MENA Golf Tour

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The MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Golf Tour is a golf tour in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 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 beginning in April 2016, awarding three first place points for 54-hole events and five for 72-hole events.[1][2]

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.[3]

Order of Merit winners

Year Professional Amateur Ref
Player Country Earnings (US$) Player Country
2015 Thriston Lawrence  South Africa 27,679 James Allan  England [4]
2014 Joshua White  England 28,471 James Allan  England [5]
2013 Zane Scotland  England 50,229 Mustapha El Maouas  Morocco [6]
2012 Stephen Dodd  Wales 27,636 Max Williams  England [7]
2011 Jake Shepherd  England 17,749 Ahmed Marjane  Morocco [8]

References

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  3. About the MENA Golf Tour
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