Magical Kenya Open
Magical Kenya Open takes place Late Feb 2027 (2026 edition ran Feb 19 - 22; 2027 dates to be confirmed) in Nairobi, Kenya. The dress code is Smart casual with light layers - Nairobi's altitude keeps mornings cool and afternoons warm. Hat and high-factor sunscreen for equatorial highland sun. Typical cost ranges from 150 to 1200 EUR per person.
A DP World Tour event at Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi, a 1913 colonial-era parkland course that was a long-standing Kenyan institution before being elevated to full European Tour status in 2019. The altitude, kikuyu grass and tight tree-lined corridors reward local knowledge over raw power. It is the tour's most affordable week and the only top-tier professional golf in East Africa.
- When
- Late Feb 2027 (2026 edition ran Feb 19 - 22; 2027 dates to be confirmed)
- Where
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Dress code
- Smart casual with light layers - Nairobi's altitude keeps mornings cool and afternoons warm. Hat and high-factor sunscreen for equatorial highland sun.
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 150 to 1200 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 18 - 26C, sunny highland days with short afternoon showers
- When to book
- Tickets sell locally and online a few weeks ahead; book Nairobi hotels 2 months out and safari extensions 4+ months out
- Getting there
- NBO (Jomo Kenyatta International, Nairobi), 40 min to Muthaiga Golf Club
- Where to stay
- Hemingways Nairobi, Fairmont The Norfolk, Nairobi, Tribe Hotel, Nairobi
- Official site
- https://www.magicalkenyaopen.com
How to attend
Tickets are sold locally and through the official Magical Kenya Open site at prices among the lowest on any major tour, often under EUR 20 a day. Muthaiga is a short drive from central Nairobi with no shuttle system, so arrange a car or rideshare. The Kenya Tourism Board actively promotes safari extensions to the Maasai Mara or Amboseli around the tournament week, which is the real reason to make the trip.
The 2027 dates are still to be confirmed and the official site carries no ticket section yet; tickets are sold locally in the weeks before the tournament.
Insider tip
Muthaiga sits at around 1,700 metres so the ball flies noticeably further, and the caddies who know the course are worth talking to - this is one of the few DP World Tour stops where you can wander the practice ground almost unimpeded.
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