# Philippine Open (golf)

The Philippine Open is an annual men's professional golf tournament, currently played on the Asian Tour.

## History

The Philippine Open was first held in Caloocan in 1913 and was sponsored by the Manila Golf Club. It was moved to the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in 1935. In the late 1980s, the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) took over the organization of the tournament and held it in other courses in the country.
The event was held in a variety of different golf courses around the Philippines and was an official money event on the Asian Tour from 1999 to 2015, having previously been a founding tournament on the Asia Golf Circuit. In March 2006 the NGAP granted all marketing rights for the tournament from 2006 to 2010 to the Asian Tour, which announced an aspiration to increase the prize fund from the 2006 level of US$200,000 to $1 million. In 2014, the prize fund was $300,000.
The 1967 event included a full-field of 160 players.

## Venues

The following venues have been used since the founding of the Philippine Open in 1913.
| Venue | Location | First | Last | Times |
| Manila Golf and Country Club | Caloocan | 1913 | 1934 | 20 |
| Iloilo Golf and Country Club | Iloilo | 1935 | 1959 | 24 |
| Wack Wack Golf and Country Club | Mandaluyong | 1956 | 2014 | 33 |
| Valley Golf and Country Club | Rizal | 1975 | 2010 | 5 |
| Villamor Golf Club | Manila | 1984 | 1986 | 2 |
| Puerto Azul Golf and Country Club | Luzon | 1989 | 1992 | 3 |
| Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club | Manila | 1993 | 2025 | 5 |
| Apo Golf and Country Club | Davao | 1995 | 1995 | 1 |
| Camp John Hay Golf Club | Baguio | 1997 | 1997 | 1 |
| Riviera Golf and Country Club | Cavite | 1998 | 2000 | 3 |
| Mount Malarayat Golf and Country Club | Batangas | 2005 | 2009 | 2 |
| Luisita Golf and Country Club | Tarlac | 2015 | 2015 | 1 |
| The Country Club | Laguna | 2017 | 2019 | 3 |

## Winners

| Year | Tour(s) | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue |
| Smart Infinity Philippine Open |||||||||
| 2025 | ASA | Julien Sale | 269 | −11 | 1 stroke | Tomoyo Ikemura Sadom Kaewkanjana | Manila Southwoods |
| 2020–2024: No tournament |||||||||
| Solaire Philippine Open |||||||||
| 2019 | PGTA | Clyde Mondilla | 290 | +2 | 2 strokes | Nicolas Paez | Country Club |
| 2018 | ONE, PGTA | Miguel Tabuena (2) | 289 | +1 | Playoff | Prom Meesawat | Country Club |
| 2017 | PHI | Steve Lewton | 287 | −1 | Playoff | Johannes Veerman | Country Club |
| 2016: No tournament |||||||||
| Philippine Open |||||||||
| 2015 | ASA | Miguel Tabuena | 202 | −14 | 1 stroke | Scott Barr | Luisita |
| ICTSI Philippine Open |||||||||
| 2014 | ASA | Marcus Both | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Jay Bayron Nathan Holman Antonio Lascuña Siddikur Rahman Arnond Vongvanij | Wack Wack |
| 2013: No tournament |||||||||
| 2012 | ASA | Mardan Mamat | 280 | −8 | 5 strokes | Mo Joong-kyung | Wack Wack |
| 2011 | ASA | Berry Henson | 283 | −5 | 1 stroke | Jay Bayron | Wack Wack |
| Philippine Open |||||||||
| 2010 | | Artemio Murakami | 277 | −11 | 2 strokes | Elmer Salvador | Valley |
| 2009 | | Elmer Salvador | 271 | −17 | 3 strokes | Guido van der Valk | Mount Malarayat |
| 2008 | ASA | Angelo Que | 283 | −5 | 1 stroke | Danny Chia | Wack Wack |
| 2007 | ASA | Frankie Miñoza (2) | 278 | −10 | 2 strokes | Gerald Rosales | Wack Wack |
| 2006 | ASA | Scott Strange | 280 | −8 | 5 strokes | Park Jun-won | Wack Wack |
| 2005 | ASA | Adam Le Vesconte | 272 | −12 | 4 strokes | Gerald Rosales | Mount Malarayat |
| DHL Philippine Open |||||||||
| 2004 | ASA | Edward Michaels | 282 | −2 | 3 strokes | Juvic Pagunsan (a) | Riviera |
| 2003: No tournament |||||||||
| Casino Filipino Philippine Open |||||||||
| 2002 | ASA | Rick Gibson | 283 | −5 | 4 strokes | Robert Jacobson | Wack Wack |
| Philippine Open |||||||||
| 2001 | | Felix Casas | 282 | −6 | 5 strokes | Danny Zarate | Wack Wack |
| 2000 | | Gerald Rosales | 293 | +9 | 2 strokes | Antonio Lascuña Rey Pagunsan | Riviera |
| Casino Filipino Philippine Open |||||||||
| 1999 | ASA | Anthony Kang | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | James Kingston Kazuyoshi Yonekura | Manila Southwoods |
| Philippine Open |||||||||
| 1998 | AGC | Frankie Miñoza | 278 | −10 | 2 strokes | Christian Chernock | Riviera |
| 1997 | AGC | Kevin Wentworth | 259 | −13 | 3 strokes | Larry Barber Mars Pucay Tim Straub | Camp John Hay |
| U-Bix Philippine Open |||||||||
| 1996 | AGC | Rob Whitlock | 278 | −10 | Playoff | Tim Straub | Manila Southwoods |
| Dole Casino Filipino Philippine Open |||||||||
| 1995 | AGC | Carlos Espinosa | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Olle Nordberg | Apo |
| Manila Southwoods Philippine Open |||||||||
| 1994 | AGC | Carlos Franco | 280 | −8 | Playoff | Choi Sang-ho | Manila Southwoods |
| Philippine Open |||||||||
| 1993 | AGC | Yeh Chang-ting | 281 | −7 | 1 stroke | Carlos Espinosa | Manila Southwoods |
| 1992 | AGC | Wang Ter-chang | 289 | +1 | Playoff | Hsieh Chin-sheng | Puerto Azul |
| 1991 | AGC | Dennis Paulson | 281 | −7 | Playoff | Chen Tze-chung | Valley |
| San Miguel/Coca-Cola Philippine Open |||||||||
| 1990 | AGC | Robert Pactolerin | 287 | −1 | 2 strokes | Chen Liang-hsi Lai Chung-jen Lee Porter | Puerto Azul |
| 1989 | AGC | Emlyn Aubrey | 276 | −8 | 2 strokes | Mario Siodina | Puerto Azul |
| Coca-Cola Philippine Open |||||||||
| 1988 | AGC | Hsieh Chin-sheng | 283 | −5 | 5 strokes | Steve Bowman | Wack Wack |
| San Miguel Philippine Open |||||||||
| 1987 | AGC | Brian Tennyson | 288 | E | 1 stroke | Chen Tze-ming | Wack Wack |
| Philippine Open |||||||||
| 1986 | AGC | Mario Manubay | 280 | −8 | | Michael Allen Tony Grimes | Villamor |
| 1985 | AGC | Mark Aebli | 290 | +2 | 1 stroke | Frankie Miñoza | Wack Wack |
| 1984 | AGC | Rudy Labares | 272 | −16 | 17 strokes | Mario Siodina | Villamor |
| 1983 | AGC | Lu Hsi-chuen (2) | 277 | −11 | 3 strokes | Ikuo Shirahama | Valley |
| 1982 | AGC | Hsieh Min-Nan | 292 | +4 | Playoff | Hsu Sheng-san | Wack Wack |
| 1981 | AGC | Tom Sieckmann | 287 | −1 | 4 strokes | Lu Hsi-chuen | Valley |
| 1980 | AGC | Lu Hsi-chuen | 287 | −1 | 2 strokes | Rudy Labares Sam Torrance | Wack Wack |
| 1979 | AGC | Ben Arda (3) | 286 | −2 | 3 strokes | Hsu Sheng-san Hung Fa | Wack Wack |
| 1978 | AGC | Lu Liang-Huan (3) | 278 | −9 | 7 strokes | Kuo Chie-Hsiung | Wack Wack |
| 1977 | AGC | Hsieh Yung-yo (2) | 281 | −7 | 5 strokes | Hsieh Min-Nan Kuo Chie-Hsiung | Wack Wack |
| 1976 | AGC | Qiuntin Mancao | 281 | −7 | 3 strokes | Hsu Chi-san Eleuterio Nival | Wack Wack |
| 1975 | AGC | Kuo Chie-Hsiung | 276 | −12 | 8 strokes | Ben Arda | Valley |
| 1974 | AGC | Lu Liang-Huan (2) | 281 | −11 | Playoff | Hsu Sheng-san | Wack Wack |
| 1973 | AGC | Kim Seung-hack | 289 | +1 | 1 stroke | Chang Chun-fa Graham Marsh | Wack Wack |
| 1972 | AGC | Hideyo Sugimoto | 286 | −2 | 2 strokes | Hsieh Yung-yo | Wack Wack |
| 1971 | AGC | Chen Chien-chung | 282 | −6 | 3 strokes | Hsieh Yung-yo | Wack Wack |
| 1970 | AGC | Hsieh Yung-yo | 282 | −6 | 6 strokes | Eleuterio Nival Haruo Yasuda | Wack Wack |
| 1969 | AGC | Haruo Yasuda | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | Ben Arda Hsieh Min-Nan | Wack Wack |
| 1968 | AGC | Hsu Chi-san | 278 | −10 | 8 strokes | Shigeru Uchida | Wack Wack |
| 1967 | FEC | Hsu Sheng-san (a) | 283 | −5 | 1 stroke | Celestino Tugot | Wack Wack |
| 1966 | FEC | Luis Silverio (a) | 287 | −1 | 1 stroke | Celestino Tugot | Wack Wack |
| 1965 | FEC | Lu Liang-Huan | 288 | E | 2 strokes | Hsieh Yung-yo | Wack Wack |
| 1964 | FEC | Peter Thomson | 285 | −3 | Playoff | Doug Sanders | Wack Wack |
| 1963 | FEC | Ben Arda (2) | 289 | +1 | 3 strokes | Teruo Sugihara | Wack Wack |
| 1962 | FEC | Celestino Tugot (6) | 284 | −4 | 1 stroke | Kel Nagle | Wack Wack |
| 1961 | | Ben Arda | 286 | −2 | 2 strokes | Hsieh Yung-yo | Wack Wack |
| 1960 | | Frank Phillips | 287 | −1 | 1 stroke | Hsieh Yung-yo | Wack Wack |
| 1959 | | Bruce Crampton | | | | | Iloilo |
| 1958 | | Celestino Tugot (5) | | | | | Iloilo |
| 1957 | | Celestino Tugot (4) | | | | | Iloilo |
| 1956 | | Celestino Tugot (3) | | | | | Wack Wack |
| 1955 | | Celestino Tugot (2) | 284 | | | | Iloilo |
| 1954 | | Larry Montes (12) | | | | | Iloilo |
| 1953 | | Larry Montes (11) | 281 | −7 | | | Iloilo |
| 1952 | | Lloyd Mangrum | 295 | | | | Iloilo |
| 1951 | | Larry Montes (10) | | | | | Iloilo |
| 1950 | | Ed Oliver | 285 | −3 | 4 strokes | Norman Von Nida | Iloilo |
| 1949 | | Celestino Tugot | 290 | | | Larry Montes | Iloilo |
| 1948 | | Larry Montes (9) | | | | | Iloilo |
| 1945–1947: No tournament |||||||||
| 1944 | | Larry Montes (8) | | | | | Iloilo |
| 1943 | | Larry Montes (7) | | | | | Iloilo |
| 1942 | | Larry Montes (6) | | | | | Iloilo |
| 1941 | | Larry Montes (5) | | | | | Iloilo |
| 1940 | | Jug McSpaden | 287 | −1 | 4 strokes | Emery Zimmerman | Iloilo |
| 1939 | | Norman Von Nida (2) | 292 | +4 | 2 strokes | Rokuzo Asami Seisui Chin | Iloilo |
| 1938 | | Norman Von Nida | | | | Larry Montes | Iloilo |
| 1937 | | Larry Montes (4) | | | | | Iloilo |
| 1936 | | Larry Montes (3) | | | | | Iloilo |
| 1935 | | Guillermo A. Navaja | | | | | Iloilo |
| 1934 | | Casiano Decena | | | | | Manila |
| 1933 | | Sidney Baxter | | | | | Manila |
| 1932 | | Larry Montes (2) | | | | | Manila |
| 1930–31: No tournament |||||||||
| 1929 | | Larry Montes | | | | | Manila |
| 1928 | | J. S. Moore (a) | | | | | Manila |
| 1927 | | J. R .H. Mason (a) (5) | | | | | Manila |
| 1926 | | E. L. Benedict (a) | | | | | Manila |
| 1925 | | W. J. Jameson (a) | | | | | Manila |
| 1924 | | G. M. Ivory (a) | | | | | Manila |
| 1923 | | E. A. Noyes (a) | | | | | Manila |
| 1922 | | Walter Z. Smith (a) | | | | | Manila |
| 1921 | | J. R .H. Mason (a) (4) | | | | | Manila |
| 1920 | | Ian Collier Trotter MacGregor (a) (2) | | | | | Manila |
| 1919 | | Ian Collier Trotter MacGregor (a) | | | | | Manila |
| 1918 | | J. R .H. Mason (a) (3) | | | | | Manila |
| 1917 | | W. Young (a) | | | | | Manila |
| 1916 | | Johnny Grieve (a) | | | | | Manila |
| 1915 | | W. J. Adams (a) | | | | | Manila |
| 1914 | | J. R .H. Mason (a) (2) | | | | | Manila |
| 1913 | | J. R .H. Mason (a) | | | | | Manila |

## Multiple winners

The players who have won the Philippine Open more than once are the following:
* 12 wins
** Larry Montes (1929, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1941–1944, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1954)
* 6 wins
** Celestino Tugot (1949, 1955–1958, 1962)
* 5 wins
** J.R.H. Mason (a) (1913, 1914, 1918, 1921, 1927)
* 3 wins
** Lu Liang-Huan (1965, 1974, 1978)
** Ben Arda (1961, 1963, 1979)
* 2 wins
** Ian Collier Trotter MacGregor (a) (1919, 1920)
** Norman Von Nida (1938, 1939)
** Hsieh Yung-yo (1970, 1977)
** Lu Hsi-chuen (1980, 1983)
** Frankie Miñoza (1998, 2007)