Czech Open (golf) explained

Czech Open
Location:Czech Republic
Establishment:1990
Final Year:2011
Course:Prosper Golf Resort
Par:72
Yardage:7452yd
Tour:European Tour
Alps Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:August
Aggregate:264 Bernhard Langer (1997)
To-Par:−20 as above
Final Champion: Oliver Fisher
Coordinates:49.531°N 18.326°W
Map:Czech Republic
Map Label:Prosper Golf Resort
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200

The Czech Open was a professional golf tournament on the European Tour which was held annually in the Czech Republic.

The tournament first appeared on the European Tour schedule between 1994 and 1997 as the Chemapol Trophy Czech Open, and was the first European Tour event staged east of the former Iron Curtain after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The first three of those events were held at the Golf Club Mariánské Lázně in Mariánské Lázně, before moving to the Prague Karlstein Golf Club, overlooked by Karlštejn Castle, just outside Prague. Germany's former World Number 1 Bernhard Langer was much the most distinguished of the four champions.

Following flood disasters in the Czech Republic in 1997, the Czech Open in the following year was canceled at the request of the sponsors, and lost its place on the European Tour schedule as a result.[1] In its final year, the prize fund was £804,788, which was above average for a European Tour event at that time.

Having been contested on the satellite Alps Tour in 2008, the Czech Open returned to the European Tour schedule for the 2009 season, when it was played at the Miguel Ángel Jiménez designed Prosper Golf Resort in Čeladná towards the end of July with a prize fund of 2.5 million.[2] It was titled as the Moravia Silesia Open in 2009, and retitled again in 2010 to the Czech Open. The 2011 Czech Open was the last one held, with the 2012 edition being scheduled, but ultimately canceled due to a lack of funds.[3]

Winners

YearTourWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Czech Open
2012 Cancelled due to lack of funding
2011 275 −13 2 strokes Mikael Lundberg
2010 278 −10 Playoff Gary Boyd
Peter Lawrie
Moravia Silesia Open
2009 275 −13 2 strokes Sam Little
Steve Webster
Czech Golf Open
2008 203 −13 7 strokes Michael Moser
Chemapol Trophy Czech Open
1999–2007: No tournament
1998 Cancelled due to flooding
1997 264 −20 4 strokes Niclas Fasth
Ignacio Garrido
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
1996 272 −12 1 stroke Daniel Chopra
1995 268 −16 1 stroke Howard Clark
1994 237 −11 3 strokes Klas Eriksson
Czech Open
1993: No tournament
1992 Alex Čejka (2)
1991: No tournament
1990

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Notes and References

  1. News: Sporting Digest: Golf . . 19 March 1998 . 14 November 2008.
  2. News: Golf-Czech Open back on European Tour schedule . . 10 July 2008 . 14 November 2008.
  3. News: Euro Tour's Czech Open canceled; funds cited . 18 May 2012 . ESPN.