Open de France

Open de France
information
Country:	France
Major (yes / no) :	No
Tour (s) :	PGA European Tour
open to professionals (yes / no) :	Yes
open to amateurs (yes / no) :	Yes
organized since:	1906
Venue (s):	Paris
Course (s):	formerly changed to Le Golf National since 2002
Length in meters :	6,627
Par :	71
Game form :	Stroke play
Total prize money:	€ 1.6 million
Prize money for d. Winner:	€ 266,666
normal appointment (month) :	June July
Top performances
Total number of strokes : (name) (year)	262 Lu Liang-Huan (1971)
under par: (name) (year)	−21 Severiano Ballesteros (1985)
most frequent winner:	Aubrey Boomer (1921, 1922, 1926, 1929, 1931)
Title holder
Surname:	Nicolas Colsaerts
Nationality:	Belgium
Title holder since:	2019

The Open de France is a golf tournament of 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, has been an integral part of the tournament calendar.

history

The first winner of the Open de France was the French Arnaud Massy , who was able to secure the title a total of four times (1906, 1907, 1911 and 1925). 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 number of world class golfers Europe and overseas. The four-time winner Severiano Ballesteros and the three-time successful Nick Faldo deserve special mention .

Before the 1999 tournament it was announced that doping controls would be carried out. As a result, 15 golfers canceled their participation at short notice. From the turn of the millennium, the French golf association, the Fédération Française de Golf , tried hard to upgrade this championship. One of the measures was not to mention a sponsor in the title of the tournament. From 2004 onwards, qualifying competitions based on the model of the Open Championship and the US Open , which are also accessible to amateurs, will be held.

Prize money

The prize money was increased from € 865,000 (1999) to € 4 million (2006). Apart from the Major Championships and the World Golf Championships , the Open de France was one of the most highly endowed events on the European Tour . In 2017 and 2018 it was part of the newly created Rolex series with prize money of US $ 7 million. In 2019, the tournament was held in October and the prize money was reduced to 1.6 million euros.

venue

The tournament used to be held on different courses, but as part of the changes, the competition has found its home in Le Golf National near Paris .

Winner since 1906

year	winner	nationality	Place / facility	Result
Amundi Open de France
2020	No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Nicolas Colsaerts	Belgium	Le Golf National	272 (−12)
HNA Open de France
2018	Alex Noren	Sweden	Le Golf National	277 (−7)
2017	Tommy Fleetwood	England	Le Golf National	272 (−12)
Open de France
2016	Thongchai Jaidee	Thailand	Le Golf National	273 (−11)
ALSTOM Open de France
2015	Bernd Wiesberger	Austria	Le Golf National	271 (−13)
2014	Graeme McDowell (2)	Northern Ireland	Le Golf National	279 (−5)
2013	Graeme McDowell	Northern Ireland	Le Golf National	275 (−9)
2012	Marcel Siem	Germany	Le Golf National	276 (−8)
2011	Thomas Levet	France	Le Golf National	277 (−7)
2010	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	Spain	Le Golf National	273 (−11)
Open de France ALSTOM
2009	Martin Kaymer	Germany	Le Golf National	271 (−13)
2008	Pablo Larrazábal	Spain	Le Golf National	269 ​​(−15)
2007	Graeme Storm	England	Le Golf National	277 (−7)
2006	John Bickerton	England	Le Golf National	273 (−11)
Open de France
2005	Jean-François Remésy (2)	France	Le Golf National	273 (−11)
2004	Jean-François Remésy	France	Le Golf National	272 (−12)
2003	Philip Golding	England	Le Golf National	273 (−15)
Novotel Perrier Open de France
2002	Malcolm MacKenzie	England	Le Golf National	274 (−14)
2001	José María Olazábal	Spain	Lyon Villette	268 (−12)
2000	Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	Le Golf National	272 (−16)
1999	Retief Goosen (2)	South Africa	Pian Médoc	272 (−12)
Peugeot Open de France
1998	Sam Torrance	Scotland	Le Golf National	276 (−12)
1997	Retief Goosen	South Africa	Le Golf National	271 (−17)
1996	Robert Allenby	Australia	Le Golf National	272 (−16)
1995	Paul Broadhurst	England	Le Golf National	274 (−14)
1994	Mark Roe	England	Le Golf National	274 (−14)
1993	Costantino Rocca	Italy	Le Golf National	273 (−11)
1992	Miguel Ángel Martín	Spain	Le Golf National	276 (−8)
1991	Eduardo Romero	Argentina	Le Golf National	281 (−7)
1990	Philip Walton	Ireland	Chantilly	275 (−5)
1989	Nick Faldo (3)	England	Chantilly	273 (−7)
1988	Nick Faldo (2)	England	Chantilly	274 (−6)
1987	José Rivero	Spain	Saint-Cloud	269 ​​(−19)
1986	Seve Ballesteros (4)	Spain	La Boulie	269 ​​(−19)
1985	Seve Ballesteros (3)	Spain	Saint Germain	263 (−21)
1984	Bernhard Langer	Germany	Saint-Cloud	270 (−18)
Paco Rabanne Open de France
1983	Nick Faldo	England	La Boulie	277 (−11)
1982	Seve Ballesteros (2)	Spain	Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche	278 (−10)
1981	Sandy Lyle	Scotland	Saint Germain	270 (−14)
1980	Greg Norman	Australia	Saint-Cloud	268 (−20)
French Open
1979	Bernard Gallacher	Scotland	Lyon	284 (−8)
1978	Dale Hayes	South Africa	La Baule	269 ​​(−19)
1977	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	Le Touquet	282 (−6)
1976	Vincent Tshabalala	South Africa	Le Touquet	272 (−16)
1975	Brian Barnes	England	La Boulie	281 (−7)
1974	Peter Oosterhuis (2)	England	Chantilly	284 (+4)
1973	Peter Oosterhuis	England	La Boulie	280 (−4)
1972	Barry Jaeckel	United States	Biarritz La Nivelle	265 (−7)
1971	Lu Liang-Huan	Taiwan	Biarritz	262 (−10)
Open de France
1970	David Graham	Australia	Chantaco	268
1969	Jean Garaialde	France	Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche	277
1968	Peter Butler	England	Saint-Cloud	272
1967	Bernard Hunt	England	Saint Germain	271
1966	Denis Hutchinson	South Africa	La Boulie	274
1965	Ramon Sota	Spain	Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche	268
1964	Roberto DeVicenzo (3)	Argentina	Chantilly	272
1963	Bruce Devlin	Australia	Saint-Cloud	273
1962	Alan Murray	Australia	Saint Germain	274
1961	Kel Nagle	Australia	La Boulie	271
1960	Roberto DeVicenzo (2)	Argentina	Saint-Cloud	275
1959	Dave Thomas	Wales	La Boulie	276
1958	Flory Van Donck (3)	Belgium	Saint Germain	276
1957	Flory Van Donck (2)	Belgium	Saint-Cloud	266
1956	Angel Miguel	Spain	Deauville	277
1955	Byron Nelson	United States	La Boulie	271
1954	Flory Van Donck	Belgium	Saint-Cloud	275
1953	Bobby Locke (2)	South Africa	La Boulie	276
1952	Bobby Locke	South Africa	Saint Germain	268
1951	Hassan Hassanein	Egypt	Saint-Cloud	278
1950	Roberto DeVicenzo	Argentina	Chantilly	279
1949	Ugo Grappasonni	Italy	Saint Germain	275
1948	Firmin Cavalo	France	Saint-Cloud	287
1947	Henry Cotton (2)	England	Chantilly	285
1946	Henry Cotton	England	Saint-Cloud	269
1940-45	No tournaments during World War II
1939	Martin pose	Argentina	Le Touquet	285
1938	Marcel Dallemagne (3)	France	Fourqueux	282
1937	Marcel Dallemagne (2)	France	Saint-Cloud	278
1936	Marcel Dallemagne	France	Saint Germain	277
1935	Sid Brews (2)	South Africa	Le Touquet	293
1934	Sid Brews	South Africa	Dieppe	284
1933	Bert Gadd	England	Chantilly	283
1932	Arthur Lacey	England	Saint-Cloud	295
1931	Aubrey Boomer (5)	England	Deauville	291
1930	Ernest Whitcombe	England	Dieppe	282
1929	Aubrey Boomer (4)	England	Fourqueux	283
1928	Cyril Tolley (Amateur) (2)	England	La Boulie	283
1927	George Duncan (2)	Scotland	Saint Germain	299
1926	Aubrey Boomer (3)	England	Saint-Cloud	280
1925	Arnaud Massy (4)	France	Chantilly	291
1924	Cyril Tolley (amateur)	England	La Boulie	290
1923	James Ockenden	England	Dieppe	288
1922	Aubrey Boomer (2)	England	La Boulie	286
1921	Aubrey Boomer	England	Le Touquet	284
1920	Walter Hagen	United States	La Boulie	298
1915-19	No tournaments during the First World War
1914	James Douglas Edgar	England	Le Touquet	288
1913	George Duncan	Scotland	Chantilly	304
1912	Jean Gassiat	France	La Boulie	289
1911	Arnaud Massy (3)	France	La Boulie	284
1910	James Braid	Scotland	La Boulie	298
1909	John Henry Taylor (2)	England	La Boulie	293
1908	John Henry Taylor	England	La Boulie	300
1907	Arnaud Massy (2)	France	La Boulie	298
1906	Arnaud Massy	France	La Boulie	292

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} decision in the play-off

Multiple winners

16 golfers had won this tournament more than once by 2010.

• 5 wins
  • Aubrey Boomer 1921, 1922, 1926, 1929, 1931

• 4 wins
  • Arnaud Massy 1906, 1907, 1911, 1925
  • Seve Ballesteros 1977, 1982, 1985, 1986

• 3 wins
  • Marcel Dallemagne 1936, 1937, 1938
  • Flory Van Donck 1954, 1957, 1958
  • Roberto DeVicenzo 1950, 1960, 1964
  • Nick Faldo 1983, 1988, 1989

• 2 wins
  • John Henry Taylor 1908, 1909
  • George Duncan 1913 to 1927
  • Cyril Tolley 1924, 1928
  • Sid Brews 1934, 1935
  • Henry Cotton 1946, 1947
  • Bobby Locke 1952, 1953
  • Peter Oosterhuis 1973, 1974
  • Retief Goosen 1997, 1999
  • Jean-François Remésy 2004, 2005
  • Graeme McDowell 2013, 2014

Web link

• Official website (French and English)

Remarks

1. ^ The Venue - Card of Course
2. ↑ The question du dopage n'est plus taboue dans le golf lemonde.fr 2 October 2006
3. ↑ 100th edition of the Open de France