Cannes Open

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Cannes Open
Tournament information
Location Cannes, France
Established1979
Course(s)Golf de Cannes Mougins
Par72
Length6,833 yards (6,248 m)
Tour(s) European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund 550,000
Month playedOctober
Final year2001
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Jorge Berendt (2001)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Berendt
Location Map
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Golf de Cannes Mougins
Location in France
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Golf de Cannes Mougins

The Cannes Open was a men's professional golf tournament that was played annually from 1979 to 1998. [1] From 1984 it was an event on the European Tour, and returned to the schedule as a one-off event in 2001 to replace the Estoril Open, which was cancelled by organisers due to security concerns following the 9/11 attacks in the United States. [2]

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The tournament had several different sponsored names. The winners included two major championship winners, Seve Ballesteros and Ian Woosnam. The prize fund peaked at £403,570 in 1996 before falling to £300,000 in 1998, which was the smallest on the European Tour that season. It was without a title sponsor that year, for the only time apart from 1988 and was subsequently cancelled.

Greg Norman won the 1983 event which was held in September, the same week as the St. Mellion Timeshare TPC on the European Tour. [3] Frenchmen Jean Garaïalde (1980 and 1982) and Géry Watine (1981) were other winners prior to the tournament joining the European Tour schedule in 1984. [4] [5]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
Cannes Open
2001 Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Berendt 268−201 stroke Flag of France.svg Jean van de Velde Cannes Mougins
1999–2000: No tournament
1998 Flag of France.svg Thomas Levet 278−61 stroke Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Phillip Price
Flag of Germany.svg Sven Strüver
Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Turner
Royal Mougins
Europe 1 Cannes Open
1997 Flag of England.svg Stuart Cage 270−145 strokes Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst
Flag of England.svg David Carter
Royal Mougins
Air France Cannes Open
1996 Flag of Scotland.svg Raymond Russell 272−122 strokes Flag of England.svg David Carter Royal Mougins
1995 Flag of Switzerland.svg André Bossert 132 [lower-alpha 1] −102 strokes Flag of Norway.svg Øyvind Rojahn
Flag of France.svg Jean van de Velde
Royal Mougins
1994 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam 271−175 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie Cannes Mougins
1993 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis 271−13Playoff Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty Cannes Mougins
Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open
1992 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Forsbrand 273−151 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Per-Ulrik Johansson Cannes Mougins
1991 Ulster Banner.svg David Feherty 275−133 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry Cannes Mougins
1990 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty (2)280−81 stroke Ulster Banner.svg Ronan Rafferty Cannes Mougins
1989 Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst 207 [lower-alpha 2] −91 stroke Ulster Banner.svg Jimmy Heggarty
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Ogle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior
Cannes Mougins
Cannes Open
1988 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty 279−93 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ron Commans
Flag of the United States.svg Joey Sindelar
Cannes Mougins
Suze Open
1987 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros 275−13Playoff Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam Cannes Mougins
1986 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg John Bland 276−124 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros Cannes Mougins
Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open
1985 Flag of England.svg Robert Lee 280−8Playoff Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David Llewellyn Cannes Mougins
1984 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg David Frost 280−82 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Brand Jnr
Flag of England.svg John Morgan
Cannes Mougins
Cannes Open
1983 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 287−12 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin Cannes Mougins [3]
1982 Flag of France.svg Jean Garaïalde 284Flag placeholder.svgCannes Mougins
1981 Flag of France.svg Géry Watine 285−31 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange Cannes Mougins [5]
1980 Flag of France.svg Jean Garaïalde 287Flag placeholder.svgCannes Mougins
Pro-Am de Cannes-Mougins
1979 Flag of Italy.svg Silvano Locatelli 144Flag placeholder.svgCannes Mougins [6]

Notes

  1. Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.
  2. Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

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