Sarazen World Open

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Sarazen World Open
Tournament information
Location Girona, Spain
Established1994
Course(s)PGA Catalunya Resort
Par72
Length7,204 yards (6,587 m)
Tour(s) European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$600,000
Month playedOctober
Final year1999
Tournament record score
Aggregate271 Mark Calcavecchia (1997)
To par−17 as above
Final champion
Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn
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PGA Catalunya Resort
Location in Spain
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PGA Catalunya Resort
Location in Catalonia

The Sarazen World Open was a professional golf tournament, named in honor of seven-time major champion and hall of famer Gene Sarazen. It was held from 1994 to 1999. The field mostly consisted of national open winners from around the world from the previous two years. [1] From 1996 to 1998, it was sponsored by Subaru and titled as the Subaru Sarazen World Open.

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The Sarazen World Open was an unofficial event on the PGA Tour and for the first five years was also an approved special event on European Tour; in its final year it became an official Order of Merit event on the European Tour. It was played at Chateau Elan (Legends course) in Braselton, Georgia until 1999, when it was held at PGA Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain.

Winners

YearTour [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upPurse
(US$)
Winner's
share ($)
Sarazen World Open
1999 EUR Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn 273−152 strokes Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Paolo Quirici
Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyoshi Tomori
600,000100,000
Subaru Sarazen World Open
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Dudley Hart 272−164 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tway 2,000,000360,000
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia 271−173 strokes Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood 2,000,000360,000
1996 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo (2)272−164 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch 1,900,000342,000
Sarazen World Open
1995 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo 216 [lower-alpha 2] −81 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty
1,900,000350,000
1994 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 273−153 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk 1,900,000350,000

Notes

  1. EUR − European Tour.
  2. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

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References

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