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 the tournament 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.
Venues Venue Location First Last Times 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
Winners YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upVenueEuropean Open 2024 Laurie Canter 279 −13 2 strokes Thriston Lawrence Bernd Wiesberger Green EaglePorsche European Open 2023 Tom McKibbin 283 −9 2 strokes Julien Guerrier Maximilian Kieffer Marcel Siem Green Eagle 2022 Kalle Samooja 282 −6 2 strokes Wil Besseling Green Eagle 2021 Marcus Armitage 208 −8 2 strokes Thomas Detry Edoardo Molinari Matthew Southgate Darius van Driel Green Eagle 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2019 Paul Casey 274 −14 1 stroke Robert MacIntyre Bernd Ritthammer Matthias Schwab Green Eagle 2018 Richard McEvoy 277 −11 1 stroke Christofer Blomstrand Allen John (a) Renato Paratore Green Eagle 2017 Jordan Smith 275 −13 Playoff Alexander Lévy Green Eagle 2016 Alexander Lévy 194 −19 Playoff Ross Fisher Bad Griesbach 2015 Thongchai Jaidee 267 −17 1 stroke Graeme Storm Bad Griesbach European Open2010–2014: No tournament 2009 Christian Cévaër 281 −7 1 stroke Gary Orr Álvaro Quirós Steve Webster London 2008 Ross Fisher 268 −20 7 strokes Sergio García London Smurfit Kappa European Open 2007 Colin Montgomerie 269 −11 1 stroke Niclas Fasth The K Club 2006 Stephen Dodd 279 −9 2 strokes José Manuel Lara Anthony Wall The K Club Smurfit European Open 2005 Kenneth Ferrie 285 −3 2 strokes Colin Montgomerie Graeme Storm The K Club 2004 Retief Goosen 275 −13 5 strokes Richard Green Peter O'Malley Lee Westwood The K Club 2003 Phillip Price 272 −16 1 stroke Alastair Forsyth Mark McNulty The K Club 2002 Michael Campbell 282 −6 1 stroke Bradley Dredge Retief Goosen Pádraig Harrington Paul Lawrie The K Club 2001 Darren Clarke 273 −15 3 strokes Thomas Bjørn Pádraig Harrington Ian Woosnam The K Club 2000 Lee Westwood (2) 276 −12 1 stroke Ángel Cabrera The K Club 1999 Lee Westwood 271 −17 3 strokes Darren Clarke Peter O'Malley The K Club 1998 Mathias Grönberg 275 −13 10 strokes Miguel Ángel Jiménez Phillip Price The K Club 1997 Per-Ulrik Johansson (2) 267 −21 6 strokes Peter Baker The K Club 1996 Per-Ulrik Johansson 277 −11 1 stroke Costantino Rocca The K Club 1995 Bernhard Langer (2) 280 −8 Playoff Barry Lane The K Club European Open 1994 David Gilford 275 −13 5 strokes José María Olazábal Costantino Rocca East Sussex National GA European Open 1993 Gordon Brand Jnr (2) 275 −13 7 strokes Phillip Price Ronan Rafferty East Sussex National 1992 Nick Faldo 262 −18 3 strokes Robert Karlsson Sunningdale 1991 Mike Harwood 277 −11 2 strokes Sandy Lyle Walton Heath Panasonic European Open 1990 Peter Senior 267 −13 1 stroke Ian Woosnam Sunningdale 1989 Andrew Murray 277 −11 1 stroke Frank Nobilo Walton Heath 1988 Ian Woosnam 260 −20 3 strokes Nick Faldo Sunningdale 1987 Paul Way 279 −9 2 strokes John Bland Gordon Brand Jnr Walton Heath 1986 Greg Norman 269 −11 Playoff Ken Brown Sunningdale 1985 Bernhard Langer 269 −11 3 strokes John O'Leary Sunningdale 1984 Gordon Brand Jnr 270 −10 3 strokes Seve Ballesteros Noel Ratcliffe Sunningdale 1983 Isao Aoki 274 −6 2 strokes Seve Ballesteros Nick Faldo Carl Mason Sunningdale European Open Championship 1982 Manuel Piñero 266 −14 2 strokes Sam Torrance Sunningdale Dixcel Tissues European Open 1981 Graham Marsh 275 −13 2 strokes Seve Ballesteros Royal Liverpool European Open Championship 1980 Tom Kite 284 −8 1 stroke Lon Hinkle Leonard Thompson Walton Heath 1979 Sandy Lyle 275 −9 7 strokes Dale Hayes Peter Townsend Turnberry 1978 Bobby Wadkins 283 −5 Playoff Bernard Gallacher Gil Morgan Walton Heath
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External links Coverage on the European Tour's official site