A spectacular opening ceremony was held this evening at The Royal Golf Club for the 2025 Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship – the kingdom’s biggest and most prestigious golf tournament, held as part of the DP World Tour.
In attendance were His Majesty King Hamad's humanitarian work and youth affairs representative and Supreme Council for Youth and Sport (SCYS) chairman Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa; SCYS first deputy chairman, General Sports Authority chairman, and Bahrain Olympic Committee president Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa; Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa; DP World Tour chief executive Guy Kinnings; and other high-ranking officials.
A brilliant show of Bahraini culture and heritage was put on along with a parade of flags of the nations of participating players.
A pro-am will be held tomorrow and then action in the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship takes place from Thursday to Sunday, featuring 132 of the world’s best golfers, including three Major champions.