Dutch Open (golf) explained

KLM Open
Location:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Establishment:1912
Course:The International
Par:71
Yardage:6914yd
Tour:European Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:June
Aggregate:261 Thomas Pieters (2015)
To-Par:−23 Kristoffer Broberg (2021)
Current Champion: Guido Migliozzi
Map:Netherlands
Map Label:The International
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:52.328°N 4.803°W

The Dutch Open is an annual golf tournament played in the Netherlands, and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the Tour was inaugurated in 1972.

History and sponsorship

Founded in 1912, the tournament began as the Dutch Open, before a variety of sponsors resulted in numerous name changes over the years. KLM was the longest title sponsor; lasting from 1981 to 1990, and from 2004 to 2020. The tournament has been moved around the golfing calendar, but since 2010 it has been held in early September.

The event was cancelled in 2020 for the first time since 1945 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

The event returned in 2021, with a new venue: Bernardus Golf in Cromvoirt.[2] However the tournament name had been reverted back to the Dutch Open as KLM had decided to drop its title sponsorship duties.[3]

Venues

Venue Location First Last Times
Royal Haagsche Golf & Country Club 1912 1981 20
Noordwijkse Golf Club 1916 2001 9
Doornsche Golf Club 1918 1918 1
Kennemer Golf & Country Club 1920 2015 23
Domburgsche Golfclub 1921 1921 1
Hilversumsche Golf Club 1923 2012 30
Utrechtse Golf Club 'De Pan' 1934 1982 3
Eindhovensche Golf 1947 1970 6
Golfclub Toxandria 1950 1965 2
Rosendaelsche Golfclub 1984 1984 1
The Dutch 2016 2018 3
The International 2019 2024 2
Bernardus Golf 2021 2023 3

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenue
KLM Open
273 −11 Playoff The International
275 −13 2 strokes Bernardus Golf
Dutch Open
275 −13 Playoff Bernardus Golf
265 −23 3 strokes Bernardus Golf
KLM Open
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
270 −18 1 stroke The International
268 −16 1 stroke The Dutch
269 −15 1 stroke The Dutch
Joost Luiten (2) 265 −19 3 strokes The Dutch
261 −19 1 stroke Kennemer
266 −14 1 stroke Kennemer
268 −12 Playoff Kennemer
266 −14 2 strokes Hilversumsche
Simon Dyson (3) 268 −12 1 stroke Hilversumsche
266 −14 4 strokes Hilversumsche
Simon Dyson (2) 265 −15 Playoff Kennemer
264 −16 4 strokes Kennemer
268 −12 1 stroke Kennemer
270 −14 Playoff Kennemer
269 −11 2 strokes Hilversumsche
264 −16 3 strokes Hilversumsche
Dutch Open
267 −13 1 stroke Hilversumsche
TNT Dutch Open
263 −17 1 stroke Hilversumsche
Bernhard Langer (3) 269 −15 Playoff Noordwijkse
Stephen Leaney (2) 269 −19 4 strokes Noordwijkse
269 −15 1 stroke Hilversumsche
266 −18 1 stroke Hilversumsche
Sun Microsystems Dutch Open
266 −18 3 strokes Hilversumsche
266 −18 1 stroke Hilversumsche
Heineken Dutch Open
269 −15 2 strokes Hilversumsche
270 −18 2 strokes Hilversumsche
281 −7 1 stroke Noordwijkse
Bernhard Langer (2) 277 −11 Playoff Noordwijkse
267 −21 9 strokes Noordwijkse
KLM Dutch Open
274 −6 4 strokes Kennemer
277 −11 Playoff Kennemer
274 −14 1 stroke Hilversumsche
272 −16 1 stroke Hilversumsche
Seve Ballesteros (3) 271 −17 8 strokes Noordwijkse
Graham Marsh (2) 282 −6 1 stroke Noordwijkse
275 −13 4 strokes Rosendaelsche
274 −14 1 stroke Kennemer
276 −12 2 strokes De Pan
280 −8 1 stroke Haagsche
Dutch Open
Seve Ballesteros (2) 280 −8 3 strokes Hilversumsche
285 −3 1 stroke Noordwijkse
Bob Byman (2) 214 −2 1 stroke Noordwijkse
278 −10 1 stroke Kennemer
275 −13 8 strokes Kennemer
279 −9 2 strokes Hilversumsche
211 −5 5 strokes Hilversumsche
279 −9 1 stroke Haagsche
277 −11 1 stroke Haagsche
1971 Ramón Sota (2) 277 6 strokes Kennemer
1970 279 6 strokes Eindhovensche
1969 277 5 strokes Hilversumsche
1968 292 Playoff Hilversumsche
1967 282 1 stroke Haagsche
1966 277 1 stroke Kennemer
1965 278 Playoff Toxandria
1964 Sewsunker Sewgolum (3) 275 3 strokes Eindhovensche
1963 279 1 stroke Haagsche
1962 274 2 strokes Hilversumsche
1961 279 2 strokes Kennemer
1960 Sewsunker Sewgolum (2) 280 3 strokes Eindhovensche
1959 283 1 stroke Haagsche
1958 277 3 strokes Kennemer
1957 284 3 strokes Hilversumsche
1956 277 5 strokes Eindhovensche
1955 280 Playoff Kennemer
1954 295 Playoff Haagsche
1953 Flory Van Donck (5) 286 2 strokes Eindhovensche
1952 Cecil Denny (2) 284 1 stroke Hilversumsche
1951 Flory Van Donck (4) 281 2 strokes Kennemer
1950 269 14 strokes Toxandria
1949 294 5 strokes Haagsche
1948 290 3 strokes Hilversumsche
1947 290 3 strokes Eindhovensche
1946 Flory Van Donck (3) 290 8 strokes Hilversumsche
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939 281 6 strokes Kennemer
1938 281 3 strokes Haagsche
1937 Flory Van Donck (2) 286 2 strokes De Pan
1936 285 4 strokes Francis Francis (a) Hilversumsche
1935 Sid Brews (2) 275 10 strokes Kennemer
1934 286 1 stroke De Pan
1933 143 6 strokes Kennemer
1932 137 4 strokes Haagsche
1931 145 5 strokes Kennemer
1930 Dirk Oosterveer (2) 152 2 strokes Haagsche
1929 153 1 stroke Hilversumsche
1928 141 6 strokes Haagsche
1927 147 1 stroke Haagsche
1926 Aubrey Boomer (3) 151 5 strokes Haagsche
1925 Aubrey Boomer (2) 144 8 strokes Haagsche
1924 138 14 strokes Haagsche
1923 Henry Burrows (3) 153 1 stroke Hilversumsche
1922 George Pannell (2) 160 3 strokes Noordwijkse
1921 Henry Burrows (2) 158 4 strokes Domburgsche
1920 151 Playoff Kennemer
1919 158 6 strokes Haagsche
1918 Florent Gevers (a) 159 1 stroke Doornsche
1917 160 2 strokes Gerry del Court van Krimpen (a) Haagsche
1916 Charles Bryce (a) 166 7 strokes Noordwijkse
1915 Gerry del Court van Krimpen (a) 152 12 strokes Haagsche
1913–14: No tournament
1912 158 1 stroke Haagsche
Sources:[4] [5] [6]

External links

52.328°N 4.803°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KLM Open 2020 afgelast . KLM Open . nl . 7 July 2020 . 14 July 2020 . 15 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200715010215/https://klmopen.nl/het-klmopen/nieuws/klm-open-2020-afgelast/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Five things to know: Dutch Open . European Tour . 15 September 2021 . 8 July 2022.
  3. News: Dutch tournament on European Tour now called Dutch Open . News KLM . 17 June 2021 . 2 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Past winners - KLM Open. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161201210846/https://www.golf.nl/en/klm-open/toernooi/oud-winnaars . 2016-12-01 .
  5. Web site: Internationaal Open · NGA Early Golf. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161202173208/http://www.nga-earlygolf.nl/golfarchief/exhibits/show/internationaalopen/ . 2016-12-02 .
  6. https://www.where2golf.com/tournament.aspx?t=to&v=46774