Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue, a French golf enthusiast from Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, hoped to popularize the then little-known sport of Golf in France during the early 1960s. With Dominique Motte, he suggested the creation of a new championship trophy to Pierre Menet, the chairman of the Lancôme Company. Their goal was originally to bring together eight of the best players in the world. Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche had hosted the 1963 Canada Cup and the Open de France in 1965 and 1969.
The tournament started in 1970 as the "Tournament of Champions" but from 1971 it was called the "Trophée Lancôme", named after Menet's company. It began as an unofficial event, in that it was not part of a tour schedule, but it was backed by the Fédération Française de Golf and by preeminent sports agent Mark McCormack who arranged for some of the world's top players to participate. The 1970 and 1971 the tournament was played over three rounds (54 holes), but starting in 1972 it was played over four rounds (72 holes). Originally contested by 8 invited players, the field was increased to 12 in 1979.
From 1982 onwards it was an official money event on the European Tour, with an increased field size.[1][2] In 1986 Bernhard Langer and Seve Ballesteros were declared joint winners as they were level after four playoff holes when darkness fell. The tournament ceased operation after 2003.
^"Aaron nine under par for victory". The Times. 9 October 1972. p. 6.
^"Palmer proves game has lost none of its effectiveness". The Glasgow Herald. 18 October 1971. p. 5.
^"Eagle-birdie finish gives Jacklin dramatic victory". The Glasgow Herald. 19 October 1970. p. 5.
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January 01, 1970
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The Trophee Lancome was a professional golf tournament which was staged in Saint Nom la Breteche France from 1970 to 2003 Trophee LancomeTournament informationLocationParis FranceEstablished1970Course s Saint Nom la BretechePar72Length6 902 yards 6 311 m Tour s European TourFormatStroke playPrize fund 1 800 000Month playedSeptemberFinal year2003Tournament record scoreAggregate263 Vijay Singh 1994 To par 24 Ian Woosnam 1987 Final championRetief GoosenLocation mapSaint Nom la BretecheLocation in FranceShow map of FranceSaint Nom la BretecheLocation in Ile de FranceShow map of Ile de France region Gaetan Mourgue D Algue a French golf enthusiast from Saint Nom la Breteche hoped to popularize the then little known sport of Golf in France during the early 1960s With Dominique Motte he suggested the creation of a new championship trophy to Pierre Menet the chairman of the Lancome Company Their goal was originally to bring together eight of the best players in the world Saint Nom La Breteche had hosted the 1963 Canada Cup and the Open de France in 1965 and 1969 The tournament started in 1970 as the Tournament of Champions but from 1971 it was called the Trophee Lancome named after Menet s company It began as an unofficial event in that it was not part of a tour schedule but it was backed by the Federation Francaise de Golf and by preeminent sports agent Mark McCormack who arranged for some of the world s top players to participate The 1970 and 1971 the tournament was played over three rounds 54 holes but starting in 1972 it was played over four rounds 72 holes Originally contested by 8 invited players the field was increased to 12 in 1979 From 1982 onwards it was an official money event on the European Tour with an increased field size 1 2 In 1986 Bernhard Langer and Seve Ballesteros were declared joint winners as they were level after four playoff holes when darkness fell The tournament ceased operation after 2003 Contents 1 Winners 2 Multiple winners 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksWinners editYear Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s up Ref 2003 nbsp Retief Goosen 2 266 18 4 strokes nbsp Paul McGinley 2002 nbsp Alex Cejka 272 12 2 strokes nbsp Carlos Rodiles 2001 nbsp Sergio Garcia 266 18 1 stroke nbsp Retief Goosen 2000 nbsp Retief Goosen 271 13 1 stroke nbsp Michael Campbell nbsp Darren Clarke 1999 nbsp Pierre Fulke 270 14 1 stroke nbsp Ignacio Garrido 1998 nbsp Miguel Angel Jimenez 273 11 2 strokes nbsp David Duval nbsp Mark O Meara nbsp Jarmo Sandelin nbsp Greg Turner 1997 nbsp Mark O Meara 271 13 1 stroke nbsp Jarmo Sandelin 1996 nbsp Jesper Parnevik 268 12 5 strokes nbsp Colin Montgomerie 1995 nbsp Colin Montgomerie 269 11 1 stroke nbsp Sam Torrance 1994 nbsp Vijay Singh 263 17 1 stroke nbsp Miguel Angel Jimenez 1993 nbsp Ian Woosnam 2 267 13 2 strokes nbsp Sam Torrance 1992 nbsp Mark Roe 267 13 2 strokes nbsp Vicente Fernandez 1991 nbsp Frank Nobilo 267 13 1 stroke nbsp Ian Baker Finch nbsp Peter Fowler nbsp David Gilford nbsp Jamie Spence 1990 nbsp Jose Maria Olazabal 269 11 1 stroke nbsp Colin Montgomerie 1989 nbsp Eduardo Romero 266 22 1 stroke nbsp Bernhard Langer nbsp Jose Maria Olazabal 1988 nbsp Seve Ballesteros 4 269 15 4 strokes nbsp Jose Maria Olazabal 1987 nbsp Ian Woosnam 264 24 2 strokes nbsp Mark McNulty 1986 nbsp Seve Ballesteros 3 nbsp Bernhard Langer 274 14 Title shared a 1985 nbsp Nick Price 275 13 Playoff nbsp Mark James 1984 nbsp Sandy Lyle 278 10 Playoff nbsp Seve Ballesteros 1983 nbsp Seve Ballesteros 2 269 19 4 strokes nbsp Corey Pavin 1982 nbsp David Graham 2 276 12 2 strokes nbsp Seve Ballesteros 1981 nbsp David Graham 280 8 5 strokes nbsp Isao Aoki nbsp Sandy Lyle 3 1980 nbsp Lee Trevino 2 280 8 4 strokes nbsp Gary Hallberg 4 1979 nbsp Johnny Miller 2 281 7 3 strokes nbsp Sandy Lyle nbsp Lee Trevino 5 1978 nbsp Lee Trevino 272 16 5 strokes nbsp Gary Player nbsp Tom Watson 6 1977 nbsp Graham Marsh 273 15 Playoff nbsp Seve Ballesteros 7 1976 nbsp Seve Ballesteros 283 5 1 stroke nbsp Arnold Palmer 8 1975 nbsp Gary Player 278 10 6 strokes nbsp Lanny Wadkins 9 1974 nbsp Billy Casper 283 5 3 strokes nbsp Hale Irwin 10 1973 nbsp Johnny Miller 277 11 3 strokes nbsp Valentin Barrios 11 1972 nbsp Tommy Aaron 279 9 3 strokes nbsp Tom Weiskopf 12 1971 nbsp Arnold Palmer 202 14 2 strokes nbsp Gary Player 13 1970 nbsp Tony Jacklin 206 10 1 stroke nbsp Arnold Palmer nbsp Ramon Sota 14 Multiple winners edit4 wins Seve Ballesteros including one shared 2 wins Retief Goosen David Graham Lee Trevino Ian WoosnamNotes edit Title shared when darkness ended play with Ballesteros and Langer still tied after four holes of a sudden death playoff References edit Tour tourney Aberdeen Evening Express Aberdeen Scotland 15 March 1982 p 14 Retrieved 9 June 2020 via British Newspaper Archive The Haig Glasgow Herald Glasgow Scotland 15 March 1982 p 14 Retrieved 9 June 2020 via Google News Archive U S Open Champion David Graham The Glasgow Herald 19 October 1981 p 16 Caddy reads Trevino win The Glasgow Herald 20 October 1980 p 22 Johnny comes marching home after 3 lean years The Glasgow Herald 29 October 1979 p 20 Trevino wins with record The Glasgow Herald 23 October 1978 p 22 Marsh wins again The Glasgow Herald 17 October 1977 p 19 Ballesteros wins Lancome The Glasgow Herald 18 October 1976 p 17 Player finishes well clear of field The Times 13 October 1975 p 9 Casper survives bad start The Glasgow Herald 7 October 1974 p 5 Lancome win for Miller The Glasgow Herald 8 October 1973 p 7 Aaron nine under par for victory The Times 9 October 1972 p 6 Palmer proves game has lost none of its effectiveness The Glasgow Herald 18 October 1971 p 5 Eagle birdie finish gives Jacklin dramatic victory The Glasgow Herald 19 October 1970 p 5 External links editCoverage on the European Tour s official site Official golf site of St Nom la Breteche Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trophee Lancome amp oldid 1193832899, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
