Saudi golf trio get ready for Korean test on Asian Tour calendar

Three of Saudi Arabia’s brightest golfing talents will be going for glory when they tee up in this week’s International Series Korea at the picturesque Lotte Skyhill Country Club on the scenic Korean island of Jeju.

Othman Almulla, the first professional Saudi golfer, is in the field along with amateurs Faisal Salhab and Saud Al-Sharif, two of the country’s brightest hopes in the game, for the second of two back-to-back $1.5 million marquee tournaments on the Asian Tour calendar, after jetting out to Jeju from Singapore via Seoul.

All three will be hoping to put in strong performances from Aug. 18-21 to show the strides that Saudi golf has made in recent times.

Almulla said: “It’s been quite an interesting year. I have made a lot of progress in the Asian Tour events I have been able to play in. I have been hitting the ball very well, but I have not been able to capitalize on the chances I have been giving myself.

“The same happened last week. I was in with a great chance of making the cut going into the back nine of the second round, but maybe I pushed it a little too hard and made some silly bogeys, but it has been a great experience again.”

Almulla had a great chance to benchmark his game against the best last week in Singapore, as he went round the Tampines Course in the same group as eventual tournament champion Nitithorn Thippong of Thailand in rounds one and two.

“I have been lucky to be paired with some very good players on practice rounds. It’s great to be able to pick their brains and see what they are doing, and last week it was great to play alongside the eventual champion for the first two rounds.

“It is nice to know that I’m closer than I think. I’m glad that we are making real progress on all the