AGF Open explained

AGF Open
Location:France
Establishment:1988
Course:La Grande Motte
Par:72
Tour:European Tour
Format:Strokeplay
Month Played:April
Final Year:1990
Aggregate:258 David Llewellyn (1988)
To-Par:−14 as above
Final Champion: Brett Ogle
Map:France#France Occitanie
Map Label:La Grande Motte
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:43.571°N 4.103°W

The AGF Open was a European Tour golf tournament which was played in France from 1988 to 1990. The first event was held at Biarritz Golf Club and the other two at Golf de La Grande-Motte, near Montpellier. Its renewal in 1991 was cancelled due to sponsors being in dispute with the events promoters.[1]

The most notable of the three winners was future European Ryder Cup captain Mark James of England. In 1990 the prize fund was £201,358, which was one of the smaller purses on the European Tour that year.

In 1988, David Llewellyn set a new European Tour record 72-hole aggregate of 258, surpassing the 259 set by Mark McNulty at the German Open in 1987.[2] The record was equalled in 1990 by Ian Woosnam at the Monte Carlo Open and stood until August 2020, when it was broken by Andy Sullivan at Hanbury Manor Golf Club in the English Championship.[3]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
AGF Open
Cancelled
278 −10 3 strokes La Grande Motte [4]
277 −11 3 strokes La Grande Motte [5]
AGF Biarritz Open
258 −14 7 strokes Biarritz [6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Sport in brief Golf . The Guardian . London, England . 16 January 1991 . 16 . Newspapers.com . 25 April 2020.
  2. News: Karlsson smashes European Tour record after third round 65 . . 4 Jun 2006.
  3. Web site: European Tour Statistics, All Time Records & Achievements, Low 72 . . 10 August 2020.
  4. Web site: AGF Open 1990 . . 2011-02-01.
  5. Web site: AGF Open 1989 . . 2011-02-01.
  6. Web site: AGF Biarritz Open 1988 . . 2011-02-01.