Asian Tour: Catlin completes dominant Saudi Open win to become first player to go back to back in 5 years
- American John Catlin cards final round 66 to finish tournament on 24 under, seven shots clear of field
- Australian Wade Ormsby finishes alone in second, with Peter Uihlein, Kiradech Aphibarnrat tied for third at Riyadh Golf Club
John Catlin made some more Asian Tour history on Saturday, becoming the first player to win back-to-back events in five years with this triumph at the Saudi Open.
And a month removed from the 59 he shot on his way to winning the International Series Macau, Catlin was a missed-putt away from becoming the first player on the Tour to be bogey free over 72 holes.
As it was, the American had to settle for a dominating wire-to-wire victory, with a five-under-par 66 leaving him 24 under for the tournament and seven shots clear of his nearest challenger at Riyadh Golf Club.
That honour fell to Wade Ormsby, who closed out his week with a 64, for his best finish since winning the International Series Thailand more than a year ago.
American Peter Uihlein ended strongly shooting a 63 to share third place, nine behind the champion, with Kiradech Aphibarnrat from Thailand, who returned a 67.
Catlin became the first player to win successive events on the Tour since Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond in 2019, when he claimed the Indonesian Masters and Thailand Masters.
