Italian Open (golf)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Turin, Italy |
| Established | 1925 |
| Course(s) | Royal Park G&CC |
| Par | 72 |
| Yardage | 7,283 |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Purse | € 1,700,000 |
| Month played | May |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 262 Percy Alliss (1935) |
| To-par | -25 Hennie Otto (2008) |
| Current champion | |
 Daniel Vancsik |
|
The BMW Italian Open, as it is currently known for sponsorship reasons, is the Italian national open golf championship for men. It was founded in 1925 and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the tour's first season in 1972.
The Italian Open is currently played in May at the Royal Park Golf and Country Club near Turin. In 2008 it had a prize fund of €1.7 million, which was one of the smaller purses among the European Tour events played in Europe itself.
In 2008, South African Hennie Otto was just one stroke away from the tournament aggregate record of 262, set by Percy Alliss in 1935 on the course at San Remo, which even by the standards of the day was relatively short, at just 5,200 yards.[1]
[edit] Winners
| Year | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|
| BMW Italian Open | ||
| 2009 | Daniel Vancsik |
267 (-17) |
| Methorios Capital Italian Open | ||
| 2008 |  Hennie Otto |
263 (-25) |
| Telecom Italia Open | ||
| 2007* |  Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño |
200 (-16)PO |
| 2006 | Francesco Molinari |
265 (-23) |
| 2005 |  Steve Webster |
270 (-18) |
| 2004* |  Graeme McDowell |
197 (-19)PO |
| Italian Open Telecom Italia | ||
| 2003 |  Mathias Grönberg |
271 (-17) |
| 2002* | Ian Poulter |
197 (-19) |
| Atlanet Italian Open | ||
| 2001 |  Grégory Havret |
268 (-20) |
| Italian Open | ||
| 2000 | Ian Poulter |
267 (-21) |
| Fiat and Fila Italian Open | ||
| 1999 |  Dean Robertson |
271 (-17) |
| Italian Open | ||
| 1998* | Patrik Sjöland |
195 (-21) |
| Conte of Florence Italian Open | ||
| 1997 |  Bernhard Langer |
273 (-15) |
| 1996 | Jim Payne |
275 (-9) |
| Italian Open | ||
| 1995 | Sam Torrance |
269 (-19) |
| Tisettanta Italian Open | ||
| 1994 | Eduardo Romero |
272 (-16) |
| Lancia Martini Italian Open | ||
| 1993 |  Greg Turner |
267 (-21) |
| 1992 | Sandy Lyle |
270 (-18) |
| 1991 |  Craig Parry |
279(-9) |
| 1990 | Richard Boxall |
267 (-21) |
| Lancia Italian Open | ||
| 1989 | Ronan Rafferty |
273 (-15) |
| 1988 | Greg Norman |
270 (-18) |
| 1987 | Sam Torrance |
271 (-17)PO |
| Italian Open | ||
| 1986 | David Feherty |
270 (-10)PO |
| 1985 | Manuel Piñero |
267 (-21) |
| 1984 | Sandy Lyle |
277 (-11) |
| 1983 | Bernhard Langer |
271 (-17)PO |
| 1982 | Mark James |
280 (-8) |
| 1981 |  José Maria Cañizares |
280 (-8)PO |
| 1980 | Massimo Mannelli |
276 (-8) |
| 1979 | Brian Barnes |
281 (-7)PO |
| 1978 |  Dale Hayes |
293 (+5) |
| 1977 | Ángel Gallardo |
286 (-2)PO |
| 1976 | Baldovino Dassù |
280 (-8) |
| 1975 |  Billy Casper |
286 (-2) |
| 1974** | Peter Oosterhuis |
249 |
| 1973 | Tony Jacklin |
284 (-4) |
| 1972 | Norman Wood |
271 |
| 1971 |  Ramón Sota |
282 |
| 1961-70 | No tournament | |
| 1960 | Brian Wilkes |
285 |
| 1959 | Peter Thomson |
269 |
| 1958 | Peter Alliss |
282 |
| 1957 | Harold Henning |
273 |
| 1956 | Antonio Cerdá |
284 |
| 1955 |  Flory Van Donck |
287 |
| 1954 | Ugo Grappasonni |
272 |
| 1953 | Flory Van Donck |
267 |
| 1952 | Eric Brown |
273 |
| 1951 | Jimmy Adams |
289 |
| 1950 | Ugo Grappasonni |
281 |
| 1949 |  Hassan Hassanein |
263 |
| 1948 | Aldo Casera |
267 |
| 1947 | Flory Van Donck |
263 |
| 1939-46 | No tournament due to World War II | |
| 1938 | Flory Van Donck |
276 |
| 1937 | Marcel Dallemagne |
276 |
| 1936 | Henry Cotton |
268 |
| 1935 | Percy Alliss |
262 |
| 1934 | N. Nutley |
132 |
| 1933 | No tournament | |
| 1932 | Aubrey Boomer |
143 |
| 1931 | Auguste Boyer |
141 |
| 1930 | Auguste Boyer |
140 |
| 1929 | René Golias |
143 |
| 1928 | Auguste Boyer |
145 |
| 1927 | Percy Alliss |
145 |
| 1926 | Auguste Boyer |
147 |
| 1925 |  Francesco Pasquali |
154 |
* - 2002, 2004, and 2007 tournaments shortened to three rounds because of rain.
** - Just nine holes played in the first round of the 1974 tournament.
Most wins:
- 4 – Auguste Boyer: 1926, 1928, 1930, 1931
- 4 – Flory van Donck: 1938, 1947, 1953, 1955
[edit] References
- ^ "Low, Long & Little". TIME. July 26, 1937. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,758055,00.html. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
