European Open (golf)

Not to be confused with European Open (disc golf), Ladies European Open, or Colgate European Open.

For other uses, see European Open (disambiguation).

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
Location	Winsen, Germany
Established	1978
Course(s)	Green Eagle Golf Courses (North Course)
Par	72
Length	7,603 yards (6,952 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$2,500,000
Month played	June
Tournament record score
Aggregate	260 Ian Woosnam (1988)
To par	−21 Per-Ulrik Johansson (1997)
Current champion
Laurie Canter
Location map
Green Eagle Location in Germany Show map of Germany Green Eagle Location in Lower Saxony Show map of Lower Saxony

Venues

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

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

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