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Volvo Open di Firenze

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Volvo Open di Firenze
Tournament information
LocationFlorence, Italy
Established1989
Course(s)Ugolino Golf Club
Par71
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£225,000
Month playedMarch
Final year1992
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Eduardo Romero (1990)
To par−23 as above
Final champion
Sweden Anders Forsbrand
Location map
Ugolino GC is located in Italy
Ugolino GC
Ugolino GC
Location in Italy
Ugolino GC is located in Tuscany
Ugolino GC
Ugolino GC
Location in Tuscany

The Volvo Open di Firenze was a men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour which was played in Italy from 1989 to 1992.

The first edition took place in Sardinia and was called the Volvo Open Championship, with the other three taking place in Florence, and being named for that city.

The most notable winner was future World Number 1 Vijay Singh of Fiji, whose victory in 1989 was his first on the European Tour, and the most prestigious of his career up to that date.

In its final year the prize fund was £225,000, which was one of the smallest on the European Tour that year.

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
Volvo Open di Firenze
1992 Sweden Anders Forsbrand (2) 271 −13 1 stroke England Barry Lane Ugolino
1991 Sweden Anders Forsbrand 274 −14 1 stroke Australia Peter Senior Ugolino
1990 Argentina Eduardo Romero 265 −23 1 stroke England Russell Claydon
Scotland Colin Montgomerie
Ugolino
Volvo Open Championship
1989 Fiji Vijay Singh 276 −12 3 strokes Australia Peter Fowler Is Molas
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