The Hassan II Golf Trophy is a golf tournament in

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hosted by Prince Moulay Rachid. The tournament was founded by, and is now named for, his father,

Hassan II Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to: People *Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name *Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scotti ...

, who served as

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. The tournament is currently played on

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, but was originally staged as an invitational pro-am and attended by only a handful of top professionals. It later moved onto the

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schedule in 2010 and was played on that tour until 2019. The winner receives a gold dagger inlaid with jewels. It has been held at the

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designed Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in

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every year except for 2011 through 2015, when it moved to Golf du Palais Royal in

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. The tournament has been played since 1971, but did not take place from 1986 to 1990, 2004, and 2009. In November 2021, it was announced that the 2022 event would feature on the

schedule.

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