European Open
Europe
General Accident
Played as the GA European Open (Sept 10-13). Second-placed Robert Karlsson (Swe) finished 3 shots behind Faldo (Eng). [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Europe
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Played as the European Open (Sept 8-11). Second-placed José María Olazábal (Esp) and Costantino Rocca (Italy) finished 5 shots behind Gilford (Eng). [East course, East Sussex Natl GC, Little Horsted, nr Uckfield, E Sussex].
Europe
General Accident
Played as the GA European Open (Sept 9-12). Second-placed Phillip Price (Wales) and Ronan Rafferty (N.Ire) finished 7 shots behind Gordon Brand Jr (Scot), who recorded the last of his eight European Tour wins. [East course, East Sussex Natl GC, Little Horsted, nr Uckfield, E Sussex].
Europe
Smurfit
Played as the Smurfit European Open (Sep 28-Oct 1). Langer (Ger) beat Barry Lane (Eng) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Ryder Cup course course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin; at the time known as the Palmer course].
Europe
Smurfit
Played as the Smurfit European Open (Sept 26-29). Second-placed Costantino Rocca (Italy) finished 1 shot behind Johansson (Swe). [Ryder Cup course course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin; at the time known as the Palmer course].
Europe
Smurfit
Played as the Smurfit European Open (Aug 21-24). Second-placed Peter Baker (Eng) finished 6 shots behind defending champion Johansson (Swe). [Ryder Cup course course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin; at the time known as the Palmer course].
Europe
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Played as the European Open Championship (Sept 6-9). Second-placed Dale Hayes (RSA) and Peter Townsend (Eng) finished 7 shots behind Lyle (Scot). [Ailsa course, Turnberry Resort, Ayrshire].
Europe
x
Played as the European Open Championship (Sept 4-7). Second-placed Lon Hinkle (USA) and Leonard Thompson (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time European Tour winner Kite (USA). [Composite course (predominantly based on the Old course), Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
Dixcel Tissues
Played as the Dixcel Tissues European Open (Sept 3-6). Second-placed Seve Ballesteros (Esp) finished 2 shots behind Marsh (Aus). [Royal Liverpool GC, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside].
Europe
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The inaugural European Open Championship (Oct 19-22). Wadkins (USA, brother of Lanny Wadkins) beat Bernard Gallacher (Scot) and Gil Morgan (USA) at the first playoff hole, to record his first and only European Tour win. [Composite course (predominantly based on the Old course), Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
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Played as the European Open Championship (Sept 2-5). Second-placed Sam Torrance (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Piñero (Esp). [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Europe
Smurfit
Played as the Smurfit European Open (Aug 20-23). Second-placed Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) and Phillip Price (Wales) finished 10 shots behind Grönberg (Swe). [Ryder Cup course course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin; at the time known as the Palmer course].
Europe
Panasonic
Played as the Panasonic European Open (Sept 1-4). Second-placed Seve Ballesteros (Esp), Nick Faldo (Eng) and Carl Mason (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Aoki (Jpn), who recorded his first and only European Tour win. [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Europe
Panasonic
Played as the Panasonic European Open (Sept 6-9). Second-placed Seve Ballesteros (Esp) and Noel Ratcliffe (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Brand Jr (Scot). [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Europe
Smurfit
Played as the Smurfit European Open (Jul 30-Aug 2). Second-placed Darren Clarke (N.Ire) and Peter O'Malley (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Westwood (Eng), who recorded back-to-back European Tour wins. [Ryder Cup course course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin; at the time known as the Palmer course].
Europe
Panasonic
Played as the Panasonic European Open (Aug 29-Sep 1). Second-placed John O'Leary (Ire) finished 3 shots behind Langer (Ger). [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Europe
Porsche
Played as the Porsche European Open (Sep 5-8). Second-placed Robert MacIntyre (Scot), Bernd Ritthammer (Ger) and Matthias Schwab (Aut) finished 1 shot behind Casey (Eng), who recorded his first European Tour win for five years. [Green Eagle GC, Winsen, nr Hamburg, Germany].
Europe
Porsche
Played as the Porsche European Open (Jul 27-30). Second-placed Christofer Blomstrand (Swe), John Allen (Ger, amateur) and Renato Paratore (Italy) finished 1 shot behind 39-year-old McEvoy (Eng), who recorded his first European Tour win at his 285th attempt. [Green Eagle GC, Winsen, nr Hamburg, Germany].
Europe
Porsche
Played as the Porsche European Open (Jul 27-30). First-time European Tour winner Smith (Eng) beat defending champion Alex Levy (Fra) with a birdie at the second playoff hole (par-5 18th). [Green Eagle GC, Winsen, nr Hamburg, Germany].
Europe
Porsche
Played as the Porsche European Open (Sept 22-25). Levy (Fra) beat Ross Fisher (Eng) with a birdie at the second playoff hole (par-4 18th). Reduced to 54 holes due to fog delays over the first three days. [Beckenbauer course, Quellness Resort, Bad Griesbach, Bavaria; at the time known as the Hartl Resort].
Europe
Porsche
Played as the Porsche European Open (Sept 24-27; for the first time since 2009). Second-placed Graeme Storm (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Jaidee (Thai), who recorded his seventh European Tour win. [Beckenbauer course, Quellness Resort, Bad Griesbach, Bavaria; at the time known as the Hartl Resort].
Europe
x
Played as the European Open (May 28-31; for the last time until 2015). Second-placed Gary Orr (Sco), Álvaro Quirós (Esp) and Steve Webster (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Cévaër (Fra). [Heritage course, London GC, Brand Hatch, nr London].
Europe
Panasonic
Played as the Panasonic European Open (Sept 11-14). Norman (Aus) beat Ken Brown (Scot) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Europe
Panasonic
Played as the Panasonic European Open (Sept 10-13). Second-placed John Bland (RSA) and Gordon Brand Jr (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Way (Eng), who recorded the last of his three European Tour wins. [Composite course (predominantly based on the Old course), Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
Smurfit
Played as the Smurfit European Open (July 6-9). Second-placed Ángel Cabrera (Arg) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Westwood (Eng). [Ryder Cup course course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin; at the time known as the Palmer course].
Europe
Smurfit
Played as the Smurfit European Open (July 3-6). Second-placed Mark McNulty (Zim/Ire) and Alastair Forsyth (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Price (Wales). [Ryder Cup course course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin; at the time known as the Palmer course].
Europe
Panasonic
Played as the Panasonic European Open (Sept 87-11). Second-placed Nick Faldo (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Woosnam (Wales). [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Europe
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Played as the European Open (July 3-6). Second-placed Sergio Garcia (Esp) finished 7 shots behind Fisher (Eng), who recorded his second European Tour win. [Heritage course, London GC, Brand Hatch, nr London].
Europe
Smurfit
Played as the Smurfit European Open (25th) (July 4-7). Second-placed Bradley Dredge (Wales), Retief Goosen (RSA), Padraig Harrington (Ire) and Paul Lawrie (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Campbell (NZ). [Ryder Cup course course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin; at the time known as the Palmer course].
Europe
Smurfit
Played as the Smurfit European Open (July 1-4). Second-placed Lee Westwood (Eng), Richard Green (Aus) and Peter O'Malley (Aus) finished 5 shots behind Goosen (RSA). [Ryder Cup course course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin; at the time known as the Palmer course].
Europe
Smurfit
Played as the Smurfit European Open (July 5-8). Second-placed Thomas Bjørn (Den), Ian Woosnam (Wales) and Pádraig Harrington (Ire) finished 3 shots behind Clarke (N.Ire). [Ryder Cup course course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin; at the time known as the Palmer course].
Europe
Smurfit
Played as the Smurfit European Open (Jun 30-Jul 3). Second-placed Colin Montgomerie (Scot) and Graeme Storm (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Ferrie (Eng). Thomas Bjørn (Den) lead the field by 4 shots after three rounds, but a final day 86, with an 11 at the par-4 17th, put paid to his chances of winning. [Ryder Cup course course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin; at the time known as the Palmer course].
Europe
Smurfit/Kappa
Played as the Smurfit Kappa European Open (July 6-9). Second-placed Anthony Wall (Eng) and José Manual Lara (Esp) finished 2 shots behind Dodd (Wales). [Smurfit course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin].
Europe
Panasonic
Played as the Panasonic European Open (Sept 7-10). Second-placed Frank Nobilo (NZ) finished 1 shot behind Murray (Eng), who recorded his first and only European Tour win. [Composite course (predominantly based on the Old course), Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
Smurfit/Kappa
Played as the Smurfit Kappa European Open (July 5-8). Second-placed Niclas Fasth (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Montgomerie (Scot). [Smurfit course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin].
Europe
Panasonic
Played as the Panasonic European Open (Sept 6-9). Second-placed Ian Woosnam (Wales) finished 1 shot behind Senior (Aus). [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Europe
General Accident
Played as the GA European Open (Aug 29-Sep 1). Second-placed Sandy Lyle (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Harwood (Aus), who recorded the last of his five European Tour wins. [Composite course (predominantly based on the Old course), Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
Porsche
Played as the Porsche European Open (Jun 3-6). [Green Eagle GC, Winsen, nr Hamburg, Germany].
Europe
Porsche
Porsche European Open not played in 2020 (scheduled for Sep 3-6; cancelled due to world coronavirus pandemic). [Green Eagle GC, Winsen, nr Hamburg, Germany].
Tournaments:
2021 Opens: whether by accident or design, four of the top five mens’ Open Championships played in the British Isles occupy consecutive weeks in July: the Irish Open (1-4), Scottish Open (8-11), The Open (15-18) and Wales Open (22-25). The recently relaunched English Open is scheduled for early-August.
Hoag Classic: Ernie Els defends his title in this prestigious PGA Tour Champions event, played since 1991 at the Newport Beach Country Club, CA (Mar 5-7).
Who's Who:
Brooks Koepka: won his second Phoenix Open title, with a chip-in eagle at TPC Scottsdale’s short par-4 17th included in his final round.
Annika Sörenstam: the legendary Swede makes a return to the LPGA Tour in the Gainbridge LPGA, to be played at Lake Nona, her home club (Feb 25-28).
Traigh Golf Course (pronounced "try", and meaning "beach" in Gaelic): You'll find this nine-hole seaside gem on the scenic coast road (as opposed to the more inland and quicker A830) between Arisaig and Morar. Although not on the well-beaten path of Scotland's "trophy" courses, if you are passing through this area, it's a must play.
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Cullen Links Golf Club: "immensely scenic", "quirky as golf can get", "short!", "hugely enjoyable" ... Cullen Links attracts as wide a variety of comments as it lays down golfing challenges. Shoehorned into this 4,600 yard treasure trove are ten par-3s, seven par-4s and a good-length par-5. Here you'll find all the seaside scenery a golfer could ask for, and a lot more besides. Read More...
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