French Senior Open
(Redirected from Legends Open de France)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Le Touquet, France |
| Established | 1994 |
| Course(s) | Le Touquet Golf Resort (La Forêt Course) |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,468 yards (5,914 m) |
| Tour | European Senior Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €350,000 |
| Month played | September |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 195 Brian Waites (1998) |
| To par | −15 Adilson da Silva (2023) |
| Current champion | |
 Greig Hutcheon | |
| Location map | |
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French Senior Open is located in France
Golf d'Omaha Beach
Golf de Divonne-les-Bains
Golf de Joyenval
Pau Golf Club
Golf de Saint-Cloud
Locations in France
The French Senior Open (or Open de France Senior) is a senior (over 50s) men's professional golf tournament on the European Senior Tour. In 1994 and 2004 it was played at Golf d'Omaha Beach, Port-en-Bessin, Normandy, in 1998 and 1999 it was played at Pau Golf Club, Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in 2000 it was played at Golf de Joyenval, Chambourcy near Paris and in 2007 at Golf de Divonne-les-Bains in Divonne-les-Bains, ten miles north of Geneva. The prize fund was €200,000 in 2004 and €325,000 in 2007.
After a long hiatus the event returned to the tour schedule as the Legends Open de France in 2021, played at Golf de Saint-Cloud in Paris and hosted by Jean van de Velde.[1]
Winners
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Venue | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legends Open de France | ||||||||
| 2024 | Greig Hutcheon |
203 | −13 | 2 strokes | Australia Scott Hend England Simon Khan |
Le Touquet | ||
| WCM Legends Open de France | ||||||||
| 2023 | Brazil Adilson da Silva | 198 | −15 | 3 strokes | Sweden Michael Jonzon | Saint-Cloud | ||
| 2022 | England Gary Marks | 204 | −9 | 3 strokes | Brazil Adilson da Silva | Saint-Cloud | ||
| Legends Open de France | ||||||||
| 2021 | France Thomas Levet | 200 | −13 | 3 strokes | Canada David Morland IV | Saint-Cloud | ||
| 2008–2020: No tournament | ||||||||
| Open de France Senior de Divonne | ||||||||
| 2007 | Spain Juan Quirós | 208 | −8 | 1 stroke | England Tony Allen | Divonne-les-Bains | [2] | |
| 2005–06: No tournament | ||||||||
| Open de France Seniors | ||||||||
| 2004 | England Bob Cameron | 210 | −6 | 3 strokes | England David J. Russell | Omaha Beach | [3] | |
| 2001–2003: No tournament | ||||||||
| TotalFina Elf Seniors Open | ||||||||
| 2000 | England Nick Job | 209 | −7 | 2 strokes | Error creating thumbnail: Seiji Ebihara | Joyenval | [4] | |
| Elf Seniors Open | ||||||||
| 1999 | United States Alan Tapie | 200 | −10 | 3 strokes | Republic of Ireland Liam Higgins John McTear |
Pau | [5] | |
| 1998 | England Brian Waites (2) | 195 | −12 | 4 strokes | Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan | Pau | [6] | |
| 1995–1997: No tournament | ||||||||
| D Day Seniors Open | ||||||||
| 1994 | England Brian Waites | 206 | −10 | 6 strokes | Spain Antonio Garrido | Omaha Beach | [7] | |
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