Sarazen World Open
Tournament information
LocationGirona, Spain
Established1994
Course(s)PGA Catalunya Resort
Par72
Length7,204 yards (6,587 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$600,000
Month playedOctober
Final year1999
Tournament record score
Aggregate271 Mark Calcavecchia (1997)
To par−17 as above
Final champion
Denmark Thomas Bjørn
Location Map
PGA Catalunya Resort is located in Spain
PGA Catalunya Resort
PGA Catalunya Resort
Location in Spain
PGA Catalunya Resort is located in Catalonia
PGA Catalunya Resort
PGA Catalunya Resort
Location in Catalonia

The Sarazen World Open was a professional golf tournament, named in honor of seven-time major champion and hall of famer Gene Sarazen. It was held from 1994 to 1999. The field mostly consisted of national open winners from around the world from the previous two years.[1] From 1996 to 1998, it was sponsored by Subaru and titled as the Subaru Sarazen World Open.

The Sarazen World Open was an unofficial event on the PGA Tour and for the first five years was also an approved special event on European Tour; in its final year it became an official Order of Merit event on the European Tour. It was played at Chateau Elan (Legends course) in Braselton, Georgia until 1999, when it was held at PGA Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain.

Winners

YearTour[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upPurse
(US$)
Winner's
share ($)
Sarazen World Open
1999EURDenmark Thomas Bjørn273−152 strokesSwitzerland Paolo Quirici
Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori
600,000100,000
Subaru Sarazen World Open
1998United States Dudley Hart272−164 strokesUnited States Bob Tway2,000,000360,000
1997United States Mark Calcavecchia271−173 strokesEngland Lee Westwood2,000,000360,000
1996New Zealand Frank Nobilo (2)272−164 strokesUnited States Scott Hoch1,900,000342,000
Sarazen World Open
1995New Zealand Frank Nobilo216[lower-alpha 2]−81 strokeSpain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
1,900,000350,000
1994South Africa Ernie Els273−153 strokesUnited States Fred Funk1,900,000350,000

Notes

  1. EUR − European Tour.
  2. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. Sheeley, Glenn (October 23, 1994). "Solid international field ready to raise curtain on 1st Sarazen". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. Retrieved May 2, 2020 via Newspapers.com.


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