Hassan II Golf Trophy

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]

Hassan II Golf Trophy
Tournament information
LocationRabat, Morocco
Established1971
Course(s)Royal Golf Dar Es Salam
(Red course)
Par73
Length7,615 yards (6,963 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatPro-Am stroke play
Prize fund€2,500,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Rhys Davies (2010)
To par−25 Rhys Davies (2010)
Current champion
Jorge Campillo
Rabat
Location in Morocco

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]

Winners
European Tour event (2010–)
Year Player Country Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Notes
2019 Jorge Campillo  Spain 283 −9 2 strokes Sean Crocker
Julian Suri
Erik van Rooyen		 [3]
2018 Alexander Lévy  France 280 −8 1 stroke Álvaro Quirós [4]
2017 Edoardo Molinari  Italy 283 −9 Playoff[lower-alpha 1] Paul Dunne [5]
2016 Wang Jeung-hun  South Korea 283 −5 Playoff[lower-alpha 2] Nacho Elvira [6]
2015 Richie Ramsay  Scotland 278 −10 1 stroke Romain Wattel [7]
2014 Alejandro Cañizares  Spain 269 −19 5 strokes Andy Sullivan [8]
2013 Marcel Siem  Germany 271 −17 3 strokes David Horsey
Mikko Ilonen		 [9]
2012 Michael Hoey  Northern Ireland 271 −17 3 strokes Damien McGrane [10]
2011 David Horsey  England 274 −13 Playoff[lower-alpha 3] Rhys Davies
Jaco van Zyl		 [lower-alpha 4][11]
2010 Rhys Davies  Wales 266 −25 2 strokes Louis Oosthuizen [lower-alpha 5][12]
Unofficial money event (1971–2009)
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upNotes
2009No tournament
2008Ernie Els South Africa275−172 strokes Simon Dyson[13]
2007Pádraig Harrington Ireland280−123 strokes Darren Clarke[14]
2006Sam Torrance Scotland281−11Playoff[lower-alpha 6] Raphaël Jacquelin[15]
2005Erik Compton United States277−155 strokes José-Filipe Lima[16]
2004No tournament
2003Santiago Luna (3) Spain277−154 strokes Joakim Haeggman
2002Santiago Luna (2) Spain278−144 strokes Olivier Edmond
Steve Lowery		[17]
2001Joakim Haeggman Sweden284−81 stroke Santiago Luna
Mark Roe		[18]
2000Roger Chapman England277−151 stroke Shaun Micheel[19]
1999David Toms United States275−17Playoff[lower-alpha 7] Miguel Ángel Martín
Chris Perry		[18]
1998Santiago Luna SpainPlayoff[lower-alpha 8] Tom Pernice Jr.
1997Colin Montgomerie Scotland277−153 strokes Donnie Hammond
David Howell
Henrik Nyström		[20]
1996Ignacio Garrido Spain279−132 strokes Nick Price[21]
1995Nick Price Zimbabwe286−62 strokes Roger Chapman[22]
1994Martin Gates England279−133 strokes Scott Hoch
Robert Karlsson		[23]
1993Payne Stewart (2) United States277−158 strokes Brian Claar
Dillard Pruitt
Wayne Westner		[24]
1992Payne Stewart United States281−11Playoff[lower-alpha 9] D. A. Weibring[25]
1991Vijay Singh Fiji285−7Playoff[lower-alpha 10] Payne Stewart[26]
1986–1990No tournament
1985Ken Green United States285−7 Andrew Magee
Ron Streck
1984Roger Maltbie United States289−3Playoff[lower-alpha 11] Bruce Fleisher
Richard Zokol		[27]
1983Ron Streck United States Bob Eastwood
1982Frank Conner United States287−51 stroke Lennie Clements
Butch Baird		[18]
1981Bob Eastwood United States287−52 strokes Bob Byman[28]
1980Ed Sneed United States285−73 strokes Lee Trevino[29]
1979Mike Brannan United States288−42 strokes Ed Fiori
Alan Tapie		[30]
1978Peter Townsend England292−11 stroke John Schroeder[31]
1977Lee Trevino United States283−94 strokes Billy Casper[32]
1976Salvador Balbuena Spain289−33 strokes George Burns
Danny Edwards
Curtis Strange		[33]
1975Billy Casper (2) United States284−811 strokes Tommy Aaron
Ron Cerrudo		[34][35]
1974Larry Ziegler United States284−81 stroke Lu Liang-Huan[36]
1973Billy Casper United States288−45 strokes Rod Funseth[37]
1972Ron Cerrudo United States289−3Playoff[lower-alpha 12] Al Geiberger[38]
1971Orville Moody United States291−12 strokes Jerry Heard[39]
  1. Molinari won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. Wang won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. Horsey 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. Players alternated playing the Red and Blue courses for the first two rounds, with the final two rounds played on the Red course.
  6. Torrance won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. Toms won after a sudden-death playoff.
  8. Luna won after a sudden-death playoff.
  9. Stewart won the title in a sudden-death playoff.
  10. Singh won the title in a sudden-death playoff.
  11. Maltbie won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  12. Cerrudo won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

See also

References
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