European Tour: Sami Valimaki wins the Oman Open

Sami Valimaki reigns victorious at the Oman Open on the European Tour coming out on top of Brandon Stone in second position. Both players were tied at -13 after 72 holes. Valimaki won with a par on the third playoff hole over Stone's bogey.

"It's awesome. There are not many words to say, it's unbelievable. After the ninth hole when I made a double I knew that the tenth hole is good and I had to make a birdie on that. ", Valimaki said. "I didn't make a really good par on 11 and after that bogey I felt like, 'okay this is gone'. But then I just grinded, made three birdies and on the last, an awesome birdie.  I just needed to hit the fairways and the greens, it doesn’t matter how long you leave yourself but you have to be on the green and get the chance to make the putt.  

I am feeling relaxed because I managed to get the birdies and gave myself that opportunity to win. I thought I was going to miss the putt on the last in regulation it but thank god it went to the hole and gave me the chance to win the tournament. 

“It is great that more Finnish golfers are doing well in the sport and golf is getting more popular there in Finland.”Jordan Smith concludes the tournament in T6. rank. The Englishman showed a concluding round of 72 at Al Mouj Golf. With a total score of -9 he finishes 4 shots behind the leader.

Ross Fisher, currently number 170 in the world golf ranking, concludes the tournament in T10. rank. The Englishman logged a final round of 67 at Al Mouj Golf. With a total score of -8 he is 5 strokes behind the leader after the Oman Open.

Grant Forrest, currently number 311 in the world golf ranking, concludes the tournament in T10. position. The Scotsman documented a concluding round of 68 at Al Mouj Golf. With a total score of -8 he finishes 5 shots behind the leader.

Connor Syme (Am) completes the tournament in T10. place. The Scotsman documented a concluding round of 68 at Al Mouj Golf. With a total score of -8 he finishes 5 shots behind the leader.

Matthew Jordan completes the tournament in T18. place. The Englishman logged a final round of 66 at Al Mouj Golf. With a total score of -7 he is 6 strokes behind the leader after the Oman Open.

Paul Waring concludes the tournament in T25. rank. The Englishman documented a final round of 71 at Al Mouj Golf. With a total score of -6 he finishes 7 shots behind the leader.

Callum Shinkwin finishes the tournament in T25. place. The Englishman documented a closing round of 77 at Al Mouj Golf. With a total score of -6 he is 7 strokes behind the leader after the Oman Open.

Richard Mcevoy, currently number 585 in the world golf ranking, finishes the tournament in T30. rank. The Englishman posted a concluding round of 71 at Al Mouj Golf. With a total score of -5 he is 8 strokes behind the leader after the Oman Open.

The Oman Open is part of the European Tour. The tournament is being played from February 27th until the 1st of March 2020 at Al Mouj Golf in Al Mouj Golf, Muscat, Oman. This year a total prize money of USD 1,750,000 will be awarded to the players. The winner receives € 256.246,70. The course for the tournament at Al Mouj Golf plays at Par 72.

The field of the 2020 Oman Open is set, headlined by Eddie Pepperell, Martin Kaymer and Thomas Detry. Kurt Kitayama won last year, but he is not defending his title this year after playing in Mexico last week.

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