European Open (golf)
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The European Open is a European Tour golf tournament. It was founded in 1978 and up to 1994 it was played at various courses in England, except in 1979, when it took place at Turnberry in Scotland. Since 1995 it has been played annually at The Kildare Hotel and Golf Club (K Club) in Straffan, Ireland. It is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Smurfit European Open. It has become an important tournament on the Tour, and in 2006 the total prize money was £2,400,000, putting it in the leading group of European Tour events outside of the major championships and the three individual World Golf Championships events.
[edit] List of winners
Smurfit Kappa European Open
Smurfit European Open
- 2005 Kenneth Ferrie - England
- 2004 Retief Goosen - South Africa
- 2003 Phillip Price - Wales
- 2002 Michael Campbell - New Zealand
- 2001 Darren Clarke - Northern Ireland
- 2000 Lee Westwood - England
- 1999 Lee Westwood - England
- 1998 Mathias Grönberg - Sweden
- 1997 Per-Ulrik Johansson - Sweden
- 1996 Per-Ulrik Johansson - Sweden
- 1995 Bernhard Langer - Germany
European Open
- 1994 David Gilford - England
GA European Open
- 1993 Gordon Brand, Jnr - Scotland
- 1992 Nick Faldo - England
- 1991 Mike Harwood - Australia
Panasonic European Open
- 1990 Peter Senior - Australia
- 1989 Andrew Murray - England
- 1988 Ian Woosnam - Wales
- 1987 Paul Way - England
- 1986 Greg Norman - Australia
- 1985 Bernhard Langer - Germany
- 1984 Gordon Brand, Jnr. - Scotland
- 1983 Isao Aoki - Japan
European Open Championship
- 1982 Manuel Piñero - Spain
Dixcel Tissues European Open
- 1981 Graham Marsh - Australia
European Open Championship
- 1980 Tom Kite - United States
- 1979 Sandy Lyle - Scotland
- 1978 Bobby Wadkins - United States
[edit] See also
- Irish Open - the other current European Tour event played in Ireland.
[edit] External links
- Coverage on the European Tour's official site - use schedule browser on the left to access other years.
