Ivory Coast Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Established | 1980 |
| Course(s) |
Ivoire Golf Club President Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €70,000[1] |
| Final year | 1999 |
| Final champion | |
 Ian Poulter | |
The Ivory Coast Open or Open de Côte d'Ivoire was a golf tournament in the Ivory Coast. It was an event on the European-based Challenge Tour schedule 1991–1992 and 1996–1999. It was founded in 1980, and has been held at President Golf Club, Yamoussoukro and Ivoire Golf Club, Abidjan.[2]
The title has been won by some of the world's top golfers, including Vijay Singh, Ian Poulter, and Gary Player. The most successful player is England's Gordon J. Brand, who recorded three victories between 1981 and 1988.[1]
The Ivorian Golf Federation in 2014 announced it was looking into resurrecting the tournament after a 15 year hiatus.[3]
Winners
- This list of winners is incomplete.[4]
| Year | Venue | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open de Cote d'Ivoire | |||
| 1999 | Ivoire Golf Club | Ian Poulter | 284 (-4) |
| 1998 | Ivoire Golf Club | John Mellor | 281 (-7) |
| 1997 | President Golf Club |  Knud Storgaard | 274PO |
| 1996 | Ivoire Golf Club |  Massimo Florioli | 284 |
| 1995 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1993 | |||
| Ivory Coast Open | |||
| 1992 | President Golf Club |  Michel Besanceney | 279PO |
| 1991 | President Golf Club |  David Llewellyn | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1989 | President Golf Club |  Vijay Singh | |
| 1988 | President Golf Club | Gordon J. Brand | |
| 1987 | President Golf Club | Jean Garaïalde | |
| 1986 | President Golf Club | Gordon J. Brand | |
| 1985 | President Golf Club | David Llewellyn | |
| 1984 | President Golf Club |  Bill McColl | |
| 1983 | President Golf Club | Bill Longmuir | |
| 1982 | President Golf Club | John Morgan | |
| 1981 | President Golf Club | Gordon J. Brand | |
| 1980 | President Golf Club | .svg.png){kind=small} Gary Player | |
PA Storgaard won the playoff against Anssi Kankkonen in 1997.
References
- 1 2 Challenge in the Ivory Coast, European Tour, 13 April 1999
- ↑ Top 100 Golf Courses: Cote d'Ivoire, accessed 9 February 2016
- ↑ Golf: The Ivory Coast Open rises from the ashes, 23 September 2014
- ↑ Challenge Tour All-Time Winners, accessed 9 February 2016
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