DID YOU KNOW – TROPHÉE HASSAN II
• South Korea’s Jeunghun Wang won the 2016 event, playing on an invitation. He became the first sponsor’s invite to win on the European Tour since Soomin Lee, won the 2016 Shenzhen International.
He was aged 20 years and 244 days, to become the youngest winner of the event.
• Following on from Li Haotong, who won the 2016 Volvo China Open seven days previous, Wang’s victory marked the first time in European Tour history that two 20 year olds had won consecutive European Tour events.
• Wang became the tenth South Korean player to win in European Tour history and the second youngest Asian player to triumph after Noh Seung-yul won the 2010 Maybank Malaysian Open, aged 18 years and 282 days.
• On his way to victory in 2011, David Horsey made a hole-in-one on the second hole on day four. He became only the fourth player in European Tour history to make an ace in the final round and go onto win. He followed Thongchai Jaidee (2004 Carlsberg Malaysian Open), Miguel Angel Jiménez (2008 BMW PGA Championship) and Alvaro Quiros (2011 Omega Dubai Desert Classic).
• Since the tournament became part of the European Tour International Schedule in 2010, David Horsey has the best record of any player. Having won in 2011, he was tied second in 2013 and tied eighth in 2014. In 2010 he was tied 29th, tied 14th in 2012 and tied 17th in 2015. He is a total of 44 under par for 26 rounds in the event since 2010.
• The Trophée Hasan II was first played in 1971 and is Morocco’s longest running sporting event, first won by 1969 US Open Champion, Orville Moody. The tournament is rich in history with no fewer than nine Major Champions prevailing. They are: Moody (1971), Billy Casper (1973, 75), Lee Trevino (1977), Vijay Singh (1991), Payne Stewart (1992, 93), Nick Price (1995), David Toms (1999), Padraig Harrington (2007) and Ernie Els (2008).
• The event’s only three-time winner, Santiago Luna is playing on invitation, The 54 year old is competing in his 598th European Tour event.
