Kenya Open

The Kenya Open, currently titled as the Magical Kenya Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament in Kenya founded in 1967.

History The Kenya Open was an associate event on the Far East Circuit in 1967 and 1968, 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. 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.

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 YearTourWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upVenueRef.Magical Kenya Open 2026 EUR Casey Jarvis 255 −25 3 strokes Davis Bryant Karen 2025 EUR Jacques Kruyswijk 266 −18 2 strokes John Parry Muthaiga 2024 EUR Darius van Driel 270 −14 2 strokes Joe Dean Nacho Elvira Muthaiga 2023 EUR Jorge Campillo 266 −18 2 strokes Masahiro Kawamura Muthaiga 2022 EUR Wu Ashun 268 −16 4 strokes Aaron Cockerill Thriston Lawrence Hurly Long Muthaiga 2021 EUR Justin Harding 263 −21 2 strokes Kurt Kitayama Karen 2020 EUR Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2019 EUR Guido Migliozzi 268 −16 1 stroke Adri Arnaus Louis de Jager Justin Harding Karen Barclays Kenya Open 2018 CHA Lorenzo Gagli 273 −11 Playoff Jens Fahrbring Muthaiga 2017 CHA Aaron Rai 267 −17 3 strokes Adrien Saddier Muthaiga 2016 CHA Sebastian Söderberg 270 −18 3 strokes Romain Langasque Karen 2015 CHA Haydn Porteous271 −17 Playoff Brandon Stone Karen 2014 CHA Jake Roos 278 −10 1 stroke Adrien Bernadet Lasse Jensen Pedro Oriol Karen 2013 CHA Jordi García Pinto 272 −12 1 stroke Tim Sluiter Karen 2012 CHA Seve Benson 274 −10 Playoff Lasse Jensen Muthaiga 2011 CHA Michiel Bothma 270 −14 2 strokes Tyrone Ferreira Muthaiga Kenya Open 2010 CHA Robert Dinwiddie 272 −12 3 strokes Julio Zapata Muthaiga Tusker Kenya Open 2009 CHA Gary Boyd 271 −13 4 strokes Andrew Butterfield Philip Golding Muthaiga 2008 CHA Iain Pyman 272 −12 3 strokes Thomas Feyrsinger Karen 2007 CHA Edoardo Molinari 274 −6 1 stroke James Kamte Karen 2006 CHA Johan Axgren 270 −10 4 strokes James Hepworth Gary Lockerbie Karen 2005 CHA Daniel Vancsik 272 −8 3 strokes Michael Kirk Karen Kenya Open 2004 CHA Marc Cayeux 270 −10 Playoff Leif Westerberg Karen 2003: No tournamentSameer Kenya Open 2002 CHA Lee S. James 265 −19 3 strokes Titch Moore Muthaiga Tusker Kenya Open 2001 CHA Ashley Roestoff 271 −13 Playoff Andrew Sherborne Muthaiga 2000 CHA Trevor Immelman 270 −14 4 strokes Henrik Stenson Muthaiga 1999 CHA Maarten Lafeber 265 −19 3 strokes Erik Andersson Muthaiga 1998 CHA Ricardo González 272 −12 Playoff Jacob Okello Muthaiga Lonrho Kenya Open 1997 CHA Jorge Berendt 268 −16 4 strokes Sammy Daniels Muthaiga Kenya Open 1996 CHA Mike Miller 272 −12 Playoff Phil Harrison Robert Lee Muthaiga 1995 CHA James Lee 265 −19 5 strokes Thomas Bjørn Chris Williams Muthaiga 1994 Paul Carman 276 −8 Playoff Glenn Ralph Muthaiga 1993 CHA Craig Maltman 276 −8 Playoff Peter Harrison Daniel Westermark Muthaiga Standard Chartered Kenya Open 1992 CHA André Bossert 272 −12 1 stroke Craig Maltman Muthaiga 1991 CHA Jeremy Robinson 269 −15 5 strokes Paul Affleck Philip Golding Sandy Stephen Muthaiga 555 Kenya Open 1990 SAF Christy O'Connor Jnr 271 −13 2 strokes Chris Platts Muthaiga 1989 SAF David Jones 271 −13 3 strokes Mark Mouland Muthaiga 1988 SAF Chris Platts 271 −13 1 stroke Mark Mouland Muthaiga 1987 SAF Carl Mason 275 −9 Playoff Gordon J. Brand Roger Chapman Martin Poxon Muthaiga 1986 SAF Ian Woosnam 273 −11 Playoff Bill Longmuir Muthaiga 1985 SAF Garry Harvey 278 −6 1 stroke Brian Waites Muthaiga 1984 SAF José María Cañizares 277 −7 Playoff David J. Russell Muthaiga Benson & Hedges Kenya Open 1983 SAF Ken Brown 274 −10 1 stroke Jeff Hall Muthaiga 1982 SAF Eamonn Darcy 274 −10 1 stroke David Jagger Muthaiga 1981 SAF Brian Barnes 274 −10 1 stroke Bernard Gallacher Sandy Lyle Muthaiga 1980 SAF Brian Waites 271 −13 1 stroke Bill Longmuir Muthaiga 1979 SAF Maurice Bembridge (3) 271 −13 Playoff Bernard Gallacher Muthaiga Kenya Open 1978 SAF Seve Ballesteros 274 −10 1 stroke Bernard Gallacher Muthaiga 1977 SAF Liam Higgins 283 −1 1 stroke Gary Smith Bob Wynn Muthaiga 1976: No tournament due to economic problems 1975 Gary Smith 276 −12 Playoff Jack Newton Muthaiga 1974 David Jagger 274 −14 1 stroke Malcolm Gregson Muthaiga 1973 Jan Dorrestein (2) 276 −12 1 stroke David Jagger Muthaiga 1972 David Llewellyn 279 −9 2 strokes Peter Tupling Muthaiga 1971 Ernie Jones 283 −5 Playoff Russell Meek Muthaiga 1970 Jan Dorrestein 273 −15 14 strokes Malcolm Gregson Ronnie Shade Bob Tuohy Muthaiga 1969 Maurice Bembridge (2) 279 −9 5 strokes Bernard Gallacher Simon Hobday (a) Muthaiga 1968 AGC Maurice Bembridge 289 +1 2 strokes Terry Westbrook Karen 1967 FEC Guy Wolstenholme 279 −9 4 strokes Peter Thomson Muthaiga

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