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Top tournament results: Royal Waterloo (Marache)

The main tournaments played at Royal Waterloo (Marache) are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Davies, Laura

Score

286 (-6)

Prize money

£5,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the inaugural Belgian Ladies' Open (June 27-30). Second-placed Maxine Burton (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Laura Davies (Eng). [Marache course, Royal Waterloo GC, Waterloo, Belgium].

1986
Europe
Grice-Whittaker, Penny
275 (-17)
£7,500
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Grice-Whittaker, Penny

Score

275 (-17)

Prize money

£7,500

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Belgian Ladies' Open (June 19-22). Second-placed Gillian Stewart (Scot) finished 9 shots behind Penny Grice-Whittaker (Eng). [Marache course, Royal Waterloo GC, Waterloo, Belgium].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

De Lorenzi, Marie-Laure

Score

285 (-7)

Prize money

£7,500

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Belgian Ladies' Open (June 11-14; next played in 2022). Second-placed Trish Johnson (Eng) and Susan Moon (USA) finished 2 shots behind Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (Fra; playing under her married name of Marie-Laure Taya). [Marache course, Royal Waterloo GC, Waterloo, Belgium].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Johansson, Per-Ulrik

Score

276 (-12)

Prize money

£41,660

Title sponsor

Renault

Played as the Renault Belgian Open (June 13-16). First-time European Tour winner Johansson (Swe) beat Paul Broadhurst (Eng) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Marache course, Royal Waterloo GC, Waterloo, Belgium].

1990
Europe
Sellberg, Ove
272 (-16)
£41,660
Peugeot-Trends

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Sellberg, Ove

Score

272 (-16)

Prize money

£41,660

Title sponsor

Peugeot-Trends

Played as the Peugeot-Trends Belgian Open (May 10-13). Second-placed Ian Woosnam (Wales) finished 4 shots behind Sellberg (Swe), who recorded the last of his three European Tour wins. [Lion course, Royal Waterloo GC, Waterloo, Belgium].

1989
Europe
Brand, Gordon J.
273 (-11)
£33,330
Volvo

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Brand, Gordon J.

Score

273 (-11)

Prize money

£33,330

Title sponsor

Volvo

Played as the Volvo Belgian Open (May 11-14). Second-placed Kevin Dickens (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Gordon J Brand (Eng), who recorded his first and only European Tour win. [Marache course, Royal Waterloo GC, Waterloo, Belgium].

1987
Europe
200 (-13)
£25,000
Volvo

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Darcy, Eamonn

Score

200 (-13)

Prize money

£25,000

Title sponsor

Volvo

Played as the Volvo Belgian Open (June 17-20; played for the first time since 1979). Second-placed Nick Faldo (Eng), Ronan Rafferty (N.Ire) and Ian Woosnam (Wales) finished 1 shot behind Darcy (Ire). Tournament played over 54 holes due to bad weather. [Marache course, Royal Waterloo GC, Waterloo, Belgium].

1979
Europe
Levenson, Gavan
279 (-5)
£5,382
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Levenson, Gavan

Score

279 (-5)

Prize money

£5,382

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Belgian Open (June 7-10; played for the last time until 1987). Second-placed Bobby Cole (RSA), Nick Faldo (Eng) and Michael King (Eng) finished 3 shots behind first-time European Tour winner Levenson (RSA). [Marache course, Royal Waterloo GC, Waterloo, Belgium].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Van Donck, Flory

Score

270

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Belgian Open (Aug 8-10). Second-placed Henri de Lamaze (Fra, amateur) finished 9 shots behind Van Donck (Belg), who claimed the fourth of his five Belgian Open titles. [Royal Waterloo GC, Ferme Blaret, Rhode-Saint-Genese, nr Brussels. This course closed following the Club's move to a new location].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Van Donck, Flory

Score

289

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Belgian Open. W.S. "Bill" Forrester (Scot) finished second to defending champion Van Donck (Belg). [Royal Waterloo GC, Ferme Blaret, Rhode-Saint-Genese, nr Brussels. This course closed following the Club's move to a new location].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Cotton, Henry

Score

277

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Belgian Open (July 12-14). Arthur Lacey (Eng) finished 13 shots behind Cotton (Eng), who recorded his third win in this event. Cotton had been the club professional at Waterloo GC (1933-36). [Royal Waterloo GC, Ferme Blaret, Rhode-Saint-Genese, nr Brussels. This course closed following the Club's move to a new location].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Cotton, Henry

Score

279

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Belgian Open (Aug 13-15). Second-placed Percy Alliss (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Cotton (Eng), who won this event for the second time. Cotton was the club professional at Waterloo GC at the time. [Royal Waterloo GC, Ferme Blaret, Rhode-Saint-Genese, nr Brussels. This course closed following the Club's move to a new location].

2013
Europe
Gaunt, Daniel
273 (-11)
€25,600
Telenet

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Gaunt, Daniel

Score

273 (-11)

Prize money

€25,600

Title sponsor

Telenet

Played as the Telenet Trophy (May 23-26; Eurpn Challenge Tr event). Gaunt (Aus) beat Wil Besseling (Neth) at the first playoff hole. [Marache course, Royal Waterloo GC, Waterloo, Belgium].

2011
Europe
Tampion, Andrew
280 (-8)
€25,600
Telenet

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Tampion, Andrew

Score

280 (-8)

Prize money

€25,600

Title sponsor

Telenet

Played as the Telenet Trophy (May 26-29; Eurpn Challenge Tr event). Second-placed Oliver Whitehead (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Tampion (Aus), who recorded his second European Challenge Tour win. [Marache course, Royal Waterloo GC, Waterloo, Belgium].

2009
Europe
Calmels, Francois
276 (-12)
€24,000
Telenet

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Calmels, Francois

Score

276 (-12)

Prize money

€24,000

Title sponsor

Telenet

Played as the Telenet Trophy (May 28-31; Eurpn Challenge Tr event). Second-placed Sam Walker (Eng) and Carlo Rodiles (Esp) finished 2 shots behind first-time Challenge Tour winner Calmels (Fra). [Marache course, Royal Waterloo GC, Waterloo, Belgium].

2007
Europe
Vanhootegem, Nicolas
271 (-17)
€20,800
Telenet

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Vanhootegem, Nicolas

Score

271 (-17)

Prize money

€20,800

Title sponsor

Telenet

Played as the Telenet Trophy (May 17-20; Eurpn Challenge Tr event). Second-placed Felipe Aguilar (Chile) finished 4 shots behind home-country winner Vanhootegem (Belg). [Marache course, Royal Waterloo GC, Waterloo, Belgium].

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