- Omega European Masters
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European Masters Tournament information Location Switzerland
Established 1923 Course(s) Crans-sur-Sierre Par 71 Length 6,822 yards (6,238 m) Tour(s) European Tour
Asian TourFormat Stroke play Prize fund € 2,000,000 Month played September Tournament record score Aggregate 260 Colin Montgomerie (1996) To par −27 Jerry Anderson (1984) Current champion Thomas Bjørn
The Omega European Masters is the Swiss stop on professional men's golf's European Tour, and in 2009 will become the first event in Europe to be co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.[1]
Founded as the Swiss Open in 1923, the tournament was prefixed with European Masters in 1983, before dropping Swiss Open from the title in 1992. During the 1971 event, Baldovino Dassù became the first player to score 60 for 18 holes on the European circuit. The tournament has been held at the Golf-Club Crans-sur-Sierre at Crans-Montana in Valais since 1939, and is currently played in early September each year.
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Michelle Wie at 2006 tournament
In May, 2006, Michelle Wie, who has a sponsorship contract with Omega, accepted an invitation from the company to play in the 2006 tournament, making her first attempt to play on the European Tour.[2] At the September event she shot 78–79 to finish 15 over par over two rounds and finished in last place among the 156 competitors. European Tour executive director George O'Grady said on September 8, 2006 that Wie's appearance was "an experiment" and he would need "a lot of persuading" before inviting Wie to participate in such an event again, despite record crowds estimated at 9,500.[3] [4]
Winners
Year Winner Country Score Winning margin Runner(s)-up Omega European Masters 2011 Thomas Bjørn Denmark
264 (−20) 4 strokes Martin Kaymer
2010 Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain
263 (−21) 3 strokes Edoardo Molinari
2009 Alexander Norén Sweden
264 (−20) 2 strokes Bradley Dredge
2008 Jean-François Lucquin France
271 (−13) Playoff (2nd hole) Rory McIlroy
2007 Brett Rumford Australia
268 (−16) Playoff (1st hole) Phillip Archer
2006 Bradley Dredge Wales
267 (−17) 8 strokes Marcel Siem
Francesco Molinari
2005 Sergio García Spain
270 (−14) 1 stroke Peter Gustafsson
2004 Luke Donald England
265 (−19) 5 strokes Miguel Ángel Jiménez
2003 Ernie Els South Africa
267 (−17) 6 strokes Michael Campbell
2002 Robert Karlsson Sweden
270 (−14) 4 strokes Trevor Immelman
Paul Lawrie
2001 Ricardo González Argentina
268 (−16) 3 strokes Søren Hansen
Canon European Masters 2000 Eduardo Romero Argentina
261 (−23) 10 strokes Thomas Bjørn
1999 Lee Westwood England
270 (−14) 2 strokes Thomas Bjørn
1998 Sven Strüver Germany
263 (−21) Playoff (1st hole) Patrik Sjoland
1997 Costantino Rocca Italy
266 (−18) 1 stroke Scott Henderson
Robert Karlsson
1996 Colin Montgomerie Scotland
260 (−24) 4 strokes Sam Torrance
1995 Mathias Grönberg Sweden
270 (−18) 2 strokes Costantino Rocca
Barry Lane
1994 Eduardo Romero Argentina
266 (−22) 1 stroke Pierre Fulke
1993 Barry Lane England
270 (−18) 1 stroke Seve Ballesteros
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
1992 Jamie Spence England
271 (−17) Playoff Anders Forsbrand
Canon European Masters Swiss Open 1991 Jeff Hawkes South Africa
268 (−20) 1 stroke Seve Ballesteros
Ebel European Masters Swiss Open 1990 Ronan Rafferty Northern Ireland
267 (−21) 2 strokes John Bland
1989 Seve Ballesteros Spain
266 (−14) 2 strokes Craig Parry
1988 Chris Moody England
268 (−20) 1 stroke Seve Ballesteros
Anders Forsbrand
Ian Woosnam
1987 Anders Forsbrand Sweden
263 (−25) 3 strokes Mark Mouland
1986 José María Olazábal Spain
262 (−26) 3 strokes Anders Forsbrand
1985 Craig Stadler United States
267 (−21) 2 strokes David Feherty
Ove Sellberg
1984 Jerry Anderson Canada
261 (−27) 5 strokes Howard Clark
1983 Nick Faldo England
268 (−20) Playoff Sandy Lyle
1982 Ian Woosnam Wales
272 (−16) Playoff Bill Longmuir
Swiss Open 1981 Manuel Piñero Spain
277 (−11) Playoff Antonio Garrido
Tony Johnstone
1980 Nick Price Zimbabwe
267 (−21) 6 strokes Manuel Calero
1979 Hugh Baiocchi South Africa
275 (−5) 5 strokes Antonio Garrido
Dale Hayes
Delio Lovato
1978 Seve Ballesteros Spain
272 (−8) 3 strokes Manuel Piñero
1977 Seve Ballesteros Spain
273 (−7) 3 strokes John Schroeder
1976 Manuel Piñero Spain
274 (−6) 3 strokes Dave Hill
Seve Ballesteros
1975 Dale Hayes South Africa
273 (−7) 1 stroke Tienie Britz
Bernard Gallacher
Gary Player
1974 Bob Charles New Zealand
275 (−5) 1 stroke Tony Jacklin
1973 Hugh Baiocchi South Africa
278 (−2) 1 stroke Jack Newton
Eddie Polland
1972 Graham Marsh Australia
270 (−10) 1 stroke Tony Jacklin
1971 Peter Townsend England
270 (−10) 1 stroke Manuel Ballesteros
1970 Graham Marsh Australia
274 Donald Swaelens
Jean Garaïalde
1969 Roberto Bernardini Italy
277 Gerhard Koening
1968 Roberto Bernardini Italy
272 Playoff Allan Henning
Randall Vines
1967 Randall Vines Australia
272 1966 Alfonso Angelini Italy
271 1965 Harold Henning South Africa
208 1964 Harold Henning South Africa
276 1963 Dai Rees Wales
278 Playoff 1962 Bob Charles New Zealand
272 Playoff Flory Van Donck
John Jacobs
1961 Kel Nagle Australia
268 Dai Rees
1960 Harold Henning South Africa
270 1959 Dai Rees Wales
274 1 stroke Syd Scott
1958 Ken Bousfield England
272 1957 Alfonso Angelini Italy
270 1956 Dai Rees Wales
278 1955 Flory Van Donck Belgium
277 1954 Bobby Locke South Africa
276 1953 Flory Van Donck Belgium
267 1952 Ugo Grappasonni Italy
267 1951 Eric Brown Scotland
267 1950 Aldo Casera Italy
276 Eric Brown
1949 Marcel Dallemagne France
270 1948 Ugo Grappasonni Italy
285 1940–47 No tournament 1939 Fifi Calavo France
273 James Peterson
1938 Jean Saubaber France
1937 Marcel Dallemagne France
1936 Francis Francis (Amateur) England
1935 Auguste Boyer France
1934 Auguste Boyer France
1932–33 No tournament 1931 Marcel Dallemagne France
1930 Auguste Boyer France
1929 Alex Wilson England
1927–28 No tournament 1926 Alec Ross Scotland
1925 Alec Ross Scotland
1924 Percy Boomer England
1923 Alec Ross Scotland
References
- ^ "Omega European Masters to be co-sanctioned". europeantour.com. 5 September 2008. http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7B5A258B31%2D8294%2D4C0E%2DB8B9%2DA796F6009E52%7D&newsid=6617641&date=9%2D1%2D2008&listPageName=ET+TourNews+%2D+Latest+News. Retrieved 8 January 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Wie accepts European Tour invite". BBC Sport. 15 May 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/4773261.stm. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ "Wie's tour future in doubt after second-round 79". Irish Examiner. 9 September 2006. http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=160051000&p=y6xx5y58x&n=160051609. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ Donegan, Lawrence (9 September 2006). "European Tour chief calls a Wie time-out as teenager crashes". London: The Guardian. http://sport.guardian.co.uk/golf/story/0,,1868437,00.html. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
External links
- Official site – there are English, German and French versions
- Coverage on the European Tour's official site
- Coverage on the Asian Tour's official site
Asian Tour events Tournaments in playing order
Avantha Masters (E,I) · SAIL Open (I) · Panasonic Open · Maybank Malaysian Open (E) · Indonesian Masters · Ballantine's Championship (E) · ITCSI Philippine Open · Queen's Cup · Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters · Brunei Open · Omega European Masters (E) · ISPS Handa Singapore Classic · Macau Open · Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open (J) · Yeangder Tournament Players Championship · Hero Indian Open · CJ Invitational · CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia (P) · Mercuries Taiwan Masters · Barclays Singapore Open (E) · Iskandar Johor Open (E) · UBS Hong Kong Open (E) · King's Cup · Thailand Golf Championship(E) - co-sanctioned by the European Tour. (I) - co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India. (J) - co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour. (P) - co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour.Categories:- European Tour events
- Golf tournaments in Switzerland
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