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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Paris, France |
| Established | 1994 |
| Course(s) | Golf de Saint-Cloud |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,523 yards (5,965 m) |
| Tour(s) | 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 | |
 Adilson da Silva | |
| Location map | |
  Golf de Saint-Cloud Location in France  Golf de Saint-Cloud Location in Île-de-France | |
Golf d'Omaha Beach
Golf de Divonne-les-Bains
Golf de Joyenval
Pau Golf Club
Golf de Saint-Cloud
Locations in France
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
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Venue | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCM Legends Open de France | ||||||||
| 2023 | Adilson da Silva |
198 | −15 | 3 strokes |  Michael Jonzon |
Saint-Cloud | ||
| 2022 |  Gary Marks |
204 | −9 | 3 strokes | Adilson da Silva |
Saint-Cloud | ||
| Legends Open de France | ||||||||
| 2021 |  Thomas Levet |
200 | −13 | 3 strokes |  David Morland IV |
Saint-Cloud | ||
| 2008–2020: No tournament | ||||||||
| Open de France Senior de Divonne | ||||||||
| 2007 |  Juan Quirós |
208 | −8 | 1 stroke | Tony Allen |
Divonne-les-Bains | [2] | |
| 2005–06: No tournament | ||||||||
| Open de France Seniors | ||||||||
| 2004 | Bob Cameron |
210 | −6 | 3 strokes | David J. Russell |
Omaha Beach | [3] | |
| 2001–2003: No tournament | ||||||||
| TotalFina Elf Seniors Open | ||||||||
| 2000 | Nick Job |
209 | −7 | 2 strokes |  Seiji Ebihara |
Joyenval | [4] | |
| Elf Seniors Open | ||||||||
| 1999 |  Alan Tapie |
200 | −10 | 3 strokes |  Liam Higgins John McTear |
Pau | [5] | |
| 1998 | Brian Waites (2) |
195 | −12 | 4 strokes | Denis O'Sullivan |
Pau | [6] | |
| 1995–1997: No tournament | ||||||||
| D Day Seniors Open | ||||||||
| 1994 | Brian Waites |
206 | −10 | 6 strokes | Antonio Garrido |
Omaha Beach | [7] | |
References edit
- ^ "Legends Open de France hosted by Jean van de Velde added to Legends Tour schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Open de France Senior de Divonne 2007". europeantour.com.
- ^ "Open de France Seniors 2004". europeantour.com.
- ^ "TotalFina Elf Seniors Open 2000". europeantour.com.
- ^ "Elf Seniors Open 1999". europeantour.com.
- ^ "Elf Seniors Open 1998". europeantour.com.
- ^ "D Day Seniors Open 1994". europeantour.com.