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Egypt welcomes Pan Arab Ladies and Juniors Championship to Cairo

Located in New Cairo, Egypt, Madinaty Golf Club was designed by the renowned Robert Trent Jones Jr. The club boasts an 18-hole Championship golf course and has been awarded “Best Golf Course in Egypt” by the World Golf Awards for four consecutive years — 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. It also won the title of “Africa’s Best Golf Course” for 2024.

Looking ahead, Madinaty will host the Pan Arab Ladies and Juniors Championship as part of the Arab Golf Series from May 7-10 2025.

The event will be co-hosted with the Sir Nick Faldo-designed Katameya Dunes Golf Club (pictured below), under the sanctioning of both the Arab Golf Federation and the Egyptian Golf Federation.

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The prestigious championship will feature five divisions across boys’ and girls’ age categories, as well as a ladies’ division in the first round of the Arab Golf Series for Ladies and Juniors.

Eligible countries include: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates.

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This article was featured in the May 2025 issue of Golf Digest Middle East. Click here for a digital issue of the full magazine