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Tournament results: German Open

Results for the German Open are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
1999
Europe
274 (-14)
€166,660
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Sandelin, Jarmo

Score

274 (-14)

Prize money

€166,660

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open (June 10-13). Sandelin (Swe) beat Retief Goosen (RSA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Faldo course, Sporting Club Berlin, Bad Saarow, nr Berlin; at the time known as the Palmerston Resort].

1998
Europe
Allan, Steve
280 (-8)
£116,660
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Allan, Steve

Score

280 (-8)

Prize money

£116,660

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open (Aug 6-9). Second-placed Ignacio Garrido (Esp), Pádraig Harrington (Ire), Mark Roe (Eng) and Steve Webster (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Allan (Aus), who recorded his only European Tour win. [Faldo course, Sporting Club Berlin, Bad Saarow, nr Berlin. at the time known as the Palmerston Resort].

1997
Europe
271 (-13)
£116,660
Volvo

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Garrido, Ignacio

Score

271 (-13)

Prize money

£116,660

Title sponsor

Volvo

Played as the Volvo German Open (June 18-22). Second-placed Russell Claydon (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Ignacio Garrido (Esp), who recorded the first of his two European Tour wins. [Golf Nippenburg, Schwieberdingen, nr Stuttgart; at the time known as Schloss Nippenburg].

1996
Europe
193 (-20)
£116,660
Volvo

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Woosnam, Ian

Score

193 (-20)

Prize money

£116,660

Title sponsor

Volvo

Played as the Volvo German Open (June 22-25). Second-placed Thomas Gogele (Ger), Robert Karlsson (Swe), Iain Pyman (Eng) and Fernando Roca (Esp) finished 6 shots behind Ian Woosnam (Wales). Tournament reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Golf Nippenburg, Schwieberdingen, nr Stuttgart; at the time known as Schloss Nippenburg].

1995
Europe
268 (-16)
£108,330
Volvo

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Montgomerie, Colin

Score

268 (-16)

Prize money

£108,330

Title sponsor

Volvo

Played as the Volvo German Open (Aug 25-28). Second-placed Niclas Fasth (Swe) and Sam Torrance (Scot) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Colin Montgomerie (Scot). [Golf Nippenburg, Schwieberdingen, nr Stuttgart; at the time known as Schloss Nippenburg].

1994
Europe
269 (-19)
£108,330
Volvo

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Montgomerie, Colin

Score

269 (-19)

Prize money

£108,330

Title sponsor

Volvo

Played as the Volvo German Open. Second-placed Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 1 shot behind Montgomerie (Scot). [Hubbelrath GC, nr Dusseldorf, Germany].

1993
Europe
269 (-19)
£108,330
Volvo

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Langer, Bernhard

Score

269 (-19)

Prize money

£108,330

Title sponsor

Volvo

Played as the Volvo German Open. Second-placed Robert Allenby (Aus) and Peter Baker (Eng) finished 5 shots behind Langer (Ger). This was the last of Langer's five German Open wins. [Hubbelrath GC, nr Dusseldorf, Germany].

1992
Europe
262 (-26)
£87,500
Volvo

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Singh, Vijay

Score

262 (-26)

Prize money

£87,500

Title sponsor

Volvo

Played as the Volvo German Open. Second-placed Jose Manuel Carriles (Esp) finished 11 shots behind Singh (Fiji). [Hubbelrath GC, nr Dusseldorf, Germany].

1991
Europe
273 (-15)
£87,500
Volvo

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

McNulty, Mark

Score

273 (-15)

Prize money

£87,500

Title sponsor

Volvo

Played as the Volvo German Open. Defending champion McNulty (Zim) beat Paul Broadhurst (Eng) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Hubbelrath GC, nr Dusseldorf, Germany].

1990
Europe
270 (-18)
£77,896
Volvo

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

McNulty, Mark

Score

270 (-18)

Prize money

£77,896

Title sponsor

Volvo

Played as the Volvo German Open. Second-placed Craig Parry (Aus) finished 3 shots behind McNulty (Zim). [Hubbelrath GC, nr Dusseldorf, Germany].

1989
Europe
266 (-18)
£54,222
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Parry, Craig

Score

266 (-18)

Prize money

£54,222

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Parry (Aus) beat Mark James (Eng) with a par at the second playoff hole. [Frankfurter GC, Niederrad, Frankfurt am Main].

1988
Europe
263 (-21)
£47,244
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Ballesteros, Seve

Score

263 (-21)

Prize money

£47,244

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Second-placed Gordon Brand Jr (Scot) finished 5 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). [Frankfurter GC, Niederrad, Frankfurt am Main].

1987
Europe
259 (-25)
£45,196
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

McNulty, Mark

Score

259 (-25)

Prize money

£45,196

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Second-placed Antonio Garrido (Esp) finished 3 shots behind McNulty (Zim). [Frankfurter GC, Niederrad, Frankfurt am Main].

1986
Europe
273 (-15)
£27,446
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Langer, Bernhard

Score

273 (-15)

Prize money

£27,446

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Defending champion Langer (Ger) beat Rodger Davis (Aus) with a birdie at the fifth playoff hole. This was the fourth of Langer's five German Open wins. [Hubbelrath GC, nr Dusseldorf, Germany].

1985
Europe
183 (-27)
£17,253
Lufthansa

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Langer, Bernhard

Score

183 (-27)

Prize money

£17,253

Title sponsor

Lufthansa

Played as the Lufthansa German Open. Second-placed Michael McLean (Eng) and Mark McNulty (Zim) finished 7 shots behind Langer (Ger). Tournament reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. This was the third of Langer's five German Open wins. [Club zur Vahr, Garlstedt, nr Bremen].

1984
Europe
268 (-16)
£17,704
Lufthansa

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Grady, Wayne

Score

268 (-16)

Prize money

£17,704

Title sponsor

Lufthansa

Played as the Lufthansa German Open (50th). Second-placed Jerry Anderson (Can) finished 1 shot behind Grady (Aus). [Frankfurter GC, Niederrad, Frankfurt am Main].

1983
Europe
275 (-13)
£10,957
Lufthansa

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Pavin, Corey

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

£10,957

Title sponsor

Lufthansa

Played as the Lufthansa German Open. Second-placed Seve Ballesteros (Esp) and Tony Johnstone (Zim) finished 3 shots behind Pavin (USA). [Golf & Land Club Köln, Refrath, nr Cologne, Germany].

1982
Europe
279 (-9)
£7,620
Lufthansa

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Langer, Bernhard

Score

279 (-9)

Prize money

£7,620

Title sponsor

Lufthansa

Played as the Lufthansa German Open. Defending champion Langer (Ger) beat Bill Longmuir (Scot) with a par at the first playoff hole. This was the second of Langer's five German Open wins. [Stuttgarter GC Solitude, Mönsheim, nr Stuttgart].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Langer, Bernhard

Score

272 (-12)

Prize money

£6,927

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open (July 30-Aug 2). Second-placed Tony Jacklin (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Langer (Ger), who recorded the first of his five German Open wins. He became the first German golfer to win this event since its inception in 1911. [Hamburg GC-Falkenstein, Blankenese, nr Hamburg].

1980
Europe
280 (-8)
£7,388
Braun

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

McNulty, Mark

Score

280 (-8)

Prize money

£7,388

Title sponsor

Braun

Played as the Braun German Open. Second-placed Neil Coles (Eng) and Tony Charnley (Eng) finished 1 shot behind McNulty (Zim). [Berlin-Wannsee G&LC, nr Potsdam, Berlin].

1979
Europe
277 (-7)
£5,665
Braun

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Jacklin, Tony

Score

277 (-7)

Prize money

£5,665

Title sponsor

Braun

Played as the Braun German Open. Second-placed Antonio Garrido (Esp) and Lanny Wadkins (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jacklin (Eng). [Frankfurter GC, Niederrad, Frankfurt am Main].

1978
Europe
268 (-20)
£6,095
Braun

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Ballesteros, Seve

Score

268 (-20)

Prize money

£6,095

Title sponsor

Braun

Played as the Braun German Open. Second-placed Neil Coles (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp). [Golf & Land Club Köln, Refrath, nr Cologne, Germany].

1977
Europe
Britz, Tienie
275 (-13)
£6,000
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Britz, Tienie

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

£6,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open (Aug 4-7). Second-placed Hugh Baiocchi (RSA) finished 2 shots behind his compatriot Tienie Britz (RSA). This was Britz' first and only European Tour title, although he had won nine years earlier on the European "circuit". [Düsseldorfer GC, Ratingen, nr Düsseldorf].

1976
Europe
Hobday, Simon
266 (-18)
£3,535
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Hobday, Simon

Score

266 (-18)

Prize money

£3,535

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Second-placed Antonio Garrido (Esp) finished 1 shot behind Hobday (RSA). [Frankfurter GC, Niederrad, Frankfurt am Main].

1975
Europe
Bembridge, Maurice
285 (+5)
£2,909
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Bembridge, Maurice

Score

285 (+5)

Prize money

£2,909

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Second-placed Lon Hinkle (USA) and Bob Shearer (Aus) finished 7 shots behind Bembridge (Eng). [Club zur Vahr, Garlstedt, nr Bremen].

1974
Europe
Owen, Simon
276 (-12)
£2,660
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Owen, Simon

Score

276 (-12)

Prize money

£2,660

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Owen (NZ) beat Peter Oosterhuis (Eng) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Krefelder GC, Krefeld, nr Dusseldorf].

1973
Europe
Abreu, Francisco
276 (-12)
£2,620
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Abreu, Francisco

Score

276 (-12)

Prize money

£2,620

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Second-placed Dale Hayes (RSA) finished 2 shots behind Abreu (Esp). [Hubbelrath GC, nr Dusseldorf, Germany].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Marsh, Graham

Score

271 (-13)

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Brian Huggett (Wales) finished in second place behind Marsh (Aus). [Frankfurter GC, Niederrad, Frankfurt am Main].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Coles, Neil

Score

279 (-17)

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Neil Coles (Eng). [Club zur Vahr, Garlstedt, nr Bremen].

1970
Europe
Garaialde, Jean
276
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Garaialde, Jean

Score

276

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by defending champion Jean Garaïalde (Fra). [Krefelder GC, Krefeld, nr Dusseldorf].

1969
Europe
Garaialde, Jean
272
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Garaialde, Jean

Score

272

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Jean Garaïalde (Fra). [Frankfurter GC, Niederrad, Frankfurt am Main].

1968
Europe
Franklin, Barry
285
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Franklin, Barry

Score

285

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Barry Franklin (RSA). [Golf & Land Club Köln, Refrath, nr Cologne].

1967
Europe
Swaelens, Donald
273
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Swaelens, Donald

Score

273

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Swaelens (Belg). [Krefelder GC, Krefeld, nr Dusseldorf].

1966
Europe
Stanton, Bob
274
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Stanton, Bob

Score

274

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Stanton (Aus). [Frankfurter GC, Niederrad, Frankfurt am Main].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Henning, Harold

Score

274

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Henning (RSA). [Hamburg GC-Falkenstein, Blankenese, nr Hamburg].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

De Vicenzo, Roberto

Score

275

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by De Vicenzo (Arg). [Krefelder GC, Krefeld, nr Dusseldorf].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Huggett, Brian

Score

278

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Huggett (Wales). [Golf & Land Club Köln, Refrath, nr Cologne].

1962
Europe
Verwey, Bobby
276
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Verwey, Bobby

Score

276

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Bobby Verwey (RSA; who is married to Gary Player's sister Vivienne). [Hamburg GC-Falkenstein, Blankenese, nr Hamburg].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Hunt, Bernard

Score

272

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Hunt (Eng). [Krefelder GC, Krefeld, nr Dusseldorf].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Thomson, Peter

Score

281

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open (July 22-24). Second-placed Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) and Jean Garaialde (Fra) finished 2 shots behind Thomson (Aus), who claimed his fourth tournament win in the space of six weeks. [Golf & Land Club Köln, Refrath, nr Cologne].

1959
Europe
Bousfield, Ken
271
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Bousfield, Ken

Score

271

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open (25th). Won by Bousfield (Eng). [Hamburg GC-Falkenstein, Blankenese, nr Hamburg].

1958
Europe
De Luca, Fidel
275
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

De Luca, Fidel

Score

275

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by De Luca (Arg). [Krefelder GC, Krefeld, nr Dusseldorf].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Weetman, Harry

Score

279

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Weetman (Eng). [Golf & Land Club Köln, Refrath, nr Cologne].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Van Donck, Flory

Score

277

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Van Donck (Belg) and Eric Brown (Scot) tied after 72 holes. They then tied at 71 each in an 18-hole playoff. Van Donck prevailed at the fourth sudden-death playoff hole. [Frankfurter GC, Niederrad, Frankfurt am Main].

1955
Europe
Bousfield, Ken
279
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Bousfield, Ken

Score

279

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Bousfield (Eng). [Hamburg GC-Falkenstein, Blankenese, nr Hamburg].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Locke, Bobby

Score

279

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Locke (RSA) beat Dai Rees (Wales) in a 9-hole playoff (Locke 37; Rees 38), which followed the two players remaining tied at 69 each after an 18-hole playoff. [Krefelder GC, Krefeld, nr Dusseldorf].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Van Donck, Flory

Score

271 (-13)

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Van Donck (Belg). [Frankfurter GC, Niederrad, Frankfurt am Main].

1952
Europe
Cerda, Antonio
283
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Cerda, Antonio

Score

283

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by defending champion Cerda (Arg). [Hamburg GC-Falkenstein, Blankenese, nr Hamburg].

1951
Europe
Cerda, Antonio
286
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Cerda, Antonio

Score

286

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open (for the first time since 1939). Won by Cerda (Arg). [Hamburg GC-Falkenstein, Blankenese, nr Hamburg].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Cotton, Henry

Score

280

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open (for the last time until 1951 due to World War II). Won for the third straight year by Cotton (Eng). [Mittelrheinischer Golfclub, Bad Ems, nr Koblenz].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Cotton, Henry

Score

285

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by defending champion Cotton (Eng). [Frankfurter GC, Niederrad, Frankfurt am Main].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Cotton, Henry

Score

274

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Cotton (Eng). [Mittelrheinischer Golfclub, Bad Ems, nr Koblenz].

1936
Europe
Boyer, Auguste
291
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Boyer, Auguste

Score

291

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by defending champion Boyer (Fra). [Berlin-Wannsee G&LC, nr Potsdam, Berlin].

1935
Europe
Boyer, Auguste
280
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Boyer, Auguste

Score

280

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Boyer (Fra). [Mittelrheinischer Golfclub, Bad Ems, nr Koblenz].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Padgham, Alf

Score

285

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Padgham (Eng). [Mittelrheinischer Golfclub, Bad Ems, nr Koblenz].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Alliss, Percy

Score

284

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Percy Alliss (Eng). This was the last of Alliss's five German Open wins. [Mittelrheinischer Golfclub, Bad Ems, nr Koblenz].

1932
Europe
Boyer, Auguste
282
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Boyer, Auguste

Score

282

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Boyer (Fra). [Mittelrheinischer Golfclub, Bad Ems, nr Koblenz].

1931
Europe
Golias, Rene
298
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Golias, Rene

Score

298

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Golias (Fra). [Berlin-Wannsee G&LC, nr Potsdam, Berlin].

1930
Europe
Boyer, Auguste
266
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Boyer, Auguste

Score

266

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by Boyer (Fra). [Baden-Baden GC, nr Karlsruhe, Germany].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Alliss, Percy

Score

285

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won for the fourth straight year by Percy Alliss (Eng), who was the host club's resident professional at the time. This was the fourth of Alliss's five German Open wins. [Berlin-Wannsee G&LC, nr Potsdam, Berlin].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Alliss, Percy

Score

280

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won for the third straight year by Percy Alliss (Eng), who was the host club's resident professional at the time. This was the third of Alliss's five German Open wins. [Berlin-Wannsee G&LC, nr Potsdam, Berlin].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Alliss, Percy

Score

288

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open. Won by defending champion Percy Alliss (Eng), who was the host club's resident professional at the time. This was the second of Alliss's five German Open wins. [Berlin-Wannsee G&LC, nr Potsdam, Berlin].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Alliss, Percy

Score

284

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open (for the first time since 1912). Second-placed Aubrey Boomer (Jersey) finished 8 shots behind Alliss (Eng), who was the host club's resident professional at the time. This was the first of Alliss's five German Open wins. [Berlin-Wannsee G&LC, nr Potsdam, Berlin].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Taylor, J.H.

Score

277

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the German Open (for the last time until 1926 due to the Great War and its aftermath). J.H. Taylor (Eng) beat Ted Ray (Jersey) in a 9-hole playoff (Taylor 28; Ray 34). [Baden-Baden GC, nr Karlsruhe, Germany].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Vardon, Harry

Score

279

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the inaugural German Open. Europe's fourth oldest National Open Championship, behind The Open Championship (1860), French Open (1906) and Belgian Open (1910). Won by Harry Vardon (Eng). [Baden-Baden GC, nr Karlsruhe, Germany].

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