- Open de España
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Open de España Tournament information Location Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain Established 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 Aiken The 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 Africa 278 Anders Hansen 2010 Álvaro Quirós Spain 277PO James Morrison 2009 Thomas Levet France 270 Fabrizio Zanotti 2008 Peter Lawrie Ireland 273PO Ignacio Garrido 2007 Charl Schwartzel South Africa 272 Jyoti Randhawa Andalucía Open de España Valle Romano 2006 Niclas Fasth Sweden 270PO John Bickerton Jazztel Open de España en Andalucía 2005 Peter Hanson Sweden 280PO Peter Gustafsson Canarias Open de España 2004 Christian Cévaër France 271 Ricardo González, Peter Hedblom, David Park 2003 Kenneth Ferrie England 266PO Peter Hedblom, Peter Lawrie 2002 Sergio García Spain 275 Emanuele Canonica Via Digital Open de España 2001 Robert Karlsson Sweden 277 Jean-François Remésy Peugeot Open de España 2000 Brian Davis England 274 Markus Brier 1999 Jarmo Sandelin Sweden 267 Ignacio Garrido, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Paul McGinley 1998 Thomas Bjørn Denmark 267 Greg Chalmers, José María Olazábal 1997 Mark James England 277PO Greg Norman Peugeot Spanish Open 1996 Pádraig Harrington Ireland 272 Gordon Brand, Jnr 1995 Seve Ballesteros Spain 274 Ignacio Garrido, José Rivero 1994 Colin Montgomerie Scotland 277 Richard Boxall, Mark McNulty, Mark Roe 1993 Joakim Haeggman Sweden 275 Ernie Els, Nick Faldo 1992 Andrew Sherborne England 271 Nick Faldo 1991 Eduardo Romero Argentina 275PO Seve Ballesteros 1990 Rodger Davis Australia 277 Nick Faldo, Peter Fowler, Bernhard Langer 1989 Bernhard Langer West Germany 281 José Maria Cañizares, Paul Carrigill 1988 Mark James England 262 Nick Faldo 1987 Nick Faldo England 286 Hugh Baiocchi, Seve Ballesteros 1986 Howard Clark England 272 Ian Baker-Finch 1985 Seve Ballesteros Spain 266 Gordon Brand, Jnr Benson & Hedges Spanish Open 1984 Bernhard Langer West Germany 275 Howard Clark 1983 Eamonn Darcy Ireland 277 Manuel Piñero 1982 Sam Torrance Scotland 273 Roger Chapman, Sandy Lyle, Ian Woosnam 1981 Seve Ballesteros Spain 273 Steve Martin 1980 Eddie Polland Northern Ireland 276 Seve Ballesteros, Mark James Spanish Open 1979 Dale Hayes South Africa 278 Brian Barnes 1978 Brian Barnes Scotland 276 Howard Clark 1977 Bernard Gallacher Scotland 277 Francisco Abreu 1976 Eddie Polland Northern Ireland 282 Bob Shearer 1975 Arnold Palmer United States 283 John Fourie 1974 Jerry Heard United States 279 Gary Player 1973 Neil Coles England 282 Tienie Britz, Craig Defoy 1972 Antonio Garrido Spain 293 Valentin Barrios 1971 Dale Hayes South Africa 275 Roberto De Vicenzo 1970 Ángel Gallardo Spain 284 1969 Jean Garaïalde France 283 1968 Bob Shaw Australia 286 1967 Sebastián Miguel Spain 265 1966 Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina 279 Bernard Hunt 1965 No tournament 1964 Ángel Miguel Spain 272 1963 Ramón Sota Spain 287 1962 No tournament 1961 Ángel Miguel Spain 267 1960 Sebastián Miguel Spain 286 1959 Peter Thomson Australia 286 1958 Peter Alliss England 268 1957 Max Faulkner England 283 1956 Peter Alliss England 285 1955 Conde de Lamaze (am) France 271 Ángel Miguel 1954 Sebastián Miguel Spain 268 1953 Max Faulkner England 271 1952 Max Faulkner England 275 1951 Mariano Provencio Spain 281 Henry de Lamaze (am) 1950 Antonio Cerdá Argentina 1949 Marcelino Morcillo Spain 280 1948 Marcelino Morcillo Spain 268 1947 Mario Gonzalez (am) Brazil 277 Marcelino Morcillo 1946 Marcelino Morcillo Spain 281 1945 Carlos Celles Spain 274 1944 Nicasio Sagardia Spain 1943 Mariano Provencio Spain 286 1942 Gabriel Gonzalez Spain 264 1941 Mariano Provencio Spain 283 1940 Gabriel González Spain 1936-39 No tournament 1935 Tomás Cayarga Spain 279 Mariano Provencio 1934 Mariano Provencio Spain 276 Francisco Alonso 1933 Gabriel Gonzalez Spain 270 Francisco Alonso 1932 Gabriel Gonzalez Spain 272 Tomás Cayarga 1931 No tournament 1930 Joaquin Bernardino Spain 291 Gabriel Gonzalez 1929 Eugène Lafitte France 285 R. Golias 1928 Arnaud Massy France 278 Ernesto Céspedes 1927 Arnaud Massy France 1926 Joaquin Bernardino Spain 283 Emilio Cayarga 1925 Angel de la Torre Spain 1924 No tournament 1923 Angel de la Torre Spain 1922 No tournament 1921 Eugène Lafitte France 296 Angel de la Torre 1920 No tournament 1919 Angel de la Torre Spain 304 Jean Gassiat 1918 No tournament 1917 Angel de la Torre Spain 288 Claude Gassiat 1916 Angel de la Torre Spain 293 Richard Aitken 1913-15 No tournament 1912 Arnaud Massy France Multiple 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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