YouTube creator Peter Finch is set to compete in the Egyptian Open this week after receiving a sponsor\u2019s exemption, joining the field at Madinaty Golf Club from October 29 to November 1.<\/p>\n
The Englishman, who has nearly 800,000 subscribers on YouTube, is set to peg it up in the event first staged in 1921.<\/p>\n
The Egyptian Open is Africa\u2019s oldest professional golf tournament and has hosted stars such as Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie. The event last took place in 2010 before being cancelled amid political unrest, making its return a major moment for the region.<\/p>\n
The revived tournament is now part of the Asian Development Tour<\/a>, offering a prize fund of $125,000 and highlighting Egypt\u2019s efforts to reclaim a prominent position on the global golf stage. Regional support for the event, including through Golf Saudi and the Arab Golf Federation\u2014whose president is His Excellency Yasir Al-Rumayyan<\/a>\u2014has benefited from Saudi Arabia\u2019s investment in golf, funded by its Public Investment Fund, the same source behind the global LIV Golf series.<\/p>\n Announcing his participation on social media<\/a>, Finch shared his excitement: \u201cI\u2019m making my pro tour debut!!! Next week I will be making a start at Egyptian Open on the Asian (Development) Tour,\u201d he announced on X.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will be filming it, and I will be making the cut\u2026 just saying, can\u2019t wait to get going!\u201d He clarified in a video that his spot comes as a sponsor\u2019s invite rather than replacing a professional player.<\/p>\n \u201cSponsors using invites to attract people who\u2019ll bring more eyeballs to the event is generally a good thing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve not gone through Q-School or earned the right to play in a regular season, but because this is a sponsor\u2019s invite, I\u2019m not taking anyone\u2019s place. So from everybody\u2019s point of view, it\u2019s a win-win.\u201d<\/p>\n How did YouTubers Peter Finch and Rick Shiels fare in The Open Qualifying?<\/a><\/p>\n The Egyptian Golf Federation, in collaboration with the Arab Golf Federation, has emphasised the event\u2019s significance in growing the game across the region. Alongside the Egyptian Open, the governing bodies are aiming to attract world-class players and further elevate golf in Egypt, where participation has grown 25% in the past year.<\/p>\n Follow Golf Digest Middle East on social media<\/p>\n