The Trophée Lancôme was a professional golf tournament which was staged in Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, France from 1970 to 2003.

Trophée Lancôme
Tournament information
LocationParis, France
Established1970
Course(s)Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
Par72
Length6,902 yards (6,311 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund1,800,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year2003
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Vijay Singh (1994)
To par−24 Ian Woosnam (1987)
Final champion
South Africa Retief Goosen
Location map
Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche is located in France
Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
Location in France
Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche is located in Île-de-France (region)
Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
Location in Île-de-France

Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue, a French golf enthusiast from Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, hoped to popularize the then little-known sport of Golf in France during the early 1960s. With Dominique Motte, he suggested the creation of a new championship trophy to Pierre Menet, the chairman of the Lancôme Company. Their goal was originally to bring together eight of the best players in the world. Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche had hosted the 1963 Canada Cup and the Open de France in 1965 and 1969.

The tournament started in 1970 as the "Tournament of Champions" but from 1971 it was called the "Trophée Lancôme", named after Menet's company. It began as an unofficial event, in that it was not part of a tour schedule, but it was backed by the Fédération Française de Golf and by preeminent sports agent Mark McCormack who arranged for some of the world's top players to participate. The 1970 and 1971 the tournament was played over three rounds (54 holes), but starting in 1972 it was played over four rounds (72 holes). Originally contested by 8 invited players, the field was increased to 12 in 1979.

From 1982 onwards it was an official money event on the European Tour, with an increased field size.[1][2] In 1986 Bernhard Langer and Seve Ballesteros were declared joint winners as they were level after four playoff holes when darkness fell. The tournament ceased operation after 2003.

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
2003   Retief Goosen (2) 266 −18 4 strokes   Paul McGinley
2002   Alex Čejka 272 −12 2 strokes   Carlos Rodiles
2001   Sergio García 266 −18 1 stroke   Retief Goosen
2000   Retief Goosen 271 −13 1 stroke   Michael Campbell
  Darren Clarke
1999   Pierre Fulke 270 −14 1 stroke   Ignacio Garrido
1998   Miguel Ángel Jiménez 273 −11 2 strokes   David Duval
  Mark O'Meara
  Jarmo Sandelin
  Greg Turner
1997   Mark O'Meara 271 −13 1 stroke   Jarmo Sandelin
1996   Jesper Parnevik 268 −12 5 strokes   Colin Montgomerie
1995   Colin Montgomerie 269 −11 1 stroke   Sam Torrance
1994   Vijay Singh 263 −17 1 stroke   Miguel Ángel Jiménez
1993   Ian Woosnam (2) 267 −13 2 strokes   Sam Torrance
1992   Mark Roe 267 −13 2 strokes   Vicente Fernández
1991   Frank Nobilo 267 −13 1 stroke   Ian Baker-Finch
  Peter Fowler
  David Gilford
  Jamie Spence
1990   José María Olazábal 269 −11 1 stroke   Colin Montgomerie
1989   Eduardo Romero 266 −22 1 stroke   Bernhard Langer
  José María Olazábal
1988   Seve Ballesteros (4) 269 −15 4 strokes   José María Olazábal
1987   Ian Woosnam 264 −24 2 strokes   Mark McNulty
1986   Seve Ballesteros (3)
  Bernhard Langer
274 −14 Title shared[a]
1985   Nick Price 275 −13 Playoff   Mark James
1984   Sandy Lyle 278 −10 Playoff   Seve Ballesteros
1983   Seve Ballesteros (2) 269 −19 4 strokes   Corey Pavin
1982   David Graham (2) 276 −12 2 strokes   Seve Ballesteros
1981   David Graham 280 −8 5 strokes   Isao Aoki
  Sandy Lyle
[3]
1980   Lee Trevino (2) 280 −8 4 strokes   Gary Hallberg [4]
1979   Johnny Miller (2) 281 −7 3 strokes   Sandy Lyle
  Lee Trevino
[5]
1978   Lee Trevino 272 −16 5 strokes   Gary Player
  Tom Watson
[6]
1977   Graham Marsh 273 −15 Playoff   Seve Ballesteros [7]
1976   Seve Ballesteros 283 −5 1 stroke   Arnold Palmer [8]
1975   Gary Player 278 −10 6 strokes   Lanny Wadkins [9]
1974   Billy Casper 283 −5 3 strokes   Hale Irwin [10]
1973   Johnny Miller 277 −11 3 strokes   Valentín Barrios [11]
1972   Tommy Aaron 279 −9 3 strokes   Tom Weiskopf [12]
1971   Arnold Palmer 202 −14 2 strokes   Gary Player [13]
1970   Tony Jacklin 206 −10 1 stroke   Arnold Palmer
  Ramón Sota
[14]

Multiple winners

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  • 4 wins: Seve Ballesteros (including one shared)
  • 2 wins: Retief Goosen, David Graham, Lee Trevino, Ian Woosnam

Notes

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  1. ^ Title shared when darkness ended play with Ballesteros and Langer still tied after four holes of a sudden-death playoff.

References

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  1. ^ "Tour tourney". Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, Scotland. 15 March 1982. p. 14. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "*** | The Haig..." Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 15 March 1982. p. 14. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "U.S. Open Champion David Graham". The Glasgow Herald. 19 October 1981. p. 16.
  4. ^ "Caddy 'reads' Trevino win". The Glasgow Herald. 20 October 1980. p. 22.
  5. ^ "Johnny comes marching home after 3 lean years". The Glasgow Herald. 29 October 1979. p. 20.
  6. ^ "Trevino wins with record". The Glasgow Herald. 23 October 1978. p. 22.
  7. ^ "Marsh wins again". The Glasgow Herald. 17 October 1977. p. 19.
  8. ^ "Ballesteros wins Lancome". The Glasgow Herald. 18 October 1976. p. 17.
  9. ^ "Player finishes well clear of field". The Times. 13 October 1975. p. 9.
  10. ^ "Casper survives bad start". The Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1974. p. 5.
  11. ^ "Lancome win for Miller". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1973. p. 7.
  12. ^ "Aaron nine under par for victory". The Times. 9 October 1972. p. 6.
  13. ^ "Palmer proves game has lost none of its effectiveness". The Glasgow Herald. 18 October 1971. p. 5.
  14. ^ "Eagle-birdie finish gives Jacklin dramatic victory". The Glasgow Herald. 19 October 1970. p. 5.
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