Catalan Open
The Catalan Open was a European Tour golf tournament which was played annually from 1989 to 1996, except for 1990. It was played at several different golf courses in Catalonia, Spain. It never had the same full official name two years in a row, due to sponsorship and preferred language changes. The winners included future two-time Masters champion José María Olazábal. The prize fund was £200,000 in 1989 and £300,000 in all other years (plus the usual minor increments to the guaranteed amount for additional players who made the cut). By the final year this was the second smallest purse on the tour.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Catalonia, Spain |
| Established | 1989 |
| Course(s) | Club de Golf Bonmont |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £300,000 |
| Month played | March |
| Final year | 1996 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 271 José María Olazábal (1991) |
| To par | −17 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Paul Lawrie | |
| Location Map | |
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalan Open | |||||||
| 1996 | Paul Lawrie | 135[lower-alpha 1] | −9 | 1 stroke |  Fernando Roca | Bonmont | |
| Open Catalonia | |||||||
| 1995 |  Philip Walton | 281 | −7 | 3 strokes | Andrew Coltart | Peralada | |
| Heineken Open Catalonia | |||||||
| 1994 |  José Cóceres | 275 | −13 | 3 strokes |  Jean-Louis Guépy | Pals | |
| Heineken Open | |||||||
| 1993 | Sam Torrance | 201[lower-alpha 2] | −15 | 3 strokes |  Jay Townsend | Osona Montanya | |
| Catalan Open | |||||||
| 1992 | José Rivero | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | José María Cañizares Johan Ryström Haydn Selby-Green | Mas Nou | |
| Open Catalonia | |||||||
| 1991 | José María Olazábal | 271 | −17 | 6 strokes | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} David Feherty | Bonmont Terres Noves | |
| Catalan Open | |||||||
| 1990 | Cancelled due to lack of sponsorship[2] | ||||||
| Massimo Dutti Catalan Open | |||||||
| 1989 | Mark Roe | 279 | −13 | 1 stroke | Gordon Brand Jnr Colin Montgomerie José María Olazábal | Pals | |
- Tournament reduced to 36 holes due to bad weather.[1]
- Tournament reduced to 54 holes.
References
- McCormack, Mark H. (1997). The World of Professional Golf 1997. IMG Publishing. pp. 130, 432–433. ISBN 1878843176.
- "Sport in brief | Catalán off". The Times. 6 February 1990. p. 40. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
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