Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe
The German Bank Players Championship of Europe until 2007 was a golf tournament that annually one week after the Open Championship was held and within the Tournament Players Championship of the PGA European Tour as a European of professional Gulf was performed. After the Open de France , it was considered the most important golf tournament on the European mainland. The winner obtained a five-year eligibility to play on the European Tour.
history
The event was held for the first time in 1992 under the name Honda Open , received the additional designation Tournament Players' Championship of Europe ( TPC of Europe for short ) in 1995 and ran until 1997 as the Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe . From 1998 to 2004 the tournament was called Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe . In 2004 SAP withdrew as title sponsor, and in 2007 Deutsche Bank followed. So the end of the tournament was sealed for the time being.
Prize money
At last € 3.6 million, the competition was one of the most highly endowed tournaments on the Tour and was only surpassed by the Open de France (€ 4 million) on mainland Europe .
Venues
The tournament was held at Gut Kaden Golf and Land Club in Alveslohe near Hamburg . Originally, the venue changed every two years with the St. Leon-Rot Golf Club near Heidelberg until the title sponsor SAP withdrew .
winner
| year | winner | nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe | ||
| 2007 | Andrés Romero |
 Argentina
|
| 2006 | Robert Karlsson |
 Sweden
|
| 2005 | Niclas Fasth |
Sweden
|
| Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe | ||
| 2004 | Trevor Immelman |
 South Africa
|
| 2003 | Pádraig Harrington |
 Ireland
|
| 2002 | Tiger Woods |
 United States
|
| 2001 | Tiger Woods |
United States
|
| 2000 | Lee Westwood |
 England
|
| 1999 | Tiger Woods |
United States
|
| year | winner | nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Lee Westwood |
England
|
| Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe | ||
| 1997 | Ross McFarlane |
England
|
| 1996 | Frank Nobilo |
 New Zealand
|
| Honda Open - TPC of Europe | ||
| 1995 | Bernhard Langer |
 Germany
|
| Honda Open | ||
| 1994 | Robert Allenby |
 Australia
|
| 1993 | Sam Torrance |
 Scotland
|
| 1992 | Bernhard Langer |
Germany
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