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Open de España Tournament information Location
Terrassa, Barcelona, SpainEstablished 1912 Course(s) Real Club de Golf El Prat Par 72 Length 7,298 yards (6,673 m) Tour(s) European Tour Format Stroke play Prize fund €2,000,000 Month played May Current champion
Thomas AikenThe Open de España (formerly the Spanish Open) is the national open golf championship of Spain. It was founded in 1912 and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the inception of the Tour in 1972. Except for a five year period in the early 1980s, the tournament has been played in April or May. In 2005 it was one of five European Tour events to be held in Spain. Former champions include Arnold Palmer, Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, and Nick Faldo.
Winners
Year Winner Country Score Runner(s)-up Open de España 2011 Thomas Aiken
South Africa278
Anders Hansen2010 Álvaro Quirós
Spain277PO
James Morrison2009 Thomas Levet
France270
Fabrizio Zanotti2008 Peter Lawrie
Ireland273PO
Ignacio Garrido2007 Charl Schwartzel
South Africa272
Jyoti RandhawaAndalucía Open de España Valle Romano 2006 Niclas Fasth
Sweden270PO
John BickertonJazztel Open de España en Andalucía 2005 Peter Hanson
Sweden280PO
Peter GustafssonCanarias Open de España 2004 Christian Cévaër
France271
Ricardo González,
Peter Hedblom,
David Park2003 Kenneth Ferrie
England266PO
Peter Hedblom,
Peter Lawrie2002 Sergio García
Spain275
Emanuele CanonicaVia Digital Open de España 2001 Robert Karlsson
Sweden277
Jean-François RemésyPeugeot Open de España 2000 Brian Davis
England274
Markus Brier1999 Jarmo Sandelin
Sweden267
Ignacio Garrido,
Miguel Ángel Jiménez,
Paul McGinley1998 Thomas Bjørn
Denmark267
Greg Chalmers,
José María Olazábal1997 Mark James
England277PO
Greg NormanPeugeot Spanish Open 1996 Pádraig Harrington
Ireland272
Gordon Brand, Jnr1995 Seve Ballesteros
Spain274
Ignacio Garrido,
José Rivero1994 Colin Montgomerie
Scotland277
Richard Boxall,
Mark McNulty,
Mark Roe1993 Joakim Haeggman
Sweden275
Ernie Els,
Nick Faldo1992 Andrew Sherborne
England271
Nick Faldo1991 Eduardo Romero
Argentina275PO
Seve Ballesteros1990 Rodger Davis
Australia277
Nick Faldo,
Peter Fowler,
Bernhard Langer1989 Bernhard Langer
West Germany281
José Maria Cañizares,
Paul Carrigill1988 Mark James
England262
Nick Faldo1987 Nick Faldo
England286
Hugh Baiocchi,
Seve Ballesteros1986 Howard Clark
England272
Ian Baker-Finch1985 Seve Ballesteros
Spain266
Gordon Brand, JnrBenson & Hedges Spanish Open 1984 Bernhard Langer
West Germany275
Howard Clark1983 Eamonn Darcy
Ireland277
Manuel Piñero1982 Sam Torrance
Scotland273
Roger Chapman,
Sandy Lyle,
Ian Woosnam1981 Seve Ballesteros
Spain273
Steve Martin1980 Eddie Polland
Northern Ireland276
Seve Ballesteros,
Mark JamesSpanish Open 1979 Dale Hayes
South Africa278
Brian Barnes1978 Brian Barnes
Scotland276
Howard Clark1977 Bernard Gallacher
Scotland277
Francisco Abreu1976 Eddie Polland
Northern Ireland282
Bob Shearer1975 Arnold Palmer
United States283
John Fourie1974 Jerry Heard
United States279
Gary Player1973 Neil Coles
England282
Tienie Britz,
Craig Defoy1972 Antonio Garrido
Spain293
Valentin Barrios1971 Dale Hayes
South Africa275
Roberto De Vicenzo1970 Ángel Gallardo
Spain284 1969 Jean Garaïalde
France283 1968 Bob Shaw
Australia286 1967 Sebastián Miguel
Spain265 1966 Roberto De Vicenzo
Argentina279
Bernard Hunt1965 No tournament 1964 Ángel Miguel
Spain272 1963 Ramón Sota
Spain287 1962 No tournament 1961 Ángel Miguel
Spain267 1960 Sebastián Miguel
Spain286 1959 Peter Thomson
Australia286 1958 Peter Alliss
England268 1957 Max Faulkner
England283 1956 Peter Alliss
England285 1955 Conde de Lamaze (am)
France271
Ángel Miguel1954 Sebastián Miguel
Spain268 1953 Max Faulkner
England271 1952 Max Faulkner
England275 1951 Mariano Provencio
Spain281
Henry de Lamaze (am)1950 Antonio Cerdá
Argentina1949 Marcelino Morcillo
Spain280 1948 Marcelino Morcillo
Spain268 1947 Mario Gonzalez (am)
Brazil277
Marcelino Morcillo1946 Marcelino Morcillo
Spain281 1945 Carlos Celles
Spain274 1944 Nicasio Sagardia
Spain1943 Mariano Provencio
Spain286 1942 Gabriel Gonzalez
Spain264 1941 Mariano Provencio
Spain283 1940 Gabriel González
Spain1936-39 No tournament 1935 Tomás Cayarga
Spain279
Mariano Provencio1934 Mariano Provencio
Spain276
Francisco Alonso1933 Gabriel Gonzalez
Spain270
Francisco Alonso1932 Gabriel Gonzalez
Spain272
Tomás Cayarga1931 No tournament 1930 Joaquin Bernardino
Spain291
Gabriel Gonzalez1929 Eugène Lafitte
France285
R. Golias1928 Arnaud Massy
France278
Ernesto Céspedes1927 Arnaud Massy
France1926 Joaquin Bernardino
Spain283
Emilio Cayarga1925 Angel de la Torre
Spain1924 No tournament 1923 Angel de la Torre
Spain1922 No tournament 1921 Eugène Lafitte
France296
Angel de la Torre1920 No tournament 1919 Angel de la Torre
Spain304
Jean Gassiat1918 No tournament 1917 Angel de la Torre
Spain288
Claude Gassiat1916 Angel de la Torre
Spain293
Richard Aitken1913-15 No tournament 1912 Arnaud Massy
FranceMultiple winners
Thirteen men have won the tournament more than once through 2011.
- 5 wins
- Angel de la Torre: 1916, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1925
- 4 wins
- Mariano Provencio: 1934, 1941, 1943, 1951
- Gabriel Gonzalez: 1932, 1933, 1940, 1942
- 3 wins
- Arnaud Massy: 1912, 1927, 1928
- Joaquin Bernardino: 1926, 1930, 1934
- Marcelino Morcillo: 1946, 1948, 1949
- Mariano Provencio: 1941, 1943, 1951
- Max Faulkner: 1952, 1953, 1957
- Sebastián Miguel: 1954, 1960, 1967
- Seve Ballesteros: 1981, 1985, 1995
- 2 wins
- Eugène Lafitte: 1921, 1929
- Peter Alliss: 1956, 1958
- Ángel Miguel: 1961, 1964
- Dale Hayes: 1971, 1979
- Eddie Polland: 1976, 1980
- Bernhard Langer: 1984, 1989
- Mark James: 1988, 1997
External links
Categories:- European Tour events
- Golf tournaments in Spain
- 5 wins
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