it is a role Othman and his four countrymen take great pride in.
Othman said: “I think pressure is a privilege. We’re in a very, very unique situation to be the trailblazers for golf in Saudi Arabia and to be on the front lines of this big ambitious dream of growing golf in the Kingdom and the region.
“Of course, we’re going to feel pressure, it’s normal. We all really want to do well and to represent ourselves and our country in a way we all can be proud of.”
All five players are ambassadors for Golf Saudi, the driving force behind Saudi Arabia’s ambitions to grow golf domestically and internationally. One of Golf Saudi’s lead initiatives to have more Saudis follow in the feet of Othman and co is known as Go Golf: a world-first golf coaching scheme offering three months of free golf lessons and coaching for all those who sign-up, followed by a full year of additional free rounds of golf, discounted coaching and membership deals at golf clubs across the country, including in Riyadh.
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