Cairo, October 11, 2009 –Palm Hills Developments, Egypt’s leading real estate developer, is sponsoring the Egypt Open for the first time, held from the fourth to the eighth of November 2009.
The tournament will feature 87 players, including 80 professional golf players from the European Challenge Tour, the Middle East region and more. The winner of the contest will receive 34,000 USD, with a total winnings fund of 200,000 USD.
"We believe that Egypt has much to offer tourists & golf enthusiasts, and this event is the perfect demonstration of a world – class international golfing event. At PHD, we have long believed in Egypt’s potential as a golfing destination, and have taken steps to strengthen this image internationally by developing our own international-standard courses,” said Sherif Seif el Nasr Senior Vice President of Marketing & Sales.
Held at the JW Marriott, the competition will further cement Egypt’s up and coming position as a leading international Golf Destination, a reputation that owes much to the work of the Egyptian Golf Federation and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism. Egypt already has a number of internationally acclaimed golf courses, including the Jack Nicklaus-designed course in PHD’s flagship compound, Palm Hills October, the first 27-hole golf course in Egypt, which also includes the 5 star deluxe Ritz Carlton-managed Hotel & Clubhouse. Palm Hills Developments is currently developing an 18-hole Sanford designed course at Hacienda Bay, PHD’s North Coast destination. |
