The Clutch Pro Tour and Visit Morocco “The Kingdom of Light” have announced a partnership that will see Visit Morocco become the Official Tourism Partner of Clutch Pro Tour for the 2025 season which gets underway in Al Ain this week.
Since 2019 and the tour’s formation, Clutch Pro Tour has rapidly grown into one of the leading development platforms in world golf, obtaining Official World Golf Ranking accreditation and becoming an Official Satellite Tour to the HotelPlanner Tour and DP World Tour.
Star makers
Among its most well-known victors is four-time DP World Tour winner Andy Sullivan (pictured below) , who triumphed in the 2020 Clutch Pro Tour Major at Stoneham Golf Club in a play-off against Richard Bland.
The growth of the tour – and its footprint in Morocco – comes as part of the long-term development strategy of the tour, with more events planned in Morocco, as well as a key new tournament in the UAE, the UAE Championship at Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting & Golf Club teeing off tomorrow (March 18) until Wednesday (March 20), which will see the winner qualify for the upcoming Abu Dhabi Challenge on the HotelPlanner Tour next month as well as pocketing £8,000 (USD$10,347) in prize money.
Middle East Golf Development
The developmental tour will also feature two stops in Oman – at La Vie Golf Club later this month and Al Mouj Golf in Muscat next month – while the Tour Championship will be held at Al Hamra Golf Club in Ras Al Khaimah. The top three finishers on the season Order of Merit will gain HotelPlanner Tour cards for the 2026 season.
“These are exciting times for the Clutch Pro Tour as we look forward to event number one on this season’s calendar,” said Tom Hayward, Clutch Pro Tour CEO. “We are impressed to have attracted a full field of 156 players to play at Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting & Golf Club in the UAE.
Invite to play HotelPlanner event in Al Ain
“An enhancement for this 2025 season is that this is one of the events where the winner receives an invite to play in the Hotel Planner Tour (formerly the Challenge Tour) event, again at Al Ain from April 17-20 – one of two events on the HotelPlanner Tour being hosted next month, aligned with the host sanctioning body, the Emirates Golf Federation (EGF).”
Hayward added: “We’re pleased and incredibly proud to announce this partnership with Visit Morocco for the 2025 season. This partnership is one of many new agreements for the 2025 season, reflecting the growth and development of the tour product. To represent Morocco and The Kingdom of Light this year is something that the entire team is looking forward to, and we can’t wait for the partnership to get underway. We’re looking forward to visiting Morocco as part of our International Series, and we look forward toworking closely with our new Tourism partner and showcasing the incredible country of Morocco.”
Established 1918
Established in 1918, the Moroccan National Tourist Office (MNTO) has served as a cornerstone of the country’s tourism industry for over a century. As a government institution, MNTO spearheads efforts to promote Morocco as a tourist destination. Their mission encompasses both promoting the Morocco tourism brand throughmarketing and communication, as well as driving sales development through trade activities, both domestically and internationally.
Morocco Has Major Appeal
With Major Championship winners and masterminds of golf course design such as Jack Nicklaus, Robert Trent Jones, Gary Player and Colin Montgomerie having all put their names to golf courses in Morocco and it is quickly becoming one of world’s premier golf destinations. This season, as part of the inaugural International Series, Clutch will deliver two flagship events in Morocco. Both tournaments in 2025 are to be staged at the highly ranked Al Houara GC in Tangier (ranked the fifth best course in Africa, and second in Morocco).
As well as becoming The Official Tourism Partner, Visit Morocco will also title partner, the all-new “Morocco: Kingdom of Light Series”, a new and exciting feature on the tour consisting of four signature UK events at four prestigious venues on the Clutch Pro Tour schedule; Heythrop Park, Brocket Hall, South Staffs and Hever Castle.
45 Golf Courses To Choose From
Meryem Bennouna, Head of Visit Morocco UK, said: “Partnering with Clutch Pro will raise awareness of Morocco as a premier golf destination among golfers from the UK, Republic of Ireland, and beyond. With nearly 45 diverse golf courses—coastal, desert, and forest layouts—Morocco offers year-round sunshine and is just a short flightaway. This series and wider partnership, spanning nearly 30 tournaments, will put Morocco on the radar of more golfers looking for their next destination.”
The series will heighten the focus on Morocco with the events being named after the Moroccan cities of Tangier, Rabat, Marrakech and Agadir. Not only will this collaboration showcase Morocco as a golfing destination, but it will also hold considerable significance to the members of Clutch Pro Tour with increased incentives distributed across the Morocco-Kingdom of Light Series.
