Egyptian Open Explained

Egyptian Open
Location:Cairo, Egypt
Establishment:1921
Course:Mirage City Golf Club
Par:72
Yardage:7108yd
Tour:Challenge Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:October
Final Year:2010
Final Champion: Mark Tullo
Map:Egypt
Map Label:Mirage City GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:30.07°N 31.435°W

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

YearTourWinnerScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
2010 275 1 stroke Mirage City
2009 275 4 strokes Mirage City [5]
2008 Amr Abu El Ela (12)
2007 Calle Carlsson (2) Dreamland
2006
2005
2004 Amr Abu El Ela (11)
2003
2002 Amr Abu El Ela (10)
2001 Amr Abu El Ela (9)
2000: No tournament
1999 Amr Abu El Ela (8)
1998 Amr Abu El Ela (7)
1997 Amr Abu El Ela (6)
1995–96: No tournament
1994 Amr Abu El Ela (5)
1993
1992 Amr Abu El Ela (4)
1991 Amr Abu El Ela (3)
1990 Amr Abu El Ela (2)
1989
1988 Ramy Taher (3)
1987 Mohamed Said Moussa (23)
1986 Mohamed Said Moussa (22)
1985 Abdel Halim Kahoul (2)
1984 Ramy Taher (2)
1983
1982 Mohamed Said Moussa (21)
1981 Mohamed Said Moussa (20)
1980 Mohamed Said Moussa (19)
1979 Mohamed Said Moussa (18)
1978 Mohamed Said Moussa (17)
1977 Mohamed Said Moussa (16)
1976 Mohamed Said Moussa (15)
1975 Mohamed Said Moussa (14)
1974 Mohamed Said Moussa (13)
1973 Mohamed Said Moussa (12)
1972 Mohamed Said Moussa (11)
1971 Mohamed Said Moussa (10)
1970 Mohamed Said Moussa (9) 276 Alexandria
1969 Mohamed Said Moussa (8) 285
1968 Cherif El-Sayed Cherif (2) 269 Alexandria
1967 Abdel Halim Kahoul (2) 281 Alexandria
1966 Mohamed Said Moussa (7) 274 Alexandria
1965 Mohamed Said Moussa (6) 284 Alexandria
1964 Mohamed Said Moussa (5) 276 Alexandria
1963 280 Alexandria
1962 Mohamed Said Moussa (4) 282 Alexandria
1961 Mohamed Said Moussa (3) 282 Alexandria
1960 Mohamed Said Moussa (2) 286 Heliopolis
1959 289 Alexandria
1958 Heliopolis
1957: No tournament
1956 281 1 stroke Cairo [6]
1955 Khattab Hassan (3)
1954 274 15 strokes Cairo [7]
1953
1952 Hassan Hassanein (4) Cairo
1951 Hassan Hassanein (3) 283 Cairo
1950 Hassan Hassanein (2) 276 Alexandria
1949 284 Cairo
1948 Khattab Hassan (2) 280 Alexandria
1947 309 Smouha
1946 John Plant (a) 303 Cairo
1945 James Wynne (4) 305 Cairo
1940–1944: No tournament
1939 Mike Gardner (a) 305 New Sports Club [8]
1938 Ralph Moffitt (7) 302 4 strokes F. T. Haddock (a) Alexandria
1937 James Wynne (3) 297 Playoff Cairo
1936 James Wynne (2) 297 10 strokes Alexandria
1935 Ralph Moffitt (6) 297 Cairo
1934 297 Alexandria
1933 Ralph Moffitt (5) 287 Cairo
1932 Ralph Moffitt (4) 289 Cairo
1931 P. D. Miller (a) 287 Cairo
1930 Ralph Moffitt (3) 298 Alexandria
1929 Ralph Moffitt (2)
1928
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
1921 G. R. Kinder (a)
Sources:[9] [10]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Montgomerie set for 2009 Egyptian Open debut . . 20 October 2009 . 2010-02-07.
  2. Golf In The Arab World; The Courses . Sports in the Arab World . 18 - 21 . 23 . 7 . 1972 . Dick . Severino . 2010-02-07.
  3. Golf In The Arab World; The Players . Sports in the Arab World . 22 - 23 . 23 . 7 . 1972 . Dick . Severino . 2010-02-07.
  4. News: It's no mirage . . William . McKee . 972 . 12–18 November 2009 . 2010-02-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091123094553/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/972/sp1.htm . 2009-11-23 .
  5. News: Tiptop Tiley Bags Egyptian Open Golf Title In Style . 4 March 2024 . Arab News . 9 November 2009.
  6. News: Egyptian title for Hunt . . 2 April 1956 . 2011-02-09.
  7. News: Locke is winner by wide margin . . 5 April 1954 . 2011-02-15.
  8. News: Newcomer wins Open Championship - M.R. Gardner new champion . Egyptian Mail . 1 February 1939.
  9. Web site: Past Winners . Egyptian Golf Open . Egyptian Golf Federation . https://web.archive.org/web/20120331232210/http://www.egyptianopengolf.com/past-winners.html . 31 March 2012.
  10. Book: Huggins . Percy . The Golfer's Handbook . 1973 . 167 .