ðɪs wʌzðə sˈɛkənd jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tˈʊɹ ᵻvˈɛnt ɪn nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkə ˈæftɚ ðə tuːnˈiːʒən ˈoʊpən, bˌʌt ðə tˈʊɹ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli lˈɛft nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkə tə fˈoʊkəs ɪts ɡlˈoʊbəl ɛkspˈænʃən ɔnðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɡˈɑːlf mˈɑːɹkɪts ʌv sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə ænd ˌɔːstɹɐlˈeɪʒə ænd ðə mˈeɪdʒɚ ɡɹˈoʊθ ɹˈiːdʒən ʌv ˈeɪʒə.
This was the second European Tour event in North Africa after the Tunisian Open, but the tour eventually left North Africa to focus its global expansion on the established golf markets of South Africa and Australasia and the major growth region of Asia.