• The Rise, Canada
  • Pronghorn (Fazio)
  • Marco Simone GC (Italy); host of the Ryder Cup 2023
  • Terras da Comporta, Dunas
  • Pebble Beach host of the US Open; US Women's Open; Pebble Beach Pro-Am
  • Prince's GC, England
  • Torrey Pines - South course, host of the Farmers Insurance Open
  • Torrey Pines - South course, host of the Farmers Insurance Open

Tournament results: European Open

Results for the European Open are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
1983
Europe
274 (-6)
£23,330
Panasonic

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Aoki, Isao

Score

274 (-6)

Prize money

£23,330

Title sponsor

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].

1993
Europe
275 (-13)
£100,000
General Accident

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Brand, Gordon Jr

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

£100,000

Title sponsor

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].

1984
Europe
270 (-10)
£25,000
Panasonic

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Brand, Gordon Jr

Score

270 (-10)

Prize money

£25,000

Title sponsor

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].

2002
Europe
282 (-6)
€515,585
Smurfit

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Campbell, Michael

Score

282 (-6)

Prize money

€515,585

Title sponsor

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 Michael Campbell (NZ). [Palmer North course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin].

2019
Europe
274 (-14)
€333,330
Porsche

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Casey, Paul

Score

274 (-14)

Prize money

€333,330

Title sponsor

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].

2020
Europe
(Casey, Paul)
Cancelled
x
Porsche

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

(Casey, Paul)

Score

Cancelled

Prize money

x

Title sponsor

Porsche

Porsche European Open not played in 2020 (scheduled for Sep 3-6; cancelled due to global coronavirus pandemic). [Green Eagle GC, Winsen, nr Hamburg, Germany].

2009
Europe
281 (-7)
€341,220
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Cevaer, Christian

Score

281 (-7)

Prize money

€341,220

Title sponsor

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].

2001
Europe
273 (-15)
€553,728
Smurfit

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Clarke, Darren

Score

273 (-15)

Prize money

€553,728

Title sponsor

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 Darren Clarke (N.Ire). [Palmer North course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin].

2006
Europe
279 (-9)
€578,792
Smurfit/Kappa

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Dodd, Stephen

Score

279 (-9)

Prize money

€578,792

Title sponsor

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 Stephen Dodd (Wales). [Palmer South course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin; at the time called the Smurfit course].

1992
Europe
262 (-18)
£100,000
General Accident

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Faldo, Nick

Score

262 (-18)

Prize money

£100,000

Title sponsor

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].

2005
Europe
285 (-3)
€577,800
Smurfit

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Ferrie, Kenneth

Score

285 (-3)

Prize money

€577,800

Title sponsor

Smurfit

Played as the Smurfit European Open (Jun 30-Jul 3). Second-placed Colin Montgomerie (Scot) and Graeme Storm (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Kenneth 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. [Palmer North course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin].

2008
Europe
268 (-20)
€506,392
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Fisher, Ross

Score

268 (-20)

Prize money

€506,392

Title sponsor

x

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].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Gilford, David

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

£100,000

Title sponsor

x

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].

2004
Europe
275 (-13)
€550,000
Smurfit

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Goosen, Retief

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

€550,000

Title sponsor

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 Retief Goosen (RSA). [Palmer North course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin].

1998
Europe
275 (-13)
£208,300
Smurfit

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Gronberg, Mathias

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

£208,300

Title sponsor

Smurfit

Played as the Smurfit European Open (Aug 20-23). Second-placed Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) and Phillip Price (Wales) finished 10 shots behind Mathias Grönberg (Swe). [Palmer North course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin].

1991
Europe
277 (-11)
£83,330
General Accident

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Harwood, Mike

Score

277 (-11)

Prize money

£83,330

Title sponsor

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].

2015
Europe
267 (-17)
€333,330
Porsche

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Jaidee, Thongchai

Score

267 (-17)

Prize money

€333,330

Title sponsor

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].

1996
Europe
277 (--11)
£125,000
Smurfit

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Johansson, Per-Ulrik

Score

277 (--11)

Prize money

£125,000

Title sponsor

Smurfit

Played as the Smurfit European Open (Sept 26-29). Second-placed Costantino Rocca (Italy) finished 1 shot behind Per-Ulrik Johansson (Swe). [Palmer North course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin].

1997
Europe
267 (-21)
£141,660
Smurfit

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Johansson, Per-Ulrik

Score

267 (-21)

Prize money

£141,660

Title sponsor

Smurfit

Played as the Smurfit European Open (Aug 21-24). Second-placed Peter Baker (Eng) finished 6 shots behind defending champion Per-Ulrik Johansson (Swe). [Palmer North course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin].

1980
Europe
284 (-8)
£17,500
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Kite, Tom

Score

284 (-8)

Prize money

£17,500

Title sponsor

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].

1985
Europe
269 (-11)
£33,320
Panasonic

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Langer, Bernhard

Score

269 (-11)

Prize money

£33,320

Title sponsor

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].

1995
Europe
280 (-8)
£108,330
Smurfit

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Langer, Bernhard

Score

280 (-8)

Prize money

£108,330

Title sponsor

Smurfit

Played as the Smurfit European Open (Sep 28-Oct 1). Bernhard Langer (Ger) beat Barry Lane (Eng) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Palmer North course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Lyle, Sandy

Score

275 (-9)

Prize money

£17,500

Title sponsor

x

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].

1981
Europe
275 (-13)
£17,500
Dixcel Tissues

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Marsh, Graham

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

£17,500

Title sponsor

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].

2007
Europe
269 (-11)
€593,580
Smurfit/Kappa

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Montgomerie, Colin

Score

269 (-11)

Prize money

€593,580

Title sponsor

Smurfit/Kappa

Played as the Smurfit Kappa European Open (July 5-8). Second-placed Niclas Fasth (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Colin Montgomerie (Scot). [Palmer South course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin; at the time called the Smurfit course].

1986
Europe
269 (-11)
£35,000
Panasonic

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Norman, Greg

Score

269 (-11)

Prize money

£35,000

Title sponsor

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].

1982
Europe
266 (-14)
£20,000
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Pinero, Manuel

Score

266 (-14)

Prize money

£20,000

Title sponsor

x

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].

2003
Europe
272 (-16)
€481,200
Smurfit

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Price, Phillip

Score

272 (-16)

Prize money

€481,200

Title sponsor

Smurfit

Played as the Smurfit European Open (July 3-6). Second-placed Mark McNulty (Zim/Ire) and Alastair Forsyth (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Phillip Price (Wales). [Palmer North course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin].

1990
Europe
267 (-13)
£66,660
Panasonic

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Senior, Peter

Score

267 (-13)

Prize money

£66,660

Title sponsor

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].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Wadkins, Bobby

Score

283 (-5)

Prize money

£18,000

Title sponsor

x

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].

2000
Europe
276 (-12)
€396,280
Smurfit

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Westwood, Lee

Score

276 (-12)

Prize money

€396,280

Title sponsor

Smurfit

Played as the Smurfit European Open (July 6-9). Second-placed Ángel Cabrera (Arg) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Lee Westwood (Eng). [Palmer North course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin].

1999
Europe
271 (-17)
€316,660
Smurfit

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Westwood, Lee

Score

271 (-17)

Prize money

€316,660

Title sponsor

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 Lee Westwood (Eng), who recorded back-to-back European Tour wins. [Palmer North course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin].

1988
Europe
260 (-20)
£50,000
Panasonic

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Woosnam, Ian

Score

260 (-20)

Prize money

£50,000

Title sponsor

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].

2016
Europe
Levy, Alexander
194 (-19)
€333,330
Porsche

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Levy, Alexander

Score

194 (-19)

Prize money

€333,330

Title sponsor

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].

2017
Europe
Smith, Jordan
275 (-13)
€333,330
Porsche

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Smith, Jordan

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

€333,330

Title sponsor

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].

2021
Europe
Armitage, Marcus
208 (-8)
€179,670
Porsche

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Armitage, Marcus

Score

208 (-8)

Prize money

€179,670

Title sponsor

Porsche

Played as the Porsche European Open (Jun 5-7). Second-placed Thomas Detry (Belg), Edoardo Molinari (Italy), Matthew Southgate (Eng) and Darius van Driel (Nld) finished 2 shots behind 33-year-old Marcus Armitage (Eng), who recorded his first European Tour win in his 71st start on the Tour. [North course, Green Eagle GC, Winsen, nr Hamburg, Germany]. Note: reduced to 54 holes and a Saturday start due to German coronavirus travel restrictions for inbound foreign visitors.

2018
Europe
McEvoy, Richard
277 (-11)
€333,330
Porsche

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

McEvoy, Richard

Score

277 (-11)

Prize money

€333,330

Title sponsor

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].

2022
Europe
Samooja, Kalle
282 (-6)
€297,500
Porsche

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Samooja, Kalle

Score

282 (-6)

Prize money

€297,500

Title sponsor

Porsche

Played as the Porsche European Open (Jun 2-5). Second-placed Wil Besseling (Nld) finished 2 shots behind 34-year-old Kalle Samooja (Fin), who recorded his first European Tour win in his 89th start on the Tour. [North course, Green Eagle GC, Winsen, nr Hamburg, Germany].

2023
Europe
McKibbin, Tom
283 (-9)
US$340,000
Porsche

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

McKibbin, Tom

Score

283 (-9)

Prize money

US$340,000

Title sponsor

Porsche

Played as the Porsche European Open (Jun 1-4). Second-placed Marcel Siem (Ger), Maximilian Kieffer (Ger) and Julien Guerrier (Fra) finished 2 shots behind 20-year-old Tom McKibbin (N.Ire), who recorded his first European Tour win in his 26th start on the Tour. [North course, Green Eagle GC, Winsen, nr Hamburg, Germany].

2024
Europe
(McKibbin, Tom)
May 30-Jun 2
US$340,000
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

(McKibbin, Tom)

Score

May 30-Jun 2

Prize money

US$340,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the European Open (May 30-Jun 2). [North course, Green Eagle GC, Winsen, nr Hamburg, Germany].

1987
Europe
Way, Paul
279 (-9)
£36,660
Panasonic

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Way, Paul

Score

279 (-9)

Prize money

£36,660

Title sponsor

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].

1989
Europe
Murray, Andrew
277 (-11)
£58,330
Panasonic

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Murray, Andrew

Score

277 (-11)

Prize money

£58,330

Title sponsor

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].

Find a course

Or

Tournaments

Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).

Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24). 

Who's Who

Céline Boutier: with many successes as both an amateur and professional golfer, Boutier added a major championship title to her impressive résumé at this year’s Evian Championship.

Alex Cejka: buffeted by rain and high winds, especially on the high-scoring final day, Čejka prevailed over Pádraig Harrington in a playoff at Royal Porthcawl, to scoop the Senior Open Championship title.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

Popular videos

You can subscribe to the Where2Golf channel on YT if you like to see more video content. You'll find a "Subscribe" button on any of our YouTube videos. Or if you want a quick and direct access subscribe here. Once done, any new published videos will show up in your Subscriptions feed.

Hamburger GC - Falkenstein, Germany

WINSTONgolf - Links course

Littlestone Golf Club (Kent, UK)