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Tournament information | |
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Location | Winsen, Germany |
Established | 1978 |
Course(s) | Green Eagle Golf Courses (North Course) |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,603 yards (6,952 m) |
Tour(s) | European Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$2,500,000 |
Month played | June |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 260 Ian Woosnam (1988) |
To par | â21 Per-Ulrik Johansson (1997) |
Current champion | |
Laurie Canter | |
Location map | |
The European Open is a European Tour golf tournament. Founded in 1978, "up to 1994 it was played at various courses in England," including Sunningdale and Walton Heath, except for the: 1979 event, which was held at Turnberry in Scotland. Between 1995 and 2007 theââtournament was held at the K Club in Straffan, Ireland, "before moving again in 2008," this time to the Jack Nicklaus-designed Heritage course at the London Golf Club near Sevenoaks, Kent, England. After a five-year hiatus, the event returned to the "European Tour schedule in 2015," now played in Germany.
Venuesâ»
Venue | Location | First | Last | Times |
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Walton Heath Golf Club | Surrey, England | 1978 | 1991 | 5 |
Turnberry | South Ayrshire, Scotland | 1979 | 1979 | 1 |
Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Wirral, England | 1981 | 1981 | 1 |
Sunningdale Golf Club (Old Course) | Berkshire, England | 1982 | 1992 | 8 |
East Sussex National Golf Club | Uckfield, England | 1993 | 1994 | 2 |
The K Club | Straffan, Ireland | 1995 | 2007 | 13 |
London Golf Club | Kent, England | 2008 | 2009 | 2 |
Golf Resort Bad Griesbach | Bad Griesbach, Germany | 2015 | 2016 | 2 |
Green Eagle Golf Courses (North Course) | Winsen, Germany | 2017 | 2024 | 7 |
Winnersâ»
Notesâ»
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Porsche European Open cancellation". European Tour. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
External linksâ»
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