Open de France

European Tour golf tournament

For the tennis tournament, see French Open.

Golf tournament

FedEx Open de France

Tournament information
Location| Guyancourt, France
Established| 1906
Course(s)| Le Golf National
Par| 71
Length| 7,247 yards (6,627 m)
Tour(s)| European Tour
Format| Stroke play
Prize fund| US$3,250,000
Month played| October
Tournament record score
Aggregate| 262 Lu Liang-Huan (1971)
To par| −21 Seve Ballesteros (1985)
Current champion
Dan Bradbury
Location map

Le Golf National

Location in France

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Le Golf National

Location in Île-de-France

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Open de France Trophy

The Open de France is a European Tour golf tournament. Inaugurated in 1906 it is the oldest national open in Continental Europe and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the tour's inception in 1972. The 100th edition of the event was held in 2016. The 2022 edition will take place between 22 and 25 September on the Golf National course.[1] There will be €3 million of prize fund. Last edition played was the 2019 tournament, won by Nicolas Colsaerts.

Originally played at La Boulie, the tournament has been hosted by many different venues, but since 1991, it has been held at the Le Golf National near Paris every year except for 1999 and 2001.

Since the turn of the millennium, the Fédération Française de Golf has made a concerted effort to enhance the stature of the event. In 2004 qualifying tournaments were introduced on the model of those for The Open Championship and the U.S. Open and were open to professionals and amateurs. The prize fund rose from €865,000 in 1999 to €4 million from 2006 to 2009, putting the Open de France in the top group of European Tour events (excluding the majors and the World Golf Championships, which are co-sanctioned by the U.S.-based PGA Tour). The prize fund was €3 million in 2015 and €3.5 million in 2016. It rose to US$7,000,000 in 2017 after joining the new Rolex Series. However the main sponsor of 2017 and 2018 editions: HNA decided to cancel its budget. In 2019, the tournament took place in October. Since then it has no longer been a Rolex Series event.[2] From 2014 to 2018, it was one of the Open Qualifying Series events for The Open Championship with the leading three (four in 2016) players, who had not already qualified, qualifying for the Open. With a new sponsor for 2022 (Cazoo) the prize fund was €3,000,000.

## Venues

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Venue | Location | First | Last | Times

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Racing Club de France La Boulie | Versailles | 1906 | 1986 | 20
Golf de Chantilly | Chantilly, Oise | 1913 | 1990 | 11
Golf du Touquet | Le Touquet | 1914 | 1977 | 6
Golf de Dieppe Pourville | Dieppe | 1923 | 1934 | 3
Golf de Saint-Cloud | Saint-Cloud | 1926 | 1987 | 13
Golf de Saint-Germain | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | 1927 | 1985 | 9
Golf de Fourqueux | Fourqueux | 1929 | 1938 | 2
Golf Barrière de Deauville | Deauville | 1931 | 1956 | 2
Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche | Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche | 1965 | 1982 | 3
Golf de Chantaco | Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 1970 | 1970 | 1
Golf de Biarritz-Le Phare | Biarritz | 1971 | 1971 | 1 (+2)
Golf de la Nivelle | Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 1972 | 1972 | 1 (+1)
Golf de la Baule | La Baule-Escoublac | 1978 | 1978 | 1
Golf Club de Lyon | Lyon | 1979 | 2001 | 2
Le Golf National | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | 1991 | 2024 | 30
Golf du Médoc | Le Pian-Médoc | 1999 | 1999 | 1

From 1970 to 1973 the first two rounds were played on two different courses, everyone playing one round on each course. After the cut, one of the courses was then used for the final two rounds. In 1970 Chantaco and Biarritz-Le Phare were used, with the final two rounds played at Chantaco. In 1971 La Nivelle and Biarritz-Le Phare were used, with the final two rounds played at Biarritz-Le Phare. In 1972 La Nivelle and Biarritz-Le Phare were used, with the final two rounds played at La Nivelle. In 1973, two courses at La Boulie were used, La Foret and La Vallee, with the final two rounds played on La Vallee.

## Winners

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| European Tour (Rolex Series) | 2017–2018

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| European Tour (Regular) | 1972–2016, 2019−
| Pre-European Tour | 1906–1971
#  | Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of
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FedEx Open de France
106th  | 2024 |  Dan Bradbury | 268 | −16 | 1 stroke |  Sam Bairstow
Thorbjørn Olesen
Yannik Paul
Jeff Winther | Le Golf National
Cazoo Open de France
105th  | 2023 |  Ryo Hisatsune | 270 | −14 | 2 strokes |  Jordan Smith
Jeff Winther | Le Golf National
104th  | 2022 |  Guido Migliozzi | 268 | −16 | 1 stroke |  Rasmus Højgaard | Le Golf National
Open de France
–  | 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
–  | 2020
Amundi Open de France
103rd  | 2019 |  Nicolas Colsaerts | 272 | −12 | 1 stroke |  Joachim B. Hansen | Le Golf National
HNA Open de France
102nd  | 2018 |  Alex Norén | 277 | −7 | 1 stroke |  Russell Knox
Julian Suri
Chris Wood | Le Golf National
101st  | 2017 |  Tommy Fleetwood | 272 | −12 | 1 stroke |  Peter Uihlein | Le Golf National
Open de France
100th  | 2016 |  Thongchai Jaidee | 273 | −11 | 4 strokes |  Francesco Molinari | Le Golf National
Alstom Open de France
99th  | 2015 |  Bernd Wiesberger | 271 | −13 | 3 strokes |  James Morrison | Le Golf National
98th  | 2014 |  Graeme McDowell (2) | 279 | −5 | 1 stroke |  Thongchai Jaidee
Kevin Stadler | Le Golf National
97th  | 2013 |  Graeme McDowell | 275 | −9 | 4 strokes |  Richard Sterne | Le Golf National
96th  | 2012 |  Marcel Siem | 276 | −8 | 1 stroke |  Francesco Molinari | Le Golf National
95th  | 2011 |  Thomas Levet | 277 | −7 | 1 stroke |  Mark Foster
Thorbjørn Olesen | Le Golf National
94th  | 2010 |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 273 | −11 | Playoff |  Alejandro Cañizares
Francesco Molinari | Le Golf National
Open de France Alstom
93rd  | 2009 |  Martin Kaymer | 271 | −13 | Playoff |  Lee Westwood | Le Golf National
92nd  | 2008 |  Pablo Larrazábal | 269 | −15 | 4 strokes |  Colin Montgomerie | Le Golf National
91st  | 2007 |  Graeme Storm | 277 | −7 | 1 stroke |  Søren Hansen | Le Golf National
90th  | 2006 |  John Bickerton | 273 | −11 | 1 stroke |  Pádraig Harrington | Le Golf National
Open de France
89th  | 2005 |  Jean-François Remésy (2) | 273 | −11 | Playoff |  Jean van de Velde | Le Golf National
88th  | 2004 |  Jean-François Remésy | 272 | −12 | 7 strokes |  Richard Green
Nick O'Hern | Le Golf National
87th  | 2003 |  Philip Golding | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke |  David Howell | Le Golf National
Novotel Perrier Open de France
86th  | 2002 |  Malcolm MacKenzie | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke |  Trevor Immelman | Le Golf National
85th  | 2001 |  José María Olazábal | 268 | −12 | 2 strokes |  Paul Eales
Costantino Rocca
Greg Turner | Lyon
84th  | 2000 |  Colin Montgomerie | 272 | −16 | 2 strokes |  Jonathan Lomas | Le Golf National
83rd  | 1999 |  Retief Goosen (2) | 272 | −12 | Playoff |  Greg Turner | Médoc
Peugeot Open de France
82nd  | 1998 |  Sam Torrance | 276 | −12 | 2 strokes |  Olivier Edmond
Massimo Florioli
Mathew Goggin
Bernhard Langer | Le Golf National
81st  | 1997 |  Retief Goosen | 271 | −17 | 3 strokes |  Jamie Spence | Le Golf National
80th  | 1996 |  Robert Allenby | 272 | −16 | Playoff |  Bernhard Langer | Le Golf National
79th  | 1995 |  Paul Broadhurst | 274 | −14 | 8 strokes |  Neal Briggs | Le Golf National
78th  | 1994 |  Mark Roe | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke |  Gabriel Hjertstedt | Le Golf National
77th  | 1993 |  Costantino Rocca | 273 | −11 | Playoff |  Paul McGinley | Le Golf National
76th  | 1992 |  Miguel Ángel Martín | 276 | −8 | 2 strokes |  Martin Poxon | Le Golf National
75th  | 1991 |  Eduardo Romero | 281 | −7 | 2 strokes |  José María Olazábal
Sam Torrance | Le Golf National
74th  | 1990 |  Philip Walton | 275 | −5 | Playoff |  Bernhard Langer | Chantilly
73rd  | 1989 |  Nick Faldo (3) | 273 | −7 | 1 stroke |  Hugh Baiocchi
Bernhard Langer
Mark Roe | Chantilly
72nd  | 1988 |  Nick Faldo (2) | 274 | −6 | 2 strokes |  Denis Durnian
Wayne Riley | Chantilly
71st  | 1987 |  José Rivero | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke |  Howard Clark | Saint-Cloud
70th  | 1986 |  Seve Ballesteros (4) | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke |  Vicente Fernández | La Boulie
69th  | 1985 |  Seve Ballesteros (3) | 263 | −21 | 2 strokes |  Sandy Lyle | Saint-Germain
68th  | 1984 |  Bernhard Langer | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke |  José Rivero | Saint-Cloud
Paco Rabanne Open de France
67th  | 1983 |  Nick Faldo | 277 | −11 | Playoff |  José María Cañizares
David J. Russell | La Boulie
66th  | 1982 |  Seve Ballesteros (2) | 278 | −10 | 4 strokes |  Sandy Lyle | Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
65th  | 1981 |  Sandy Lyle | 270 | −14 | 4 strokes |  Bernhard Langer | Saint-Germain
64th  | 1980 |  Greg Norman | 268 | −20 | 10 strokes |  Ian Mosey | Saint-Cloud
French Open
63rd  | 1979 |  Bernard Gallacher | 284 | −8 | 1 stroke |  Willie Milne | Lyon
62nd  | 1978 |  Dale Hayes | 269 | −19 | 11 strokes |  Seve Ballesteros | La Baule
61st  | 1977 |  Seve Ballesteros | 282 | −6 | 3 strokes |  John Bland
Antonio Garrido
Manuel Piñero
Ian Stanley | Le Touquet
60th  | 1976 |  Vincent Tshabalala | 272 | −16 | 2 strokes |  Salvador Balbuena | Le Touquet
59th  | 1975 |  Brian Barnes | 281 | −3 | 2 strokes |  Neil Coles
Eamonn Darcy
Dale Hayes
John O'Leary | La Boulie
58th  | 1974 |  Peter Oosterhuis (2) | 284 | +4 | 2 strokes |  Peter Townsend | Chantilly
57th  | 1973 |  Peter Oosterhuis | 280 | −4 | 1 stroke |  Tony Jacklin | La Boulie
56th  | 1972 |  Barry Jaeckel | 265 | −11 | Playoff |  Clive Clark | La Nivelle
Biarritz-Le Phare
55th  | 1971 |  Lu Liang-Huan | 262 | −10 | 2 strokes |  Roberto De Vicenzo
Vicente Fernández | Biarritz-Le Phare
La Nivelle
Open de France
54th  | 1970 |  David Graham | 268 |  | 1 stroke |  Jean Garaïalde
Florentino Molina | Chantaco
Biarritz-Le Phare
53rd  | 1969 |  Jean Garaïalde | 277 |  | Playoff |  Roberto De Vicenzo | Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
52nd  | 1968 |  Peter Butler | 272 |  | 4 strokes |  Sebastián Miguel
Peter Townsend | Saint-Cloud
51st  | 1967 |  Bernard Hunt | 271 |  | 3 strokes |  Peter Butler | Saint-Germain
50th  | 1966 |  Denis Hutchinson | 274 |  | 1 stroke |  Ramón Sota | La Boulie
49th  | 1965 |  Ramón Sota | 268 |  | 1 stroke |  Cobie Legrange | Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
48th  | 1964 |  Roberto De Vicenzo (3) | 272 |  | Playoff |  Cobie Legrange | Chantilly
47th  | 1963 |  Bruce Devlin | 273 |  | 4 strokes |  Kel Nagle | Saint-Cloud
46th  | 1962 |  Alan Murray | 274 |  | 1 stroke |  Bob Charles
Peter Thomson | Saint-Germain
45th  | 1961 |  Kel Nagle | 271 |  | 4 strokes |  Peter Thomson | La Boulie
44th  | 1960 |  Roberto De Vicenzo (2) | 275 |  | 3 strokes |  Bill Johnston
Leopoldo Ruiz | Saint-Cloud
43rd  | 1959 |  Dave Thomas | 276 |  | 3 strokes |  Peter Alliss | La Boulie
42nd  | 1958 |  Flory Van Donck (3) | 276 |  | Playoff |  Harold Henning | Saint-Germain
41st  | 1957 |  Flory Van Donck (2) | 266 |  | 8 strokes |  Peter Alliss
Ángel Miguel | Saint-Cloud
40th  | 1956 |  Ángel Miguel | 277 |  | 4 strokes |  Antonio Cerdá
Flory Van Donck
Trevor Wilkes | Deauville
39th  | 1955 |  Byron Nelson | 271 |  | 2 strokes |  Harry Weetman | La Boulie
38th  | 1954 |  Flory Van Donck | 275 |  | 1 stroke |  Aldo Casera
Norman Von Nida | Saint-Cloud
37th  | 1953 |  Bobby Locke (2) | 276 |  | 2 strokes |  Max Faulkner | La Boulie
36th  | 1952 |  Bobby Locke | 268 |  | 8 strokes |  Antonio Cerdá | Saint-Germain
35th  | 1951 |  Hassan Hassanein | 273 |  | 8 strokes |  Jimmy Adams | Saint-Cloud
34th  | 1950 |  Roberto De Vicenzo | 279 |  | 5 strokes |  Marcelino Morcillo | Chantilly
33rd  | 1949 |  Ugo Grappasonni | 275 |  | 4 strokes |  Marcel Dallemagne | Saint-Germain
32nd  | 1948 |  Firmin Cavalo Jr. | 287 |  | 2 strokes |  Pierre Hausséguy | Saint-Cloud
31st  | 1947 |  Henry Cotton (2) | 285 |  | 3 strokes |  John Knipe | Chantilly
30th  | 1946 |  Henry Cotton | 269 |  | 15 strokes |  Flory Van Donck | Saint-Cloud
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
29th  | 1939 |  Martin Pose | 285 |  | 1 stroke |  Tom Odams | Le Touquet
28th  | 1938 |  Marcel Dallemagne (3) | 282 |  | 5 strokes |  Pierre Hausséguy | Fourqueux
27th  | 1937 |  Marcel Dallemagne (2) | 278 |  | 3 strokes |  Leonard Crawley (a) | Chantilly
26th  | 1936 |  Marcel Dallemagne | 277 |  | Playoff |  Henry Cotton | Saint-Germain
25th  | 1935 |  Sid Brews (2) | 293 |  | 3 strokes |  Aubrey Boomer | Le Touquet
24th  | 1934 |  Sid Brews | 284 |  | 2 strokes |  Aubrey Boomer
Auguste Boyer | Dieppe
23rd  | 1933 |  Bert Gadd | 283 |  | 3 strokes |  Auguste Boyer
Marcel Dallemagne | Chantilly
22nd  | 1932 |  Arthur Lacey | 295 |  | 4 strokes |  René Golias | Saint-Cloud
21st  | 1931 |  Aubrey Boomer (5) | 291 |  | 2 strokes |  Percy Alliss
Tomas Genta | Deauville
20th  | 1930 |  Ernest Whitcombe | 282 |  | 1 stroke |  Auguste Boyer | Dieppe
19th  | 1929 |  Aubrey Boomer (4) | 283 |  | Playoff |  Archie Compston | Fourqueux
18th  | 1928 |  Cyril Tolley (a) (2) | 283 |  | 1 stroke |  Henry Kinch | La Boulie
17th  | 1927 |  George Duncan (2) | 299 |  | 2 strokes |  Aubrey Boomer | Saint-Germain
16th  | 1926 |  Aubrey Boomer (3) | 280 |  | 5 strokes |  Abe Mitchell | Saint-Cloud
15th  | 1925 |  Arnaud Massy (4) | 291 |  | Playoff |  Archie Compston | Chantilly
14th  | 1924 |  Cyril Tolley (a) | 290 |  | 3 strokes |  Walter Hagen | La Boulie
13th  | 1923 |  James Ockenden | 288 |  | 2 strokes |  Jack Gaudin | Dieppe
12th  | 1922 |  Aubrey Boomer (2) | 286 |  | 9 strokes |  Eugène Lafitte | La Boulie
11th  | 1921 |  Aubrey Boomer | 284 |  | Playoff |  Arnaud Massy | Le Touquet
10th  | 1920 |  Walter Hagen | 298 |  | Playoff |  Eugène Lafitte | La Boulie
1915–1919: No tournament due to World War I
9th  | 1914 |  James Douglas Edgar | 288 |  | 6 strokes |  Harry Vardon | Le Touquet
8th  | 1913 |  George Duncan | 304 |  | 3 strokes |  James Braid | Chantilly
7th  | 1912 |  Jean Gassiat | 289 |  | 1 stroke |  Harry Vardon | La Boulie
6th  | 1911 |  Arnaud Massy (3) | 284 |  | 7 strokes |  Ted Ray | La Boulie
5th  | 1910 |  James Braid | 298 |  | 2 strokes |  Arnaud Massy | La Boulie
4th  | 1909 |  John Henry Taylor (2) | 293 |  | 1 stroke |  James Braid | La Boulie
3rd  | 1908 |  John Henry Taylor | 300 |  | 4 strokes |  Arnaud Massy
Charles Mayo | La Boulie
2nd  | 1907 |  Arnaud Massy (2) | 298 |  | 2 strokes |  Jean Gassiat | La Boulie
1st  | 1906 |  Arnaud Massy | 292 |  | 11 strokes |  Tom Vardon | La Boulie

Sources:[4][5]

## See also

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* Open golf tournament

## References

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1. ^ "Informations sur l'Open de France sur le site de la FFG" (in French). Fédération Française de Golf. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
2. ^ "Golf: l'Open de France déplacé dans le calendrier et dégradé" (in French). Agence France-Presse. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
3. ^ "A message from European Tour Chief Executive Keith Pelley". European Tour. April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
4. ^ "Record / The Open - Open de France". Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
5. ^ "French Open | Tour Results - Winners | Where2Golf".

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