Hassan II Golf Trophy

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Trophy Hassan II
Trophee Hassan II logo.png
Tournament information
Location Rabat, Morocco
Established1971
Course(s) Royal Golf Dar Es Salam
(Red Course)
Par73
Length7,615 yards (6,963 m)
Tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$2,000,000
Month playedFebruary
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Rhys Davies (2010)
To par−25 as above
Current champion
Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo González
Location Map
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Royal Golf Dar Es Salam
Location in Morocco

The Hassan II Golf Trophy is a golf tournament in Morocco hosted by Prince Moulay Rachid. The tournament was founded by, and is now named for, his father, Hassan II, who served as King of Morocco. The tournament was originally staged as an invitational pro-am and attended by only a handful of top professionals. The winner receives a gold dagger inlaid with jewels. [1]

Contents

It has been held at the Robert Trent Jones designed Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat every year except for 2011 through 2015, when it moved to Golf du Palais Royal in Agadir. The tournament has been played since 1971, but did not take place from 1986 to 1990, 2004, and 2009. It has been a European Tour event since 2010. [2]

In November 2021, it was announced that the 2022 event would feature on the PGA Tour Champions schedule. [3]

Winners

YearTour [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
Trophy Hassan II
2024 CHMP Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo González 209−101 stroke Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn [4]
2023 CHMP Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephen Ames 210−95 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Hensby [5]
2022 CHMP Removed from the schedule
Trophée Hassan II
2021 EUR Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [6]
2020 EUR No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 EUR Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Campillo 283−92 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Sean Crocker
Flag of the United States.svg Julian Suri
Flag of South Africa.svg Erik van Rooyen 		[7]
2018 EUR Flag of France.svg Alexander Lévy 280−81 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Quirós [8]
2017 EUR Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Molinari 283−9Playoff [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Dunne [9]
2016 EUR Flag of South Korea.svg Wang Jeung-hun 283−5Playoff [lower-alpha 3] Flag of Spain.svg Nacho Elvira [10]
2015 EUR Flag of Scotland.svg Richie Ramsay 278−101 stroke Flag of France.svg Romain Wattel [11]
2014 EUR Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Cañizares 269−195 strokes Flag of England.svg Andy Sullivan [12]
2013 EUR Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Siem 271−173 strokes Flag of England.svg David Horsey
Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Ilonen 		[13]
2012 EUR Ulster Banner.svg Michael Hoey 271−173 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Damien McGrane [14]
2011 EUR Flag of England.svg David Horsey 274 [lower-alpha 4] −13Playoff [lower-alpha 5] Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies
Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco van Zyl 		[15]
2010 EUR Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies 266 [lower-alpha 6] −252 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen [16]
2009: No tournament
Hassan II Golf Trophy
2008 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 275−172 strokes Flag of England.svg Simon Dyson [17]
2007 Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington 280−123 strokes Ulster Banner.svg Darren Clarke [18]
2006 Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance 281−11Playoff [lower-alpha 7] Flag of France.svg Raphaël Jacquelin [19]
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Erik Compton 277−155 strokes Flag of Portugal.svg José-Filipe Lima [20]
2004: No tournament
2003 Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Luna (3)277−154 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Haeggman
2002 Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Luna (2)278−144 strokes Flag of France.svg Olivier Edmond
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Lowery 		[21]
2001 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Haeggman 284−81 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Luna
Flag of England.svg Mark Roe 		[22]
2000 Flag of England.svg Roger Chapman 277−151 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Shaun Micheel [23]
1999 Flag of the United States.svg David Toms 275−17Playoff [lower-alpha 8] Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Martín
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Perry 		[22]
1998 Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Luna 277−15Playoff [lower-alpha 9] Flag of the United States.svg Tom Pernice Jr. [24]
1997 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie 277−153 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Donnie Hammond
Flag of England.svg David Howell
Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Nyström 		[25]
1996 Flag of Spain.svg Ignacio Garrido 279−132 strokes Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price [26]
1995 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price 286−62 strokes Flag of England.svg Roger Chapman [27]
1994 Flag of England.svg Martin Gates 279−133 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch
Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Karlsson 		[28]
1993 Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart (2)277−158 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brian Claar
Flag of the United States.svg Dillard Pruitt
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Wayne Westner 		[29]
1992 Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart 281−11Playoff [lower-alpha 10] Flag of the United States.svg D. A. Weibring [30]
1991 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 285−7Playoff [lower-alpha 11] Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart [31]
1986–1990: No tournament
1985 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Green 285−71 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Magee [32]
1984 Flag of the United States.svg Roger Maltbie 289−3Playoff [lower-alpha 12] Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard Zokol 		[33]
1983 Flag of the United States.svg Ron Streck Flag of the United States.svg Bob Eastwood
1982 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Conner 287−51 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Lennie Clements
Flag of the United States.svg Butch Baird 		[22] [34]
1981 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Eastwood 287−52 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob Byman [35]
1980 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Sneed 285−73 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino [36]
1979 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Brannan 288−42 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ed Fiori
Flag of the United States.svg Alan Tapie 		[37]
1978 Flag of England.svg Peter Townsend 292−11 stroke Flag of the United States.svg John Schroeder [38]
1977 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino 283−94 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper [39]
1976 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Salvador Balbuena 289−33 strokes Flag of the United States.svg George Burns
Flag of the United States.svg Danny Edwards
Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange 		[40]
1975 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (2)284−811 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Aaron
Flag of the United States.svg Ron Cerrudo 		[41] [42]
1974 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Ziegler 284−81 stroke Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Liang-Huan [43]
1973 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper 288−45 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Rod Funseth [44]
1972 Flag of the United States.svg Ron Cerrudo 289−3Playoff [lower-alpha 13] Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger [45]
Moroccan Grand Prix
1971 Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody 291−12 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Heard [46]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ CHMP − PGA Tour Champions; EUR − European Tour.
  2. ↑ Molinari won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. ↑ Wang won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. ↑ Players alternated playing at Golf du Palais Royal and Golf de l'Océan for the first two rounds, with the final two rounds played at Golf du Palais Royal.
  5. ↑ Horsey won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. ↑ Players alternated playing the Red and Blue courses for the first two rounds, with the final two rounds played on the Red course.
  7. ↑ Torrance won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  8. ↑ Toms won after a sudden-death playoff.
  9. ↑ Luna won after a sudden-death playoff.
  10. ↑ Stewart won the title in a sudden-death playoff.
  11. ↑ Singh won the title in a sudden-death playoff.
  12. ↑ Maltbie won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  13. ↑ Cerrudo won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

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