Cannes Open
{{Short description|Golf tournament in France (1979–1998)}}
{{Infobox golf tournament
| name = Cannes Open
| image =
| establishment = 1979
| course = Golf de Cannes Mougins
| par = 72
| yardage = {{convert|6833|yd|m}}
| tour = European Tour
| format = Stroke play
| purse = {{currency|550,000|EUR}}
| month_played = October
| final_year = 2001
| aggregate = 268 Jorge Berendt (2001)
| to-par = −20 as above
| score =
| current_champion =
| final_champion = {{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Berendt
| map = France#France Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
| map_label = Golf de Cannes Mougins
| map_caption = Location in France##Location in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
| map_relief = yes
| map_label_position =
| map_size = 200px
| coordinates = {{coord|43.615|7.039}}
}}
The Cannes Open was a men's professional golf tournament that was played annually from 1979 to 1998.{{cite web |url=https://www.golfcannesmougins.com/en/history/ |title=History – Golf Cannes Mougins |website=Golf Cannes Mougins |access-date=17 November 2020}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/28/sports/plus-golf-kim-leads-by-two-after-first-round.html |title=Kim Leads by Two After First Round |newspaper=The New York Times |date=28 September 2001 |accessdate=21 January 2009}}
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.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6CRVAAAAIBAJ&pg=5518%2C2416486 |newspaper=The Age |title=Golf {{!}} Paris, 19 Sept. |date=20 September 1983 |page=40 |accessdate=17 November 2020 |via=Google News Archive}} Frenchmen Jean Garaïalde (1980 and 1982) and Géry Watine (1981) were other winners prior to the tournament joining the European Tour schedule in 1984.{{cite web |url=https://www.where2golf.com/golf-tournaments/cannes-open/ |title=Cannes Open |website=where2golf.com |accessdate=17 November 2020}}{{cite magazine |magazine=Maandblad Golf |date=October 1981 |url=http://www.nga-earlygolf.nl/golfarchief/files/original/92cd60f330e27ba4f6a66f23f38efa1d.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209094431/http://www.nga-earlygolf.nl/golfarchief/files/original/92cd60f330e27ba4f6a66f23f38efa1d.pdf |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 9, 2021 |title=Watine Frankrijk's nummer één |page=37 |language=Dutch |accessdate=17 November 2020}}
Winners
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!Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of | |||||||
colspan="8" |Cannes Open | |||||||
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2001 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Berendt | align="center" |268 | align=center|−20 | 1 stroke | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean van de Velde | Cannes Mougins | |
colspan="8" align=center|1999–2000: No tournament | |||||||
1998 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Levet | align="center" |278 | align=center|−6 | 1 stroke | {{flagicon|WAL}} Phillip Price {{flagicon|DEU}} Sven Strüver {{flagicon|NZL}} Greg Turner | Royal Mougins | |
colspan="8" |Europe 1 Cannes Open | |||||||
1997 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Cage | align="center" |270 | align=center|−14 | 5 strokes | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Broadhurst {{flagicon|ENG}} David Carter | Royal Mougins | |
colspan="8" |Air France Cannes Open | |||||||
1996 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Raymond Russell | align="center" |272 | align=center|−12 | 2 strokes | {{flagicon|ENG}} David Carter | Royal Mougins | |
1995 | {{flagicon|CHE}} André Bossert | align="center" |132{{efn|Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.}} | align=center|−10 | 2 strokes | {{flagicon|NOR}} Øyvind Rojahn {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean van de Velde | Royal Mougins | |
1994 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam | align="center" |271 | align=center|−17 | 5 strokes | {{flagicon|SCO}} Colin Montgomerie | Cannes Mougins | |
1993 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rodger Davis | align="center" |271 | align=center|−13 | Playoff | {{flagicon|ZWE}} Mark McNulty | Cannes Mougins | |
colspan="8" |Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open | |||||||
1992 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Forsbrand | align="center" |273 | align=center|−15 | 1 stroke | {{flagicon|SWE}} Per-Ulrik Johansson | Cannes Mougins | |
1991 | {{flagicon|NIR}} David Feherty | align="center" |275 | align=center|−13 | 3 strokes | {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Parry | Cannes Mougins | |
1990 | {{flagicon|ZWE}} Mark McNulty (2) | align="center" |280 | align=center|−8 | 1 stroke | {{flagicon|NIR}} Ronan Rafferty | Cannes Mougins | |
1989 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Broadhurst | align="center" |207{{efn|Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.}} | align=center|−9 | 1 stroke | {{flagicon|NIR}} Jimmy Heggarty {{flagicon|AUS}} Brett Ogle {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Senior | Cannes Mougins | |
colspan="8" |Cannes Open | |||||||
1988 | {{flagicon|ZWE}} Mark McNulty | align="center" |279 | align=center|−9 | 3 strokes | {{flagicon|USA}} Ron Commans {{flagicon|USA}} Joey Sindelar | Cannes Mougins | |
colspan="8" |Suze Open | |||||||
1987 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Seve Ballesteros | align="center" |275 | align=center|−13 | Playoff | {{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam | Cannes Mougins | |
1986 | {{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} John Bland | align="center" |276 | align=center|−12 | 4 strokes | {{flagicon|ESP}} Seve Ballesteros | Cannes Mougins | |
colspan="8" |Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open | |||||||
1985 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Lee | align="center" |280 | align=center|−8 | Playoff | {{flagicon|WAL}} David Llewellyn | Cannes Mougins | |
1984 | {{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} David Frost | align="center" |280 | align=center|−8 | 2 strokes | {{flagicon|SCO}} Gordon Brand Jnr {{flagicon|ENG}} John Morgan | Cannes Mougins | |
colspan=8|Cannes Open | |||||||
1983 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman | align=center|287 | align=center|−1 | 2 strokes | {{flagicon|USA}} Corey Pavin | Cannes Mougins | |
1982 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Garaïalde | align=center|284 | align=center| | {{flagicon |
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| 1981 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Géry Watine || align=center|285 || align=center|−3 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} Curtis Strange || Cannes Mougins ||
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| 1980 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Garaïalde || align=center|287 || align=center| || || {{flagicon|}} || Cannes Mougins ||
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!colspan=8|Pro-Am de Cannes-Mougins
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| 1979 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Silvano Locatelli || align=center|144 || align=center| || || {{flagicon|}} || Cannes Mougins || {{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lcf0711xliQC |title=Pro-Am de Cannes-Mougins |magazine=L'Officiel hommes |date=1979 |page=138 |issue=12–14 |language=French |via=Google Books}}
|}
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2001/tournamentid=2001072/history/index.html Coverage on the European Tour's official site]
{{Former European Tour Events}}
Category:Former European Tour events
Category:Defunct golf tournaments in France
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1979
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Category:1979 establishments in France
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