Kenya Open

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Magical Kenya Open
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Tournament information
LocationNairobi, Kenya
Established1967
CourseTemplate:Pluralize from textKaren Country Club
Par70
Length7,228 yards (6,609 m)
TourTemplate:Pluralize from textEuropean Tour
Challenge Tour
Safari Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fundTemplate:Currency
Month playedFebruary
Tournament record score
Aggregate255 Casey Jarvis (2026)
To par−25 as above
Current champion
Template:Flagicon Casey Jarvis
Location map
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The Kenya Open, currently titled as the Magical Kenya Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament in Kenya founded in 1967.[1]

History

The Kenya Open was an associate event on the Far East Circuit in 1967 and 1968,[2][3] after which it became a cornerstone of the emerging Safari Circuit – a collection of tournaments initially in Kenya and Zambia, and then later in Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Zimbabwe.[4] The European Tour, who had taken over running of the Safari Tour in the late 1970s, began to expand globally through the 1980s and those events formally became part of the second tier Challenge Tour in 1991. With the exception of the 1994 event, the Kenya Open remained on the Challenge Tour schedule until 2019 when it was elevated to the elite European Tour schedule.

In 2019, the tournament became a European Tour event and was played in mid-March during the same week as The Players Championship on the PGA Tour.[5]

The tournament has always been held near Nairobi, either at Muthaiga Golf Club (1967, 1969–2002, 2009–2012, 2017–2018, 2022–2023) or at Karen Country Club (1968, 2004–2008, 2013–2016, 2019, 2021).

The title has been won by some of Europe's Ryder Cup golfers, including Seve Ballesteros, Ian Woosnam, Ken Brown, Edoardo Molinari and Christy O'Connor Jnr, as well as future Masters champion Trevor Immelman. The most successful player is Maurice Bembridge, who recorded three victories between 1968 and 1979.

Winners

Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
Magical Kenya Open
2026 EUR Template:Flagicon Casey Jarvis 255 −25 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Davis Bryant Karen [6]
2025 EUR Template:Flagicon Jacques Kruyswijk 266 −18 2 strokes Template:Flagicon John Parry Muthaiga [7]
2024 EUR Template:Flagicon Darius van Driel 270 −14 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Joe Dean
Template:Flagicon Nacho Elvira		 Muthaiga [8]
2023 EUR Template:Flagicon Jorge Campillo 266 −18 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Masahiro Kawamura Muthaiga [9]
2022 EUR Template:Flagicon Wu Ashun 268 −16 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Aaron Cockerill
Template:Flagicon Thriston Lawrence
Template:Flagicon Hurly Long		 Muthaiga [10]
2021 EUR Template:Flagicon Justin Harding 263 −21 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Kurt Kitayama Karen [11]
2020 EUR Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [12]
2019 EUR Template:Flagicon Guido Migliozzi 268 −16 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Adri Arnaus
Template:Flagicon Louis de Jager
Template:Flagicon Justin Harding		 Karen [13]
Barclays Kenya Open
2018 CHA Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Gagli 273 −11 Playoff Template:Flagicon Jens Fahrbring Muthaiga [14]
2017 CHA Template:Flagicon Aaron Rai 267 −17 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Adrien Saddier Muthaiga [15]
2016 CHA Template:Flagicon Sebastian Söderberg 270 −18 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Romain Langasque Karen [16]
2015 CHA Template:Flagicon Haydn Porteous 271 −17 Playoff Template:Flagicon Brandon Stone Karen [17]
2014 CHA Template:Flagicon Jake Roos 278 −10 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Adrien Bernadet
Template:Flagicon Lasse Jensen
Template:Flagicon Pedro Oriol		 Karen [18]
2013 CHA Template:Flagicon Jordi García Pinto 272 −12 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Tim Sluiter Karen [19]
2012 CHA Template:Flagicon Seve Benson 274 −10 Playoff Template:Flagicon Lasse Jensen Muthaiga [20]
2011 CHA Template:Flagicon Michiel Bothma 270 −14 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Tyrone Ferreira Muthaiga [21]
Kenya Open
2010 CHA Template:Flagicon Robert Dinwiddie 272 −12 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Julio Zapata Muthaiga [22]
Tusker Kenya Open
2009 CHA Template:Flagicon Gary Boyd 271 −13 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Andrew Butterfield
Template:Flagicon Philip Golding		 Muthaiga [23]
2008 CHA Template:Flagicon Iain Pyman 272 −12 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Thomas Feyrsinger Karen [24]
2007 CHA Template:Flagicon Edoardo Molinari 274 −6 1 stroke Template:Flagicon James Kamte Karen [25]
2006 CHA Template:Flagicon Johan Axgren 270 −10 4 strokes Template:Flagicon James Hepworth
Template:Flagicon Gary Lockerbie		 Karen [26]
2005 CHA Template:Flagicon Daniel Vancsik 272 −8 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Michael Kirk Karen [27]
Kenya Open
2004 CHA Template:Flagicon Marc Cayeux 270 −10 Playoff Template:Flagicon Leif Westerberg Karen [28]
2003: No tournament
Sameer Kenya Open
2002 CHA Template:Flagicon Lee S. James 265 −19 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Titch Moore Muthaiga [29]
Tusker Kenya Open
2001 CHA Template:Flagicon Ashley Roestoff 271 −13 Playoff Template:Flagicon Andrew Sherborne Muthaiga [30]
2000 CHA Template:Flagicon Trevor Immelman 270 −14 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Henrik Stenson Muthaiga [31]
1999 CHA Template:Flagicon Maarten Lafeber 265 −19 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Erik Andersson Muthaiga [32]
1998 CHA Template:Flagicon Ricardo González 272 −12 Playoff Template:Flagicon Jacob Okello Muthaiga
Lonrho Kenya Open
1997 CHA Template:Flagicon Jorge Berendt 268 −16 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Sammy Daniels Muthaiga
Kenya Open
1996 CHA Template:Flagicon Mike Miller 272 −12 Playoff Template:Flagicon Phil Harrison
Template:Flagicon Robert Lee		 Muthaiga
1995 CHA Template:Flagicon James Lee 265 −19 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Thomas Bjørn
Template:Flagicon Chris Williams		 Muthaiga
1994 Template:Flagicon Paul Carman 276 −8 Playoff Template:Flagicon Glenn Ralph Muthaiga
1993 CHA Template:Flagicon Craig Maltman 276 −8 Playoff Template:Flagicon Peter Harrison
Template:Flagicon Daniel Westermark		 Muthaiga [33]
Standard Chartered Kenya Open
1992 CHA Template:Flagicon André Bossert 272 −12 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Craig Maltman Muthaiga [34]
1991 CHA Template:Flagicon Jeremy Robinson 269 −15 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Paul Affleck
Template:Flagicon Philip Golding
Template:Flagicon Sandy Stephen		 Muthaiga
555 Kenya Open
1990 SAF Template:Flagicon Christy O'Connor Jnr 271 −13 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Chris Platts Muthaiga [35]
1989 SAF Template:Flagicon David Jones 271 −13 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Mark Mouland Muthaiga [36]
1988 SAF Template:Flagicon Chris Platts 271 −13 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Mark Mouland Muthaiga [37]
1987 SAF Template:Flagicon Carl Mason 275 −9 Playoff Template:Flagicon Gordon J. Brand
Template:Flagicon Roger Chapman
Template:Flagicon Martin Poxon		 Muthaiga [38]
1986 SAF Template:Flagicon Ian Woosnam 273 −11 Playoff Template:Flagicon Bill Longmuir Muthaiga [39]
1985 SAF Template:Flagicon Garry Harvey 278 −6 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Brian Waites Muthaiga [40]
1984 SAF Template:Flagicon José María Cañizares 277 −7 Playoff Template:Flagicon David J. Russell Muthaiga [41]
Benson & Hedges Kenya Open
1983 SAF Template:Flagicon Ken Brown 274 −10 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jeff Hall Muthaiga [42]
1982 SAF Template:Flagicon Eamonn Darcy 274 −10 1 stroke Template:Flagicon David Jagger Muthaiga [43]
1981 SAF Template:Flagicon Brian Barnes 274 −10 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bernard Gallacher
Template:Flagicon Sandy Lyle		 Muthaiga [44]
1980 SAF Template:Flagicon Brian Waites 271 −13 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bill Longmuir Muthaiga [45][46]
1979 SAF Template:Flagicon Maurice Bembridge (3) 271 −13 Playoff Template:Flagicon Bernard Gallacher Muthaiga [47]
Kenya Open
1978 SAF Template:Flagicon Seve Ballesteros 274 −10 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bernard Gallacher Muthaiga [48]
1977 SAF Template:Flagicon Liam Higgins 283 −1 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Gary Smith
Template:Flagicon Bob Wynn		 Muthaiga [49]
1976: No tournament due to economic problems [1]
1975 Template:Flagicon Gary Smith 276 −12 Playoff Template:Flagicon Jack Newton Muthaiga [50]
1974 Template:Flagicon David Jagger 274 −14 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Malcolm Gregson Muthaiga [51]
1973 Template:Flagicon Jan Dorrestein (2) 276 −12 1 stroke Template:Flagicon David Jagger Muthaiga [52]
1972 Template:Flagicon David Llewellyn 279 −9 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Peter Tupling Muthaiga [53]
1971 Template:Flagicon Ernie Jones 283 −5 Playoff Template:Flagicon Russell Meek Muthaiga [54]
1970 Template:Flagicon Jan Dorrestein 273 −15 14 strokes Template:Flagicon Malcolm Gregson
Template:Flagicon Ronnie Shade
Template:Flagicon Bob Tuohy		 Muthaiga [55]
1969 Template:Flagicon Maurice Bembridge (2) 279 −9 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Bernard Gallacher
Template:Flagicon Simon Hobday (a)		 Muthaiga [56]
1968 AGC[b] Template:Flagicon Maurice Bembridge 289 +1 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Terry Westbrook Karen [57]
1967 FEC[b] Template:Flagicon Guy Wolstenholme 279 −9 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson Muthaiga [58][59]

See also

Notes

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  1. ^ AGC/FEC − Asia Golf Circuit/Far East Circuit. CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour; SAF − Safari Circuit.
  2. ^ a b In 1967 and 1968 the event was sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit, however it was an unofficial money event; therefore the win is considered unofficial on that tour.

References

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