El Bosque Open

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El Bosque Open
Tournament information
Location Valencia, Spain
Established1990
Course(s)El Bosque Golf & Country Club
Par72
Tour(s) European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund £200,000
Month playedApril
Final year1990
Tournament record score
Aggregate278 Vijay Singh (1990)
To par−10 as above
Final champion
Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh
Location Map
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El Bosque G&CC
Location in Spain
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El Bosque G&CC
Location in the Valencian Community

The El Bosque Open was a professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held just once, in 1990, when it replaced the Jersey Open on the tour schedule. [1] Its renewal in 1991 was cancelled due to lack of sponsorship. [2]

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The tournament was played on the Robert Trent Jones designed course at El Bosque Golf & Country Club, Valencia, Spain from 5–8 April and was won by Vijay Singh of Fiji, who later become the World's Number 1 golfer. It was Singh's second title on the European Tour and he shot a ten under par of 278 to win by two strokes from the Englishmen Richard Boxall and Chris Williams. [3]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1991 Cancelled
1990 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 278−102 strokes Flag of England.svg Richard Boxall
Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Chris Williams

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References

  1. ↑ "La Moye pensioned off". The Times. 27 February 1990. p. 36. Retrieved 25 April 2020– via The Times Digital Archive.
  2. ↑ "Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, England. 16 January 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 25 April 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Webb, Mel (9 April 1990). "Singh's grip on lead proves too firm for his challengers". The Times. p. 37. Retrieved 25 April 2020– via The Times Digital Archive.


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