Sarazen World Open

Sarazen World Open
Tournament information
Location	Girona, Spain
Established	1994
Course(s)	PGA Catalunya Resort
Par	72
Length	7,204 yards (6,587 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$600,000
Month played	October
Final year	1999
Tournament record score
Aggregate	271 Mark Calcavecchia (1997)
To par	−17 as above
Final champion
	Thomas Bjørn
Location Map
	PGA Catalunya Resort Location in Spain PGA Catalunya Resort Location in Catalonia

Last updated March 19, 2024

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.

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

Year	Tour^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Purse (US$)	Winner's share ($)
Sarazen World Open
1999	EUR	Thomas Bjørn	273	−15	2 strokes	Paolo Quirici Katsuyoshi Tomori	600,000	100,000
Subaru Sarazen World Open
1998		Dudley Hart	272	−16	4 strokes	Bob Tway	2,000,000	360,000
1997		Mark Calcavecchia	271	−17	3 strokes	Lee Westwood	2,000,000	360,000
1996		Frank Nobilo (2)	272	−16	4 strokes	Scott Hoch	1,900,000	342,000
Sarazen World Open
1995		Frank Nobilo	216^{[lower-alpha 2]}	−8	1 stroke	Miguel Ángel Jiménez Mark McNulty	1,900,000	350,000
1994		Ernie Els	273	−15	3 strokes	Fred Funk	1,900,000	350,000

Notes

↑ EUR − European Tour.
↑ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

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References

↑ Sheeley, Glenn (October 23, 1994). "Solid international field ready to raise curtain on 1st Sarazen" . The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. Retrieved May 2, 2020– via Newspapers.com.

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[2] EUR − European Tour.

[3] Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

[1] Sheeley, Glenn (October 23, 1994). "Solid international field ready to raise curtain on 1st Sarazen" . The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. Retrieved May 2, 2020– via Newspapers.com.

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