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European Open Tournament information Location Kent, England
Established 1978 Tour(s) European Tour Format Stroke play Prize fund £2,400,000 Final year 2009 Tournament record score Aggregate 260 Ian Woosnam (1988) To par -21 Per-Ulrik Johansson (1997) Final champion Christian Cévaër
The European Open was a European Tour golf tournament. Founded in 1978, up to 1994 it was played at various courses in England, including Sunningdale and Walton Heath, except for the 1979 event, which was held at Turnberry in Scotland. Between 1995 and 2007 the tournament was held at the K Club in Straffan, Ireland, before moving again in 2008, this time to the Jack Nicklaus-designed Heritage course at the London Golf Club near Sevenoaks, Kent, England.
It was an important tournament on the Tour, and in 2008 the total prize money was £2.4 million, putting it in the leading group of European Tour events outside of the major championships and the three individual World Golf Championships events.
Winners
Year Winner Score European Open 2009 Christian Cévaër
281 (-7) 2008 Ross Fisher
268 (-20) Smurfit Kappa European Open 2007 Colin Montgomerie
269 (-11) 2006 Stephen Dodd
279 (-9) Smurfit European Open 2005 Kenneth Ferrie
285 (-3) 2004 Retief Goosen
275 (-13) 2003 Phillip Price
272 (-16) 2002 Michael Campbell
282 (-6) 2001 Darren Clarke
273 (-15) 2000 Lee Westwood
276 (-12) 1999 Lee Westwood
271 (-17) 1998 Mathias Grönberg
275 (-13) 1997 Per-Ulrik Johansson
267 (-21) 1996 Per-Ulrik Johansson
277 (-11) 1995 Bernhard Langer
280 (-8)PO European Open 1994 David Gilford
275 (-13) GA European Open 1993 Gordon Brand, Jnr
275 (-13) 1992 Nick Faldo
262 (-18) 1991 Mike Harwood
277 (-11) Panasonic European Open 1990 Peter Senior
267 (-13) 1989 Andrew Murray
277 (-11) 1988 Ian Woosnam
260 (-20) 1987 Paul Way
279 (-9) 1986 Greg Norman
269 (-11)PO 1985 Bernhard Langer
269 (-11) 1984 Gordon Brand, Jnr.
270 (-10) 1983 Isao Aoki
274 (-6) European Open Championship 1982 Manuel Piñero
266 (-14) Dixcel Tissues European Open 1981 Graham Marsh
275 (-13) European Open Championship 1980 Tom Kite
284 (-8) 1979 Sandy Lyle
275 (-9) 1978 Bobby Wadkins
283 (-5)PO External links
Categories:- Former European Tour events
- Golf tournaments in the Republic of Ireland
- Golf tournaments in England
- Golf tournaments in Scotland
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