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Trophee Hassan II - Did You Know?
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Trophee Hassan II - Did You Know?

  • With his rounds of 68-64-68-66 for a winning 72 hole total of 266 (-25), Rhys Davies claimed the lowest winning 72 hole total  in relation to par for the 2010 European Tour season.
Trophee Hassan II
  • The Hassan II Trophy was first played in 1971 and is Morocco’s longest running sporting event. It was first  won by 1969 US Open Champion, Orville Moody. The tournament is rich in history with no fewer than nine Major Champions prevailing. They are: Moody (1971), Billy Casper (1973, 75), Lee Trevino (1977), Vijay Singh (1991), Payne Stewart (1992, 93), Nick Price (1995), David Toms (1999), Padraig Harrington (2007) and Ernie Els (2008).
  • The Golf du Palais Royal is no stranger to staging European Tour events, having hosted the Moroccan Open between 1993 and 1996 and again between 1997 and 1999.
  • The Trophée Hassan II is being played over two courses for the first two days; the Golf du Palais and the Golf de L’Océan. Measuring 6,667 yards the Golf de L’Océan is the shortest course on the 2011 European Tour International Schedule.
  • The 18th hole  on the Golf de L’Océan finishes with a 200 yard par three. The only other course to have a short hole as the final hole is at the Pula Golf Club where the Iberdrola Open is played.

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