The Jordan Mixed Open presented by Ayla is a professional

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tournament. The event included players from the

Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour, currently titled as the HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons and also sometimes referred to as the European Challenge Tour, is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European To ...

, the

European Senior Tour The European Senior Tour, currently branded as the Legends Tour, is a professional golf tour for male golfers aged 50 and over, run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was titled as the Staysure Tour for the 2018 and 2019 seasons after UK-based ...

and the

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. The event was first held in April 2019 at Ayla Golf Club,

Aqaba Aqaba ( , ; , ) is the only coastal city in Jordan and the largest and most populous city on the Gulf of Aqaba. Situated in southernmost Jordan, Aqaba is the administrative center of the Aqaba Governorate. The city had a population of 148, ...

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. In 2019 there were 40 players from each of the

, the

and the

together with three high-level amateur golfers. The tournament was over 54 holes with a cut after 36 holes after which the top 60 players and ties played the final round. Players from the three tours played to the same pins but from different tees. Challenge Tour players competed from approximately 7,100 yards, European Senior Tour players competed from approximately 6,601 yards, while Ladies European Tour players competed from approximately 6,139 yards. 66 players made the cut, 25 from the Challenge Tour, 21 from the European Senior Tour, 19 professionals from the Ladies European Tour and one of the three amateurs, Emilie Alba Paltrinieri.

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, from the Challenge Tour, won the tournament, two strokes ahead of

Meghan MacLaren Meghan MacLaren (born 15 May 1994) is an English professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. Early life and amateur career MacLaren starting playing golf at age 4 and attended The Ferrers Specialists Arts College between 2005 and 12, w ...

. José Cóceres was the leading senior, finishing tied for 4th place.

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