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FedEx Open de France
Tournament information
LocationGuyancourt, France
Established1906
Course(s)Le Golf National
Par71
Length7,247 yards (6,627 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$3,250,000
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate262 Lu Liang-Huan (1971)
To par−21 Seve Ballesteros (1985)
Current champion
England Dan Bradbury
Location map
Le Golf National is located in France
Le Golf National
Le Golf National
Location in France
Le Golf National is located in Île-de-France (region)
Le Golf National
Le Golf National
Location in Île-de-France
Open de France Trophy

The Open de France is a European Tour golf tournament. Inaugurated in 1906 it is the oldest national open in Continental Europe and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the tour's inception in 1972. The 100th edition of the event was held in 2016. The 2022 edition will take place between 22 and 25 September on the Golf National course.[1] There will be €3 million of prize fund. Last edition played was the 2019 tournament, won by Nicolas Colsaerts.

Originally played at La Boulie, the tournament has been hosted by many different venues, but since 1991, it has been held at the Le Golf National near Paris every year except for 1999 and 2001.

Since the turn of the millennium, the Fédération Française de Golf has made a concerted effort to enhance the stature of the event. In 2004 qualifying tournaments were introduced on the model of those for The Open Championship and the U.S. Open and were open to professionals and amateurs. The prize fund rose from €865,000 in 1999 to €4 million from 2006 to 2009, putting the Open de France in the top group of European Tour events (excluding the majors and the World Golf Championships, which are co-sanctioned by the U.S.-based PGA Tour). The prize fund was €3 million in 2015 and €3.5 million in 2016. It rose to US$7,000,000 in 2017 after joining the new Rolex Series. However the main sponsor of 2017 and 2018 editions: HNA decided to cancel its budget. In 2019, the tournament took place in October. Since then it has no longer been a Rolex Series event.[2] From 2014 to 2018, it was one of the Open Qualifying Series events for The Open Championship with the leading three (four in 2016) players, who had not already qualified, qualifying for the Open. With a new sponsor for 2022 (Cazoo) the prize fund was €3,000,000.

Venues

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Venue Location First Last Times
Racing Club de France La Boulie Versailles 1906 1986 20
Golf de Chantilly Chantilly, Oise 1913 1990 11
Golf du Touquet Le Touquet 1914 1977 6
Golf de Dieppe Pourville Dieppe 1923 1934 3
Golf de Saint-Cloud Saint-Cloud 1926 1987 13
Golf de Saint-Germain Saint-Germain-en-Laye 1927 1985 9
Golf de Fourqueux Fourqueux 1929 1938 2
Golf Barrière de Deauville Deauville 1931 1956 2
Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche 1965 1982 3
Golf de Chantaco Saint-Jean-de-Luz 1970 1970 1
Golf de Biarritz-Le Phare Biarritz 1971 1971 1 (+2)
Golf de la Nivelle Saint-Jean-de-Luz 1972 1972 1 (+1)
Golf de la Baule La Baule-Escoublac 1978 1978 1
Golf Club de Lyon Lyon 1979 2001 2
Le Golf National Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 1991 2024 30
Golf du Médoc Le Pian-Médoc 1999 1999 1

From 1970 to 1973 the first two rounds were played on two different courses, everyone playing one round on each course. After the cut, one of the courses was then used for the final two rounds. In 1970 Chantaco and Biarritz-Le Phare were used, with the final two rounds played at Chantaco. In 1971 La Nivelle and Biarritz-Le Phare were used, with the final two rounds played at Biarritz-Le Phare. In 1972 La Nivelle and Biarritz-Le Phare were used, with the final two rounds played at La Nivelle. In 1973, two courses at La Boulie were used, La Foret and La Vallee, with the final two rounds played on La Vallee.

Winners

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European Tour (Rolex Series) 2017–2018
European Tour (Regular) 1972–2016, 2019−
Pre-European Tour 1906–1971
# Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
FedEx Open de France
106th 2024 England Dan Bradbury 268 −16 1 stroke England Sam Bairstow
Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen
Germany Yannik Paul
Denmark Jeff Winther
Le Golf National
Cazoo Open de France
105th 2023 Japan Ryo Hisatsune 270 −14 2 strokes England Jordan Smith
Denmark Jeff Winther
Le Golf National
104th 2022 Italy Guido Migliozzi 268 −16 1 stroke Denmark Rasmus Højgaard Le Golf National
Open de France
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2020
Amundi Open de France
103rd 2019 Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts 272 −12 1 stroke Denmark Joachim B. Hansen Le Golf National
HNA Open de France
102nd 2018 Sweden Alex Norén 277 −7 1 stroke Scotland Russell Knox
United States Julian Suri
England Chris Wood
Le Golf National
101st 2017 England Tommy Fleetwood 272 −12 1 stroke United States Peter Uihlein Le Golf National
Open de France
100th 2016 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee 273 −11 4 strokes Italy Francesco Molinari Le Golf National
Alstom Open de France
99th 2015 Austria Bernd Wiesberger 271 −13 3 strokes England James Morrison Le Golf National
98th 2014 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell (2) 279 −5 1 stroke Thailand Thongchai Jaidee
United States Kevin Stadler
Le Golf National
97th 2013 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell 275 −9 4 strokes South Africa Richard Sterne Le Golf National
96th 2012 Germany Marcel Siem 276 −8 1 stroke Italy Francesco Molinari Le Golf National
95th 2011 France Thomas Levet 277 −7 1 stroke England Mark Foster
Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen
Le Golf National
94th 2010 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 273 −11 Playoff Spain Alejandro Cañizares
Italy Francesco Molinari
Le Golf National
Open de France Alstom
93rd 2009 Germany Martin Kaymer 271 −13 Playoff England Lee Westwood Le Golf National
92nd 2008 Spain Pablo Larrazábal 269 −15 4 strokes Scotland Colin Montgomerie Le Golf National
91st 2007 England Graeme Storm 277 −7 1 stroke Denmark Søren Hansen Le Golf National
90th 2006 England John Bickerton 273 −11 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington Le Golf National
Open de France
89th 2005 France Jean-François Remésy (2) 273 −11 Playoff France Jean van de Velde Le Golf National
88th 2004 France Jean-François Remésy 272 −12 7 strokes Australia Richard Green
Australia Nick O'Hern
Le Golf National
87th 2003 England Philip Golding 273 −15 1 stroke England David Howell Le Golf National
Novotel Perrier Open de France
86th 2002 England Malcolm MacKenzie 274 −14 1 stroke South Africa Trevor Immelman Le Golf National
85th 2001 Spain José María Olazábal 268 −12 2 strokes England Paul Eales
Italy Costantino Rocca
New Zealand Greg Turner
Lyon
84th 2000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 272 −16 2 strokes England Jonathan Lomas Le Golf National
83rd 1999 South Africa Retief Goosen (2) 272 −12 Playoff New Zealand Greg Turner Médoc
Peugeot Open de France
82nd 1998 Scotland Sam Torrance 276 −12 2 strokes France Olivier Edmond
Italy Massimo Florioli
Australia Mathew Goggin
Germany Bernhard Langer
Le Golf National
81st 1997 South Africa Retief Goosen 271 −17 3 strokes England Jamie Spence Le Golf National
80th 1996 Australia Robert Allenby 272 −16 Playoff Germany Bernhard Langer Le Golf National
79th 1995 England Paul Broadhurst 274 −14 8 strokes England Neal Briggs Le Golf National
78th 1994 England Mark Roe 274 −14 1 stroke Sweden Gabriel Hjertstedt Le Golf National
77th 1993 Italy Costantino Rocca 273 −11 Playoff Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley Le Golf National
76th 1992 Spain Miguel Ángel Martín 276 −8 2 strokes England Martin Poxon Le Golf National
75th 1991 Argentina Eduardo Romero 281 −7 2 strokes Spain José María Olazábal
Scotland Sam Torrance
Le Golf National
74th 1990 Republic of Ireland Philip Walton 275 −5 Playoff West Germany Bernhard Langer Chantilly
73rd 1989 England Nick Faldo (3) 273 −7 1 stroke South Africa Hugh Baiocchi
West Germany Bernhard Langer
England Mark Roe
Chantilly
72nd 1988 England Nick Faldo (2) 274 −6 2 strokes England Denis Durnian
Australia Wayne Riley
Chantilly
71st 1987 Spain José Rivero 269 −19 1 stroke England Howard Clark Saint-Cloud
70th 1986 Spain Seve Ballesteros (4) 269 −19 1 stroke Argentina Vicente Fernández La Boulie
69th 1985 Spain Seve Ballesteros (3) 263 −21 2 strokes Scotland Sandy Lyle Saint-Germain
68th 1984 West Germany Bernhard Langer 270 −18 1 stroke Spain José Rivero Saint-Cloud
Paco Rabanne Open de France
67th 1983 England Nick Faldo 277 −11 Playoff Spain José María Cañizares
England David J. Russell
La Boulie
66th 1982 Spain Seve Ballesteros (2) 278 −10 4 strokes Scotland Sandy Lyle Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
65th 1981 Scotland Sandy Lyle 270 −14 4 strokes West Germany Bernhard Langer Saint-Germain
64th 1980 Australia Greg Norman 268 −20 10 strokes England Ian Mosey Saint-Cloud
French Open
63rd 1979 Scotland Bernard Gallacher 284 −8 1 stroke Scotland Willie Milne Lyon
62nd 1978 South Africa Dale Hayes 269 −19 11 strokes Spain Seve Ballesteros La Baule
61st 1977 Spain Seve Ballesteros 282 −6 3 strokes South Africa John Bland
Spain Antonio Garrido
Spain Manuel Piñero
Australia Ian Stanley
Le Touquet
60th 1976 South Africa Vincent Tshabalala 272 −16 2 strokes Spain Salvador Balbuena Le Touquet
59th 1975 Scotland Brian Barnes 281 −3 2 strokes England Neil Coles
Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy
South Africa Dale Hayes
Republic of Ireland John O'Leary
La Boulie
58th 1974 England Peter Oosterhuis (2) 284 +4 2 strokes England Peter Townsend Chantilly
57th 1973 England Peter Oosterhuis 280 −4 1 stroke England Tony Jacklin La Boulie
56th 1972 United States Barry Jaeckel 265 −11 Playoff England Clive Clark La Nivelle
Biarritz-Le Phare
55th 1971 Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan 262 −10 2 strokes Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo
Argentina Vicente Fernández
Biarritz-Le Phare
La Nivelle
Open de France
54th 1970 Australia David Graham 268 1 stroke France Jean Garaïalde
Argentina Florentino Molina
Chantaco
Biarritz-Le Phare
53rd 1969 France Jean Garaïalde 277 Playoff Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
52nd 1968 England Peter Butler 272 4 strokes Spain Sebastián Miguel
England Peter Townsend
Saint-Cloud
51st 1967 England Bernard Hunt 271 3 strokes England Peter Butler Saint-Germain
50th 1966 South Africa Denis Hutchinson 274 1 stroke Spain Ramón Sota La Boulie
49th 1965 Spain Ramón Sota 268 1 stroke South Africa Cobie Legrange Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
48th 1964 Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo (3) 272 Playoff South Africa Cobie Legrange Chantilly
47th 1963 Australia Bruce Devlin 273 4 strokes Australia Kel Nagle Saint-Cloud
46th 1962 Australia Alan Murray 274 1 stroke New Zealand Bob Charles
Australia Peter Thomson
Saint-Germain
45th 1961 Australia Kel Nagle 271 4 strokes Australia Peter Thomson La Boulie
44th 1960 Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo (2) 275 3 strokes United States Bill Johnston
Argentina Leopoldo Ruiz
Saint-Cloud
43rd 1959 Wales Dave Thomas 276 3 strokes England Peter Alliss La Boulie
42nd 1958 Belgium Flory Van Donck (3) 276 Playoff South Africa Harold Henning Saint-Germain
41st 1957 Belgium Flory Van Donck (2) 266 8 strokes England Peter Alliss
Spain Ángel Miguel
Saint-Cloud
40th 1956 Spain Ángel Miguel 277 4 strokes Argentina Antonio Cerdá
Belgium Flory Van Donck
South Africa Trevor Wilkes
Deauville
39th 1955 United States Byron Nelson 271 2 strokes England Harry Weetman La Boulie
38th 1954 Belgium Flory Van Donck 275 1 stroke Italy Aldo Casera
Australia Norman Von Nida
Saint-Cloud
37th 1953 South Africa Bobby Locke (2) 276 2 strokes England Max Faulkner La Boulie
36th 1952 South Africa Bobby Locke 268 8 strokes Argentina Antonio Cerdá Saint-Germain
35th 1951 Egypt Hassan Hassanein 273 8 strokes Scotland Jimmy Adams Saint-Cloud
34th 1950 Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo 279 5 strokes Spain Marcelino Morcillo Chantilly
33rd 1949 Italy Ugo Grappasonni 275 4 strokes France Marcel Dallemagne Saint-Germain
32nd 1948 France Firmin Cavalo Jr. 287 2 strokes France Pierre Hausséguy Saint-Cloud
31st 1947 England Henry Cotton (2) 285 3 strokes England John Knipe Chantilly
30th 1946 England Henry Cotton 269 15 strokes Belgium Flory Van Donck Saint-Cloud
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
29th 1939 Argentina Martin Pose 285 1 stroke England Tom Odams Le Touquet
28th 1938 France Marcel Dallemagne (3) 282 5 strokes France Pierre Hausséguy Fourqueux
27th 1937 France Marcel Dallemagne (2) 278 3 strokes England Leonard Crawley (a) Chantilly
26th 1936 France Marcel Dallemagne 277 Playoff England Henry Cotton Saint-Germain
25th 1935 South Africa Sid Brews (2) 293 3 strokes Jersey Aubrey Boomer Le Touquet
24th 1934 South Africa Sid Brews 284 2 strokes Jersey Aubrey Boomer
France Auguste Boyer
Dieppe
23rd 1933 England Bert Gadd 283 3 strokes France Auguste Boyer
France Marcel Dallemagne
Chantilly
22nd 1932 England Arthur Lacey 295 4 strokes France René Golias Saint-Cloud
21st 1931 Jersey Aubrey Boomer (5) 291 2 strokes England Percy Alliss
Argentina Tomas Genta
Deauville
20th 1930 England Ernest Whitcombe 282 1 stroke France Auguste Boyer Dieppe
19th 1929 Jersey Aubrey Boomer (4) 283 Playoff England Archie Compston Fourqueux
18th 1928 England Cyril Tolley (a) (2) 283 1 stroke England Henry Kinch La Boulie
17th 1927 Scotland George Duncan (2) 299 2 strokes Jersey Aubrey Boomer Saint-Germain
16th 1926 Jersey Aubrey Boomer (3) 280 5 strokes England Abe Mitchell Saint-Cloud
15th 1925 France Arnaud Massy (4) 291 Playoff England Archie Compston Chantilly
14th 1924 England Cyril Tolley (a) 290 3 strokes United States Walter Hagen La Boulie
13th 1923 England James Ockenden 288 2 strokes Jersey Jack Gaudin Dieppe
12th 1922 Jersey Aubrey Boomer (2) 286 9 strokes France Eugène Lafitte La Boulie
11th 1921 Jersey Aubrey Boomer 284 Playoff France Arnaud Massy Le Touquet
10th 1920 United States Walter Hagen 298 Playoff France Eugène Lafitte La Boulie
1915–1919: No tournament due to World War I
9th 1914 England James Douglas Edgar 288 6 strokes Jersey Harry Vardon Le Touquet
8th 1913 Scotland George Duncan 304 3 strokes Scotland James Braid Chantilly
7th 1912 France Jean Gassiat 289 1 stroke Jersey Harry Vardon La Boulie
6th 1911 France Arnaud Massy (3) 284 7 strokes Jersey Ted Ray La Boulie
5th 1910 Scotland James Braid 298 2 strokes France Arnaud Massy La Boulie
4th 1909 England John Henry Taylor (2) 293 1 stroke Scotland James Braid La Boulie
3rd 1908 England John Henry Taylor 300 4 strokes France Arnaud Massy
England Charles Mayo
La Boulie
2nd 1907 France Arnaud Massy (2) 298 2 strokes France Jean Gassiat La Boulie
1st 1906 France Arnaud Massy 292 11 strokes Jersey Tom Vardon La Boulie

Sources:[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Informations sur l'Open de France sur le site de la FFG" (in French). Fédération Française de Golf. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  2. ^ "Golf: l'Open de France déplacé dans le calendrier et dégradé" (in French). Agence France-Presse. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. ^ "A message from European Tour Chief Executive Keith Pelley". European Tour. April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Record / The Open - Open de France". Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  5. ^ "French Open | Tour Results - Winners | Where2Golf".
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