The Open de España (formerly the Spanish Open) is the national open golf championship of Spain. It was founded in 1912 and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the inception of the Tour in 1972. Except for a five year period in the early 1980s, the tournament has been played in April or May. In 2005 it was one of five European Tour events to be held in Spain. Distinguished former champions include Arnold Palmer, Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, and Nick Faldo.
Past Winners Open de España *2009 2009 Thomas Levet * 2008 Peter Lawrie - Ireland * 2007 Charl Schwartzel - South Africa Andalucía Open de España Valle Romano * 2006 Niclas Fasth - Sweden Jazztel Open de España en Andalucía * 2005 Peter Hanson - Sweden Canarias Open de España * 2004 Christian Cévaër - France * 2003 Kenneth Ferrie - England * 2002 Sergio García - Spain Via Digital Open de España * 2001 Robert Karlsson - Sweden Peugeot Open de España * 2000 Brian Davis - England * 1999 Jarmo Sandelin - Sweden * 1998 Thomas Bjørn - Denmark * 1997 Mark James - England Peugeot Spanish Open * 1996 Pádraig Harrington - Ireland * 1995 Seve Ballesteros - Spain * 1994 Colin Montgomerie - Scotland * 1993 Joakim Haeggman - Sweden * 1992 Andrew Sherborne - England * 1991 Eduardo Romero - Argentina * 1990 Rodger Davis - Australia * 1989 Bernhard Langer - West Germany * 1988 Mark James - England * 1987 Nick Faldo - England * 1986 Howard Clark - England Benson & Hedges Spanish Open * 1985 Seve Ballesteros - Spain * 1984 Bernhard Langer - West Germany * 1983 Eamonn Darcy - Ireland * 1982 Sam Torrance - Scotland * 1981 Seve Ballesteros - Spain * 1980 Eddie Polland - Northern Ireland Spanish Open * 1979 Dale Hayes - South Africa * 1978 Brian Barnes - Scotland * 1977 Bernard Gallacher - Scotland * 1976 Eddie Polland - Northern Ireland * 1975 Arnold Palmer - United States * 1974 Jerry Heard - United States * 1973 Neil Coles - England * 1972 Antonio Garrido - Spain * 1971 Dale Hayes - South Africa * 1970 Angel Gallardo - Spain * 1969 Jean Garaialde - France * 1968 Bob Shaw - Australia * 1967 Sebastian Miguel * 1966 Roberto DeVicenzo - Argentina * 1965 No tournament * 1964 Angel Miguel - Spain * 1963 Ramón Sota - Spain * 1962 No tournament * 1961 Angel Miguel - Spain * 1960 Sebastian Miguel * 1959 Peter Thomson - Australia * 1958 Peter Alliss - England * 1957 Max Faulkner - England * 1956 Peter Alliss - England * 1955 H. de Lamaze (amateur) - France * 1954 Sebastian Miguel * 1953 Max Faulkner - England * 1952 Max Faulkner - England * 1951 M. Provencio * 1950 Antonio Cerdá - Argentina * 1949 M. Morcillo * 1948 M. Morcillo * 1947 Mario Gonzalez (amateur) - Brazil * 1946 M. Morcillo * 1945 C. Celles * 1944 N. Sagardia * 1943 M. Provencio * 1942 G. Gonzalez * 1941 M. Provencio * 1936-1940 No tournament * 1935 Angel de la Torre - Spain * 1934 J. Bernardino * 1933 Gabriel Gonzalez * 1932 Gabriel Gonzalez * 1931 No tournament * 1930 J. Bernardino * 1929 Eugène Lafitte - France * 1928 Arnaud Massy - France * 1927 Arnaud Massy - France * 1926 J. Bernardino * 1925 Angel de la Torre - Spain * 1924 No tournament * 1923 Angel de la Torre - Spain * 1922 No tournament * 1921 Eugène Lafitte - France * 1920 No tournament * 1919 Angel de la Torre - Spain * 1918 No tournament * 1917 Angel de la Torre - Spain * 1916 Angel de la Torre - Spain * 1913-1915 No tournament * 1912 Arnaud Massy - France
Gonzalez leads as Monty fumes The Argentinian carded a 65 as he continued his love affair with Spain and the Real Club course where he won the 2004 Seville Open. "I love the country, the people, the food, everything, it's like being home," he said. "Today I loved the course again. The rough is sometimes like the US Open rough and the key to my round was only going in it three times." Gonzalez, who birdied five of the last six holes in the Scandinavian Masters final round last year to win his fourth European Tour title, leads by a stroke from Briton Paul Waring. Englishman Waring, ranked 356th in the world, finished up practising for the Spanish Open at a friend's golf club in the Middle East. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/29042010/58/gonzalez-leads-monty-fumes.html
Randhawa, Kapur miss cut in Open de Espana golf Jyoti Randhawa and Shiv Kapur missed the halfway cut after rather disappointing second rounds at the Open de Espana at the Real Club de Golf here. Randhawa shot a second round 72 but still missed the cut by one, while Kapur too shot a 72 but his first round 77 ended his hopes on Friday.
GONZALEZ GRABS FIRST ROUND LEAD AT OPEN DE ESPANA Ricardo Gonzalez fired a seven-under 65 on Thursday to take the first-round lead of the Open de Espana at Real Club de Golf de Sevilla.
Alvaro Quiros wins Open de España Alvaro Quiros became the first home winner of the Spanish Open since Sergio Garcia in 2002 by beating England's James Morrison in a playoff at Real Club de Golf de Sevilla. The long-hitting 27-year-old was the highest ranked player in the field and he lived up to his billing as favourite, claiming his fourth European Tour title. Quiros began the final round trailing another Englishman Mark Foster by three strokes but that deficit was quickly lessened to one as the Spaniard made two birdies on the front nine. Foster dropped away with two bogeys on the run for home though he remained in a host of players who had the chance to take the title right up to the tournament's climax. http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/tours-and-news/tournews/453095/alvaro-quiros-wins-open-de-espa-a.html
