The 48th Hassan II Golf Tournament and the 27 Lalla Meryem Cup are scheduled to take place from February 19-24 at the Dar Es Salam Royal Golf Club in Rabat.
The Royal Moroccan Golf Federation (FRMG) and the Hassan II Golf Trophy Association are organizing these two tournaments, said FRMG in a press release.
The Hassan II Trophy competition will bring together 66 players from the PGA Tour of Champions (PGATC), the American senior circuit, and will include renowned golf legends such as Colin Montgomerie, Padraig Harrington, David Toms, and Ernie Els.
The Lalla Meryem Cup, a popular stage of the Ladies European Tour (LET), will feature the elite of women’s golf from Europe, with 108 participants expected to compete.
Five Moroccan golfers–including Ines Laklalech, Maha Haddioui, and Sofia Cherif Essakali–will participate in the competition.
Professional players from the PGATC and LET–along with young golfers from the national “First Tee Morocco” program–will take part in the Pro-am Hassan II Kids Cup by First Tee on February 21.
Nine teams, each consisting of two children and a golfing professional, will challenge each other over 9 holes on the green course using the Scramble format.