Open de España

Acciona Open de España
Tournament information
LocationMadrid, Spain
Established1912
Course(s)Club de Campo Villa de Madrid
Par71
Length7,112 yards (6,503 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$3,250,000
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate259 Jon Rahm (2022)
To par−25 as above
Current champion
Ángel Hidalgo
Location map
Club de Campo Villa de Madrid
Location in Spain
Club de Campo Villa de Madrid
Location in the Community of Madrid

The Acciona 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. The tournament has been played in April or May, except for a five-year period in the early 1980s and since the 2019 edition, when the tournament was moved to October. In 2005, it was one of five European Tour events to be held in Spain. Former champions include Arnold Palmer, Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, Nick Faldo and Jon Rahm.

The tournament has been organized by the Royal Spanish Golf Federation. In April 2019, a partnership between the Royal Spanish Golf Federation, the European Tour, and Madrid Trophy Promotion (MTP) was announced.[1] This agreement meant that MTP became the organizer of the event for the next 5 years. MTP is also the organizer of the Mutua Madrid Open, a professional tennis tournament.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Acciona Open de España
2024 Ángel Hidalgo 270 −14 Playoff Jon Rahm
2023 Matthieu Pavon 261 −23 4 strokes Zander Lombard
2022 Jon Rahm (3) 259 −25 6 strokes Matthieu Pavon
2021 Rafa Cabrera-Bello 265 −19 Playoff Adri Arnaus
Mutuactivos Open de España
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2019 Jon Rahm (2) 262 −22 5 strokes Rafa Cabrera-Bello
Open de España
2018 Jon Rahm 268 −20 2 strokes Paul Dunne
2017: No tournament
Real Club Valderrama Open de España
2016 Andrew Johnston 285 +1 1 stroke Joost Luiten
Open de España
2015 James Morrison 278 −10 4 strokes Édouard España
David Howell
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Francesco Molinari
2014 Miguel Ángel Jiménez 284 −4 Playoff Richard Green
Thomas Pieters
2013 Raphaël Jacquelin 283 −5 Playoff Felipe Aguilar
Maximilian Kieffer
Reale Seguros Open de España
2012 Francesco Molinari 280 −8 3 strokes Alejandro Cañizares
Søren Kjeldsen
Pablo Larrazábal
Open de España
2011 Thomas Aiken 278 −10 2 strokes Anders Hansen
2010 Álvaro Quirós 277 −11 Playoff James Morrison
2009 Thomas Levet 270 −18 2 strokes Fabrizio Zanotti
2008 Peter Lawrie 273 −15 Playoff Ignacio Garrido
2007 Charl Schwartzel 272 −16 1 stroke Jyoti Randhawa
Andalucía Open de España Valle Romano
2006 Niclas Fasth 270 −18 Playoff John Bickerton
Jazztel Open de España en Andalucía
2005 Peter Hanson 280 −8 Playoff Peter Gustafsson
Canarias Open de España
2004 Christian Cévaër 271 −9 1 stroke Ricardo González
Peter Hedblom
David Park
2003 Kenneth Ferrie 266 −22 Playoff Peter Hedblom
Peter Lawrie
2002 Sergio García 275 −13 4 strokes Emanuele Canonica
Via Digital Open de España
2001 Robert Karlsson 277 −11 2 strokes Jean-François Remésy
Peugeot Open de España
2000 Brian Davis 274 −14 3 strokes Markus Brier
1999 Jarmo Sandelin 267 −21 4 strokes Ignacio Garrido
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Paul McGinley
1998 Thomas Bjørn 267 −21 1 stroke Greg Chalmers
José María Olazábal
1997 Mark James (2) 277 −11 Playoff Greg Norman
Peugeot Spanish Open
1996 Pádraig Harrington 272 −16 4 strokes Gordon Brand Jnr
1995 Seve Ballesteros (3) 274 −14 2 strokes Ignacio Garrido
José Rivero
1994 Colin Montgomerie 277 −11 1 stroke Richard Boxall
Mark McNulty
Mark Roe
1993 Joakim Haeggman 275 −13 2 strokes Ernie Els
Nick Faldo
1992 Andrew Sherborne 271 −17 1 stroke Nick Faldo
1991 Eduardo Romero 275 −13 Playoff Seve Ballesteros
1990 Rodger Davis 277 −11 1 stroke Nick Faldo
Peter Fowler
Bernhard Langer
1989 Bernhard Langer (2) 281 −7 3 strokes José María Cañizares
Paul Carrigill
1988 Mark James 262 −18 3 strokes Nick Faldo
1987 Nick Faldo 286 −2 2 strokes Hugh Baiocchi
Seve Ballesteros
1986 Howard Clark 272 −16 1 stroke Ian Baker-Finch
Benson & Hedges Spanish Open
1985 Seve Ballesteros (2) 266 −14 4 strokes Gordon Brand Jnr
1984 Bernhard Langer 275 −13 2 strokes Howard Clark
1983 Eamonn Darcy 277 −11 1 stroke Manuel Piñero
1982 Sam Torrance 273 −15 8 strokes Roger Chapman
Sandy Lyle
Ian Woosnam
1981 Seve Ballesteros 273 −15 1 stroke Steve Martin
1980 Eddie Polland (2) 276 −12 5 strokes Seve Ballesteros
Mark James
Spanish Open
1979 Dale Hayes (2) 278 −10 2 strokes Brian Barnes
1978 Brian Barnes 276 −12 2 strokes Howard Clark
1977 Bernard Gallacher 277 −11 2 strokes Francisco Abreu
1976 Eddie Polland 282 −6 2 strokes Bob Shearer
1975 Arnold Palmer 283 −5 1 stroke John Fourie
1974 Jerry Heard 279 −9 6 strokes Gary Player
1973 Neil Coles 282 −6 3 strokes Tienie Britz
Craig Defoy
1972 Antonio Garrido 293 +1 Playoff Valentín Barrios
1971 Dale Hayes 275 1 stroke Roberto De Vicenzo
1970 Ángel Gallardo 284 3 strokes Neil Coles
1969 Jean Garaïalde 283 1 stroke Valentín Barrios
1968 Bob Shaw 286 Playoff Frank Phillips
Sebastián Miguel
1967 Sebastián Miguel (3) 265 Playoff Randall Vines
1966 Roberto De Vicenzo 279 7 strokes Bernard Hunt
1965: No tournament
1964 Ángel Miguel (2) 272 5 strokes Ramón Sota
1963 Ramón Sota 287 8 strokes Valentín Barrios
1962: No tournament
1961 Ángel Miguel 267 1 stroke Jaime Gallardo
1960 Sebastián Miguel (2) 286 2 strokes Ramón Sota
1959 Peter Thomson 286 2 strokes Jean Garaïalde
Syd Scott
1958 Peter Alliss (2) 268 10 strokes John Panton
1957 Max Faulkner (3) 283 6 strokes Henry Cotton
1956 Peter Alliss 285 6 strokes Bernard Hunt
1955 Henri de Lamaze (a) 271 3 strokes Ángel Miguel
1954 Sebastián Miguel 268 6 strokes Ángel Miguel
1953 Max Faulkner (2) 271 6 strokes Carlos Sellés
1952 Max Faulkner 275 2 strokes Tom Haliburton
1951 Mariano Provencio (4) 281 1 stroke Henri de Lamaze (a)
1950 Antonio Cerdá 277 3 strokes Jimmy Adams
1949 Marcelino Morcillo (3) 280
1948 Marcelino Morcillo (2) 268
1947 Mário Gonzalez (a) 277 5 strokes Marcelino Morcillo
1946 Marcelino Morcillo 281
1945 Carlos Celles 274
1944 Nicasio Sagardia
1943 Mariano Provencio (3) 286
1942 Gabriel González (4) 264
1941 Mariano Provencio (2) 283
1940 Gabriel González (3)
1936–1939: No tournament
1935 Tomás Cayarga 279 Mariano Provencio
1934 Mariano Provencio 276 Francisco Alonso
1933 Gabriel González (2) 270 Francisco Alonso
1932 Gabriel González 272 Tomás Cayarga
1931: No tournament
1930 Joaquin Bernardino (2) 291 Gabriel González
1929 Eugène Lafitte (2) 285 R. Golias
1928 Arnaud Massy (3) 278 Ernesto Céspedes
1927 Arnaud Massy (2)
1926 Joaquin Bernardino 283 Emilio Cayarga
1925 Ángel de la Torre (5)
1924: No tournament
1923 Ángel de la Torre (4)
1922: No tournament
1921 Eugène Lafitte 296 Ángel de la Torre
1920: No tournament
1919 Ángel de la Torre (3) 304 Jean Gassiat
1918: No tournament
1917 Ángel de la Torre (2) 288 Claude Gassiat
1916 Ángel de la Torre 293 Richard Aitken
1913–1915: No tournament
1912 Arnaud Massy

Multiple winners

Thirteen men have won the tournament more than once through 2022.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Open de España bolstered by partnership with Madrid Trophy Promotion". European Tour. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Mutuactivos Open de España cancelled 2020". European Tour. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

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