Egyptian Open

National open golf tournament of Egypt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

LocationCairo, Egypt
Established1921
CourseMadinaty Golf Club
Par70
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Egyptian Open
Tournament information
LocationCairo, Egypt
Established1921
CourseMadinaty Golf Club
Par70
Length6,900 yards (6,300 m)
Organized byEgyptian Golf Federation
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
Asian Development Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$125,000
Month playedOctober/November
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Niklas Regner (2025)
To par−14 as above
Current champion
Austria Niklas Regner
Location map
Madinaty GC is located in Egypt
Madinaty GC
Madinaty GC
Location in Egypt
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History

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.[5]

In 2025, the event returned to a professional tour, being played on the Asian Development Tour and hosted at Madinaty Golf Club in Cairo.[6]

Winners

More information Year, Tour ...
YearTour[a]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
2025ADTAustria Niklas Regner266−142 strokesPhilippines Carl Jano Corpus
Thailand Poom Pattaropong
Thailand Tawit Polthai
Madinaty[7]
2011–2024: No tournament
2010CHAChile Mark Tullo275−131 strokeNetherlands Floris de Vries
Scotland George Murray
Mirage City[8]
2009England Steven Tiley275−134 strokesDenmark Thorbjørn OlesenMirage City[9]
2008Egypt Amr Abu El Ela (12)
2007Sweden Calle Carlsson (2) Dreamland
2006Egypt Ayman Mahmoud
2005Sweden Calle Carlsson
2004Egypt Amr Abu El Ela (11)
2003Egypt Amr Zaki
2002Egypt Amr Abu El Ela (10)
2001Egypt Amr Abu El Ela (9)
2000: No tournament
1999Egypt Amr Abu El Ela (8)
1998Egypt Amr Abu El Ela (7)
1997Egypt Amr Abu El Ela (6)
1995–96: No tournament
1994Egypt Amr Abu El Ela (5)
1993Egypt Raouf Mahrous
1992Egypt Amr Abu El Ela (4)
1991Egypt Amr Abu El Ela (3)
1990Egypt Amr Abu El Ela (2)
1989Egypt Amr Abu El Ela
1988Egypt Ramy Taher (3)
1987Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (23)
1986Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (22)
1985Egypt Abdel Halim Kahoul (2)
1984Egypt Ramy Taher (2)
1983Egypt Ramy Taher
1982Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (21)
1981Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (20)
1980Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (19)
1979Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (18)
1978Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (17)
1977Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (16)
1976Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (15)
1975Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (14)
1974Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (13)
1973Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (12)
1972Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (11)
1971Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (10)
1970Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (9)276 Alexandria
1969Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (8)285
1968Egypt Cherif El-Sayed Cherif (2)269 Alexandria
1967Egypt Abdel Halim Kahoul (2)281 Alexandria
1966Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (7)274 Alexandria
1965Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (6)284 Alexandria
1964Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (5)276 Alexandria
1963Egypt Abdel Halim Kahoul280 Alexandria
1962Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (4)282 Alexandria
1961Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (3)282 Alexandria
1960Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa (2)286 Heliopolis
1959Egypt Cherif El-Sayed Cherif289 Alexandria
1958Egypt Mohamed Said Moussa Heliopolis
1957: No tournament
1956England Bernard Hunt281 1 strokeSouth Africa Bobby LockeCairo[10]
1955Egypt Khattab Hassan (3)
1954South Africa Bobby Locke274 15 strokesWales Dai ReesCairo[11]
1953Egypt Naaman Aly
1952Egypt Hassan Hassanein (4) Cairo
1951Egypt Hassan Hassanein (3)283 Cairo
1950Egypt Hassan Hassanein (2)276 Alexandria
1949Egypt Hassan Hassanein284 Cairo
1948Egypt Khattab Hassan (2)280 Alexandria
1947Egypt Khattab Hassan309 Smouha
1946England John Plant (a)303 Cairo
1945Scotland James Wynne (4)305 Cairo
1940–1944: No tournament
1939England Mike Gardner (a)305 New Sports Club[12]
1938England Ralph Moffitt (7)302 4 strokesEngland F. T. Haddock (a)Alexandria
1937Scotland James Wynne (3)297 PlayoffEngland Ralph MoffittCairo
1936Scotland James Wynne (2)297 10 strokesAlexandria
1935England Ralph Moffitt (6)297 Cairo
1934Scotland James Wynne297 Alexandria
1933England Ralph Moffitt (5)287 Cairo
1932England Ralph Moffitt (4)289 Cairo
1931 P. D. Miller (a)287 Cairo
1930England Ralph Moffitt (3)298 Alexandria
1929England Ralph Moffitt (2)
1928England Ralph Moffitt
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)
1922England Edmund Forrest
1921 G. R. Kinder (a)
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