The Madrid Open was an annual men's golf tournament which was held in and around the Spanish capital Madrid from 1968 to 2007, apart from a seven-year gap from 1994 to 2000.
It was an official money event on the European Tour since the tour's first official season in 1972 until 2007. Spain was the only country other than the UK which hosted more than one event in 1972, the other tournament in the country being the Spanish Open.
The tournament has had several sponsored names over the years. In 2006 the tournament moved to a new slot and was played the same September week as the 16-man HSBC World Match Play Championship. The 2006 prize fund was €1 million, which is one of the smaller purses on the European Tour. In 2007, the event moved to October, but it was once again be an alternate event to the HSBC World Match Play Championship, which was also rescheduled. It was dropped from the 2008 schedule, with a new tournament named the Madrid Masters taking its place.
Winners YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upPurse (€)Winner'sshare (€)Ref.Open de Madrid Valle Romano 2007 Mads Vibe-Hastrup 272 −16 3 strokes Alejandro Cañizares 900,000150,000 XXXII Banco Madrid Valle Romano Open de Madrid Golf Masters 2006 Ian Poulter 266 −22 5 strokes Ignacio Garrido 1,008,955 166,660 Open de Madrid 2005 Raphaël Jacquelin 261 −23 3 strokes Paul Lawrie 1,005,982 166,660 2004 Richard Sterne 266 −18 1 stroke Anders Hansen 1,013,392 166,660 Telefónica Open de Madrid 2003 Ricardo González 270 −14 1 stroke Paul Casey Pádraig Harrington Nick O'Hern Mårten Olander 1,400,000 233,330 2002 Steen Tinning 265 −19 1 stroke Andrew Coltart Brian Davis Adam Scott 1,416,716 233,330 2001 Retief Goosen 264 −20 Playoff Steve Webster 1,404,197 233,330 Madrid Open1995−2000: No tournament 1994 Cancelled 1993 Des Smyth 272 −16 3 strokes Domingo Hospital José Rivero Mark Roe Wayne Westner 560,000 93,324 Iberia Madrid Open 1992 David Feherty 272 −16 4 strokes Mark McNulty 568,274 93,324 Madrid Open 1991 Andrew Sherborne 272 −16 1 stroke Miguel Ángel Martín 386,151 64,155 Cepsa Madrid Open 1990 Bernhard Langer 270 −18 1 stroke Rodger Davis 385,000 64,155 1989 Seve Ballesteros (3) 272 −16 1 stroke Howard Clark 317,734 52,500 1988 Derrick Cooper 275 −13 1 stroke Miguel Ángel Martín Manuel Piñero 282,419 46,662 1987 Ian Woosnam 269 −19 3 strokes Wayne Grady 231,000 38,500 1986 Howard Clark (2) 274 −14 1 stroke Seve Ballesteros 168,333 28,000 1985 Manuel Piñero (2) 278 −10 Playoff José María Cañizares 136,989 22,670 1984 Howard Clark 274 −14 3 strokes José María Cañizares 118,949 19,864 1983 Sandy Lyle 285 −3 2 strokes Gordon J. Brand 78,508 12,959 1982 Seve Ballesteros (2) 273 −15 1 stroke José María Cañizares 60,245 10,006 Madrid Open 1981 Manuel Piñero 279 −9 5 strokes Des Smyth 48,124 8,021 1980 Seve Ballesteros 270 −18 3 strokes Manuel Piñero 42,579 7,165 1979 Simon Hobday 285 −3 2 strokes Francisco Abreu Gordon J. Brand Tienie Britz 45,509 7,721 1978 Howard Clark 282 −6 2 strokes José María Cañizares 27,551 5,695 1977 Antonio Garrido 278 −10 3 strokes Francisco Abreu 29,113 4,619 1976 Francisco Abreu 275 −13 9 strokes Antonio Garrido 25,445 4,053 1975 Bob Shearer 135 −9 3 strokes Dale Hayes Norman Wood 23,631 3,805 1974 Manuel Piñero 283 −5 Playoff Valentín Barrios 21,184 3,500 1973 Germán Garrido (2) 287 −1 1 stroke Emilio Perera 18,522 3,374 1972 Jimmy Kinsella 283−51 stroke José María Cañizares 1971 Valentín Barrios 285 −3 2 strokes Antonio Garrido Tomas Lopez 1970 Manuel Cabrera 286 −2 2 strokes Neil Coles 1969 Ramón Sota 278 −10 8 strokes 3,750 1968 Germán Garrido 279 −9
References
External links Coverage on the European Tour's official site