Moroccan Open

The Moroccan Open was a professional golf tournament on the European Tour which was first held in 1987.[1] Having been cancelled in 1988,[2] it returned to the schedule in 1992 and was held annually until 2001. This was the second European Tour event in North Africa after the Tunisian Open,[1] but the tour eventually left North Africa to focus its global expansion on the established golf markets of South Africa and Australasia and the major growth region of Asia.

There were several different host courses for the Moroccan Open. In 2001, the prize fund was €651,337, which was one of the smallest on the tour that year.[3]

Winners
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-up
Moroccan Open
2001Ian Poulter England277−152 strokes David Lynn
Moroccan Open Méditel
2000Jamie Spence England266−224 strokes Sébastien Delagrange
Thomas Levet
Ian Poulter
Moroccan Open
1999Miguel Ángel Martín Spain276−12Playoff David Park
1998Stephen Leaney Australia271−178 strokes Robert Karlsson
1997Clinton Whitelaw South Africa277−112 strokes Roger Chapman
Darren Cole
Wayne Riley
1996Peter Hedblom Sweden281−71 stroke Eduardo Romero
1995Mark James England275−131 stroke David Gilford
1994Anders Forsbrand Sweden276−124 strokes Howard Clark
1993David Gilford (2) England279−91 stroke Stephen Ames
Jamie Spence
1992David Gilford England287−1Playoff Robert Karlsson
1989–91No tournament
1988Tournament cancelled
1987Howard Clark England284−83 strokes Mark James

References
  1. "PGA's road to Morocco". The Guardian. London, England. 16 December 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 27 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Sport in brief | Open closed". The Times. 12 September 1988. p. 38. Retrieved 26 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. "2001 European Tour schedule".


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