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LONDON: Major-winning US powerhouse golfers Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed have expressed their joy at being back in 抖阴短视频 for this week鈥檚 third annual Saudi International.

The $3.5 million European Tour event teed-off this Thursday morning and will pit more than 130 of the world鈥檚 best players against each other at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) over the weekend.

Each of them will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of past champions Dustin Johnson and Graeme McDowell by securing the tournament鈥檚 2021 title, with considerable Official Golf World Ranking, Ryder Cup and Olympic qualification points all on the line.

The tournament has also drawn some big names in golf due to both the prestige of past events and the quality of the KAEC set-up.

Many players yesterday admitted to 鈥渓oving鈥� the Red Sea coast course, with five-time Major champion Phil Mickelson full of praise.

鈥淚t鈥檚 really a fun golf course to play. I enjoyed it last year. Condition is a 10 out of 10. I don鈥檛 think you can get it anymore expertly manicured and set up for an event, so it鈥檚 very impressive,鈥� he said ahead of the tournament. 鈥淚t鈥檚 really a fun challenge and when the wind comes up, it鈥檚 very playable. I just really enjoy the golf course and enjoy playing here.鈥�

鈥淟efty鈥� 鈥� who finished tied for third in last year鈥檚 event 鈥� added: 鈥淟ast year I went down to the Beach Club, went into the Red Sea, played beach volleyball with a bunch of the locals and had a great time. I enjoyed it. And the vision of what is becoming in KAEC and other parts of the country, I would venture it鈥檚 going to be spectacular.鈥�

World No. 1 Dustin Johnson 鈥� who won the tournament in 2019 before finishing second last year 鈥� shared a similar view to his former Ryder Cup teammate.

鈥淚 like the golf course. It鈥檚 a fun course to play. Obviously, I鈥檝e had success here the last two years and, yeah, I enjoy it. I think they do a great job hosting this event. This year we鈥檝e got a great field. I was excited to come back,鈥� he said:

The 2020 Masters champion explained what he thinks he will have to do to continue his hot streak under the Saudi sun.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a golf course where you have to drive it well. The greens have a lot of slope in them so you need to be able to control your ball coming into them. But if you drive it well, you can definitely make a lot of birdies because you can get some short clubs in your hand,鈥� he added.

抖阴短视频n fan-favorite Patrick Reed 鈥� who has visited local schools on his last two visits to the Kingdom 鈥� is predicted to be near the top of the leaderboard come Sunday.

The 30-year-old described being able to return to play in KAEC once again as being 鈥渁wesome.鈥�

He said: 鈥淭he support that this event has and the support that Saudi has given the players, as well as just the Tour, is amazing. For us, coming over and playing and having a golf course that鈥檚 continuously gotten better and better each year 鈥� and the hospitality 鈥� is amazing. It鈥檚 one of these places you really look forward to coming to and playing.鈥�

And that view was echoed by another of the most talked about golfers on the planet, big-hitting Bryson DeChambeau, who returns to Royal Greens Golf & Country Club for the second time.

He said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 an honor to be here. I鈥檓 always about growing the game, and I think this is a great opportunity to do it. Majed Al-Sorour and His Excellency have done amazing things for the game around here and I think it鈥檚 only going to continue to keep growing. I love the vision they have for the game of golf.

鈥淭he golf course itself is in great condition. The greens are in immaculate shape 鈥� I love them. They have tightened it up in certain areas from when I was here a couple years ago. But again, I think hitting it long and far is an advantage here and being able to wedge it on to the green is huge.鈥�