DOHA: Pakistan’s Omar Khalid Hussain shot a three-over 75 on Saturday to finish fourth in the 38th Qatar Open Championship at Doha Golf Club.
Omar, 19, was tied for third after the 17th hole in the final round behind England’s Calum Fitzgerald and Qatar’s Saleh Al Kaabi. He took a risky approach on the par-5 18th to finish with just one stroke for eagle and had to settle for fourth behind Ireland’s Keith Crawley, who was third.
“I took the risk to finish strong in the championship,” said Omar, the only Pakistani among nearly 100 players representing 30 countries.
Fitzgerald won the title with a final round of 76 and won the right to play in the prestigious European Tour Qatar Masters.
“I had a chance to win the coveted title, but I just wasn’t feeling well on the fast greens, which are very different to what we have at home,” said Omar, who had rounds of 75, 76 and 75 in the match. 54 holes. championship. He finished sixth at the Qatar Open last year.
Omar, who holds the record for becoming Pakistan’s youngest amateur national champion, started on a shaky note with bogeys on the 1st and 3rd before making birdies on the 4th, 6th and 7th.
He finished nine more in 36, but suffered a bit of misfortune after a double bogey in hole 10. He birdied 14 holes for 39 in nine DGC windswept courses, which covers more than 7,500 meters.
Pakistan’s Omar Khalid claims fourth position in Qatar Open Golf
