Egyptian Open

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]

For the tennis tournament, see Egyptian Open (tennis).
Egyptian Open
Tournament information
Location Egypt
Established1921
Course(s)JW Marriott, Mirage City Golf
Par72
Length7,108 yards (6,500 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$250,000
Month playedOctober
Current champion
Mark Tullo

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
YearWinnerScore
2010 Mark Tullo275 (−13)
2009 Steven Tiley275 (−13)
2008 Amr Abu El Ela
2007 Calle Carlsson
2006 Ayman Mahmoud
2005 Calle Carlsson
2004 Amr Abu El Ela
2003 Amr Zaki
2002 Amr Abu El Ela
2001 Amr Abu El Ela
2000No tournament
1999 Amr Abu El Ela
1998 Amr Abu El Ela
1997 Amr Abu El Ela
1995–96No tournament
1994 Amr Abu El Ela
1993 Raouf Mahrous
1992 Amr Abu El Ela
1991 Amr Abu El Ela
1990 Amr Abu El Ela
1989 Amr Abu El Ela
1988 Ramy Taher
1987 Mohamed Said Moussa
1986 Mohamed Said Moussa
1985 Abdel Halim Kahoul
1984 Ramy Taher
1983 Ramy Taher
1982 Mohamed Said Moussa
1981 Mohamed Said Moussa
1980 Mohamed Said Moussa
1979 Mohamed Said Moussa
1978 Mohamed Said Moussa
1977 Mohamed Said Moussa
1976 Mohamed Said Moussa
1975 Mohamed Said Moussa
1974 Mohamed Said Moussa
1973 Mohamed Said Moussa
1972 Mohamed Said Moussa
1971 Mohamed Said Moussa
1970 Mohamed Said Moussa
1969 Mohamed Said Moussa
1968 Cherif El-Sayed Cherif
1967 Abdel Halim Kahoul
1966 Mohamed Said Moussa
1965 Mohamed Said Moussa
1964 Mohamed Said Moussa
1963 Mohamed Said Moussa
1962 Mohamed Said Moussa
1961 Mohamed Said Moussa
1960 Mohamed Said Moussa
1959 Cherif El-Sayed Cherif
1958 Mohamed Said Moussa
1957No tournament
1956 Bernard Hunt281[5]
1955 Khattab Hassan
1954 Bobby Locke274[6]
1953 Naaman Aly
1952 Hassan Hassanein
1951 Hassan Hassanein
1950 Hassan Hassanein
1949 Hassan Hassanein
1948 Khattab Hassan
1947 Khattab Hassan
1946 John Plant (a)
1945 James Wynne
1940–44No tournament
1939 Mike Gardner (a)310[7]
1938 Ralph Moffitt
1937 James Wynne
1936 James Wynne
1935 Ralph Moffitt
1934 James Wynne
1933 Ralph Moffitt
1932 Ralph Moffitt
1931 P. D. Miller (a)
1930 Ralph Moffitt
1929 Ralph Moffitt
1928 Ralph Moffitt
1927 F. H. Hayward (a)
1926 J. G. Kerr
1925 M. W. J. Hime (a)
1924 P. A. Wood
1923 T. L. C. Heald (a)
1922 Edmund Forrest
1921 G. R. Kinder (a)

References
  1. "Montgomerie set for 2009 Egyptian Open debut". Arab News. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  2. Severino, Dick (1972). "Golf In The Arab World; The Courses". Sports in the Arab World. 23 (7): 18–21. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  3. Severino, Dick (1972). "Golf In The Arab World; The Players". Sports in the Arab World. 23 (7): 22–23. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  4. McKee, William (12–18 November 2009). "It's no mirage". Al-Ahram Weekly (972). Archived from the original on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  5. "Egyptian title for Hunt". The Glasgow Herald. 2 April 1956. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  6. "Locke is winner by wide margin". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 5 April 1954. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  7. "Newcomer wins Open Championship - M.R. Gardner new champion". Egyptian Mail. 1 February 1939.
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