Omega European Masters
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Crans-Montana, Switzerland |
| Established | 1923 |
| Course(s) | Crans-sur-Sierre |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,848 yards (6,262 m) |
| Tour(s) |
European Tour Asian Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €2,700,000 |
| Month played | September |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 260 Colin Montgomerie (1996) |
| To par | −27 Jerry Anderson (1984) |
| Current champion | |
 Alexander Norén | |
The Omega European Masters is the Swiss stop on professional men's golf's European Tour, and in 2009 it became the first event in Europe to be co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.[1]
Founded as the Swiss Open in 1923, the tournament was prefixed with European Masters in 1983, before dropping Swiss Open from the title in 1992. During the 1971 event, Baldovino Dassù became the first player to score 60 for 18 holes on the European circuit. The tournament has been held at the Golf-Club Crans-sur-Sierre at Crans-Montana in Valais since 1939, and is currently played in early September each year.
Michelle Wie at 2006 tournament
In May, 2006, Michelle Wie, who has a sponsorship contract with Omega, accepted an invitation from the company to play in the 2006 tournament, making her first attempt to play on the European Tour.[2] At the September event she shot 78-79 to finish 15-over-par over two rounds and finished in last place among the 156 competitors. European Tour executive director George O'Grady said on September 8, 2006 that Wie's appearance was "an experiment" and he would need "a lot of persuading" before inviting Wie to participate in such an event again, despite record crowds estimated at 9,500.[3][4]
Winners
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- Swiss Open (pre-European Tour)
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | Winning margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Peter Townsend |  England | 270 (−10) | 1 stroke | .svg.png){kind=small} Manuel Ballesteros |
| 1970 | Graham Marsh |  Australia | 274 | 8 strokes | .svg.png){kind=small} Donald Swaelens Jean Garaïalde |
| 1969 | Roberto Bernardini (2) |  Italy | 277 |  Gerhard Koening | |
| 1968 | Roberto Bernardini | Italy | 272 | Playoff | .svg.png){kind=small} Allan Henning Randall Vines |
| 1967 | Randall Vines | Australia | 272 | 2 strokes | Guy Wolstenholme |
| 1966 | Alfonso Angelini (2) | Italy | 271 | ||
| 1965 | Harold Henning (3) | South Africa | 208 | ||
| 1964 | Harold Henning (2) | South Africa | 276 | ||
| 1963 | Dai Rees (3) |  Wales | 278 | Playoff | |
| 1962 | Bob Charles |  New Zealand | 272 | Playoff | Flory Van Donck John Jacobs |
| 1961 | Kel Nagle | Australia | 268 | 2 strokes | Dai Rees |
| 1960 | Harold Henning | South Africa | 270 | ||
| 1959 | Dai Rees (2) | Wales | 274 | 1 stroke | Syd Scott |
| 1958 | Ken Bousfield | England | 272 | ||
| 1957 | Alfonso Angelini | Italy | 270 | ||
| 1956 | Dai Rees | Wales | 278 | ||
| 1955 | Flory Van Donck (2) | Belgium | 277 | ||
| 1954 | Bobby Locke | South Africa | 276 | ||
| 1953 | Flory Van Donck | Belgium | 267 | ||
| 1952 | Ugo Grappasonni | Italy | 267 | ||
| 1951 | Eric Brown |  Scotland | 267 | ||
| 1950 | Aldo Casera | Italy | 276 | Eric Brown | |
| 1949 | Marcel Dallemagne (3) | France | 270 | ||
| 1948 | Ugo Grappasonni | Italy | 285 | ||
| 1940–47 | No tournament | ||||
| 1939 | Fifi Calavo | France | 273 | James Peterson | |
| 1938 | Jean Saubaber | France | |||
| 1937 | Marcel Dallemagne (2) | France | |||
| 1936 | Francis Francis (Amateur) | England | |||
| 1935 | Auguste Boyer (3) | France | |||
| 1934 | Auguste Boyer (2) | France | |||
| 1932–33 | No tournament | ||||
| 1931 | Marcel Dallemagne | France | |||
| 1930 | Auguste Boyer | France | |||
| 1929 | Alex Wilson | England | |||
| 1927–28 | No tournament | ||||
| 1926 | Alec Ross (3) | Scotland | |||
| 1925 | Alec Ross (2) | Scotland | |||
| 1924 | Percy Boomer |  Jersey | |||
| 1923 | Alec Ross | Scotland | |||
| 1905 | Arthur Reid | England | 155 | 13 strokes | Bernard Callaway |
References
- ↑ "Omega European Masters makes further golfing history". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Wie accepts European Tour invite". BBC Sport. 15 May 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ↑ "Wie's tour future in doubt after second-round 79". Irish Examiner. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ↑ Donegan, Lawrence (9 September 2006). "European Tour chief calls a Wie time-out as teenager crashes". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
External links
- Official website (English), (German), (French)
- Coverage on the European Tour's official site
- Coverage on the Asian Tour's official site
Coordinates: 46°11′N 7°17′E / 46.18°N 7.28°E