German Open (golf)

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The German Open was a men's golf tournament. It was first staged in 1911 when the winner was Harry Vardon. The following year the champion was another of the Great Triumvirate of late 19th and early 20th century British golfers, John Henry Taylor. The tournament was then not played again for over a decade. It was played each year from 1926 to 1939; Percy Alliss won five times in this era, Auguste Boyer four times and Henry Cotton three.

After World War II the event was not revived until 1951. It was a European Tour event from the tour's first official season in 1972 until 1999. It was played on many different courses around Germany; the last two stagings on the European Tour were at Sporting Club Berlin. It first had a title sponsor in 1978 and there were several different sponsors over the following two decades. In the 1980s and 1990s Germany's greatest 20th century golfer Bernhard Langer equalled Percy Alliss's record of five wins. In 1999 the prize fund was €1,005,982, and despite its national open status the tournament was only the fourth richest European Tour event played in Germany that year, behind the German Masters, the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe and the BMW International Open.

Annually, the lowest scoring amateur at the German Open received the coveted "Haubenreich Trophy", named in honor of the Haubenreich family. The Haubenreich family long-owned a German golf superstore in Stuttgart (Golfenreich), and is recognized for its tremendous contributions to German golf. The family can trace its roots back to a Teutonic Knight named Hans Haubenreich who is credited with orchestrating the Knights' victory over a Hun-related tribe at the Battle of Brestacre. Haubenreich claimed Brestacre for the Knights, and the family has upheld the Brest legacy ever since.

Since the European Tour began in 1972, Langer is the only player to win the same event five times, excluding majors and World Golf Championships. Mark McNulty won the German Open four times; Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo and Miguel Ángel Jiménez won other events four times each.

Winners

European Tour event (1972–1999)
Year Winner Country Venue Score Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
German Open
1999 Jarmo Sandelin  Sweden Sporting Club Berlin 274 (−14) Playoff South Africa Retief Goosen
1998 Stephen Allan  Australia Sporting Club Berlin 280 (−8) 1 stroke Spain Ignacio Garrido
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
England Mark Roe
England Steve Webster
Volvo German Open
1997 Ignacio Garrido  Spain Schloss Nippenburg GC 271 (−13) 4 strokes England Russell Claydon
1996 Ian Woosnam  Wales Schloss Nippenburg GC 193 (−20) 6 strokes Germany Thomas Gögele
Sweden Robert Karlsson
England Iain Pyman
Spain Fernando Roca
1995 Colin Montgomerie (2)  Scotland Schloss Nippenburg GC 268 (−16) 1 stroke Sweden Niclas Fasth
Scotland Sam Torrance
1994 Colin Montgomerie  Scotland Hubblelrath GC 269 (−19) 1 stroke Germany Bernhard Langer
1993 Bernhard Langer (5)  Germany Hubblelrath GC 269 (−19) 5 strokes Australia Robert Allenby
England Peter Baker
1992 Vijay Singh  Fiji Hubblelrath GC 262 (−26) 11 strokes Spain José Manuel Carriles
1991 Mark McNulty (4)  Zimbabwe Hubblelrath GC 272 (−15) Playoff England Paul Broadhurst
1990 Mark McNulty (3)  Zimbabwe Hubblelrath GC 270 (−18) 3 strokes Australia Craig Parry
1989 Craig Parry  Australia Frankfurter GC 266 (−18) Playoff England Mark James
1988 Seve Ballesteros (2)  Spain Frankfurter GC 263 (−21) 5 strokes Scotland Gordon Brand, Jnr
1987 Mark McNulty (2)  Zimbabwe Frankfurter GC 259 (−25) 3 strokes Spain Antonio Garrido
1986 Bernhard Langer (4)  West Germany Hubblelrath GC 273 (−15) Playoff Australia Rodger Davis
Lufthansa German Open
1985 Bernhard Langer (3)  West Germany Club zur Vahr 183 (−15) 7 strokes England Michael McLean
Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
1984 Wayne Grady  Australia Frankfurter GC 268 (−16) 1 stroke Canada Jerry Anderson
1983 Corey Pavin  United States Cologne G&CC 275 (−13) 3 strokes Spain Seve Ballesteros
Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone
1982 Bernhard Langer (2)  West Germany Stuttgarter GC Solitude 279 (−9) Playoff Scotland Bill Longmuir
German Open
1981 Bernhard Langer  West Germany Hamburger GC 272 (−12) 1 stroke England Tony Jacklin
Braun German Open
1980 Mark McNulty  Zimbabwe Wannsee Berlin G&CC 280 (−8) 1 stroke England Tony Charnley
England Neil Coles
1979 Tony Jacklin  England Frankfurter GC 277 (−7) 2 strokes Spain Antonio Garrido
United States Lanny Wadkins
1978 Seve Ballesteros  Spain Cologne G&CC 268 (−20) 2 strokes England Neil Coles
German Open
1977 Tienie Britz  South Africa Dusseldorf GC 275 (−13) 2 strokes South Africa Hugh Baiocchi
1976 Simon Hobday  South Africa Frankfurter GC 266 (−18) 1 stroke Spain Antonio Garrido
1975 Maurice Bembridge  England Club zur Vahr, Bremen 285 (+5) 7 strokes United States Lon Hinkle
Australia Bob Shearer
1974 Simon Owen  New Zealand Krefelder GC 276 (−12) Playoff England Peter Oosterhuis
1973 Francisco Abreu  Spain Hubblelrath GC 276 (−12) 2 strokes South Africa Dale Hayes
1972 Graham Marsh  Australia Frankfurter GC 271 (−13) 4 strokes Wales Brian Huggett
Pre-European Tour (1926–1971)
Year Winner Country Venue Score Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-Up Ref
1971 Neil Coles  England Club zur Vahr, Bremen 279 (−17) 4 strokes Australia Peter Thomson [1]
1970 Jean Garaïalde (2)  France Krefelder GC 276 13 strokes Spain Valentín Barrios
Italy Ettore Della Torre		 [2]
1969 Jean Garaïalde  France Frankfurter GC 275 3 strokes South Africa Cobie Legrange [3]
1968 Barry Franklin  South Africa Cologne G&CC 285 2 strokes Australia Bob Shaw [4]
1967 Donald Swaelens  Belgium Krefelder GC 273 2 strokes South Africa Barry Franklin [5]
1966 Bob Stanton  Australia Frankfurter GC 274 5 strokes New Zealand Ross Newdick [6]
1965 Harold Henning  South Africa Hamburger GC 274 8 strokes Spain Ramón Sota [7]
1964 Roberto De Vicenzo  Argentina Krefelder GC 275 1 stroke South Africa Harold Henning
Spain Ramón Sota		 [8]
1963 Brian Huggett  Wales Cologne G&CC 278 1 stroke England Peter Alliss [9]
1962 Bobby Verwey  South Africa Hamburger GC 276 2 strokes Wales Brian Huggett [10]
1961 Bernard Hunt  England Krefelder GC 272 3 strokes England John Jacobs [11]
1960 Peter Thomson  Australia Cologne G&CC 281 2 strokes Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo
France Jean Garaïalde		 [12]
1959 Ken Bousfield (2)  England Hamburger GC 271 2 strokes Wales Dai Rees [13]
1958 Fidel de Luca  Argentina Krefelder GC 275 2 strokes England Bernard Hunt [14]
1957 Harry Weetman  England Cologne G&CC 279 2 strokes South Africa Gary Player
Australia Peter Thomson		 [15]
1956 Flory Van Donck (2)  Belgium Frankfurter GC 277 Playoff Scotland Eric Brown [16][17]
1955 Ken Bousfield  England Hamburger GC 279 2 strokes England Syd Scott [18]
1954 Bobby Locke  South Africa Krefelder GC 279 Playoff Wales Dai Rees [19][20]
1953 Flory Van Donck  Belgium Frankfurter GC 271 5 strokes Australia Norman Von Nida [21]
1952 Antonio Cerdá (2)  Argentina Hamburger GC 283 1 stroke Italy Aldo Casera
1951 Antonio Cerdá  Argentina Hamburger GC 286 4 strokes Sweden Harry Karlsson
1940–1950: No tournament
1939 Henry Cotton (3)  England Bad Ems GC 280 11 strokes Germany Georg Bessner [22]
1938 Henry Cotton (2)  England Frankfurter GC 285 15 strokes England Arthur Lees [23]
1937 Henry Cotton  England Bad Ems GC 274 17 strokes France Auguste Boyer [24]
1936 Auguste Boyer (4)  France Wannsee Berlin G&CC 291 1 stroke England Henry Cotton [25]
1935 Auguste Boyer (3)  France Bad Ems GC 280 2 strokes England Henry Cotton [26]
1934 Alf Padgham  England Bad Ems GC 285 6 strokes England Percy Alliss [27]
1933 Percy Alliss (5)  England Bad Ems GC 284 6 strokes England Henry Cotton [28]
1932 Auguste Boyer (2)  France Bad Ems GC 282 1 stroke England Percy Alliss [29]
1931 René Golias  France Wannsee Berlin G&CC 298 2 strokes France Marcel Dallemagne [30]
1930 Auguste Boyer  France Baden-Baden GC 266 3 strokes England Percy Alliss
England Henry Cotton		 [31]
1929 Percy Alliss (4)  England Wannsee Berlin G&CC 285 2 strokes United States Horton Smith [32]
1928 Percy Alliss (3)  England Wannsee Berlin G&CC 280 10 strokes England Ernest Whitcombe [33]
1927 Percy Alliss (2)  England Wannsee Berlin G&CC 288 10 strokes England Arthur Havers
Scotland Tony Torrance (a)		 [34]
1926 Percy Alliss  England Wannsee Berlin G&CC 284 8 strokes Jersey Aubrey Boomer [35]
1913–1925: No tournament

In 1954 Locke and Rees both scored 69 in the 18-hole playoff. Locke won with a par 3 at the 8th sudden-death hole. In 1956 Van Donck and Brown both scored 71 in the 18-hole playoff. Van Donck then won with a par 3 at the 4th sudden-death hole. In 1985 the first day's play was abandoned and the course then reduced in length because of flooded fairways. The new par was set to 66 and the event shortened to 54 holes. In 1996 the tournament was reduced to 54 holes after the final day's play was abandoned.

Baden-Baden Open Championship of Germany

In 1911 the Baden-Baden golf club organised a 72-hole tournament which they called the "Open Championship of Germany". The German Golf Association, of which Baden-Baden was a member, objected to the use of name.[36] Owing to the disagreement the Baden-Baden club withdrew from the German Golf Association.[37] The Championship was played on 18 and 19 August with total prize money of £250.[37] Harry Vardon, with rounds of 69 and 67, had a 6 stroke lead after the first day. Further rounds of 71 and 72 gave him a score of 279 and a 9 stroke victory.[37] Vardon's total was reckoned to be the lowest in a 72-hole competition. All the players agreed that the event was to be considered "the Open Championship of Germany".[38]

The event was staged again, on 20 and 21 August 1912, with prize money doubled to 10,000 marks (£500). The German Golf Association again objected to the use of the title but the prize money attracted most of the leading British professionals. In the first round Charles Mayo broke Vardon's course record with a 65 but J.H. Taylor led at the end of the day on 133.[39] On the final day Taylor had rounds of 73 and 73 but was caught by Ted Ray. Ray had lost two balls in his first round of 75 but three excellent rounds brought him into the joint lead.[40] A nine-hole playoff was arranged in the evening which Taylor won with an incredible score of 28 compared to Ray's 34.[40] The prize money was the largest ever given for a tournament in Europe.[40]

Winners

Year Winner Country Venue Score Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)		 Ref
1912 J.H. Taylor  England Baden-Baden 279 Playoff
(9 holes)		 Jersey Ted Ray 130 [40]
1911 Harry Vardon  Jersey Baden-Baden 279 9 strokes Scotland Sandy Herd 100 [37]

References

  1. ^ "Gallacher third after 75". The Glasgow Herald. 26 July 1971. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Garaialde wins West German Open". The Glasgow Herald. 27 July 1970. p. 4.
  3. ^ "German Open Championships". The Times. 28 July 1969. p. 7.
  4. ^ "German Open Championships". The Times. 29 July 1968. p. 11.
  5. ^ "Swaelens wins German Open". The Glasgow Herald. 31 July 1967. p. 5.
  6. ^ "German Open Champion". The Glasgow Herald. 25 July 1966. p. 5.
  7. ^ "Henning wins West German Open". The Glasgow Herald. 26 July 1965. p. 4.
  8. ^ "Vicenzo's victory". The Glasgow Herald. 3 August 1964. p. 4.
  9. ^ "Huggett's victory by a stroke". The Glasgow Herald. 12 August 1963. p. 3.
  10. ^ "Verwey German Open Champion". The Glasgow Herald. 30 July 1962. p. 4.
  11. ^ "Hunt wins German Open". The Glasgow Herald. 14 August 1961. p. 4.
  12. ^ "German win for Thomson". The Glasgow Herald. 25 July 1960. p. 3.
  13. ^ "German Open for Bousfield". The Glasgow Herald. 27 July 1959. p. 7.
  14. ^ "German Open won by F. De Luca". The Glasgow Herald. 28 July 1958. p. 7.
  15. ^ "Weetman wins German Open title". The Glasgow Herald. 22 July 1957. p. 3.
  16. ^ "Brown and Van Donck tie". The Glasgow Herald. 21 August 1956. p. 2.
  17. ^ "German title for Van Donck". The Glasgow Herald. 22 August 1956. p. 9.
  18. ^ "Bousfield's German win". The Glasgow Herald. 8 August 1955. p. 6.
  19. ^ "Rees and Locke tie". The Glasgow Herald. 2 August 1954. p. 9.
  20. ^ "Locke wins German Open title". The Glasgow Herald. 3 August 1954. p. 2.
  21. ^ "German Open Championship". The Times. 19 August 1953. p. 9.
  22. ^ "Cotton retains German title". The Glasgow Herald. 21 August 1939. p. 4.
  23. ^ "Cotton retains German "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 22 August 1938. p. 6.
  24. ^ "Another title for Cotton". The Glasgow Herald. 16 August 1937. p. 6.
  25. ^ "Cotton fails in German "Open" bid". The Glasgow Herald. 27 July 1936. p. 4.
  26. ^ "French winner of German "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 19 August 1935. p. 4.
  27. ^ "German Open golf championship". The Times. 20 August 1934. p. 12.
  28. ^ "Alliss wins German Open Championship". The Glasgow Herald. 14 August 1933. p. 17.
  29. ^ "Frenchman wins German "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 15 August 1932. p. 16.
  30. ^ "German Open Championship". The Times. 29 June 1931. p. 6.
  31. ^ "German Golf Championships". The Times. 18 August 1930. p. 6.
  32. ^ "The German Open Championships". The Times. 27 May 1929. p. 5.
  33. ^ "Percy Alliss wins German Open Championship". The Glasgow Herald. 20 August 1928. p. 17.
  34. ^ "An All-British affair". The Glasgow Herald. 12 September 1927. p. 18.
  35. ^ "German Open Championship". The Glasgow Herald. 23 August 1926. p. 7.
  36. ^ "Professional competitions at Baden Baden". The Times. 28 July 1911. p. 13.
  37. ^ a b c d "Open Championship of Baden Baden". The Times. 21 August 1911. p. 13.
  38. ^ "Baden Baden Club – Open Championship of Germany". The Times. 24 August 1911. p. 9.
  39. ^ "Golf – Open Championship of Germany". The Times. 21 August 1912. p. 9.
  40. ^ a b c d "Golf – Open Championship of Germany – Victory of J.H. Taylor". The Times. 22 August 1912. p. 9.

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