# European Open (golf)

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.

## 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 | −8 | 2 strokes | Thomas Detry Edoardo Molinari Matthew Southgate Darius van Driel | Green Eagle |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 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 | −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 |