Moroccan Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rabat, Morocco |
| Established | 1987 |
| Course(s) | Royal Golf Dar Es Salam |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 7,359 yards (6,729 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €650,000 |
| Month played | April |
| Final year | 2001 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 266 Jamie Spence (2000) |
| To par | −22 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Ian Poulter | |
| Location map | |
  Royal Golf Dar Es Salam Location in Morocco | |
The Moroccan Open was a professional golf tournament on the European Tour which was first held in 1987.[1] Having been cancelled in 1988,[2] it returned to the schedule in 1992 and was held annually until 2001. This was the second European Tour event in North Africa after the Tunisian Open,[1] but the tour eventually left North Africa to focus its global expansion on the established golf markets of South Africa and Australasia and the major growth region of Asia.
There were several different host courses for the Moroccan Open. In 2001, the prize fund was €651,337, which was one of the smallest on the tour that year.[3]
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moroccan Open | ||||||
| 2001 | Ian Poulter | 277 | −15 | 2 strokes | David Lynn | |
| Moroccan Open Méditel | ||||||
| 2000 | Jamie Spence | 266 | −22 | 4 strokes |  Sébastien Delagrange Thomas Levet Ian Poulter | |
| Moroccan Open | ||||||
| 1999 |  Miguel Ángel Martín | 276 | −12 | Playoff |  David Park | |
| 1998 |  Stephen Leaney | 271 | −17 | 8 strokes |  Robert Karlsson | |
| 1997 |  Clinton Whitelaw | 277 | −11 | 2 strokes | Roger Chapman Darren Cole Wayne Riley | |
| 1996 | Peter Hedblom | 281 | −7 | 1 stroke |  Eduardo Romero | |
| 1995 | Mark James | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | David Gilford | |
| 1994 | Anders Forsbrand | 276 | −12 | 4 strokes | Howard Clark | |
| 1993 | David Gilford (2) | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke |  Stephen Ames Jamie Spence | |
| 1992 | David Gilford | 287 | −1 | Playoff | Robert Karlsson | |
| 1989–1991: No tournament | ||||||
| 1988 | Cancelled | |||||
| 1987 | Howard Clark | 284 | −8 | 3 strokes | Mark James | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "PGA's road to Morocco". The Guardian. London, England. 16 December 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 27 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sport in brief | Open closed". The Times. 12 September 1988. p. 38. Retrieved 26 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "2001 European Tour schedule".
External links
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