For the tennis tournament, see Egyptian Open (tennis).
Egyptian Open
LocationCairo, Egypt
Establishment1921
CourseMadinaty Golf Club
OrgEgyptian Golf Federation
Par70
Yardage6,900 yards (6,300 m)
TourChallenge Tour
Asian Development Tour
FormatStroke play
PurseUS$125,000
Month playedOctober/November
Aggregate266 Niklas Regner (2025)
To-par−14 as above
Current championNiklas Regner
Coordinates30.095°N 31.642°E

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]

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

YearTour[a]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
2025ADTNiklas Regner266−142 strokesCarl Jano Corpus
Poom Pattaropong
Tawit Polthai		Madinaty[7]
2011–2024: No tournament
2010CHAMark Tullo275−131 strokeFloris de Vries
George Murray		Mirage City[8]
2009Steven Tiley275−134 strokesThorbjørn OlesenMirage City[9]
2008Amr Abu El Ela (12)
2007Calle Carlsson (2)Dreamland
2006Ayman Mahmoud
2005Calle Carlsson
2004Amr Abu El Ela (11)
2003Amr Zaki
2002Amr Abu El Ela (10)
2001Amr Abu El Ela (9)
2000: No tournament
1999Amr Abu El Ela (8)
1998Amr Abu El Ela (7)
1997Amr Abu El Ela (6)
1995–96: No tournament
1994Amr Abu El Ela (5)
1993Raouf Mahrous
1992Amr Abu El Ela (4)
1991Amr Abu El Ela (3)
1990Amr Abu El Ela (2)
1989Amr Abu El Ela
1988Ramy Taher (3)
1987Mohamed Said Moussa (23)
1986Mohamed Said Moussa (22)
1985Abdel Halim Kahoul (2)
1984Ramy Taher (2)
1983Ramy Taher
1982Mohamed Said Moussa (21)
1981Mohamed Said Moussa (20)
1980Mohamed Said Moussa (19)
1979Mohamed Said Moussa (18)
1978Mohamed Said Moussa (17)
1977Mohamed Said Moussa (16)
1976Mohamed Said Moussa (15)
1975Mohamed Said Moussa (14)
1974Mohamed Said Moussa (13)
1973Mohamed Said Moussa (12)
1972Mohamed Said Moussa (11)
1971Mohamed Said Moussa (10)
1970Mohamed Said Moussa (9)276Alexandria
1969Mohamed Said Moussa (8)285
1968Cherif El-Sayed Cherif (2)269Alexandria
1967Abdel Halim Kahoul (2)281Alexandria
1966Mohamed Said Moussa (7)274Alexandria
1965Mohamed Said Moussa (6)284Alexandria
1964Mohamed Said Moussa (5)276Alexandria
1963Abdel Halim Kahoul280Alexandria
1962Mohamed Said Moussa (4)282Alexandria
1961Mohamed Said Moussa (3)282Alexandria
1960Mohamed Said Moussa (2)286Heliopolis
1959Cherif El-Sayed Cherif289Alexandria
1958Mohamed Said MoussaHeliopolis
1957: No tournament
1956Bernard Hunt2811 strokeBobby LockeCairo[10]
1955Khattab Hassan (3)
1954Bobby Locke27415 strokesDai ReesCairo[11]
1953Naaman Aly
1952Hassan Hassanein (4)Cairo
1951Hassan Hassanein (3)283Cairo
1950Hassan Hassanein (2)276Alexandria
1949Hassan Hassanein284Cairo
1948Khattab Hassan (2)280Alexandria
1947Khattab Hassan309Smouha
1946John Plant (a)303Cairo
1945James Wynne (4)305Cairo
1940–1944: No tournament
1939Mike Gardner (a)305New Sports Club[12]
1938Ralph Moffitt (7)3024 strokesF. T. Haddock (a)Alexandria
1937James Wynne (3)297PlayoffRalph MoffittCairo
1936James Wynne (2)29710 strokesAlexandria
1935Ralph Moffitt (6)297Cairo
1934James Wynne297Alexandria
1933Ralph Moffitt (5)287Cairo
1932Ralph Moffitt (4)289Cairo
1931P. D. Miller (a)287Cairo
1930Ralph Moffitt (3)298Alexandria
1929Ralph Moffitt (2)
1928Ralph Moffitt
1927F. H. Hayward (a)
1926J. G. Kerr
1925M. W. J. Hime (a)
1924P. A. Wood
1923T. L. C. Heald (a)
1922Edmund Forrest
1921G. R. Kinder (a)

Sources:[13][14]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ ADT − Asian Development Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.

References

  1. ^ "Montgomerie set for 2009 Egyptian Open debut". Arab News. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  2. ^ Severino, Dick (1972). "Golf In The Arab World; The Courses". Sports in the Arab World. 23 (7): 18–21. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  3. ^ Severino, Dick (1972). "Golf In The Arab World; The Players". Sports in the Arab World. 23 (7): 22–23. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  4. ^ McKee, William (12–18 November 2009). "It's no mirage". Al-Ahram Weekly. No. 972. Archived from the original on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  5. ^ "Golf's European Challenge Tour Releases Schedule". Sportcal. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Egyptian Open's Return After 15-Year Hiatus Is the Centrepiece of Dynamic New Strategy". The Golf Wire. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Austrian Niklas Regner captures two-shot victory in Egyptian Open". Golf Digest Middle East. 2 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Mark Goes Tullo for the Rest in Egypt". European Tour. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Tiptop Tiley Bags Egyptian Open Golf Title In Style". Arab News. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Egyptian title for Hunt". The Glasgow Herald. 2 April 1956. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  11. ^ "Locke is winner by wide margin". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 5 April 1954. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  12. ^ "Newcomer wins Open Championship - M.R. Gardner new champion". Egyptian Mail. 1 February 1939.
  13. ^ "Past Winners". Egyptian Golf Open. Egyptian Golf Federation. Archived 31 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  14. ^ The Golfer's Handbook. 1973. p. 167.