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Open de France
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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Paris, 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 | September |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 262 Lu Liang-Huan (1971) |
| To par | −21 Seve Ballesteros (1985) |
| Current champion | |
| Ryo Hisatsune | |
| Location map | |
Le Golf National Location in France Le Golf National Location in Île-de-France | |
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 edit
| Venue | Location | First | Last | Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2023 | 29 |
| 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 edit
| European Tour (Rolex Series) | 2017–2018 | |
| European Tour (Regular) | 1972–2016, 2019− | |
| Pre-European Tour | 1906–1971 |
| # | Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
References edit
- ^ "Informations sur l'Open de France sur le site de la FFG" (in French). Fédération Française de Golf. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ^ "Golf: l'Open de France déplacé dans le calendrier et dégradé" (in French). Agence France-Presse. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "A message from European Tour Chief Executive Keith Pelley". European Tour. April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ^ "French Open | Tour Results - Winners | Where2Golf".
External links edit
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