The 2020–22 MENA Tour, titled as the 2020–22 MENA Tour by Arena for sponsorship reasons, was the ninth season of the MENA Tour.

2020–22 MENA Tour season
Duration3 February 2020 – 20 May 2022 (2020-02-03 – 2022-05-20)
Number of official events9[a]
Order of MeritEngland Tom Sloman
2019

In-season changes

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The schedule initially included 11 events to be played in February, March and April. The first 5 events were played as scheduled but the remaining 6 were postponed until later in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and eventually later cancelled. Following the strategic alliance formed with the Asian Tour in late 2021, four additional events were held in Thailand in May 2022, co-sanctioned with the Asian Development Tour.[1][2]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2020–22 season.[3]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[b] OWGR
points
Other
tours[c]
5 Feb 2020 Journey to Jordan 1 Jordan 75,000   David Langley (1) 3
13 Feb 2020 Newgiza Open Egypt 75,000   Sébastien Gros (1) 3
19 Feb 2020 Ghala Open Oman 75,000   Bailey Gill (1) 3
26 Feb 2020 Royal Golf Club Bahrain Open Bahrain 75,000   David Hague (1) 3
4 Mar 2020 Journey to Jordan 2 Jordan 75,000   Ryan Lumsden (1) 3
18 Mar 2020 Abu Dhabi Triple Crown UAE Cancelled[4]
26 Mar 2020 Troon International Pro-Am UAE Cancelled[4]
1 Apr 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Open UAE Cancelled[4]
8 Apr 2020 Northern Emirates Open UAE Cancelled[4]
15 Apr 2020 Arena Al Ain Open UAE Cancelled[4]
22 Apr 2020 Arena Championship Jordan Cancelled[4]
5 May 2022 Laguna Phuket Challenge Thailand 75,000   Tom Sloman (1) 4 ADT
10 May 2022 Laguna Phuket Cup Thailand 75,000   Sarun Sirithon (n/a) 4 ADT
15 May 2022 Blue Canyon Classic Thailand 75,000   Chen Guxin (n/a) 4 ADT
20 May 2022 Blue Canyon Open Thailand 75,000   Settee Prakongvech (n/a) 4 ADT

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was titled as the Journey to Jordan and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[5][6]

Position Player Points
1   Tom Sloman 28,870
2   David Langley 27,557
3   David Hague 26,053
4   Victor Riu 18,829
5   Ryan Lumsden 18,290

Notes

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  1. ^ A further six tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
  2. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of MENA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.
  3. ^ ADT − Asian Development Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Asian tour and MENA Tour form key strategic partnership". MENA Tour. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. ^ "MENA Tour rejuvenated by Truly 'Beautiful Thailand Swing'". MENA Tour. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. ^ "2020–22 Tournament schedule". MENA Tour. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Jackson, Keith (11 March 2020). "MENA Tour season postponed until September due to coronavirus". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Journey to Jordan". MENA Tour. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Tom Sloman crowned MENA Tour champion". Worldwide Golf. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
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