European Open (golf)

Not to be confused with European Open (disc golf), Ladies European Open, or Colgate European Open.

For other uses, see European Open (disambiguation).

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Golf tournament

European Open

Tournament information
Location| Winsen, Germany
Established| 1978
Course(s)| Green Eagle Golf Courses
(North Course)
Par| 72
Length| 7,603 yards (6,952 m)
Tour(s)| European Tour
Format| Stroke play
Prize fund| US$2,500,000
Month played| June
Tournament record score
Aggregate| 260 Ian Woosnam (1988)
To par| −21 Per-Ulrik Johansson (1997)
Current champion
Laurie Canter
Location map

Green Eagle

Location in Germany

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Green Eagle

Location in Lower Saxony

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The European Open is 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. After a five-year hiatus, the event returned to the European Tour schedule in 2015, now played in Germany.

## Venues

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Venue | Location | First | Last | Times

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Walton Heath Golf Club | Surrey, England | 1978 | 1991 | 5
Turnberry | South Ayrshire, Scotland | 1979 | 1979 | 1
Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Wirral, England | 1981 | 1981 | 1
Sunningdale Golf Club (Old Course) | Berkshire, England | 1982 | 1992 | 8
East Sussex National Golf Club | Uckfield, England | 1993 | 1994 | 2
The K Club | Straffan, Ireland | 1995 | 2007 | 13
London Golf Club | Kent, England | 2008 | 2009 | 2
Golf Resort Bad Griesbach | Bad Griesbach, Germany | 2015 | 2016 | 2
Green Eagle Golf Courses (North Course) | Winsen, Germany | 2017 | 2024 | 7

## Winners

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Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue

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European Open
2024 |  Laurie Canter | 279 | −13 | 2 strokes |  Thriston Lawrence
Bernd Wiesberger | Green Eagle
Porsche European Open
2023 |  Tom McKibbin | 283 | −9 | 2 strokes |  Julien Guerrier
Maximilian Kieffer
Marcel Siem | Green Eagle
2022 |  Kalle Samooja | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes |  Wil Besseling | Green Eagle
2021 |  Marcus Armitage | 208[a] | −8 | 2 strokes |  Thomas Detry
Edoardo Molinari
Matthew Southgate
Darius van Driel | Green Eagle
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
2019 |  Paul Casey | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke |  Robert MacIntyre
Bernd Ritthammer
Matthias Schwab | Green Eagle
2018 |  Richard McEvoy | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke |  Christofer Blomstrand
Allen John (a)
Renato Paratore | Green Eagle
2017 |  Jordan Smith | 275 | −13 | Playoff |  Alexander Lévy | Green Eagle
2016 |  Alexander Lévy | 194[b] | −19 | Playoff |  Ross Fisher | Bad Griesbach
2015 |  Thongchai Jaidee | 267 | −17 | 1 stroke |  Graeme Storm | Bad Griesbach
European Open
2010–2014: No tournament
2009 |  Christian Cévaër | 281 | −7 | 1 stroke |  Gary Orr
Álvaro Quirós
Steve Webster | London
2008 |  Ross Fisher | 268 | −20 | 7 strokes |  Sergio García | London
Smurfit Kappa European Open
2007 |  Colin Montgomerie | 269 | −11 | 1 stroke |  Niclas Fasth | The K Club
2006 |  Stephen Dodd | 279 | −9 | 2 strokes |  José Manuel Lara
Anthony Wall | The K Club
Smurfit European Open
2005 |  Kenneth Ferrie | 285 | −3 | 2 strokes |  Colin Montgomerie
Graeme Storm | The K Club
2004 |  Retief Goosen | 275 | −13 | 5 strokes |  Richard Green
Peter O'Malley
Lee Westwood | The K Club
2003 |  Phillip Price | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke |  Alastair Forsyth
Mark McNulty | The K Club
2002 |  Michael Campbell | 282 | −6 | 1 stroke |  Bradley Dredge
Retief Goosen
Pádraig Harrington
Paul Lawrie | The K Club
2001 |  Darren Clarke | 273 | −15 | 3 strokes |  Thomas Bjørn
Pádraig Harrington
Ian Woosnam | The K Club
2000 |  Lee Westwood (2) | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke |  Ángel Cabrera | The K Club
1999 |  Lee Westwood | 271 | −17 | 3 strokes |  Darren Clarke
Peter O'Malley | The K Club
1998 |  Mathias Grönberg | 275 | −13 | 10 strokes |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Phillip Price | The K Club
1997 |  Per-Ulrik Johansson (2) | 267 | −21 | 6 strokes |  Peter Baker | The K Club
1996 |  Per-Ulrik Johansson | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke |  Costantino Rocca | The K Club
1995 |  Bernhard Langer (2) | 280 | −8 | Playoff |  Barry Lane | The K Club
European Open
1994 |  David Gilford | 275 | −13 | 5 strokes |  José María Olazábal
Costantino Rocca | East Sussex National
GA European Open
1993 |  Gordon Brand Jnr (2) | 275 | −13 | 7 strokes |  Phillip Price
Ronan Rafferty | East Sussex National
1992 |  Nick Faldo | 262 | −18 | 3 strokes |  Robert Karlsson | Sunningdale
1991 |  Mike Harwood | 277 | −11 | 2 strokes |  Sandy Lyle | Walton Heath
Panasonic European Open
1990 |  Peter Senior | 267 | −13 | 1 stroke |  Ian Woosnam | Sunningdale
1989 |  Andrew Murray | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke |  Frank Nobilo | Walton Heath
1988 |  Ian Woosnam | 260 | −20 | 3 strokes |  Nick Faldo | Sunningdale
1987 |  Paul Way | 279 | −9 | 2 strokes |  John Bland
Gordon Brand Jnr | Walton Heath
1986 |  Greg Norman | 269 | −11 | Playoff |  Ken Brown | Sunningdale
1985 |  Bernhard Langer | 269 | −11 | 3 strokes |  John O'Leary | Sunningdale
1984 |  Gordon Brand Jnr | 270 | −10 | 3 strokes |  Seve Ballesteros
Noel Ratcliffe | Sunningdale
1983 |  Isao Aoki | 274 | −6 | 2 strokes |  Seve Ballesteros
Nick Faldo
Carl Mason | Sunningdale
European Open Championship
1982 |  Manuel Piñero | 266 | −14 | 2 strokes |  Sam Torrance | Sunningdale
Dixcel Tissues European Open
1981 |  Graham Marsh | 275 | −13 | 2 strokes |  Seve Ballesteros | Royal Liverpool
European Open Championship
1980 |  Tom Kite | 284 | −8 | 1 stroke |  Lon Hinkle
Leonard Thompson | Walton Heath
1979 |  Sandy Lyle | 275 | −9 | 7 strokes |  Dale Hayes
Peter Townsend | Turnberry
1978 |  Bobby Wadkins | 283 | −5 | Playoff |  Bernard Gallacher
Gil Morgan | Walton Heath

## Notes

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1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in Germany.
2. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to numerous fog delays.

## References

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1. ^ "Porsche European Open cancellation". European Tour. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

## External links

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* Coverage on the European Tour's official site

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