Hassan Hassanein
Hassan Hassanein | |
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Personal information | |
Born | 1916 Cairo, Egypt |
Died | 2 January 1957 (aged 40) Cairo, Egypt |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Professional wins | 17 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T17: 1953 |
Hassan Hassanein (1916 – 2 January 1957) was an Egyptian professional golfer.
Hassanein was born in Cairo. He began his golf career as a caddy. He is considered Egypt's greatest professional golfer and played internationally. He died in Cairo at the age of 40 when a kerosene cook stove exploded.
Tournament wins[]
this list is probably incomplete
- 1946 Desert Open
- 1947 Desert Open
- 1948 Desert Open
- 1949 Desert Open, Egyptian Open, Italian Open
- 1950 Desert Open, Egyptian Open
- 1951 Desert Open, Egyptian Open, Egyptian Match Play Championship, French Open
- 1952 Desert Open, Egyptian Open
- 1953 Desert Open
- 1954 Desert Open
- 1956 Desert Open
Results in major championships[]
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 |
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The Open Championship | T30 | 44 | T17 | T27 |
Note: Hassanein only played in The Open Championship.
Did not play
"T" = tied
Team appearances[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Egyptian male golfers
- Sportspeople from Cairo
- 1916 births
- 1957 deaths
- Egyptian sportspeople stubs
- Golf biography stubs
- African sportspeople stubs