Omega European Masters

Omega European Masters
Tournament information
Location	Crans-Montana, Switzerland
Established	1923
Course(s)	Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club
Par	70
Length	6,824 yards (6,240 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour; Asian Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	€2,500,000
Month played	August
Tournament record score
Aggregate	260 Colin Montgomerie (1996)
To par	−27 Jerry Anderson (1984)
Current champion
	Ludvig Åberg
Location map
	Crans-sur-Sierre GC Location in Switzerland

The Omega European Masters is the Swiss stop on professional men's golf's European Tour, and in 2009 it became the first event in Europe to be co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.^[1]

Founded as the Swiss Open in 1923, the tournament was prefixed with European Masters in 1983, before dropping Swiss Open from the title in 1992. During the 1971 event, Baldovino Dassù became the first player to score 60 for 18 holes on the European circuit. The tournament has been held at the Golf-Club Crans-sur-Sierre at Crans-Montana in Valais since 1939, and is currently played in early September each year.

Michelle Wie at 2006 tournament

In May, 2006, Michelle Wie, who had a sponsorship contract with Omega, accepted an invitation from the company to play in the 2006 tournament, making her first attempt to play on the men's European Tour.^[2] At the September event she shot 78–79 to finish 15-over-par over two rounds and finished in last place among the 156 competitors. European Tour executive director George O'Grady said on September 8, 2006 that Wie's appearance was "an experiment" and he would need "a lot of persuading" before inviting Wie to participate in such an event again, despite record crowds estimated at 9,500.^[3]^[4]

Winners

Year	Tour(s)^[a]	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
Omega European Masters
2024	EUR	Matt Wallace	269	−11	Playoff	Alfredo García-Heredia
2023	EUR	Ludvig Åberg	261	−19	2 strokes	Alexander Björk
2022	EUR	Thriston Lawrence	262	−18	Playoff	Matt Wallace
2021	EUR	Rasmus Højgaard	267	−13	1 stroke	Bernd Wiesberger
2020	EUR	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic					^[5]
2019	EUR	Sebastian Söderberg	266	−14	Playoff	Lorenzo Gagli Rory McIlroy Andrés Romero Kalle Samooja
2018	EUR	Matt Fitzpatrick (2)	263	−17	Playoff	Lucas Bjerregaard
2017	ASA, EUR	Matt Fitzpatrick	266	−14	Playoff	Scott Hend
2016	ASA, EUR	Alex Norén (2)	263	−17	Playoff	Scott Hend
2015	ASA, EUR	Danny Willett	263	−17	1 stroke	Matt Fitzpatrick
2014	ASA, EUR	David Lipsky	262	−18	Playoff	Graeme Storm
2013	ASA, EUR	Thomas Bjørn (2)	264	−20	Playoff	Craig Lee
2012	ASA, EUR	Richie Ramsay	267	−17	4 strokes	Fredrik Andersson Hed Marcus Fraser Romain Wattel Danny Willett
2011	ASA, EUR	Thomas Bjørn	264	−20	4 strokes	Martin Kaymer
2010	ASA, EUR	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	263	−21	3 strokes	Edoardo Molinari
2009	ASA, EUR	Alex Norén	264	−20	2 strokes	Bradley Dredge
2008	EUR	Jean-François Lucquin	271	−13	Playoff	Rory McIlroy
2007	EUR	Brett Rumford	268	−16	Playoff	Phillip Archer
2006	EUR	Bradley Dredge	267	−17	8 strokes	Marcel Siem Francesco Molinari
2005	EUR	Sergio García	270	−14	1 stroke	Peter Gustafsson
2004	EUR	Luke Donald	265	−19	5 strokes	Miguel Ángel Jiménez
2003	EUR	Ernie Els	267	−17	6 strokes	Michael Campbell
2002	EUR	Robert Karlsson	270	−14	4 strokes	Trevor Immelman Paul Lawrie
2001	EUR	Ricardo González	268	−16	3 strokes	Søren Hansen
Canon European Masters
2000	EUR	Eduardo Romero (2)	261	−23	10 strokes	Thomas Bjørn
1999	EUR	Lee Westwood	270	−14	2 strokes	Thomas Bjørn
1998	EUR	Sven Strüver	263	−21	Playoff	Patrik Sjöland
1997	EUR	Costantino Rocca	266	−18	1 stroke	Scott Henderson Robert Karlsson
1996	EUR	Colin Montgomerie	260	−24	4 strokes	Sam Torrance
1995	EUR	Mathias Grönberg	270	−18	2 strokes	Costantino Rocca Barry Lane
1994	EUR	Eduardo Romero	266	−22	1 stroke	Pierre Fulke
1993	EUR	Barry Lane	270	−18	1 stroke	Seve Ballesteros Miguel Ángel Jiménez
1992	EUR	Jamie Spence	271	−17	Playoff	Anders Forsbrand
Canon European Masters Swiss Open
1991	EUR	Jeff Hawkes	268	−20	1 stroke	Seve Ballesteros
Ebel European Masters Swiss Open
1990	EUR	Ronan Rafferty	267	−21	2 strokes	John Bland
1989	EUR	Seve Ballesteros (3)	266	−14	2 strokes	Craig Parry
1988	EUR	Chris Moody	268	−20	1 stroke	Seve Ballesteros Anders Forsbrand Ian Woosnam
1987	EUR	Anders Forsbrand	263	−25	3 strokes	Mark Mouland
1986	EUR	José María Olazábal	262	−26	3 strokes	Anders Forsbrand
1985	EUR	Craig Stadler	267	−21	2 strokes	David Feherty Ove Sellberg
1984	EUR	Jerry Anderson	261	−27	5 strokes	Howard Clark
1983	EUR	Nick Faldo	268	−20	Playoff	Sandy Lyle
Ebel Swiss Open
1982	EUR	Ian Woosnam	272	−16	Playoff	Bill Longmuir
Swiss Open
1981	EUR	Manuel Piñero (2)	277	−11	Playoff	Antonio Garrido Tony Johnstone
1980	EUR	Nick Price	267	−21	6 strokes	Manuel Calero
1979	EUR	Hugh Baiocchi (2)	275	−5	5 strokes	Antonio Garrido Dale Hayes Delio Lovato
1978	EUR	Seve Ballesteros (2)	272	−8	3 strokes	Manuel Piñero
1977	EUR	Seve Ballesteros	273	−7	3 strokes	John Schroeder
1976	EUR	Manuel Piñero	274	−6	3 strokes	Dave Hill Seve Ballesteros
1975	EUR	Dale Hayes	273	−7	1 stroke	Tienie Britz Bernard Gallacher Gary Player
1974	EUR	Bob Charles (2)	275	−5	1 stroke	Tony Jacklin
1973	EUR	Hugh Baiocchi	278	−2	1 stroke	Jack Newton Eddie Polland
1972	EUR	Graham Marsh	270	−10	1 stroke	Tony Jacklin
1971		Peter Townsend	270	−10	1 stroke	Manuel Ballesteros	^[6]
1970		Graham Marsh	274		8 strokes	Donald Swaelens Jean Garaïalde	^[7]
1969		Roberto Bernardini (2)	277		2 strokes	Gerhard Koening
1968		Roberto Bernardini	272		Playoff	Allan Henning Randall Vines
1967		Randall Vines	272		2 strokes	Guy Wolstenholme	^[8]
1966		Alfonso Angelini (2)	271		5 strokes	Tony Grubb	^[9]
1965		Harold Henning (3)	208^[b]		4 strokes	Roger Cotton	^[10]
1964		Harold Henning (2)	276		1 stroke	Alfonso Angelini	^[11]
1963		Dai Rees (3)	278		Playoff	Harold Henning	^[12]
1962		Bob Charles	272		Playoff	Flory Van Donck Peter Butler	^[13]
1961		Kel Nagle	268		2 strokes	Dai Rees
1960		Harold Henning	270		3 strokes	Brian Wilkes	^[14]
1959		Dai Rees (2)	274		1 stroke	Syd Scott
1958		Ken Bousfield	272		1 stroke	Flory Van Donck
1957		Alfonso Angelini	270		4 strokes	Flory Van Donck	^[15]
1956		Dai Rees	278		Playoff	Flory Van Donck	^[16]
1955		Flory Van Donck (2)	277
1954		Bobby Locke	276
1953		Flory Van Donck	267
1952		Ugo Grappasonni	267
1951		Eric Brown	267
1950		Aldo Casera	276		4 strokes	Eric Brown
1949		Marcel Dallemagne (3)	270
1948		Ugo Grappasonni	285
1940–1947: No tournament
1939		Firmin Cavalo Jr.	273			James Peterson
1938		Jean Saubaber	139
1937		Marcel Dallemagne (2)	138				^[17]
1936		Francis Francis (a)	134
1935		Auguste Boyer (3)	137
1934		Auguste Boyer (2)	133
1932–1933: No tournament
1931		Marcel Dallemagne	145
1930		Auguste Boyer	150
1929		Alex Wilson	142
1927–1928: No tournament
1926		Alec Ross (3)	145
1925		Alec Ross (2)	148
1924		Percy Boomer	150
1923		Alec Ross	149
1906–1922: No tournament
1905		Arthur Reid	155		13 strokes	Bernard Callaway

Notes

^ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.
^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain and fog.

References

^ "Omega European Masters makes further golfing history". European Tour. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^ "Wie accepts European Tour invite". BBC Sport. 15 May 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
^ "Wie's tour future in doubt after second-round 79". Irish Examiner. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
^ Donegan, Lawrence (9 September 2006). "European Tour chief calls a Wie time-out as teenager crashes". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
^ "European Tour: Omega European Masters cancelled". Sky Sports. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ "Swiss title for Townsend". Glasgow Herald. 2 August 1971. p. 5.
^ "Swiss golf win". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 1970-09-08. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
^ "Vines wins". The Canberra Times. 4 September 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
^ "Succès Italien á Open de Crans". Feuille d'Avis du Valais (in French). Sion, Valais, Switzerland. 5 September 1966. p. 5 – via Newspaper Archive.
^ "Open á Crans: J. Bonvin brillant". Feuille d'Avis du Valais (in French). Sion, Valais, Switzerland. 7 September 1965. p. 3 – via Newspaper Archive.
^ "Henning (Af-S) vainqueur de l'Open". Feuille d'Avis du Valais (in French). Sion, Valais, Switzerland. 7 September 1964. p. 5 – via Newspaper Archive.
^ "L'Anglais Dai Rees remporte l'Open pour le deuxième fois (après barrage)". Feuille d'Avis du Valais (in French). Sion, Valais, Switzerland. 13 September 1963. p. 3 – via Newspaper Archive.
^ Crawley, Leonard (3 September 1962). "Charles's eagle three gives him Swiss Open". The Daily Telegraph. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Championnat suisse de golf "Open" á Crans". Tribune de Lausanne (in French). Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. 4 September 1960. p. 25 – via Newspaper Archive.
^ "Les internationaux "Open" á Crans-sur-Sierre". Tribune de Lausanne (in French). Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. 6 September 1957. p. 11 – via Newspaper Archive.
^ "L'Anglais Rees gagne". Tribune de Lausanne (in French). Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. 8 September 1956. p. 10 – via Newspaper Archive.
^ "GOLF". Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954). 1937-08-27. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-01-18.

External links

Official website (in English, German, and French)
Coverage on the European Tour's official site
Coverage on the Asian Tour's official site

46°11′N 7°17′E / 46.18°N 7.28°E / 46.18; 7.28

[5] ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.

[11] Shortened to 54 holes due to rain and fog.

[1] "Omega European Masters makes further golfing history". European Tour. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

[2] "Wie accepts European Tour invite". BBC Sport. 15 May 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2009.

[3] "Wie's tour future in doubt after second-round 79". Irish Examiner. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2009.

[4] Donegan, Lawrence (9 September 2006). "European Tour chief calls a Wie time-out as teenager crashes". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 8 January 2009.

[may1sched-6] "European Tour: Omega European Masters cancelled". Sky Sports. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[7] "Swiss title for Townsend". Glasgow Herald. 2 August 1971. p. 5.

[8] "Swiss golf win". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 1970-09-08. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-01-18.

[:1-9] "Vines wins". The Canberra Times. 4 September 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

[10] "Succès Italien á Open de Crans". Feuille d'Avis du Valais (in French). Sion, Valais, Switzerland. 5 September 1966. p. 5 – via Newspaper Archive.

[12] "Open á Crans: J. Bonvin brillant". Feuille d'Avis du Valais (in French). Sion, Valais, Switzerland. 7 September 1965. p. 3 – via Newspaper Archive.

[13] "Henning (Af-S) vainqueur de l'Open". Feuille d'Avis du Valais (in French). Sion, Valais, Switzerland. 7 September 1964. p. 5 – via Newspaper Archive.

[14] "L'Anglais Dai Rees remporte l'Open pour le deuxième fois (après barrage)". Feuille d'Avis du Valais (in French). Sion, Valais, Switzerland. 13 September 1963. p. 3 – via Newspaper Archive.

[15] Crawley, Leonard (3 September 1962). "Charles's eagle three gives him Swiss Open". The Daily Telegraph. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

[16] "Championnat suisse de golf "Open" á Crans". Tribune de Lausanne (in French). Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. 4 September 1960. p. 25 – via Newspaper Archive.

[17] "Les internationaux "Open" á Crans-sur-Sierre". Tribune de Lausanne (in French). Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. 6 September 1957. p. 11 – via Newspaper Archive.

[18] "L'Anglais Rees gagne". Tribune de Lausanne (in French). Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. 8 September 1956. p. 10 – via Newspaper Archive.

[19] "GOLF". Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954). 1937-08-27. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-01-18.

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