Something's New in Qatar

The Qatar Masters became first played in 1998. This 12 months there may be been a exchange...

Defending champion Justin Harding

Defending (first time ET) champion Justin Harding won at the Doha Golf Club in Doha, Qatar in 2019. But this 12 months he will do something no different defending champion has executed -- shield on a brand new route.

The Education City Golf Club was designed by means of Jose Maria Olaz?Bal, and it makes its debut because the host direction this yr. The Championship Course performs simply over 7300 yards and, after gambling 9 holes there, Harding told europeantour.Com that he anticipated the wind to be a big aspect this week.

He'll be teeing it up beside another first-time winner, ultimate week's Oman Open champion Sami V?Lim?Ki. ISPS Handa Vic Open winner Min Woo Lee (Minjee Lee's brother) is also in the subject, as are a few ET stalwarts like Eddie Pepperell, Thomas Pieters and Martin Kaymer.

If you live here in the US and want to watch, however, you'll have to get up pretty early. GC's live coverage is listed to start at 3am ET. But this is always a good tournament -- a lot of major winners have won in Qatar -- so if you're able to get up that early, it should be a good watch.

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