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 | |
Chile Mark Tullo | |
Location map | |
Mirage City GC is located in Egypt Mirage City GC 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
See also
Notes
- ↑ CHA − Challenge Tour.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.