Open de France

The Open de France is a golf tournament on the PGA European Tour. First held in 1906, this event is the oldest National Open Championship in continental European golf and, since the introduction of the European Tour in 1972, an integral part of the tournament calendar.

History

The first winner of the Open de France was the Frenchman Arnaud Massy, ​​of the title four times (1906, 1907, 1911 and 1925), was able to secure. Among the prominent winners were Walter Hagen (1920), Henry Cotton (1946 and 1947), Roberto DeVicenzo (1950, 1960 and 1964 ), Byron Nelson (1955 ), Peter Oosterhuis (1973 and 1974 ) and then a whole host of world-class golfers from Europe and overseas. These are the four-time champion Severiano Ballesteros and Nick Faldo three times successful.

From the turn of the millennium, the French Golf Federation, the Fédération Française de Golf, works hard to improve these championship. One of the measures is to take out the mention of a sponsor in the title of the tournament. From 2004 to qualifying competitions modeled after the Open Championship and the U.S. Open are carried out, which are also accessible for amateurs.

Purse

The prize money has been increased from € 865,000 (1999) up to € 4 million ( 2006). This was one of the Open de France, apart from the Major Championships and the competitions of the World Golf Championships, the most valuable events on the European Tour. The current prize money of € 3 million.

Venue

The tournament was previously held at various places in the wake of changes in the competition has found its home site at Le Golf National near Paris.

Winners since 1906

Multiple winners

16 golfers have won this tournament in 2010 to more than once.

  • 5 wins Aubrey Boomer 1921, 1922, 1926, 1929, 1931
  • 4 wins Arnaud Massy in 1906, 1907, 1911, 1925
  • Seve Ballesteros in 1977, 1982, 1985, 1986
  • 3 wins Marcel Dallemagne 1936, 1937, 1938
  • Flory Van Donck 1954, 1957, 1958
  • Roberto DeVicenzo 1950, 1960, 1964
  • Nick Faldo in 1983, 1988, 1989
  • 2 wins John Henry Taylor in 1908, 1909
  • George Duncan 1913, 1927
  • Cyril Tolley 1924, 1928
  • Sid Brews 1934 1935
  • Henry Cotton in 1946, 1947
  • Bobby Locke in 1952, 1953
  • Peter Oosterhuis 1973, 1974
  • Retief Goosen 1997, 1999
  • Jean -François Remesy 2004, 2005

Weblink

  • Official website (French and English )
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