Hassan Hassanein

Hassan Hassanein (1916 – 2 January 1957) was an Egyptian professional golfer.

Hassan Hassanein
Personal information
Born	1916 Cairo, Egypt
Died	2 January 1957 (aged 40) Cairo, Egypt
Sporting nationality	Egypt
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

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
The Open Championship	T30	44		T17		T27

Note: Hassanein only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Egypt): 1955, 1956

External links

• Profile Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine