Belgian Open (golf)

Belgian Knockout
Tournament information
Location  Belgium
Established 1910
Course(s) Rinkven International GC
Tour(s) European Tour
Format Stroke play & match play
Prize fund €1,000,000
Month played May
Tournament record score
Aggregate 266 Lee Westwood (2000)
Current champion
Spain Adrián Otaegui
Rinkven
International GC
Location in Belgium

The Belgian Open is a men's golf tournament which has been played intermittently from 1910 to 2000. All editions since 1978 have been part of the European Tour. After not having been played since 2000, it returned in 2018 as the Belgian Knockout, hosted by Belgian professional golfer Thomas Pieters and featuring 36 holes of stroke play followed by 9-hole match play for the top 64 finishers from the stroke-play rounds.[1][2]

The first ever Belgian Open was won by Arnaud Massy, the only Frenchman to win a major championship. Other distinguished champions included Walter Hagen, Henry Cotton, José María Olazábal, Nick Faldo and Lee Westwood. Belgium's most successful 20th century golfer, Flory Van Donck, won his home open five times between 1939 and 1956.

Winners

As a stroke play and match play event
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreRunner-upRef
Belgian Knockout
2018Adrián Otaegui SpainRinkven International GC−3 to −1France Benjamin Hébert
As a stroke play event
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef
2001–2017: No tournament
2000Lee Westwood EnglandRoyal Zoute GC266 (−18)4 strokesArgentina Eduardo Romero
1999Robert Karlsson SwedenRoyal Zoute GC272 (−12)1 strokeSouth Africa Retief Goosen
England Jamie Spence
1998Lee Westwood EnglandRoyal Zoute GC268 (−16)PlayoffSweden Fredrik Jacobson
Alfred Dunhill Open
1995–1997: No tournament
1994Nick Faldo EnglandRoyal Zoute GC279 (−5)PlayoffSweden Joakim Haeggman
1993Darren Clarke Northern IrelandRoyal Zoute GC270 (−14)2 strokesEngland Nick Faldo
Fiji Vijay Singh
Piaget Belgian Open
1992Miguel Ángel Jiménez SpainRoyal Zoute GC274 (−10)3 strokesEngland Barry Lane
Renault Belgian Open
1991Per-Ulrik Johansson SwedenRoyal Waterloo GC276 (−12)PlayoffEngland Paul Broadhurst
Peugeot-Trends Belgian Open
1990Ove Sellberg SwedenRoyal Waterloo GC272 (−16)4 strokesWales Ian Woosnam
Volvo Belgian Open
1989Gordon J. Brand EnglandRoyal Waterloo GC273 (−11)4 strokesEngland Kevin Dickens
1988José María Olazábal SpainGolf du Bercuit269 (−15)4 strokesUnited States Mike Smith
1987Eamonn Darcy IrelandRoyal Waterloo GC200 (−13)1 strokeEngland Nick Faldo
Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty
Wales Ian Woosnam
Belgian Open
1980–1986: No tournament
1979Gavan Levenson South AfricaRoyal Waterloo GC279 (−5)3 strokesSouth Africa Bobby Cole
England Nick Faldo
England Michael King
1978Noel Ratcliffe AustraliaRoyal Golf Club of Belgium280 (−12)1 strokeAustralia Chris Tickner
1959–1977: No tournament
1958Ken Bousfield EnglandRoyal Golf Club of Belgium2713 strokesArgentina Antonio Cerdá[3]
1957Bernard Hunt EnglandRoyal Latem GC280Playoff
(36 holes)		Wales Dai Rees[4]
1956Flory Van Donck BelgiumRoyal Latem GC2698 strokesSpain Ángel Miguel[5]
1955Dave Thomas WalesRoyal Golf Club des Fagnes2901 strokeBelgium Arthur Devulder[6]
1954Dai Rees WalesRoyal Antwerp GC2871 strokeItaly Aldo Casera
Australia Norman Von Nida		[7]
1953Flory Van Donck BelgiumRoyal Waterloo GC2709 strokesFrance Henri de Lamaze (a)[8]
1952Antonio Cerdá ArgentinaRoyal Golf Club des Fagnes2864 strokesSouth Africa Brian Wilkes[9]
1951Albert Pelissier FranceRoyal Latem GC2795 strokesBelgium Flory Van Donck
Egypt Hassan Hassanein		[10]
1950Roberto De Vicenzo ArgentinaRoyal Zoute GC2824 strokesArgentina Antonio Cerdá[11]
1949Jimmy Adams ScotlandRoyal Golf Club des Fagnes2832 strokesEngland Max Faulkner[12]
1948Willie Forrester ScotlandRoyal Golf Club of Belgium288
1947Flory Van Donck BelgiumRoyal Golf Club des Fagnes283
1946Flory Van Donck BelgiumRoyal Waterloo GC2894 strokesScotland Willie Forrester
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939Flory Van Donck BelgiumRoyal Golf Club of Belgium2911 strokeEngland Max Faulkner[13]
1938Henry Cotton EnglandRoyal Waterloo GC27713 strokesEngland Arthur Lacey[14]
1937Marcel Dallemagne FranceRoyal Zoute GC2854 strokesWales Dai Rees[15]
1936Auguste Boyer FranceRoyal Golf Club des Fagnes2851 strokeEngland Henry Cotton[16]
1935Bill Branch EnglandRoyal Golf Club of Belgium283Playoff
(36 holes)		Belgium Flory Van Donck[17]
1934Henry Cotton EnglandRoyal Waterloo GC2793 strokesEngland Percy Alliss[18]
1933Auguste Boyer FranceRoyal Golf Club des Fagnes2823 strokesEngland Henry Cotton[19]
1932Arthur Lacey EnglandRoyal Golf Club of Belgium2912 strokesFrance Auguste Boyer[20]
1931Arthur Lacey EnglandRoyal Golf Club des Fagnes3011 strokeFrance Marcel Dallemagne
France Pierre Hirogoyen		[21]
1930Henry Cotton EnglandRoyal Golf Club of Belgium28111 strokesEngland Archie Compston[22]
1929Sid Brews South AfricaRoyal Antwerp GC3001 strokeJersey Aubrey Boomer[23]
1928Albert Tingey Jr. EnglandRoyal Golf Club of Belgium2973 strokesEngland Jack Taylor[24]
1927Marcel Dallemagne FranceRoyal Zoute GC140
1926Aubrey Boomer JerseyRoyal Zoute GC1379 strokesJersey Percy Boomer[25]
1925Eugène Lafitte FranceRoyal Antwerp GC1421 strokeEngland Arthur Havers[26]
1924Walter Hagen United StatesRoyal Zoute GC142Jersey Aubrey Boomer
1923Percy Boomer JerseyRoyal Golf Club of Belgium143
1922Aubrey Boomer JerseyRoyal Golf Club of Belgium1501 strokeIsle of Man Charles Corlett
France Marius Cavallo		[27]
1921Eugène Lafitte FranceRoyal Golf Club of Belgium14510 strokesEngland George Pannell
1920Rowland Jones EnglandRoyal Zoute GC154PlayoffJersey Aubrey Boomer
England Henry Burrows		[28]
1915–1919: No tournament due to World War I
1914Tom Ball EnglandRoyal Antwerp GC1444 strokesEngland Charles Mayo[29]
1913Tom Ball EnglandLombardsijde GC1451 strokeScotland James Braid[30]
1912George Duncan ScotlandRoyal Golf Club of Belgium144PlayoffEngland Tom Ball
Jersey Ted Ray		[31]
1911Charles Mayo EnglandRoyal Golf Club of Belgium1443 strokesFrance Arnaud Massy[32]
1910Arnaud Massy FranceRoyal Golf Club of Belgium1395 strokesScotland Sandy Herd
England Harry Vardon		[33]

In 1957 Hunt (137) beat Rees (145) by 8 strokes in a 36-hole playoff. In 1935 Branch (145) beat Van Donck (149) by 4 strokes in a 36-hole playoff. In 1912 Duncan (70) beat Ray (71) and Ball (78) in an 18-hole playoff, played the same evening.

References

  1. ↑ "Thomas Pieters to host Belgian Knockout in 2018". European Tour. 25 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Belgian Knockout Tournament History". European Tour. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Belgian Open title for Bousfield". The Times. 11 July 1958. p. 4.
  4. ↑ "Rees and Hunt tie for first place". The Times. 27 May 1957. p. 3.
  5. ↑ "Belgian Open". The Times. 11 June 1956. p. 3.
  6. ↑ "British golf win". The Glasgow Herald. 13 August 1955. p. 2.
  7. ↑ "Belgian Open golf title for Rees". The Times. 19 July 1954. p. 3.
  8. ↑ "Belgian Open championship". The Times. 12 August 1953. p. 9.
  9. ↑ "Belgian Open championship". The Times. 11 August 1952. p. 4.
  10. ↑ "British open golf championship". The Glasgow Herald. 7 August 1951. p. 2.
  11. ↑ "Ostend, July 24". The Times. 25 July 1950. p. 7.
  12. ↑ "Adams wins in Belgian". The Times. 15 August 1949. p. 6.
  13. ↑ "The Belgian Open championship". The Times. 12 August 1939. p. 4.
  14. ↑ "Cotton wins Belgian "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 14 July 1938. p. 2.
  15. ↑ "Belgian Open title for Dellamagne". The Glasgow Herald. 23 July 1937. p. 4.
  16. ↑ "The Belgian Open championship". The Times. 11 August 1936. p. 6.
  17. ↑ "Belgian Open championship". The Times. 9 July 1935. p. 7.
  18. ↑ "Cotton wins the Belgian Open". The Glasgow Herald. 15 August 1934. p. 7.
  19. ↑ "Boyer wins Belgian Open championship". The Times. 9 August 1933. p. 5.
  20. ↑ "Lacey wins Belgian championship". The Times. 20 June 1932. p. 6.
  21. ↑ "Belgian Open championship". The Times. 22 July 1931. p. 6.
  22. ↑ "Belgian championship". The Times. 30 June 1930. p. 4.
  23. ↑ "Belgian Open championship". The Times. 1 June 1929. p. 5.
  24. ↑ "Belgian championship". The Times. 19 June 1928. p. 7.
  25. ↑ "Belgian Open golf championship". The Times. 14 July 1926. p. 6.
  26. ↑ "Belgian Open golf championship". The Times. 5 October 1925. p. 16.
  27. ↑ "Golf - Belgian open championship". The Times. 3 July 1922. p. 19.
  28. ↑ "Golf - Belgian professional championship". The Times. 14 July 1920. p. 6.
  29. ↑ "Belgian Open golf championship - Tom Ball's victory". The Times. 13 July 1914. p. 13.
  30. ↑ "Belgian Open championship - Victory of Tom Ball". The Times. 18 October 1913. p. 13.
  31. ↑ "Open championship of Belgium - Victory of Duncan". The Times. 6 July 1912. p. 13.
  32. ↑ "Belgian Open championship - Victory of C.H. Mayo". The Times. 1 June 1911. p. 14.
  33. ↑ "Open championship of Belgium - Victory of Arnaud Massy". The Times. 3 June 1910. p. 18.

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