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Coordinates: 46°11′N 7°17′E / 46.18°N 7.28°E / 46.18; 7.28
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Omega European Masters
Tournament information
LocationCrans-Montana, Switzerland
Established1923
Course(s)Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club
Par70
Length6,824 yards (6,240 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€2,500,000
Month playedAugust
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Colin Montgomerie (1996)
To par−27 Jerry Anderson (1984)
Current champion
Sweden Ludvig Åberg
Location map
Crans-sur-Sierre GC is located in Switzerland
Crans-sur-Sierre GC
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

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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

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

See also

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Notes

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

References

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  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.
  5. ^ "European Tour: Omega European Masters cancelled". Sky Sports. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Swiss title for Townsend". Glasgow Herald. 2 August 1971. p. 5.
  7. ^ "Swiss golf win". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 1970-09-08. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  8. ^ "Vines wins". The Canberra Times. 4 September 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Succès Italien á Open de Crans". Feuille d'Avis du Valais (in French). Sion, Valais, Switzerland. 5 September 1966. p. 5 – via Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Open á Crans: J. Bonvin brillant". Feuille d'Avis du Valais (in French). Sion, Valais, Switzerland. 7 September 1965. p. 3 – via Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ Crawley, Leonard (3 September 1962). "Charles's eagle three gives him Swiss Open". The Daily Telegraph. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Championnat suisse de golf "Open" á Crans". Tribune de Lausanne (in French). Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. 4 September 1960. p. 25 – via Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ "Les internationaux "Open" á Crans-sur-Sierre". Tribune de Lausanne (in French). Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. 6 September 1957. p. 11 – via Newspaper Archive.
  16. ^ "L'Anglais Rees gagne". Tribune de Lausanne (in French). Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. 8 September 1956. p. 10 – via Newspaper Archive.
  17. ^ "GOLF". Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954). 1937-08-27. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
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