Open des Volcans

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AGF-Allianz Open des Volcans – Challenge de France
Tournament information
Location Clermont Ferrand, France
Established1992
Course(s)Golf des Volcans
Par71
Length7,069 yards (6,464 m)
Tour(s) Challenge Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund 130,000
Month playedJuly
Final year2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Scott Kammann (2002)
To par−18 as above
Final champion
Flag of New Zealand.svg Gareth Paddison
Location Map
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Golf des Volcans
Location in France
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Golf des Volcans

The Open des Volcans was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in France. It ran annually from 1992 to 2007 and was always played at the Golf des Volcans.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
AGF-Allianz Open des Volcans – Challenge de France
2007 Flag of New Zealand.svg Gareth Paddison 273−116 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Leif Westerberg
Open des Volcans – Challenge de France
2006 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer 271−136 strokes Flag of France.svg Mike Lorenzo-Vera
2005 Flag of France.svg Ilya Goroneskoul 271−132 strokes Flag of England.svg Andrew Butterfield
Flag of Argentina.svg Ariel Cañete
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Joakimedes
2004 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Axgren 280−41 stroke Flag of England.svg Richard Bland
2003 Flag of Spain.svg Ivó Giner 269−153 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg David Patrick
Open des Volcans
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Kammann 270−141 stroke Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Colsaerts
2001 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Drummond 271−171 stroke Flag of France.svg Marc Pendariès
2000 Flag of France.svg Renaud Guillard 272−161 stroke Flag of France.svg Christian Cévaër
Flag of England.svg Gary Clark
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Carlos Larraín
1999 Flag of England.svg Philip Golding 270−182 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Stephen Scahill
1998 Flag of England.svg Warren Bennett 277−113 strokes Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert-Jan Derksen
Flag of France.svg Grégory Havret (a)
Flag of Scotland.svg Euan Little
1997 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Litton 276−12Playoff Flag of Spain.svg José Manuel Carriles
1996 Flag of England.svg Andrew Sandywell 205−113 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Fredrik Andersson
Flag of Sweden.svg Adam Mednick
1995 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Gögele 274−141 stroke Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rolf Muntz
Flag of Sweden.svg Per Nyman
1994 Flag of France.svg Éric Giraud 273−15Playoff Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Paolo Quirici
1993 Flag of Sweden.svg Dennis Edlund 276−121 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Ignacio Gervás
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hedblom
1992 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Krantz 277−11Playoff Flag of England.svg Craig Cassells
Flag of England.svg Jeremy Robinson
Flag of the United States.svg Ronald Stelten

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