| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Established | 1967 |
| Course(s) | Muthaiga Golf Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,213 yards (6,596 m) |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €190,000 |
| Month played | March/April |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 265 James Lee (1995), Maarten Lafeber (1999), Lee S. James (2002) |
| To par | -19 (as above) |
| Current champion | |
| Michiel Bothma | |
The Kenya Open is a golf tournament in Kenya and has been an event on the European based Challenge Tour schedule since 1991. It was founded in 1967, and has been held at Muthaiga Golf Club near Nairobi every year except 1968 and between 2004 and 2008, when the tournament was held at Karen Country Club.
The title has been won by some of Europe's biggest Ryder Cup stars, including Seve Ballesteros, Ian Woosnam, Ken Brown and Christy O'Connor Jnr, as well as future Masters champion Trevor Immelman. The most successful player is England's Maurice Bembridge, who recorded three victories between 1968 and 1979.
| Year | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Barclays Kenya Open | ||
| 2011 | Michiel Bothma | 270 (-14) |
| Kenya Open | ||
| 2010 | Robert Dinwiddie | 272 (-12) |
| Tusker Kenya Open | ||
| 2009 | Gary Boyd | 271 (-13) |
| 2008 | Iain Pyman | 272 (-12) |
| 2007 | Edoardo Molinari | 274 (-6) |
| 2006 | Johan Axgren | 270 (-10) |
| 2005 | Daniel Vancsik | 272 (-8) |
| Kenya Open | ||
| 2004 | Marc Cayeux | 270 (-10)PO |
| 2003 | No tournament | |
| Sameer Kenya Open | ||
| 2002 | Lee S. James | 265 (-19) |
| Tusker Kenya Open | ||
| 2001 | Ashley Roestoff | 271 (-13)PO |
| 2000 | Trevor Immelman | 270 (-14) |
| 1999 | Maarten Lafeber | 265 (-19) |
| 1998 | Ricardo González | 272 (-12)PO |
| Lonrho Kenya Open | ||
| 1997 | Jorge Berendt | 272 (-12) |
| Standard Chartered Kenya Open | ||
| 1996 | Mike Miller | 271 (-13) |
| 1995 | James Lee | 265 (-19) |
| 1994 | Peter Livingstone | 276 (-8)PO |
| 1993 | Craig Maltman | 276 (-8) |
| 1992 | André Bossert | 272 (-12) |
| 1991 | Jeremy Robinson | 269 (-15) |
| 555 Kenya Open | ||
| 1990 | Christy O'Connor Jnr | 271 (-13) |
| 1989 | David Jones | 271 (-13) |
| 1988 | Chris Platts | 271 (-13) |
| 1987 | Carl Mason | 275 (-9) |
| 1986 | Ian Woosnam | 273 (-11) |
| 1985 | Garry Harvey | 278 (-6) |
| 1984 | José Maria Cañizares | 277 (-7) |
| Benson & Hedges Kenya Open | ||
| 1983 | Ken Brown | 274 (-10) |
| 1982 | Eamonn Darcy | 274 (-10) |
| 1981 | Brian Barnes | 274 (-10) |
| 1980 | Brian Waites | 271 (-13) |
| 1979 | Maurice Bembridge | 271 (-13) |
| Kenya Open | ||
| 1978 | Seve Ballesteros | 274 (-10) |
| 1977 | Liam Higgins | 283 (-1) |
| 1976 | No tournament | |
| 1975 | Gary Smith | 276 (-8) |
| 1974 | David Jagger | 274 (-10) |
| 1973 | Jan Dorrestein | 276 (-8) |
| 1972 | David Llewellyn | 279 (-5) |
| 1971 | Ernie Jones | 283 (-1) |
| 1970 | Jan Dorrestein | 273 (-11) |
| 1969 | Maurice Bembridge | 279 (-5) |
| 1968 | Maurice Bembridge | 289 (+5) |
| 1967 | Guy Wolstenholme | 279 (-5) |