22-year-old golfer Jean Bekirian has became the first Armenian to make a cut on the DP World Tour at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, reports the European Tour.
After an impressive four-under-par 68 in the opening round at Doha Golf Club, Bekirian carded a 74 on Friday, securing his place for the weekend with a total score of two under.
Bekirian, who changed his nationality from French to Armenian last year, is making his third start in the 2025 Race to Dubai after earning his DP World Tour card through Qualifying School.
He began his second round with a birdie at the tenth hole but encountered setbacks with bogeys at the 11th and 16th, followed by a double-bogey at the 18th. However, he recovered one of those dropped shots at the fourth, finishing his back nine without further blemishes.
“I am very happy about that (making history). It was a very tough day today. The game was good, like yesterday, but my wedging wasn’t very good. I needed to play one under on the back nine to make the cut, and I’m very happy about that. I hope this will lead to another cut in the future,” he said.
The DP World Tour features players from 41 different countries for the 2025 season.
“Every first time is very difficult. So I’m very happy about that. I’m happy for my country of Armenia too. In the past, I had trouble making cuts, a lot of times I missed by one or two. So I’m very happy to make the cut, and I’ll do my best to finish as well as I can in the tournament. Last week on the HotelPlanner Tour, I had a very good weekend (finishing tied 13th at the MyGolfLife Open hosted by Pecanwood Estate). I just made the cut on the line, so I hope this week will be the same,” Bekirian added.
Bekirian previously played on the HotelPlanner Tour in 2023 before moving to the Pro Golf Tour last year, where he finished in a tie for tenth at the Final Stage of DP World Tour Qualifying School. He also competed in Australia and Mauritius during the DP World Tour’s Opening Swing at the end of last year before making consecutive starts on the HotelPlanner Tour ahead of his trip to Qatar.
