The AGF Open was a European Tour golf tournament which was played in France from 1988 to 1990. The first event was held at Biarritz Golf Club and the other two at Golf de La Grande-Motte, near Montpellier. Its renewal in 1991 was cancelled due to sponsors being in dispute with the events promoters.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | France |
| Established | 1988 |
| Course(s) | La Grande Motte |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Strokeplay |
| Prize fund | £200,000 |
| Month played | April |
| Final year | 1990 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 258 David Llewellyn (1988) |
| To par | −14 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Brett Ogle | |
| Location map | |
The most notable of the three winners was future European Ryder Cup captain Mark James of England. In 1990 the prize fund was £201,358, which was one of the smaller purses on the European Tour that year.
In 1988, David Llewellyn set a new European Tour record 72-hole aggregate of 258, surpassing the 259 set by Mark McNulty at the German Open in 1987.[2] The record was equalled in 1990 by Ian Woosnam at the Monte Carlo Open and stood until August 2020, when it was broken by Andy Sullivan at Hanbury Manor Golf Club in the English Championship.[3]
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGF Open | ||||||||
| 1991 | Cancelled | |||||||
| 1990 | Brett Ogle |
278 | −10 | 3 strokes |  Paul Curry Bill Longmuir |
La Grande Motte | [4] | |
| 1989 | Mark James |
277 | −11 | 3 strokes |  Mark Mouland |
La Grande Motte | [5] | |
| AGF Biarritz Open | ||||||||
| 1988 | David Llewellyn |
258 | −14 | 7 strokes |  Christy O'Connor Jnr |
Biarritz | [6] | |
References edit
- ^ "Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, England. 16 January 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Karlsson smashes European Tour record after third round 65". The Star. 4 Jun 2006.
- ^ "European Tour Statistics, All Time Records & Achievements, Low 72". European Tour. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "AGF Open 1990". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ "AGF Open 1989". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ "AGF Biarritz Open 1988". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2011-02-01.