The MENA Golf 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.
Beginning in 2016, the top five professionals on the Order of Merit receive 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.
In addition to the Sunshine Tour, those who place high on the MENA Tour's Order of Merit also receive exemptions into European Tour events. The MENA Tour also awards entry into the final stage of Asian Tour Q School for the top three players and full Asian Development Tour cards for the top two players. The top 60 on the MENA Tour's Order of Merit retain their Tour cards.
Video MENA Golf Tour
Order of Merit winners
Maps MENA Golf Tour
References
External links
- Official website
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