The tournament was founded by, and is now named for, his father, Hassan II, who served as King of Morocco.

The tournament is currently played on PGA Tour Champions, but was originally staged as an invitational pro-am and attended by only a handful of top professionals.

[1][2] The winner receives a gold dagger inlaid with jewels.

[3] It has been held at the Robert Trent Jones designed Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat every year except for 2011 through 2015, when it moved to Golf du Palais Royal in Agadir.

In November 2021, it was announced that the 2022 event would feature on the PGA Tour Champions schedule.