MENA Tour

The MENA Tour is a golf tour in the Middle East and North Africa. It was founded in 2011 by the Dubai-based Shaikh Maktoum Golf Foundation. It is affiliated to the R&A and the Arab Golf Federation. The tour is open to professionals and amateurs.

MENA Tour
Current season, competition or edition:
2020 MENA Tour
SportGolf
Founded2011
CountriesBased in Middle East and North Africa
Official websitehttps://menatour.golf

In 2016 and 2017, the top five professionals on the Order of Merit received Sunshine Tour cards for the following season, with those 6th to 15th earning entry into the final stage of the Sunshine Tour's Q School. The MENA Tour was included in the Official World Golf Ranking from May 2016, with three points awarded for 54-hole events and five for 72-hole events.[1][2]

The tour was cancelled in 2018 but started again in 2019, with five events planned for February and March 2019 with a further five in October and November. The schedule was revised in 2020 with all tournaments being played from February to April.[3]

Order of Merit winners
YearProfessionalAmateurRef
PlayerCountryEarnings (US$)PlayerCountry
2019Mathiam Keyser South Africa45,153Josh Hill England[4][5]
2017Jamie Elson England36,677Todd Clements England[6][7]
2016Craig Hinton England39,338Rayhan Thomas India[8][9]
2015Thriston Lawrence South Africa27,679James Allan England[10]
2014Joshua White England28,471James Allan England[11]
2013Zane Scotland England50,229Mustapha El Maouas Morocco[12]
2012Stephen Dodd Wales27,636Max Williams England[13]
2011Jake Shepherd England17,749Ahmed Marjane Morocco[14]

References
  1. "MENA Golf Tour-Sunshine Tour tie-up breaks new ground". MENA Golf Tour. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  2. "OWGR Board Announcement". OWGR. 15 April 2016.
  3. "Tournament Details". MENA Golf Tour. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. "Order of Merit Professionals". MENA Tour. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. "Order of Merit Amateurs". MENA Tour. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. "Order of Merit Professionals". MENA Tour. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  7. "Order of Merit Amateurs". MENA Tour. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  8. "Order of Merit Professionals". MENA Tour. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  9. "Order of Merit Amateurs". MENA Tour. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  10. "England's Campbell defies winds to win MENA Tour Championship". MENA Golf Tour. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  11. "Field day for Lee as White becomes 2014 MENA Golf Tour Champion". MENA Golf Tour. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  12. "Corfield wins Mena Tour finale in play-off". Gulf News. 13 November 2013.
  13. "Dodd becomes overall Mena Tour champion". Gulf News. 31 October 2012.
  14. "Shepherd keeps his nerve in playoff to emerge champion". Gulf News. 20 October 2011.
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