European Tour Moroccan Open Tournament

The Moroccan Open was a professional golf tournament on the European Tour that was played from the late 1980s into the early 2000s. It was the tour's second-ever tournament staged in North Africa.

First played: 1987

Last played: 2001

The Moroccan Open was a 72-hole, stroke-play tournament. It followed the Tunisian Open, the European Tour's first North African event. The Moroccan Open was played once in 1987, then skipped five years before returning in 1992. There were earlier tournaments known as the Moroccan Open that pre-date the European Tour's creation in 1972.

Winners of the European Tour Moroccan Open

1987 — Howard Clark, 284
1989–1992 — Not played
1992 — David Gilford, 287 (def. Robert Karlsson in playoff)
1993 — David Gilford, 279
1994 — Anders Forsbrand, 276
1995 — Mark James, 275
1996 — Peter Hedblom, 281
1997 — Clinton Whitelaw, 277
1998 — Stephen Leaney, 271
1999 — Miguel Angel Martin, 276 (def. David Park in playoff)
2000 — Jamie Spence, 266
2001 — Ian Poulter, 277

For Howard Clark, the inaugural champ, it was the ninth of his 11 career wins on the European Tour. Mark James's win in 1995 was the 17th of his 18 career wins on the European Tour. Ian Poulter's win in 2001, the last year the Moroccan Open was played, was the second of his 12 career Euro Tour victories.

David Gilford was the event's only two-time champ, and his victories were back-to-back (1992-93). Gilford was also runner-up to James in 1995.

The tournament scoring record of 266 was set by Jamie Spence in 2000. The largest margin of victory was eight strokes by Stephen Leaney in 1998.

Also known as: For one year (2000), for sponsorship reasons, the tournament was named Moroccan Open Méditel.

Golf course: The Moroccan Open was first played and last played on Royal Golf Dar Es Salam golf course in the capital of Rabat. In-between, in addition to a couple more years at Dar Es Salam, Golf Royal de Agadir and Golf D'Amelkis clubs were host sites.