The tournament, which is due take place at the Almouj Golf resort, The Wave, Muscat from October 24 until 27, will see a European Challenge Tour Event being staged in one of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) - for the first time.

The city of Dubai in the UAE already plays host to two tournaments on the main European Tour, the Omega Dubai Desert Classic and the season ending event DP World Tour Championship along with the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters, which forms part of the Ladies European Tour (LET).

As well as Dubai, Abu Dhabi hosts the HSBC Golf Championship while the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters takes place in Doha.

"The National Bank of Oman are extremely pleased to have the support of Oman Oil Company for this prestigious event," said deputy chief executive of the National Bank of Oman, Ahmed Al Musalmi.

"They are a company whose values are very much in line with our own in terms of their commitment to community investment and to corporate social responsibility.

"Through the support of esteemed companies such as the Oman Oil Company, the National Bank of Oman Golf Classic promises to be a huge success, not only in terms of the impact it will have on the future of the game in the Sultanate, as our young golfers aspire to be the next stars of the Challenge Tour, but also in the great boost it will provide for tourism and business in Oman."

Two-time Open Champion Greg Norman designed the 18-hole Championship course at the Almouj Golf resort in Oman