Qatar Duty Free Sponsors the 25th Edition of the Annual 2022 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters

24 March 2022

The award-winning retailer is offering a grand prize of USD $155,000 to any participating golfer who hits a Hole-in-One on the third hole

DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Duty Free (QDF), the Official Partner of the popular Commercial Bank Qatar Masters 2022, is thrilled to participate at this year’s golf tournament starting today until 27 March. The highly anticipated event has returned to the Doha Golf Club after having been held at the Education City Golf Club for two consecutive years.

The tournament, which celebrates its silver jubilee this year, is taking place as a part of the DP World Tour and will feature nearly 140 top-ranked golfers, including Denmark’s Mikkel Mathiesen, as well as two of Qatar’s most promising players - Saleh Al Kaabi and Ali Al Shahrani, who will be vying for the Mother of Pearl Trophy.

QDF will also continue its long-standing Hole-in-One sponsorship rewarding the golfer who hits a Hole-in-one on the third hole with a USD $155,000 voucher to be redeemed at Qatar Duty Free. Throughout the 11 years of the Hole-in-One competition, only two lucky players have claimed this grand prize, the most recent winner being Jake McLeod of Australia in 2019.

Qatar Duty Free Vice President, Mr. Thabet Musleh, said: “Qatar Duty Free has sponsored the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, one of the most prominent sporting events in Qatar, since 2009 and is thrilled to continue its partnership of 14 years with the Qatar Golf Association.”

Mr. Musleh added: “We are delighted to welcome the world’s golfing elites to Doha, now a global sports destination, to compete in the tournament, which is a build-up to many more prominent sporting events this year. We wish all the players an enjoyable tournament, and look forward to taking part in this world-class championship.”

Last month, QDF also sponsored the annual Qatar ExxonMobil Open and the Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2022 tennis tournaments, regarded as the cornerstone amongst Qatar’s sporting events. 

About Qatar Duty Free

Qatar Duty Free (QDF), a subsidiary of Qatar Airways, is a shopping emporium at the heart of Qatar’s award-winning Hamad International Airport (HIA), with more than 40,000 square meters of duty-free and concession space and boasts more than 90 luxury and affordable retail outlets, restaurants and cafés. QDF offers an extensive selection of luxury boutiques and a wide portfolio of multi-brand concept shops, in addition to duty free stores. QDF also boasts a mouth-watering range of cuisines in dine in restaurants and cafes.

HIA, QDF’s home and hub, will expand to increase capacity to more than 53 million passengers and 3 million tonnes of cargo annually by 2022.   The expansion project will include 11,720 sqm of landscaped retail and F&B space, which will enhance the multi-dimensional offerings of the five-star airport by integrating world-class art collection and refreshing environment of lush greenery with contemporary retail and dining concepts among other leisure attractions and facilities under one expansive terminal.