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Open de France

European Tour golf tournament

Summary

European Tour golf tournament

Field	Value
name	FedEx Open de France
image	Opn de France 2015 46.jpg
image_size	240
location	Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, France
establishment	1906
course	Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
par	71
yardage	6977 yd
tour	European Tour
format	Stroke play
purse
month_played	September
aggregate	262 Lu Liang-Huan (1971)
to-par	−21 Seve Ballesteros (1985)
current_champion	USA Michael Kim
map	France#France Île-de-France
map_label	Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
map_caption	Location in France##Location in Île-de-France
map_relief	yes
map_size	200
coordinates

| to-par = −21 Seve Ballesteros (1985)

The Open de France is a European Tour golf tournament. Inaugurated in 1906 it is the oldest national open in Continental Europe and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the tour's inception in 1972. The 100th edition of the event was held in 2016. The 2022 edition took place between 22 and 25 September on the Golf National course. There was €3 million of prize fund. Previous edition played was the 2019 tournament, won by Nicolas Colsaerts.

Originally played at La Boulie, the tournament has been hosted by many different venues, but since 1991, it has been held at the Le Golf National near Paris every year except for 1999 and 2001.

Since the turn of the millennium, the Fédération Française de Golf has made a concerted effort to enhance the stature of the event. In 2004 qualifying tournaments were introduced on the model of those for The Open Championship and the U.S. Open and were open to professionals and amateurs. The prize fund rose from €865,000 in 1999 to €4 million from 2006 to 2009, putting the Open de France in the top group of European Tour events (excluding the majors and the World Golf Championships, which are co-sanctioned by the U.S.-based PGA Tour). The prize fund was €3 million in 2015 and €3.5 million in 2016. It rose to US$7,000,000 in 2017 after joining the new Rolex Series. However the main sponsor of 2017 and 2018 editions: HNA decided to cancel its budget. In 2019, the tournament took place in October. Since then it has no longer been a Rolex Series event. From 2014 to 2018, it was one of the Open Qualifying Series events for The Open Championship with the leading three (four in 2016) players, who had not already qualified, qualifying for the Open. With a new sponsor for 2022 (Cazoo) the prize fund was €3,000,000.

Venues

Venue	Location	First	Last	Times
Racing Club de France La Boulie	Versailles	1906	1986	20
Golf de Chantilly	Chantilly, Oise	1913	1990	11
Golf du Touquet	Le Touquet	1914	1977	6
Golf de Dieppe Pourville	Dieppe	1923	1934	3
Golf de Saint-Cloud	Saint-Cloud	1926	1987	13
Golf de Saint-Germain	Saint-Germain-en-Laye	1927	1985	9
Golf de Fourqueux	Fourqueux	1929	1938	2
Golf Barrière de Deauville	Deauville	1931	1956	2
Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche	Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche	1965	2025	4
Golf de Chantaco	Saint-Jean-de-Luz	1970	1970	1
Golf de Biarritz-Le Phare	Biarritz	1971	1971	1 (+2)
Golf de la Nivelle	Saint-Jean-de-Luz	1972	1972	1 (+1)
Golf de la Baule	La Baule-Escoublac	1978	1978	1
Golf Club de Lyon	Lyon	1979	2001	2
Le Golf National	Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines	1991	2024	30
Golf du Médoc	Le Pian-Médoc	1999	1999	1

From 1970 to 1973 the first two rounds were played on two different courses, everyone playing one round on each course. After the cut, one of the courses was then used for the final two rounds. In 1970 Chantaco and Biarritz-Le Phare were used, with the final two rounds played at Chantaco. In 1971 La Nivelle and Biarritz-Le Phare were used, with the final two rounds played at Biarritz-Le Phare. In 1972 La Nivelle and Biarritz-Le Phare were used, with the final two rounds played at La Nivelle. In 1973, two courses at La Boulie were used, La Foret and La Vallee, with the final two rounds played on La Vallee.

Winners

	Pre-European Tour	1906–1971

#	Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue	FedEx Open de France	Cazoo Open de France	Open de France	Amundi Open de France	HNA Open de France	Open de France	Alstom Open de France	Open de France Alstom	Open de France	Novotel Perrier Open de France	Peugeot Open de France	Paco Rabanne Open de France	French Open	Open de France
107th	2025	USA Michael Kim	268	−16	1 stroke	FRA Jeong-Weon Ko
AUS Elvis Smylie	Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
106th	2024	ENG Dan Bradbury	268	−16	1 stroke	ENG Sam Bairstow
DEN Thorbjørn Olesen
GER Yannik Paul
DEN Jeff Winther	Le Golf National
105th	2023	JPN Ryo Hisatsune	270	−14	2 strokes	ENG Jordan Smith
DEN Jeff Winther	Le Golf National
104th	2022	ITA Guido Migliozzi	268	−16	1 stroke	DEN Rasmus Højgaard	Le Golf National
–	2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
–	2020
103rd	2019	BEL Nicolas Colsaerts	272	−12	1 stroke	DNK Joachim B. Hansen	Le Golf National
102nd	2018	SWE Alex Norén	277	−7	1 stroke	SCO Russell Knox
USA Julian Suri
ENG Chris Wood	Le Golf National
101st	2017	ENG Tommy Fleetwood	272	−12	1 stroke	USA Peter Uihlein	Le Golf National
100th	2016	THA Thongchai Jaidee	273	−11	4 strokes	ITA Francesco Molinari	Le Golf National
99th	2015	AUT Bernd Wiesberger	271	−13	3 strokes	ENG James Morrison	Le Golf National
98th	2014	NIR Graeme McDowell (2)	279	−5	1 stroke	THA Thongchai Jaidee
USA Kevin Stadler	Le Golf National
97th	2013	NIR Graeme McDowell	275	−9	4 strokes	ZAF Richard Sterne	Le Golf National
96th	2012	GER Marcel Siem	276	−8	1 stroke	ITA Francesco Molinari	Le Golf National
95th	2011	FRA Thomas Levet	277	−7	1 stroke	ENG Mark Foster
DEN Thorbjørn Olesen	Le Golf National
94th	2010	ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez	273	−11	Playoff	ESP Alejandro Cañizares
ITA Francesco Molinari	Le Golf National
93rd	2009	GER Martin Kaymer	271	−13	Playoff	ENG Lee Westwood	Le Golf National
92nd	2008	ESP Pablo Larrazábal	269	−15	4 strokes	SCO Colin Montgomerie	Le Golf National
91st	2007	ENG Graeme Storm	277	−7	1 stroke	DNK Søren Hansen	Le Golf National
90th	2006	ENG John Bickerton	273	−11	1 stroke	IRL Pádraig Harrington	Le Golf National
89th	2005	FRA Jean-François Remésy (2)	273	−11	Playoff	FRA Jean van de Velde	Le Golf National
88th	2004	FRA Jean-François Remésy	272	−12	7 strokes	AUS Richard Green
AUS Nick O'Hern	Le Golf National
87th	2003	ENG Philip Golding	273	−15	1 stroke	ENG David Howell	Le Golf National
86th	2002	ENG Malcolm MacKenzie	274	−14	1 stroke	ZAF Trevor Immelman	Le Golf National
85th	2001	ESP José María Olazábal	268	−12	2 strokes	ENG Paul Eales
ITA Costantino Rocca
NZL Greg Turner	Lyon
84th	2000	SCO Colin Montgomerie	272	−16	2 strokes	ENG Jonathan Lomas	Le Golf National
83rd	1999	ZAF Retief Goosen (2)	272	−12	Playoff	NZL Greg Turner	Médoc
82nd	1998	SCO Sam Torrance	276	−12	2 strokes	FRA Olivier Edmond
ITA Massimo Florioli
AUS Mathew Goggin
DEU Bernhard Langer	Le Golf National
81st	1997	ZAF Retief Goosen	271	−17	3 strokes	ENG Jamie Spence	Le Golf National
80th	1996	AUS Robert Allenby	272	−16	Playoff	DEU Bernhard Langer	Le Golf National
79th	1995	ENG Paul Broadhurst	274	−14	8 strokes	ENG Neal Briggs	Le Golf National
78th	1994	ENG Mark Roe	274	−14	1 stroke	SWE Gabriel Hjertstedt	Le Golf National
77th	1993	ITA Costantino Rocca	273	−11	Playoff	IRL Paul McGinley	Le Golf National
76th	1992	ESP Miguel Ángel Martín	276	−8	2 strokes	ENG Martin Poxon	Le Golf National
75th	1991	ARG Eduardo Romero	281	−7	2 strokes	ESP José María Olazábal
SCO Sam Torrance	Le Golf National
74th	1990	IRL Philip Walton	275	−5	Playoff	FRG Bernhard Langer	Chantilly
73rd	1989	ENG Nick Faldo (3)	273	−7	1 stroke	ZAF Hugh Baiocchi
FRG Bernhard Langer
ENG Mark Roe	Chantilly
72nd	1988	ENG Nick Faldo (2)	274	−6	2 strokes	ENG Denis Durnian
AUS Wayne Riley	Chantilly
71st	1987	ESP José Rivero	269	−19	1 stroke	ENG Howard Clark	Saint-Cloud
70th	1986	ESP Seve Ballesteros (4)	269	−19	1 stroke	ARG Vicente Fernández	La Boulie
69th	1985	ESP Seve Ballesteros (3)	263	−21	2 strokes	SCO Sandy Lyle	Saint-Germain
68th	1984	FRG Bernhard Langer	270	−18	1 stroke	ESP José Rivero	Saint-Cloud
67th	1983	ENG Nick Faldo	277	−11	Playoff	ESP José María Cañizares
ENG David J. Russell	La Boulie
66th	1982	ESP Seve Ballesteros (2)	278	−10	4 strokes	SCO Sandy Lyle	Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
65th	1981	SCO Sandy Lyle	270	−14	4 strokes	FRG Bernhard Langer	Saint-Germain
64th	1980	AUS Greg Norman	268	−20	10 strokes	ENG Ian Mosey	Saint-Cloud
63rd	1979	SCO Bernard Gallacher	284	−8	1 stroke	SCO Willie Milne	Lyon
62nd	1978	ZAF Dale Hayes	269	−19	11 strokes	ESP Seve Ballesteros	La Baule
61st	1977	ESP Seve Ballesteros	282	−6	3 strokes	ZAF John Bland
ESP Antonio Garrido
ESP Manuel Piñero
AUS Ian Stanley	Le Touquet
60th	1976	ZAF Vincent Tshabalala	272	−16	2 strokes	ESP Salvador Balbuena	Le Touquet
59th	1975	SCO Brian Barnes	281	−3	2 strokes	ENG Neil Coles
IRL Eamonn Darcy
ZAF Dale Hayes
IRL John O'Leary	La Boulie
58th	1974	ENG Peter Oosterhuis (2)	284	+4	2 strokes	ENG Peter Townsend	Chantilly
57th	1973	ENG Peter Oosterhuis	280	−4	1 stroke	ENG Tony Jacklin	La Boulie
56th	1972	USA Barry Jaeckel	265	−11	Playoff	ENG Clive Clark	La Nivelle
Biarritz-Le Phare
55th	1971	TWN Lu Liang-Huan	262	−10	2 strokes	ARG Roberto De Vicenzo
ARG Vicente Fernández	Biarritz-Le Phare
La Nivelle
54th	1970	AUS David Graham	268		1 stroke	FRA Jean Garaïalde
ARG Florentino Molina	Chantaco
Biarritz-Le Phare
53rd	1969	FRA Jean Garaïalde	277		Playoff	ARG Roberto De Vicenzo	Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
52nd	1968	ENG Peter Butler	272		4 strokes	ESP Sebastián Miguel
ENG Peter Townsend	Saint-Cloud
51st	1967	ENG Bernard Hunt	271		3 strokes	ENG Peter Butler	Saint-Germain
50th	1966	ZAF Denis Hutchinson	274		1 stroke	ESP Ramón Sota	La Boulie
49th	1965	ESP Ramón Sota	268		1 stroke	ZAF Cobie Legrange	Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
48th	1964	ARG Roberto De Vicenzo (3)	272		Playoff	ZAF Cobie Legrange	Chantilly
47th	1963	AUS Bruce Devlin	273		4 strokes	AUS Kel Nagle	Saint-Cloud
46th	1962	AUS Alan Murray	274		1 stroke	NZL Bob Charles
AUS Peter Thomson	Saint-Germain
45th	1961	AUS Kel Nagle	271		4 strokes	AUS Peter Thomson	La Boulie
44th	1960	ARG Roberto De Vicenzo (2)	275		3 strokes	USA Bill Johnston
ARG Leopoldo Ruiz	Saint-Cloud
43rd	1959	WAL Dave Thomas	276		3 strokes	ENG Peter Alliss	La Boulie
42nd	1958	BEL Flory Van Donck (3)	276		Playoff	ZAF Harold Henning	Saint-Germain
41st	1957	BEL Flory Van Donck (2)	266		8 strokes	ENG Peter Alliss
ESP Ángel Miguel	Saint-Cloud
40th	1956	ESP Ángel Miguel	277		4 strokes	ARG Antonio Cerdá
BEL Flory Van Donck
ZAF Trevor Wilkes	Deauville
39th	1955	USA Byron Nelson	271		2 strokes	ENG Harry Weetman	La Boulie
38th	1954	BEL Flory Van Donck	275		1 stroke	ITA Aldo Casera
AUS Norman Von Nida	Saint-Cloud
37th	1953	ZAF Bobby Locke (2)	276		2 strokes	ENG Max Faulkner	La Boulie
36th	1952	ZAF Bobby Locke	268		8 strokes	ARG Antonio Cerdá	Saint-Germain
35th	1951	EGY Hassan Hassanein	273		8 strokes	SCO Jimmy Adams	Saint-Cloud
34th	1950	ARG Roberto De Vicenzo	279		5 strokes	ESP Marcelino Morcillo	Chantilly
33rd	1949	ITA Ugo Grappasonni	275		4 strokes	FRA Marcel Dallemagne	Saint-Germain
32nd	1948	FRA Firmin Cavalo Jr.	287		2 strokes	FRA Pierre Hausséguy	Saint-Cloud
31st	1947	ENG Henry Cotton (2)	285		3 strokes	ENG John Knipe	Chantilly
30th	1946	ENG Henry Cotton	269		15 strokes	BEL Flory Van Donck	Saint-Cloud
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
29th	1939	ARG Martin Pose	285		1 stroke	ENG Tom Odams	Le Touquet
28th	1938	FRA Marcel Dallemagne (3)	282		5 strokes	FRA Pierre Hausséguy	Fourqueux
27th	1937	FRA Marcel Dallemagne (2)	278		3 strokes	ENG Leonard Crawley (a)	Chantilly
26th	1936	FRA Marcel Dallemagne	277		Playoff	ENG Henry Cotton	Saint-Germain
25th	1935	ZAF Sid Brews (2)	293		3 strokes	JEY Aubrey Boomer	Le Touquet
24th	1934	ZAF Sid Brews	284		2 strokes	JEY Aubrey Boomer
FRA Auguste Boyer	Dieppe
23rd	1933	ENG Bert Gadd	283		3 strokes	FRA Auguste Boyer
FRA Marcel Dallemagne	Chantilly
22nd	1932	ENG Arthur Lacey	295		4 strokes	FRA René Golias	Saint-Cloud
21st	1931	JEY Aubrey Boomer (5)	291		2 strokes	ENG Percy Alliss
ARG Tomas Genta	Deauville
20th	1930	ENG Ernest Whitcombe	282		1 stroke	FRA Auguste Boyer	Dieppe
19th	1929	JEY Aubrey Boomer (4)	283		Playoff	ENG Archie Compston	Fourqueux
18th	1928	ENG Cyril Tolley (a) (2)	283		1 stroke	ENG Henry Kinch	La Boulie
17th	1927	SCO George Duncan (2)	299		2 strokes	JEY Aubrey Boomer	Saint-Germain
16th	1926	JEY Aubrey Boomer (3)	280		5 strokes	ENG Abe Mitchell	Saint-Cloud
15th	1925	FRA Arnaud Massy (4)	291		Playoff	ENG Archie Compston	Chantilly
14th	1924	ENG Cyril Tolley (a)	290		3 strokes	USA Walter Hagen	La Boulie
13th	1923	ENG James Ockenden	288		2 strokes	JEY Jack Gaudin	Dieppe
12th	1922	JEY Aubrey Boomer (2)	286		9 strokes	FRA Eugène Lafitte	La Boulie
11th	1921	JEY Aubrey Boomer	284		Playoff	FRA Arnaud Massy	Le Touquet
10th	1920	USA Walter Hagen	298		Playoff	FRA Eugène Lafitte	La Boulie
1915–1919: No tournament due to World War I
9th	1914	ENG James Douglas Edgar	288		6 strokes	JEY Harry Vardon	Le Touquet
8th	1913	SCO George Duncan	304		3 strokes	SCO James Braid	Chantilly
7th	1912	FRA Jean Gassiat	289		1 stroke	JEY Harry Vardon	La Boulie
6th	1911	FRA Arnaud Massy (3)	284		7 strokes	JEY Ted Ray	La Boulie
5th	1910	SCO James Braid	298		2 strokes	FRA Arnaud Massy	La Boulie
4th	1909	ENG John Henry Taylor (2)	293		1 stroke	SCO James Braid	La Boulie
3rd	1908	ENG John Henry Taylor	300		4 strokes	FRA Arnaud Massy
ENG Charles Mayo	La Boulie
2nd	1907	FRA Arnaud Massy (2)	298		2 strokes	FRA Jean Gassiat	La Boulie
1st	1906	FRA Arnaud Massy	292		11 strokes	JEY Tom Vardon	La Boulie

Sources:

References

"Informations sur l'Open de France sur le site de la FFG". Fédération Française de Golf.
(29 October 2018). "Golf: l'Open de France déplacé dans le calendrier et dégradé". Agence France-Presse.
(April 17, 2020). "A message from European Tour Chief Executive Keith Pelley". European Tour.
"Record / The Open - Open de France".
"French Open | Tour Results - Winners | Where2Golf".

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