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There's some guesswork involved for all concerned as the European Tour makes its first appearance in Oman where Alex Levy rates a worthy favourite.

We are all used to seeing the Tour out in the Middle East, but the addition of the NBO Oman Open adds a new dimension as we're forced to assess the worth of Challenge Tour form and establish just how good a pointer words like 'wind' and 'links' will be at Al Mouj, a golf course only opened in 2012.

Designed by Greg Norman, this par 72 has hosted five tournaments on the second-tier tour, won in scores ranging from seven- to 21-under depending on how strong the wind blows off the Indian Ocean. With just one tree on the entire property, Norman's links-infused layout is certainly exposed to the elements but, at the time of writing, nothing more than a steady breeze is forecast.

Forced to guess, then, we might see something closer to Bernd Ritthammer's 21-under than Max Orrin's seven, although Sebastian Heisele describes Al Mouj as "very narrow" and there are enough accurate types to be found in old leaderboards here.

Those who have played the course competitively must be at some kind of advantage, especially anyone who did so just last November, but given its importance at the end of the Challenge Tour's Road To Oman, many who've thrived here have not had to come back and the regular visitors must have questions to answer when it comes to their ability to establish themselves in this grade.