AGF Open

{{Infobox golf tournament

| name = AGF Open

| image =

| location = France

| establishment = 1988

| course = La Grande Motte

| par = 72

| tour = European Tour

| format = Strokeplay

| purse = {{currency|200,000|GBP}}

| month_played = April

| final_year = 1990

| aggregate = 258 David Llewellyn (1988)

| to-par = −14 as above

| final_champion = {{flagicon|AUS}} Brett Ogle

| map = France#France Occitanie

| map_label = La Grande Motte

| map_caption = Location in France##Location in Occitanie

| map_relief = yes

| map_label_position =

| map_size = 200

| coordinates = {{coord|43.571|4.103}}

}}

The AGF Open was a European Tour golf tournament which was played in France from 1988 to 1990. The first event was held at Biarritz Golf Club and the other two at Golf de La Grande-Motte, near Montpellier. Its renewal in 1991 was cancelled due to sponsors being in dispute with the events promoters.{{cite news |title=Sport in brief {{!}} Golf |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London, England |date=16 January 1991 |page=16 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/260070701/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=25 April 2020}}

The most notable of the three winners was future European Ryder Cup captain Mark James of England. In 1990 the prize fund was £201,358, which was one of the smaller purses on the European Tour that year.

In 1988, David Llewellyn set a new European Tour record 72-hole aggregate of 258, surpassing the 259 set by Mark McNulty at the German Open in 1987.{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2006/06/04/karlsson-smashes-european-tour-record-after-third-round-65 |title=Karlsson smashes European Tour record after third round 65 |newspaper=The Star |date=4 Jun 2006}} The record was equalled in 1990 by Ian Woosnam at the Monte Carlo Open and stood until August 2020, when it was broken by Andy Sullivan at Hanbury Manor Golf Club in the English Championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/european-tour/stats/records-and-achievements/ |title=European Tour Statistics, All Time Records & Achievements, Low 72 |publisher=European Tour |access-date=10 August 2020}}

Winners

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!Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Venue!!Ref.

colspan=9 |AGF Open
1991colspan=6 align=center|Cancelled
1990{{flagicon|AUS}} Brett Oglealign=center|278align=center|−103 strokes{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Curry
{{flagicon|SCO}} Bill Longmuir
La Grande Motte{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=1990/tournamentid=1990009/index.html |title=AGF Open 1990 |publisher=PGA European Tour |access-date=2011-02-01}}
1989{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Jamesalign=center|277align=center|−113 strokes{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark MoulandLa Grande Motte{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=1989/tournamentid=1989005/index.html |title=AGF Open 1989 |publisher=PGA European Tour |access-date=2011-02-01}}
colspan=9 |AGF Biarritz Open
1988{{flagicon|WAL}} David Llewellynalign=center|258align=center|−147 strokes{{flagicon|IRL}} Christy O'Connor JnrBiarritz{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=1988/tournamentid=1988004/index.html |title=AGF Biarritz Open 1988 |publisher=PGA European Tour |access-date=2011-02-01}}

References

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