BMW International Open
| BMW International Open | |
|---|---|
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| Text to the picture: | Covered grandstand |
| information | |
| Country: |
 Germany
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| Major (yes / no) : | No |
| Tour (s) : | European Tour |
| open to professionals (yes / no) : | Yes |
| open to amateurs (yes / no) : | No |
| organized since: | 1989 |
| Venue (s): | Eichenried , Pulheim |
| Course (s): |
Golfclub München Eichenried Golfclub Gut Lärchenhof |
| Length in meters : | 6,366 |
| Par : | 72 |
| Game form : | Stroke play |
| Total prize money: | 2,000,000 euros |
| Prize money for d. Winner: | 333,330 EURO |
| normal appointment (month) : | June |
| Top performances | |
| Total number of strokes : (name) (year) | 261 John Daly (2001) |
| under par: (name) (year) | −27 John Daly (2001) |
| most frequent winner: |
Paul Azinger (1990, 1992) Thomas Bjørn (2000, 2002) Pablo Larrazábal (2011, 2015) Henrik Stenson (2006, 2016) |
| Title holder | |
| Surname: | Andrea Pavan |
| Nationality: |
 Italy
|
| Title holder since: | 2019 |
The BMW International Open is an international golf tournament on the European Tour . It has been held annually since 1989 on the grounds of the Munich Eichenried Golf Club . This series was interrupted three times (1994–1996) and the tournament was held on the grounds of the St. Eurach Country and Golf Club. From 2012 onwards, the tournament will be held alternately at Gut Lärchenhof in Pulheim near Cologne and Eichenried. Since 2019, the tournament has no longer been held annually, but exclusively in Eichenried.
With two million euros in prize money, the event is within the average of the European tournament series (European Tour). With an average of around 60,000 spectators throughout the tournament week, the BMW International Open is the largest professional golf tournament in Germany. In the 20th edition, in 2008, Martin Kaymer was the first German to win after Bernhard Langer had taken second place several times.
Winners list
| year | winner | nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | no tournament, COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2019 | Andrea Pavan |
Italy
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| 2018 | Matt Wallace |
 England
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| 2017 | Andrés Fabián Romero |
 Argentina
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| 2016 | Henrik Stenson (2) |
 Sweden
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| 2015 | Pablo Larrazábal (2) |
 Spain
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| 2014 | Fabrizio Zanotti |
 Paraguay
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| 2013 | Ernie Els |
 South Africa
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| 2012 | Danny Willett |
England
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| 2011 | Pablo Larrazábal |
Spain
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| 2010 | David Horsey |
England
|
| 2009 | Nick Dougherty |
England
|
| 2008 | Martin Kaymer |
Germany
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| 2007 | Niclas Fasth |
Sweden
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| 2006 | Henrik Stenson |
Sweden
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| 2005 | David Howell |
England
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| 2004 | Miguel Angel Jiménez |
Spain
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| 2003 | Lee Westwood |
England
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| 2002 | Thomas Bjørn (2) |
 Denmark
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| 2001 | John Daly |
 United States
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| 2000 | Thomas Bjørn |
Denmark
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| 1999 | Colin Montgomerie |
 Scotland
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| 1998 | Russell Claydon |
England
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| 1997 | Robert Karlsson |
Sweden
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| 1996 | Marc Farry |
 France
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| 1995 | Frank Nobilo |
 New Zealand
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| 1994 | Mark McNulty |
 Zimbabwe(since 2003 Ireland )  |
| 1993 | Peter Fowler |
 Australia
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| 1992 | Paul Azinger (2) |
United States
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| 1991 | Sandy Lyle |
Scotland
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| 1990 | Paul Azinger |
United States
|
| 1989 | David Feherty |
 Northern Ireland
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