Belgian Open (golf)

Belgian Open

Tournament information
Location	Belgium
Established	1910
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Final year	2000
Tournament record score
Aggregate	266 Lee Westwood (2000)
Final champion
Lee Westwood

The Belgian Open was a men's golf tournament which was played intermittently from 1910 to 2000. It was a European Tour event in 1978–79, 1987–94 and 1998–2000 and in the last two of these three periods it had several different sponsored names. In 2000 the prize fund was €1,019,266, which was below average for a European Tour event at that time.

The first ever Belgian Open was won by Arnaud Massy, the only Frenchman to win a major championship. Other distinguished champions included Walter Hagen, Henry Cotton, José María Olazábal, Nick Faldo and Lee Westwood. Belgium's most successful 20th century golfer, Flory Van Donck, won his home open five times between 1939 and 1956.

The Royal Belgian Golf Federation continues to stage a "National Open" but it is a two-day event and is not aimed at elite international golfers.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
Belgacom Open
2000	Lee Westwood	England	Royal Zoute GC	266	−18	4 strokes	Eduardo Romero
1999	Robert Karlsson	Sweden	Royal Zoute GC	272	−12	1 stroke	Retief Goosen Jamie Spence
1998	Lee Westwood	England	Royal Zoute GC	268	−16	Playoff	Fredrik Jacobson
Alfred Dunhill Open
1995–97: No tournament
1994	Nick Faldo	England	Royal Zoute GC	279	−5	Playoff	Joakim Haeggman
1993	Darren Clarke	Northern Ireland	Royal Zoute GC	270	−14	2 strokes	Nick Faldo Vijay Singh
Piaget Belgian Open
1992	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	Spain	Royal Zoute GC	274	−10	3 strokes	Barry Lane
Renault Belgian Open
1991	Per-Ulrik Johansson	Sweden	Royal Waterloo GC	276	−12	Playoff	Paul Broadhurst
Peugeot-Trends Belgian Open
1990	Ove Sellberg	Sweden	Royal Waterloo GC	272	−16	4 strokes	Ian Woosnam
Volvo Belgian Open
1989	Gordon J. Brand	England	Royal Waterloo GC	273	−11	4 strokes	Kevin Dickens
1988	José María Olazábal	Spain	Golf du Bercuit	269	−15	4 strokes	Mike Smith
1987	Eamonn Darcy	Ireland	Royal Waterloo GC	200	−13	1 stroke	Nick Faldo Ronan Rafferty Ian Woosnam
Belgian Open
1980–86: No tournament
1979	Gavan Levenson	South Africa	Royal Waterloo GC	279	−5	3 strokes	Bobby Cole Nick Faldo Michael King
1978	Noel Ratcliffe	Australia	Royal Golf Club of Belgium	280	−12	1 stroke	Chris Tickner

Pre-European Tour

Year	Venue	Winner[1]	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref
1959–77	No tournament
1958	Royal Golf Club of Belgium	Ken Bousfield	271	3 strokes	Antonio Cerdá
1957	Royal Latem GC	Bernard Hunt	280	Playoff (36 holes)	Dai Rees
1956	Royal Latem GC	Flory Van Donck	269	8 strokes	Ángel Miguel
1955	Royal Golf Club des Fagnes	Dave Thomas	290
1954	Royal Antwerp GC	Dai Rees	287
1953	Royal Waterloo GC	Flory Van Donck	270
1952	Royal Golf Club des Fagnes	Antonio Cerdá	286
1951	Royal Latem GC	Albert Pelissier	279
1950	Royal Zoute GC	Roberto De Vicenzo	282
1949	Royal Golf Club des Fagnes	Jimmy Adams	283
1948	Royal Golf Club of Belgium	Willie Forrester	288
1947	Royal Golf Club des Fagnes	Flory Van Donck	283
1946	Royal Waterloo GC	Flory Van Donck	289
1940–45	No tournament due to World War II
1939	Royal Golf Club of Belgium	Flory Van Donck	291
1938	Royal Waterloo GC	Henry Cotton	277
1937	Royal Zoute GC	Marcel Dallemagne	285
1936	Royal Golf Club des Fagnes	Auguste Boyer	285
1935	Royal Golf Club of Belgium	Bill Branch	283	Playoff (36 holes)	Flory Van Donck	[2]
1934	Royal Waterloo GC	Henry Cotton	279
1933	Royal Golf Club des Fagnes	Auguste Boyer	282
1932	Royal Golf Club of Belgium	Arthur Lacey	291
1931	Royal Golf Club des Fagnes	Arthur Lacey	301
1930	Royal Golf Club of Belgium	Henry Cotton	281
1929	Royal Antwerp GC	Sid Brews	300	1 stroke	Aubrey Boomer	[3]
1928	Royal Golf Club of Belgium	Albert Tingey, Jr.	297	3 strokes	Jack Taylor	[4]
1927	Royal Zoute GC	Marcel Dallemagne	140
1926	Royal Zoute GC	Aubrey Boomer	137	9 strokes	Percy Boomer	[5]
1925	Royal Antwerp GC	Eugène Lafitte	142	1 stroke	Arthur Havers	[6]
1924	Royal Zoute GC	Walter Hagen	142		Aubrey Boomer
1923	Royal Golf Club of Belgium	Percy Boomer	143
1922	Royal Golf Club of Belgium	Aubrey Boomer	150	1 stroke	C H Corlett, M Cavallo	[7]
1921	Royal Golf Club of Belgium	Eugène Lafitte	145
1920	Royal Zoute GC	Rowland Jones	154	Playoff	Aubrey Boomer, Henry Burrows	[8]
1915–19	No tournament due to World War I
1914	Royal Antwerp GC	Tom Ball	144	4 strokes	Charles Mayo	[9]
1913	Lombardsijde GC	Tom Ball	145	1 stroke	James Braid	[10]
1912	Royal Golf Club of Belgium	George Duncan	144	Playoff	Ted Ray Tom Ball	[11]
1911	Royal Golf Club of Belgium	Charles Mayo	144	3 strokes	Arnaud Massy	[12]
1910	Royal Golf Club of Belgium	Arnaud Massy	139	5 strokes	Sandy Herd, Harry Vardon	[13]

In 1957 Hunt (137) beat Rees (145) by 8 strokes in a 36-hole playoff. In 1935 Branch (145) beat Van Donck (149) by 4 strokes in a 36-hole playoff.

References

1. "Belgian Open" (PDF). Royal Belgian Golf Federation. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
2. "Belgian Open championship". The Times. 9 July 1935. p. 7.
3. "Belgian Open championship". The Times. 1 June 1929. p. 5.
4. "Belgian championship". The Times. 19 June 1928. p. 7.
5. "Belgian Open golf championship". The Times. 14 July 1926. p. 6.
6. "Belgian Open golf championship". The Times. 5 October 1925. p. 16.
7. "Golf - Belgian open championship". The Times. 3 July 1922. p. 19.
8. "Golf - Belgian professional championship". The Times. 14 July 1920. p. 6.
9. "Belgian Open golf championship - Tom Ball's victory". The Times. 13 July 1914. p. 13.
10. "Belgian Open championship - Victory of Tom Ball". The Times. 18 October 1913. p. 13.
11. "Open championship of Belgium - Victory of Duncan". The Times. 6 July 1912. p. 13.
12. "Belgian Open championship - Victory of C.H. Mayo". The Times. 1 June 1911. p. 14.
13. "Open championship of Belgium - Victory of Arnaud Massy". The Times. 3 June 1910. p. 18.

External links

• Coverage on the European Tour's official site
• List of winners from 1910 to 1999 from golftoday.co.uk