Egyptian Open
Tournament information | |
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Location | Cairo, Egypt |
Established | 1921 |
Course(s) | Mirage City Golf Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,108 yards (6,500 m) |
Tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | €250,000 |
Month played | October |
Final year | 2010 |
Final champion | |
Location map | |
Location in Egypt |
The Egyptian Open is the national open golf tournament of Egypt. It was first played in 1921, and is the oldest professional competition in the Middle East.[1] During the early 1950s, it was contested by many of the world's leading golfers, with winners including Bobby Locke and Bernard Hunt.[2][3]
In 2009, the tournament once again attracted an international field including eight time European Tour Order of Merit winner and captain of the 2010 European Ryder Cup team Colin Montgomerie.[1] During the event, it was announced that a deal had been signed which would see the Egyptian Open become an event on the second tier Challenge Tour for a minimum of three years from 2010.[4]
The Challenge Tour last visited Egypt in 2004 for the Al Ahram-Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh Challenge.
Winners
[edit]Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
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2010 | CHA | 275 | 1 stroke | Mirage City | |||
2009 | 275 | 4 strokes | Mirage City | [5] | |||
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2007 | Dreamland | ||||||
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1970 | 276 | Alexandria | |||||
1969 | 285 | ||||||
1968 | 269 | Alexandria | |||||
1967 | 281 | Alexandria | |||||
1966 | 274 | Alexandria | |||||
1965 | 284 | Alexandria | |||||
1964 | 276 | Alexandria | |||||
1963 | 280 | Alexandria | |||||
1962 | 282 | Alexandria | |||||
1961 | 282 | Alexandria | |||||
1960 | 286 | Heliopolis | |||||
1959 | 289 | Alexandria | |||||
1958 | Heliopolis | ||||||
1957: No tournament | |||||||
1956 | 281 | 1 stroke | Cairo | [6] | |||
1955 | |||||||
1954 | 274 | 15 strokes | Cairo | [7] | |||
1953 | |||||||
1952 | Cairo | ||||||
1951 | 283 | Cairo | |||||
1950 | 276 | Alexandria | |||||
1949 | 284 | Cairo | |||||
1948 | 280 | Alexandria | |||||
1947 | 309 | Smouha | |||||
1946 | 303 | Cairo | |||||
1945 | 305 | Cairo | |||||
1940–1944: No tournament | |||||||
1939 | 305 | New Sports Club | [8] | ||||
1938 | 302 | 4 strokes | Alexandria | ||||
1937 | 297 | Playoff | Cairo | ||||
1936 | 297 | 10 strokes | Alexandria | ||||
1935 | 297 | Cairo | |||||
1934 | 297 | Alexandria | |||||
1933 | 287 | Cairo | |||||
1932 | 289 | Cairo | |||||
1931 | 287 | Cairo | |||||
1930 | 298 | Alexandria | |||||
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1921 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Montgomerie set for 2009 Egyptian Open debut". Arab News. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ Severino, Dick (1972). "Golf In The Arab World; The Courses". Sports in the Arab World. 23 (7): 18–21. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ Severino, Dick (1972). "Golf In The Arab World; The Players". Sports in the Arab World. 23 (7): 22–23. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ McKee, William (12–18 November 2009). "It's no mirage". Al-Ahram Weekly. No. 972. Archived from the original on 23 November 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ "Tiptop Tiley Bags Egyptian Open Golf Title In Style". Arab News. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Egyptian title for Hunt". The Glasgow Herald. 2 April 1956. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ "Locke is winner by wide margin". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 5 April 1954. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ "Newcomer wins Open Championship - M.R. Gardner new champion". Egyptian Mail. 1 February 1939.
- ^ "Past Winners". Egyptian Golf Open. Egyptian Golf Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012.
- ^ Huggins, Percy, ed. (1973). The Golfer's Handbook. p. 167.