# French International Amateur Championship

The French International Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament that is held in France and organised by the Fédération Française de Golf.
The French Open Amateur Championship was established in 1904 and used match play format. In 1986, a national open amateur 72-hole stroke play championship was instituted. The French Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship elevated the standing of the pre-existing Grand Prix de Chantilly, established in 1945 and held at Golf de Chantilly in Vineuil-Saint-Firmin. From this time, the match play championship was held in alternate years until 2001, after which it was discontinued. The match play returned annually for three years from 2008 to 2010 before being discontinued once more.

## Trophies

The French Open Amateur Championship was played for the Trophée Gordon Bennett. When the stroke play championship began, the match play championship retained this trophy. The French Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship adopted the Grand Prix de Chantilly's Coupe Murat, named for the grandson of Joachim, 6th Prince Murat, president of Chantilly Golf Club between 1909 and 1932.
In 2023, the Coupe Murat was transferred to the French Open Mid-Amateur Championship, for over 35s, and the Trophée Gordon Bennett returned to the men's open amateur.

## Winners

French International Amateur Championship – Trophée Gordon Bennett :
| Year | Champion | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref |
| 2024 | Benjamin Reuter | 212 | 1 stroke | Jean-leon Aeschlimann Giampaolo Gagliardi Filippo Serra | Aisses | |
| 2023 | Carl Siemens | 211 | 5 strokes | Nathan Legendre | Aisses | |
French Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship – Coupe Murat :
| Year | Champion | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 2022 | Martin Couvra | 282 (−2) | 5 strokes | Adam Bresnu Ugo Malcor |
| 2021 | Philipp Katich | 281 (−3) | 2 strokes | Andrea Romano Matteo Cristoni |
| 2020 | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| 2019 | Charles Larcelet | 280 (−4) | 3 strokes | Jerry Ji |
| 2018 | Hubert Tisserand | 279 (−5) | 1 stroke | Jeremy Gandon Francois Lagraulet |
| 2017 | Josh Hilleard | 278 (−6) | Playoff | Pierre Pineau |
| 2016 | Iván Cantero | 208 (−5) | Playoff | Marco Penge |
| 2015 | Jeong-weon Ko | 284 (par) | Playoff | Francois Lagraulet |
| 2014 | Maximilian Röhrig | 277 (−7) | Playoff | Kenny Subregis |
| 2013 | Adrien Saddier | 280 (−4) | 5 strokes | Martin Keskari |
| 2012 | Lionel Weber | 287 (+3) | 1 stroke | Romain Langasque |
| 2011 | Gary Stal | 280 (−4) | 8 strokes | Edouard Espana |
| 2010 | Alexander Lévy | 270 (−10) | 2 strokes | Adrian Otaegui |
| 2009 | Kalle Samooja | 281 (+1) | 2 strokes | Darren Wright |
| 2008 | David Antonelli | 275 (−5) | 5 strokes | Federico Colombo |
| 2007 | Tim Sluiter | 274 (−6) | 6 strokes | Dale Whitnell |
| 2006 | Sean Einhaus | 278 (−2) | 6 strokes | Tim Sluiter |
| 2005 | Tino Weiss | | | Julien Grillon |
| 2004 | François Calmels | | | |
| 2003 | Yves Petit-Dubousquet | | | |
| 2002 | François Illouz | | | |
| 2001 | Philippe Lima | | | |
| 2000 | François Delamontagne | | | |
| 1999 | Sébastien Branger | | | |
| 1998 | Tino Schuster | | | |
| 1997 | Christophe Ravetto | | | |
| 1996 | Benjamin Nicolay | | | |
| 1995 | François Illouz | | | |
| 1994 | Jesper Kjærbye | | | |
| 1993 | Jean-Marc de Polo | | | |
| 1992 | Alberto Valenzuela | | | |
| 1991 | François Illouz | | | |
| 1990 | Klas Eriksson | | | |
| 1989 | Henrik Simonsen | | | |
| 1988 | Joakim Haeggman | | | |
| 1987 | Alberto Valenzuela | | | |
| 1986 | Lin Chie-hsiang | | | |
French Open Amateur Match Play Championship – Trophée Gordon Bennett :
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner(s)-up | Venue |
| 2010 | Clément Berardo | 10 and 8 | Franck Daux | Saint-Germain |
| 2009 | Thomas Elissalde | 5 and 4 | Ken Benz | Saint-Cloud |
| 2008 | Gary Stal | 5 and 4 | Jérôme Lando-Casanova | Fontainebleau |
| 2002–2007 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 2001 | Christian Bindslev | 4 and 3 | Charles-Édouard Russo | Médoc |
| 2000 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1999 | Sébastian Branger | 4 and 3 | Neil Pabari | Seignosse |
| 1998 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1997 | Sergio García | 9 and 8 | Gary Birch | Palmola |
| 1996 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1995 | Christophe Ravetto | 2 and 1 | Sébastien Delagrange | Médoc |
| 1994 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1993 | Álvaro Salto | 4 and 3 | Thomas Besancenez | Wantzenau |
| 1992 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1991 | Philip Johns | 3 and 2 | Alberto Valenzuela | Le Golf National |
| 1990 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1989 | Gary Shemano | 6 and 5 | Sauli Mäkiluoma | Morfontaine |
| 1988 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1987 | Frederik Lindgren | 4 and 3 | Éric Giraud | Nîmes Campagne |
| 1986 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1985 | Ramy Taher | 2 and 1 | Jean-François Remésy | Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche |
| 1984 | Alexis Godillot | 3 and 2 | John Baldwin | Chantilly |
| 1983 | Sergio Prati | 2 holes | Jean van de Velde | Fontainebleau |
| 1982 | François Illouz | 6 and 5 | Martial Papineau | Morfontaine |
| 1981 | François Illouz | 3 and 2 | Kai Flint | Le Touquet |
| 1980 | Tony Gresham | 4 and 2 | John Kelly | Chantilly |
| 1979 | Alexis Godillot | 3 and 2 | Sven Boinet | Saint-Germain |
| 1978 | Gavan Levenson | 4 and 3 | Lorenzo Silva | Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche |
| 1977 | Tim Planchin | 37th hole | Michel Gayon | Saint-Cloud |
| 1976 | Tim Planchin | 1 hole | Viet Pagel | Morfontaine |
| 1975 | Tim Planchin | 3 and 2 | Robbie Stewart | Fontainebleau |
| 1974 | Alexis Godillot | 4 and 3 | Neville Sundelson | Le Touquet |
| 1973 | Hervé Frayssineau | 1 hole | George Burns | Chantilly |
| 1972 | Roger Lagarde | 6 and 5 | Michel Tapia | Morfontaine |
| 1971 | Jean-Charles Desbordes | 4 and 3 | Didier Charmat | Deauville |
| 1970 | Reginald Taylor | 7 and 6 | Didier Charmat | Chantilly |
| 1969 | Alexis Godillot | 37th hole | Rodney Gorton | La Boulie |
| 1968 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1967 | Alexis Godillot | 3 and 2 | Gaëtan Mourgue d'Algue | Morfontaine |
| 1966 | Gaëtan Mourgue d'Algue | 6 and 5 | Patrick Cros | Chantilly |
| 1965 | Gaëtan Mourgue d'Algue | 8 and 7 | Robert Nouel | Saint-Cloud |
| 1964 | Jim Bostwick | 8 and 7 | Paul Rolin | Deauville |
| 1963 | Patrick Cros | 41st hole | Gaëtan Mourgue d'Algue | Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche |
| 1962 | Gaëtan Mourgue d'Algue | 3 and 1 | David Goldman | Chantilly |
| 1961 | Jacky Moerman | 2 holes | William Pearce | Deauville |
| 1960 | Henri de Lamaze | 4 and 2 | John Dawson | Morfontaine |
| 1959 | Henri de Lamaze | 9 and 7 | Paul Coste | Saint-Germain |
| 1958 | Henri de Lamaze | 4 and 3 | Tim Holland | Deauville |
| 1957 | Henri de Lamaze | 7 and 6 | Ken Smith | Chantilly |
| 1956 | Henri de Lamaze | 1 hole | Franco Bevione | La Boulie |
| 1955 | Henri de Lamaze | 5 and 4 | Don Bisplinghoff | Chantilly |
| 1954 | Henri de Lamaze | 4 and 3 | Clarke Hardwicke | Saint-Germain |
| 1953 | Roger Lagarde | 2 and 1 | Harry Bentley | Chantilly |
| 1952 | Dick Chapman | 4 and 3 | Billy Maxwell | Morfontaine |
| 1951 | Robert Knowles | 3 and 2 | Henri de Lamaze | Chantilly |
| 1950 | Henri de Lamaze | 3 and 2 | Michel Carlhian | Saint-Germain |
| 1949 | Henri de Lamaze | 3 and 1 | Philip Scrutton | Saint-Cloud |
| 1948 | Henri de Lamaze | 2 and 1 | Charlie Stowe | Chantilly |
| 1947 | Henri de Lamaze | 2 and 1 | Jacques Léglise | Morfontaine |
| 1946 | Michel Carlhian | 3 and 2 | Henri Alibaux | Chantilly |
| 1940–1945 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1939 | Dick Chapman | 5 and 4 | Jacques Léglise | Saint-Germain |
| 1938 | Robert Dunkelberger | 3 and 2 | Arnold Bentley | Dieppe |
| 1937 | Jacques Léglise | 1 hole | Henry Longhurst | Morfontaine |
| 1936 | Michel Carlhian | 4 and 2 | Michael Scott | Le Touquet |
| 1935 | Luis de Arana | 1 hole | Javier de Arana | Morfontaine |
| 1934 | Javier de Arana | 2 holes | Francis Francis | Chiberta |
| 1933 | Alfred Critchley | 10 and 9 | George Dixon | Fourqueux |
| 1932 | Harry Bentley | 7 and 6 | Noel Layton | Le Touquet |
| 1931 | Harry Bentley | 4 and 3 | Cyril Hardman | Granville |
| 1930 | George Von Elm | 9 and 8 | R. G. Morrison | La Boulie |
| 1929 | Jack Westland | 6 and 5 | Richard Fletcher | Chantilly |
| 1928 | Thomas Bourn | 8 and 7 | Arthur Vincent | Saint-Germain |
| 1927 | John Mellor | 4 and 2 | Harry Van Brower | Wimereux |
| 1926 | John Anderson | 10 and 9 | W. L. Richard | Saint-Cloud |
| 1925 | André Vagliano | 6 and 4 | André Gobert | Chantilly |
| 1924 | John Anderson | 1 hole | Cyril Tolley | La Boulie |
| 1923 | George Hannay | 5 and 4 | Michael Scott | Dieppe |
| 1922 | Michael Scott | 6 and 4 | Bernard Drew | Le Touquet |
| 1921 | Charles Lipscomb | 5 and 3 | David Stoner Crowther | Chantilly |
| 1920 | Tommy Armour | 3 and 2 | Cyril Tolley | La Boulie |
| 1915–1919 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1914 | Francis Ouimet | 4 and 3 | Henry Topping | La Boulie |
| 1913 | Charles Hope | 37th hole | Edward Lassen | La Boulie |
| 1912 | Michael Scott | 8 and 6 | Charles Macfarlane | La Boulie |
| 1911 | Chick Evans | 38th hole | John Anderson | La Boulie |
| 1910 | Peter Gannon | 1 hole | Leslie Balfour-Melville | La Boulie |
| 1909 | François de Bellet | 6 and 5 | Allan Macbeth | La Boulie |
| 1908 | Walter Pringle | 3 and 1 | Gilbert Allis | La Boulie |
| 1907 | Sidney Chesterton | 9 and 7 | Reginald Graham | La Boulie |
| 1906 | Reginald Graham | 11 and 10 | Claude Gray | La Boulie |
| 1905 | Arthur Crosfield | 7 and 5 | Edgar Vincent | La Boulie |
| 1904 | Hector Beéche | 9 and 7 | H. F. Overbury | La Boulie |