Italian Open (golf)

Italian Open

Tournament information
Location	Monza, Italy
Established	1925
Course(s)	Golf Club Milano
Par	72
Length	7,156 yards (6,543 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	€3,000,000
Month played	September
Tournament record score
Aggregate	262 Percy Alliss (1935) Francesco Molinari (2016)
To par	−25 Hennie Otto (2008)
Current champion
Francesco Molinari

Monza

Location in Italy

The Italian Open is the Italian national open golf championship for men. It was founded in 1925 and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the tour was founded in 1972. The 2017 event is the 74th edition of the championship.

The 2016 Italian Open was played in September at the Golf Club Milano in Monza with a prize fund of €3.0 million. Francesco Molinari won by a stroke from Danny Willett.

History

In 2008, Hennie Otto was just one stroke away from the tournament aggregate record of 262, set by Percy Alliss in 1935 on the course at Sanremo, which even by the standards of the day was relatively short, at just 5,200 yards.^[1]

Venues

In 1973 the first two rounds were played on two different courses, Acquasanta and Olgiata, everyone playing one round on each course. After the cut, Acquasanta was then used for the final two rounds.

Winners

^[2]

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
Open d'Italia
2016	Francesco Molinari (2)	Italy	Milano	262	−22	1 stroke	Danny Willett
Open d'Italia presented by Damiani
2015	Rikard Karlberg	Sweden	Milano	269	−19	Playoff	Martin Kaymer
2014	Hennie Otto (2)	South Africa	Torino	268	−20	2 strokes	David Howell
Open d'Italia Lindt
2013	Julien Quesne	France	Torino	276	−12	1 stroke	David Higgins Steve Webster
BMW Italian Open
2012	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (2)	Spain	Royal Park i Roveri	264	−24	2 strokes	Garth Mulroy
2011	Robert Rock	England	Royal Park i Roveri	267	−21	1 stroke	Gary Boyd Thorbjørn Olesen
2010	Fredrik Andersson Hed	Sweden	Royal Park i Roveri	268	−16	2 strokes	David Horsey
2009	Daniel Vancsik	Argentina	Royal Park i Roveri	267	−17	6 strokes	John Daly Raphaël Jacquelin Robert Rock
Methorios Capital Italian Open
2008	Hennie Otto	South Africa	Castello Tolcinasco	263	−25	1 stroke	Oliver Wilson
Telecom Italia Open
2007	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño	Spain	Castello Tolcinasco	200*	−16	Playoff	Markus Brier
2006	Francesco Molinari	Italy	Castello Tolcinasco	265	−23	4 strokes	Anders Hansen Jarmo Sandelin
2005	Steve Webster	England	Castello Tolcinasco	270	−18	3 strokes	Bradley Dredge Richard Finch Anders Hansen
2004	Graeme McDowell	Northern Ireland	Castello Tolcinasco	197*	−19	Playoff	Thomas Levet
Italian Open Telecom Italia
2003	Mathias Grönberg	Sweden	Gardagolf	271	−17	2 strokes	Ricardo González José Manuel Lara Colin Montgomerie
2002	Ian Poulter (2)	England	Olgiata	197*	−19	2 strokes	Paul Lawrie
Atlanet Italian Open
2001	Grégory Havret	France	Is Molas	268	−20	1 stroke	Bradley Dredge
Italian Open
2000	Ian Poulter	England	Is Molas	267	−21	1 stroke	Gordon Brand, Jnr
Fiat and Fila Italian Open
1999	Dean Robertson	Scotland	Torino	271	−17	1 stroke	Pádraig Harrington
Italian Open
1998	Patrik Sjöland	Sweden	Castelconturbia	195*	−21	3 strokes	Joakim Haeggman José María Olazábal
Conte of Florence Italian Open
1997	Bernhard Langer (2)	Germany	Gardagolf	273	−15	1 stroke	José María Olazábal
1996	Jim Payne	England	Bergamo	275	−9	1 stroke	Patrik Sjöland
Italian Open
1995	Sam Torrance (2)	Scotland	Le Rovedine	269	−19	2 strokes	José Rivero
Tisettanta Italian Open
1994	Eduardo Romero	Argentina	Marco Simone	272	−16	1 stroke	Greg Turner
Lancia Martini Italian Open
1993	Greg Turner	New Zealand	Modena	267	−21	1 stroke	José Cóceres
1992	Sandy Lyle (2)	Scotland	Monticello	270	−18	1 stroke	Colin Montgomerie
1991	Craig Parry	Australia	Castelconturbia	279	−9	1 stroke	Ian Woosnam
1990	Richard Boxall	England	Milano	267	−21	5 strokes	José María Olazábal
Lancia Italian Open
1989	Ronan Rafferty	Northern Ireland	Monticello	273	−15	1 stroke	Sam Torrance
1988	Greg Norman	Australia	Monticello	270	−18	1 stroke	Craig Parry
1987	Sam Torrance	Scotland	Monticello	271	−17	Playoff	José Rivero
Italian Open
1986	David Feherty	Northern Ireland	Albarella	270	−10	Playoff	Ronan Rafferty
1985	Manuel Piñero	Spain	Molinetto	267	−21	1 stroke	Sam Torrance
1984	Sandy Lyle	Scotland	Milano	277	−11	4 strokes	Bobby Clampett
1983	Bernhard Langer	West Germany	Ugolino	271	−17	Playoff	Seve Ballesteros Ken Brown
1982	Mark James	England	Is Molas	280	−8	3 strokes	Bobby Clampett Ian Woosnam
1981	José Maria Cañizares	Spain	Milano	280	−8	Playoff	Bobby Clampett
1980	Massimo Mannelli	Italy	Acquasanta	276	−8	5 strokes	John Bland Ken Brown
1979	Brian Barnes	Scotland	Monticello	281	−7	Playoff	Dale Hayes
1978	Dale Hayes	South Africa	Pevero	293	+5	3 strokes	Vin Baker Tommy Horton
1977	Ángel Gallardo	Spain	Monticello	286	−2	Playoff	Brian Barnes
1976	Baldovino Dassù	Italy	Is Molas	280	−8	8 strokes	Carl Mason Manuel Piñero
1975	Billy Casper	United States	Monticello	286	−2	1 stroke	Brian Barnes
1974	Peter Oosterhuis	England	Venezia	249^	−2	2 strokes	Dale Hayes Johnny Miller
1973	Tony Jacklin	England	Acquasanta (and Olgiata)	284	−4	1 stroke	Valentín Barrios
1972	Norman Wood	Scotland	Villa d'Este	271	−1	2 strokes	Brian Huggett
Italian Open (prior to European Tour sanction)
1971	Ramón Sota	Spain	Garlenda	282	−2	4 strokes	Brian Barnes

*Tournament shortened to three rounds due to rain.
^Only nine holes (par 35) were played in the first round of the 1974 tournament.

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1961-70: No tournament
1960	Brian Wilkes	South Africa	Venezia	285	2 strokes	Jean Garaïalde
1959	Peter Thomson	Australia	Villa d'Este	269	1 stroke	Alfonso Angelini
1958	Peter Alliss	England	Varese	282	10 strokes	Alfonso Angelini
1957	Harold Henning	South Africa	Villa d'Este	273	3 strokes	Roger Cotton
1956	Antonio Cerdá	Argentina	Milano	284	Playoff	Flory Van Donck
1955	Flory Van Donck (4)	Belgium	Venezia	287	1 stroke	Henri de Lamaze (a)
1954	Ugo Grappasonni (2)	Italy	Villa d'Este	272	Playoff	John Jacobs
1953	Flory Van Donck (3)	Belgium	Villa d'Este	269	6 strokes	Max Faulkner Dai Rees
1952	Eric Brown	Scotland	Milano	273	6 strokes	Alfonso Angelini
1951	Jimmy Adams	Scotland	Milano	283	1 stroke	Eric Brown
1950	Ugo Grappasonni	Italy	Acquasanta	281	Playoff	Alfonso Angelini
1949	Hassan Hassanein	Egypt	Villa d'Este	271		Aldo Casera
1948	Aldo Casera	Italy	Golf Sanremo	267		Ugo Grappasonni Pietro Manca
1947	Flory Van Donck (2)	Belgium	Golf Sanremo	263		Aldo Casera
1939–46: No tournament due to World War II
1938	Flory Van Donck	Belgium	Villa d'Este	276		Pulvio Travaini
1937	Marcel Dallemagne	France	Golf Sanremo	276	Playoff	Auguste Boyer
1936	Henry Cotton	England	Sestrieres	268	6 strokes	Joe Ezar
1935	Percy Alliss (2)	England	Golf Sanremo	262	5 strokes	Auguste Boyer Arthur Havers
1934	Norman Nutley	England	Golf Sanremo	132		Gonzales
1933: No tournament
1932	Aubrey Boomer	Jersey	Villa d'Este	143		Auguste Boyer
1931	Auguste Boyer (4)	France	Villa d'Este	141		René Golias
1930	Auguste Boyer (3)	France	Villa d'Este	140		Marcel Dallemagne
1929	René Golias	France	Villa d'Este	143		Auguste Boyer
1928	Auguste Boyer (2)	France	Villa d'Este	145	1 stroke	Jean Baptiste Loth
1927	Percy Alliss	England	Alpino di Stresa	145	Playoff	Marcel Dallemagne
1926	Auguste Boyer	France	Alpino di Stresa	147		Alec Ross
1925	Francesco Pasquali	Italy	Alpino di Stresa	154	1 stroke	William Jolly

In 1954 Grappasonni beat Jacobs 137 to 138 in the 36-hole playoff.

Multiple winners

• 4 wins
  • Auguste Boyer: 1926, 1928, 1930, 1931
  • Flory Van Donck: 1938, 1947, 1953, 1955
• 2 wins
  • Percy Alliss: 1927, 1935
  • Ugo Grappasonni: 1950, 1954
  • Sandy Lyle: 1984, 1992
  • Sam Torrance: 1987, 1995
  • Ian Poulter: 2000, 2002
  • Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño: 2007, 2012
  • Hennie Otto: 2008, 2014
  • Francesco Molinari: 2006, 2016

References

External links

• Coverage on the European Tour's official site

Coordinates: 45°36′58″N 9°17′31″E / 45.616°N 9.292°E / 45.616; 9.292