El Paraiso Open

The El Paraiso Open was a golf tournament on the European Tour in 1974. It was held at El Paraiso Golf Club in Marbella, Spain. It was won by England's Peter Oosterhuis, who defeated Manuel Ballesteros scoring a birdie 4 at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff and winning the first prize of £3,000.^[1] Because of lightning, the second round was not completed until the third day and the tournament was reduced to 54 holes with 18 holes on the final day.^[2]

El Paraiso Open

Tournament information
Location	Marbella, Spain
Established	1974
Course(s)	Golf El Paraiso
Par	72
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	£20,000
Month played	October
Final year	1974
Tournament record score
Aggregate	212 Manuel Ballesteros (1974) 212 Peter Oosterhuis (1974)
To par	−4 as above
Final champion
Peter Oosterhuis
Location map
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Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1974	Peter Oosterhuis	212[a]	−4	Playoff	Manuel Ballesteros

Notes

1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.