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Dates: Thursday, April 12th through Sunday, April 15th
Site: Dar-es-Salam (Red Course), Rabat, Morocco
Course Architect: Robert Trent Jones
Par: 73
Yardage: 7,359
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 402 yds 10 - Par 5 483 yds
2 - Par 3 232 yds 11 - Par 4 469 yds
3 - Par 4 443 yds 12 - Par 5 529 yds
4 - Par 4 405 yds 13 - Par 4 386 yds
5 - Par 5 568 yds 14 - Par 3 206 yds
6 - Par 4 442 yds 15 - Par 4 392 yds
7 - Par 4 422 yds 16 - Par 4 426 yds
8 - Par 5 585 yds 17 - Par 3 225 yds
9 - Par 3 189 yds 18 - Par 5 555 yds
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36 3,688 Yds 37 3,671 Yds
Annual: 11th
Defending Champion: Jamie Spence
Runner-Up: Thomas Levet, Ian Poulter, Sebastien Delagrange
Tournament Record: 266 (Jamie Spence, 2000)
54-Hole Record: 199 (Ignacio Garrido, 2000)
36-Hole Record: 130 (Pedro Rodolfo Martinez, 2000)
18-hole Record: 64 (Darren Cole, 1997; Des Smyth, Tom Gillis, 1998; Simon
Wakefield, 1999; Pedro Rodolfo Martinez, Ian Poulter,
Ignacio Garrido, Thomas Levet, Jamie Spence, 2000)
Course Record: 66 (Howard Clark, 1987)
Total Purse: $567,660
Share: 1st Place - $94,200; 2nd Place - 63,060; 3rd Place - 35,530
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Jamie Spence 266 Pedro Rodolfo Martinez 273
Ian Poulter 270 Adam Scott (a) 273
Thomas Levet 270 Malcolm Mackenzie 274
Sebastien Delagrange 270 Elliot Boult 274
Desmond Terblanche 271 Ignacio Garrido 274
Bradley Dredge 274
Past Moroccan Open Winners and Runners-Up
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2000 -- Jamie Spence (266) -- Ian Poulter, Thomas Levet,Sebastien Delagrange
1999 -- *Miguel Angel Martin (276) -- David Park
1998 -- Stephen Leaney (271) -- Robert Karlsson
1997 -- Clinton Whitelaw (277) -- Darren Cole, Wayne Riley, Roger Chapman
1996 -- Peter Hedblom (281) -- Eduardo Romero
1995 -- Mark James (275) -- David Gilford
1994 -- Anders Forsbrand (276) -- Howard Clark
1993 -- David Gilford (279) -- Jamie Spence, Stephen Ames
1992 -- *David Gilford (287) -- Robert Karlsson
1991 -- Not Held
1990 -- Not Held
1989 -- Not Held
1988 -- Not Held
1987 -- Howard Clark (284) -- Mark James
* - won in playoff.
Top Contenders in the Field
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Jamie Spence - Defending champ, best finish in 2001 - a tie for 28th
John Bickerton - Competed in 7 tournaments with 5 cuts made, 1 top-10
Matthew Blackey - Tied for 4th at Open de Argentina with Sunday 67
Andrew Coltart - 30th on money list, 4 cuts made in as many events
David Howell - Has made the cut in 7 of 8 events, but no top-10's
Trevor Immelman - 56th on money list, has made all 5 cuts, no top-10's
Robert Karlsson - Has three top-10 finishes in four events entered
Hank Kuehne - Three straight cuts made, but best finish is 31st
Paul McGinley - A perfect 5-for-5 in cuts made but only 1 top-10
Peter Mitchell - Only 3 rounds in the 60's with best finish of 11th
Greg Owen - Has a pair of top-10 finishes in seven tournaments
Justin Rose - 9th on Volvo Order of Merit with 2 runner-up finishes
Philip Walton - Best finish in 2001 is a tie for 15th in Brazil
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Paul McGinley
Darkhorse - Nic Henning
Last Week's Pick to Win (Eduardo Romero) - Finished tied for 18th
Last Week's Darkhorse (Joakim Haeggman) - Missed the cut
NOTES:
Three shots off the pace when Sunday's final round began, Jamie Spence
carded a tournament tying, eight-under 64 to post a four-shot win over Ian
Poulter, Thomas Levet and Sebastien Delagrange. Spence, runner in 1993 at this
event, recorded his second career European Tour victory. Spence, who opened
the event with a hole-in-one during day one, was the only player in the field
to post all four rounds in the 60's. Fredrik Jacobson, who tied for 31st, also
registered an ace during the first day. The win by Spence snapped an eight-
year drought since his first win in 1992 at the Canon European Masters. This
event returns to the Dar-es-Salam course which hosted the tournament in 1987,
'92 and '96. Although the Red Course has not staged a European Tour event in
five years, it has not lacked top-quality action on its fairways, the most
recent event being the 29th staging of the Hassan II Trophy last November, won
by England's Roger Chapman. Golf Royal de Agadir played host to the event in
(1993-95, 97-99) while Golf D'Amelkis in Marrakech was the venue last year.
David Gilford is the only two-time winner of the event. Next week, the
European Tour moves to Valencia, Spain for the Open de Espana.
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