Egyptian Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location |
 Egypt |
| Established | 1921 |
| Course(s) | JW Marriott, Mirage City Golf |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,108 yards (6,500 m) |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$250,000 |
| Month played | October |
| Current champion | |
 Mark Tullo | |
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
| Year | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mark Tullo | 275 (−13) |
| 2009 |  Steven Tiley | 275 (−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 | |
| 2000 | No tournament | |
| 1999 | Amr Abu El Ela | |
| 1998 | Amr Abu El Ela | |
| 1997 | Amr Abu El Ela | |
| 1995–96 | No 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 Doche | |
| 1986 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1985 | Abdel Halim Kahoul | |
| 1984 | Ramy Taher | |
| 1983 | Ramy Taher | |
| 1982 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1981 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1980 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1979 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1978 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1977 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1976 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1975 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1974 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1973 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1972 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1971 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1970 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1969 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1968 | Sherif Sayed Sherif | |
| 1967 | Abdel Halim Kahoul | |
| 1966 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1965 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1964 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1963 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1962 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1961 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1960 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1959 | Sherif Sayed Sherif | |
| 1958 | Mohamed Said Doche | |
| 1957 | No tournament | |
| 1956 | Bernard Hunt | 281[5] |
| 1955 | Khattab Hassan | |
| 1954 |  Bobby Locke | 274[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 | |
| 1945 | J. Wynne | |
| 1940–44 | No tournament | |
| 1939 | R. L. Gardner | |
| 1938 | R. L. Moffitt | |
| 1937 | J. Wynne | |
| 1936 | J. Wynne | |
| 1935 | R. L. Moffitt | |
| 1934 | J. Wynne | |
| 1933 | R. L. Moffitt | |
| 1932 | R. L. Moffitt | |
| 1931 | P. D. Miller | |
| 1930 | R. L. Moffitt | |
| 1929 | R. L. Moffitt | |
| 1928 | R. L. Moffitt | |
| 1927 | F. H. Hayward | |
| 1926 | J. G. Kerr | |
| 1925 | M. W. J. Hime | |
| 1924 | P.A. Wood | |
| 1923 | L. C. Heald | |
| 1922 | E. A. Foresst | |
| 1921 | G. P. Kinder | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Montgomerie set for 2009 Egyptian Open debut". Arab News. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ↑ Severino, Dick (1972). "Golf In The Arab World; The Courses". Sports in the Arab World 23 (7): 18–21. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ↑ Severino, Dick (1972). "Golf In The Arab World; The Players". Sports in the Arab World 23 (7): 22–23. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ↑ McKee, William (12–18 November 2009). "It's no mirage". Al-Ahram Weekly (972). Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ↑ "Egyptian title for Hunt". The Glasgow Herald. 2 April 1956. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ↑ "Locke is winner by wide margin". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 5 April 1954. Retrieved 2011-02-15.