The European Open is a European Tour golf tournament. Founded in 1978, up to 1994 it was played at various courses in England, including Sunningdale and Walton Heath, except for the 1979 event, which was held at Turnberry in Scotland. Between 1995 and 2007 the tournament was held at the K Club in Straffan, Ireland, before moving again in 2008, this time to the Jack Nicklaus-designed Heritage course at the London Golf Club near Sevenoaks, Kent, England. After a five-year hiatus, the event returned to the European Tour schedule in 2015, now played in Germany.

European Open
Tournament information
LocationWinsen, Germany
Established1978
Course(s)Green Eagle Golf Courses
(North Course)
Par72
Length7,603 yards (6,952 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$2,500,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Ian Woosnam (1988)
To par−21 Per-Ulrik Johansson (1997)
Current champion
England Laurie Canter
Location map
Green Eagle is located in Germany
Green Eagle
Green Eagle
Location in Germany
Green Eagle is located in Lower Saxony
Green Eagle
Green Eagle
Location in Lower Saxony

Venues

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Venue Location First Last Times
Walton Heath Golf Club Surrey, England 1978 1991 5
Turnberry South Ayrshire, Scotland 1979 1979 1
Royal Liverpool Golf Club Wirral, England 1981 1981 1
Sunningdale Golf Club (Old Course) Berkshire, England 1982 1992 8
East Sussex National Golf Club Uckfield, England 1993 1994 2
The K Club Straffan, Ireland 1995 2007 13
London Golf Club Kent, England 2008 2009 2
Golf Resort Bad Griesbach Bad Griesbach, Germany 2015 2016 2
Green Eagle Golf Courses (North Course) Winsen, Germany 2017 2024 7

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
European Open
2024   Laurie Canter 279 −13 2 strokes   Thriston Lawrence
  Bernd Wiesberger
Green Eagle
Porsche European Open
2023   Tom McKibbin 283 −9 2 strokes   Julien Guerrier
  Maximilian Kieffer
  Marcel Siem
Green Eagle
2022   Kalle Samooja 282 −6 2 strokes   Wil Besseling Green Eagle
2021   Marcus Armitage 208[a] −8 2 strokes   Thomas Detry
  Edoardo Molinari
  Matthew Southgate
  Darius van Driel
Green Eagle
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
2019   Paul Casey 274 −14 1 stroke   Robert MacIntyre
  Bernd Ritthammer
  Matthias Schwab
Green Eagle
2018   Richard McEvoy 277 −11 1 stroke   Christofer Blomstrand
  Allen John (a)
  Renato Paratore
Green Eagle
2017   Jordan Smith 275 −13 Playoff   Alexander Lévy Green Eagle
2016   Alexander Lévy 194[b] −19 Playoff   Ross Fisher Bad Griesbach
2015   Thongchai Jaidee 267 −17 1 stroke   Graeme Storm Bad Griesbach
European Open
2010–2014: No tournament
2009   Christian Cévaër 281 −7 1 stroke   Gary Orr
  Álvaro Quirós
  Steve Webster
London
2008   Ross Fisher 268 −20 7 strokes   Sergio García London
Smurfit Kappa European Open
2007   Colin Montgomerie 269 −11 1 stroke   Niclas Fasth The K Club
2006   Stephen Dodd 279 −9 2 strokes   José Manuel Lara
  Anthony Wall
The K Club
Smurfit European Open
2005   Kenneth Ferrie 285 −3 2 strokes   Colin Montgomerie
  Graeme Storm
The K Club
2004   Retief Goosen 275 −13 5 strokes   Richard Green
  Peter O'Malley
  Lee Westwood
The K Club
2003   Phillip Price 272 −16 1 stroke   Alastair Forsyth
  Mark McNulty
The K Club
2002   Michael Campbell 282 −6 1 stroke   Bradley Dredge
  Retief Goosen
  Pádraig Harrington
  Paul Lawrie
The K Club
2001   Darren Clarke 273 −15 3 strokes   Thomas Bjørn
  Pádraig Harrington
  Ian Woosnam
The K Club
2000   Lee Westwood (2) 276 −12 1 stroke   Ángel Cabrera The K Club
1999   Lee Westwood 271 −17 3 strokes   Darren Clarke
  Peter O'Malley
The K Club
1998   Mathias Grönberg 275 −13 10 strokes   Miguel Ángel Jiménez
  Phillip Price
The K Club
1997   Per-Ulrik Johansson (2) 267 −21 6 strokes   Peter Baker The K Club
1996   Per-Ulrik Johansson 277 −11 1 stroke   Costantino Rocca The K Club
1995   Bernhard Langer (2) 280 −8 Playoff   Barry Lane The K Club
European Open
1994   David Gilford 275 −13 5 strokes   José María Olazábal
  Costantino Rocca
East Sussex National
GA European Open
1993   Gordon Brand Jnr (2) 275 −13 7 strokes   Phillip Price
  Ronan Rafferty
East Sussex National
1992   Nick Faldo 262 −18 3 strokes   Robert Karlsson Sunningdale
1991   Mike Harwood 277 −11 2 strokes   Sandy Lyle Walton Heath
Panasonic European Open
1990   Peter Senior 267 −13 1 stroke   Ian Woosnam Sunningdale
1989   Andrew Murray 277 −11 1 stroke   Frank Nobilo Walton Heath
1988   Ian Woosnam 260 −20 3 strokes   Nick Faldo Sunningdale
1987   Paul Way 279 −9 2 strokes   John Bland
  Gordon Brand Jnr
Walton Heath
1986   Greg Norman 269 −11 Playoff   Ken Brown Sunningdale
1985   Bernhard Langer 269 −11 3 strokes   John O'Leary Sunningdale
1984   Gordon Brand Jnr 270 −10 3 strokes   Seve Ballesteros
  Noel Ratcliffe
Sunningdale
1983   Isao Aoki 274 −6 2 strokes   Seve Ballesteros
  Nick Faldo
  Carl Mason
Sunningdale
European Open Championship
1982   Manuel Piñero 266 −14 2 strokes   Sam Torrance Sunningdale
Dixcel Tissues European Open
1981   Graham Marsh 275 −13 2 strokes   Seve Ballesteros Royal Liverpool
European Open Championship
1980   Tom Kite 284 −8 1 stroke   Lon Hinkle
  Leonard Thompson
Walton Heath
1979   Sandy Lyle 275 −9 7 strokes   Dale Hayes
  Peter Townsend
Turnberry
1978   Bobby Wadkins 283 −5 Playoff   Bernard Gallacher
  Gil Morgan
Walton Heath

Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in Germany.
  2. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to numerous fog delays.

References

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  1. ^ "Porsche European Open cancellation". European Tour. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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