Italian Open (golf)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Brescia, Italy |
| Established | 1925 |
| Course(s) | Gardagolf Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,201 yards (6,585 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$7,000,000 |
| Month played | May/June |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate |
262 Percy Alliss (1935) Francesco Molinari (2016) Thorbjørn Olesen (2018) |
| To par | −25 Hennie Otto (2008) |
| Current champion | |
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The Italian Open is the Italian national open golf championship for men. It was founded in 1925 and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the tour was founded in 1972. The 2018 event was the 75th edition of the championship.
The 2016 Italian Open was played in September at the Golf Club Milano in Monza with a prize fund of €3 million. In 2017 it became one of the European Tour Rolex Series events, moving to October, with total prize money of US$ 7 million. The 2018 tournament was played in late May and early June at Gardagolf Country Club near Lake Garda.[1]
History
In 2008, Hennie Otto was just one stroke away from the tournament aggregate record of 262, set by Percy Alliss in 1935 on the course at Sanremo, which even by the standards of the day was relatively short, at just 5,200 yards.[2]
Venues
| Venue | Location | First | Last | Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf Club Alpino di Stresa | Stresa | 1925 | 1927 | 3 |
| Circolo Golf Villa d'Este | Montorfano | 1928 | 1972 | 12 |
| Circolo Golf degli Ulivi, Sanremo | Sanremo | 1934 | 1948 | 5 |
| Sestrieres Golf Club | Sestriere | 1936 | 1936 | 1 |
| Circolo del Golf Roma, Acquasanta | Rome | 1950 | 1980 | 3 |
| Golf Club Milano | Monza | 1951 | 2017 | 9 |
| Circolo Golf Venezia | Venice | 1955 | 1974 | 3 |
| Golf Club Varese | Varese | 1958 | 1958 | 1 |
| Golf Club Garlenda | Garlenda | 1971 | 1971 | 1 |
| Olgiata Golf Club | Rome | 1973 | 2002 | 1 (+1) |
| Golf Club Monticello | Como | 1975 | 1992 | 7 |
| Circolo Golf Is Molas | Pula, Sardinia | 1976 | 2001 | 4 |
| Pevero Golf Club | Arzachena, Sardinia | 1978 | 1978 | 1 |
| Circolo Golf Ugolino | Florence | 1983 | 1983 | 1 |
| Molinetto Country Club | Milan | 1985 | 1985 | 1 |
| Golf Club Albarella | Venice | 1986 | 1986 | 1 |
| Castelconturbia Golf Club | Borgomanero | 1991 | 1998 | 2 |
| Modena Golf and Country Club | Modena | 1993 | 1993 | 1 |
| Marco Simone Golf and Country Club | Rome | 1994 | 1994 | 1 |
| Le Rovedine Golf Club | Milan | 1995 | 1995 | 1 |
| Golf Club Bergamo "L'Albenza" | Bergamo | 1996 | 1996 | 1 |
| Gardagolf Country Club | Brescia | 1997 | 2018 | 3 |
| Circolo Golf Torino "La Mandria" | Turin | 1999 | 2014 | 3 |
| Golf Club Castello Tolcinasco | Milan | 2004 | 2008 | 5 |
| Royal Park i Roveri | Turin | 2009 | 2012 | 4 |
In 1973 the first two rounds were played on two different courses, Acquasanta and Olgiata, everyone playing one round on each course. After the cut, Acquasanta was then used for the final two rounds.
Winners
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*Tournament shortened to three rounds due to rain.
^Only nine holes (par 35) were played in the first round of the 1974 tournament.
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-70: No tournament | |||||||
| 1960 | Brian Wilkes | .svg.png){kind=small} | Venezia | 285 | 2 strokes |  | |
| 1959 | Peter Thomson |  | Villa d'Este | 269 | 1 stroke |  | |
| 1958 | Peter Alliss |  | Varese | 282 | 10 strokes | | |
| 1957 | Harold Henning | | Villa d'Este | 273 | 3 strokes | .svg.png){kind=small} | |
| 1956 | Antonio Cerdá |  | Milano | 284 | Playoff | .svg.png){kind=small} | |
| 1955 | Flory Van Donck (4) | | Venezia | 287 | 1 stroke | | |
| 1954 | Ugo Grappasonni (2) | | Villa d'Este | 272 | Playoff | | |
| 1953 | Flory Van Donck (3) | | Villa d'Este | 269 | 6 strokes | .svg.png){kind=small} | |
| 1952 | Eric Brown |  | Milano | 273 | 6 strokes | | |
| 1951 | Jimmy Adams | | Milano | 283 | 1 stroke | | |
| 1950 | Ugo Grappasonni | | Acquasanta | 281 | Playoff | | |
| 1949 | Hassan Hassanein | .svg.png){kind=small} | Villa d'Este | 271 | | ||
| 1948 | Aldo Casera | | Golf Sanremo | 267 | | ||
| 1947 | Flory Van Donck (2) | | Golf Sanremo | 263 | | ||
| 1939–1946: No tournament due to World War II | |||||||
| 1938 | Flory Van Donck | | Villa d'Este | 276 | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
| 1937 | Marcel Dallemagne | | Golf Sanremo | 276 | Playoff | | |
| 1936 | Henry Cotton | | Sestrieres | 268 | 6 strokes | .svg.png){kind=small} | |
| 1935 | Percy Alliss (2) | | Golf Sanremo | 262 | 5 strokes | | |
| 1934 | Norman Nutley | | Golf Sanremo | 132 | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
| 1933: No tournament | |||||||
| 1932 | Aubrey Boomer | .svg.png){kind=small} | Villa d'Este | 143 | | ||
| 1931 | Auguste Boyer (4) | | Villa d'Este | 141 | | ||
| 1930 | Auguste Boyer (3) | | Villa d'Este | 140 | | ||
| 1929 | René Golias | | Villa d'Este | 143 | | ||
| 1928 | Auguste Boyer (2) | | Villa d'Este | 145 | 1 stroke | | |
| 1927 | Percy Alliss | | Alpino di Stresa | 145 | Playoff | | |
| 1926 | Auguste Boyer | | Alpino di Stresa | 147 | | ||
| 1925 | Francesco Pasquali | | Alpino di Stresa | 154 | 1 stroke |  | |
In 1954 Grappasonni beat Jacobs 137 to 138 in the 36-hole playoff.
Multiple winners
- 4 wins
- Auguste Boyer: 1926, 1928, 1930, 1931
- Flory Van Donck: 1938, 1947, 1953, 1955
- 2 wins
- Percy Alliss: 1927, 1935
- Ugo Grappasonni: 1950, 1954
- Sandy Lyle: 1984, 1992
- Sam Torrance: 1987, 1995
- Bernhard Langer: 1983, 1997
- Ian Poulter: 2000, 2002
- Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño: 2007, 2012
- Hennie Otto: 2008, 2014
- Francesco Molinari: 2006, 2016
References
- ↑ "Italian Open to make Lake Garda return in 2018". European Tour. 13 December 2017.
- ↑ "Low, Long & Little". Time. 26 July 1937. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ↑ http://www.openditaliagolf.eu/albo-doro-open-ditalia/