Open Mediterrania

Open Mediterrania
Tournament information
LocationValencia, Spain
Established1990
Course(s)Club de Golf Escorpión
Par72
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£300,000
Month playedFebruary
Final year1995
Tournament record score
Aggregate276 José María Olazábal (1992)
276 Paul McGinley (1994)
276 José María Olazábal (1994)
276 Robert Karlsson (1995)
To par−12 as above
Final champion
Robert Karlsson
Location map
Club de Golf Escorpión
Location in Spain
Club de Golf Escorpión
Location in the Community of Valencia

The Open Mediterrania was a golf tournament on the European Tour, which was played at several different venues in Spain and France from 1990 to 1995. It had four different names in six years.

Major championship winners Ian Woosnam and José María Olazábal each claimed the Open Mediterrania title twice, while in 1995, future Ryder Cup star, Sergio García, became the then youngest player to make the cut in a European Tour event.[1] The prize fund was £400,000 for each of the first four years before being cut to £300,000 for each of the final two years. In 1990 it was one of the highest on the European Tour, but by 1995 it was well below average.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Turespaña Open Mediterrania
1996 Cancelled
1995 Robert Karlsson 276 −12 3 strokes Anders Forsbrand
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Jarmo Sandelin
Sam Torrance
1994 José María Olazábal (2) 276 −12 Playoff Paul McGinley
1993 Frank Nobilo 279 −9 1 stroke Gordon Brand Jnr
David Feherty
Open Mediterrania
1992 José María Olazábal 276 −12 2 strokes José Rivero
Fujitsu Mediterranean Open
1991 Ian Woosnam (2) 279 −5 1 stroke Michael McLean
Amex Med Open
1990 Ian Woosnam 210[a] −6 2 strokes Miguel Ángel Martín
Eduardo Romero

Notes

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

  1. ^ "Hak breaks Sergio Garcia's record, makes Euro Tour cut at 14 years old". ESPN. 21 November 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2008.