AGF Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | France |
| Established | 1988 |
| Course(s) | Golf de Biarritz (1988) La Grande-Motte (1989–90) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Strokeplay |
| Final year | 1990 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 258 David Llewellyn (1988) |
| To par | −14 David Llewellyn (1988) |
| Final champion | |
| Brett Ogle | |
The AGF Open was a European Tour golf tournament which was played in France from 1988 to 1990. The first event was held at Biarritz Golf Club and the other two at Golf de La Grande-Motte, near Montpellier. Its renewal in 1991 was cancelled due to sponsors being in dispute with the events promoters.[1]
The most notable of the three winners was future European Ryder Cup captain Mark James of England. In 1990 the prize fund was £201,358, which was one of the smaller purses on the European Tour that year.
In 1988, David Llewellyn set a new European Tour record 72-hole aggregate of 258, surpassing the 259 set by Mark McNulty at the German Open in 1987.[2][deprecated source] The record was equalled in 1990 by Ian Woosnam at the Monte Carlo Open.[3]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGF Open | ||||||||
| 1990 | Brett Ogle |  Australia |
La Grande Motte GC | 278 | −10 | 3 strokes |  Paul Curry Bill Longmuir |
[4] |
| 1989 | Mark James | England |
La Grande Motte GC | 277 | −11 | 3 strokes |  Mark Mouland |
[5] |
| AGF Biarritz Open | ||||||||
| 1988 | David Llewellyn | Wales |
Biarritz GC | 258 | −14 | 7 strokes |  Christy O'Connor Jnr |
[6] |
References
- ^ "Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, England. 16 January 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "On This Day - April 3". Daily Mail. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ "Records and Achievements". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ "AGF Open 1990". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ "AGF Open 1989". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ "AGF Biarritz Open 1988". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2011-02-01.