Trophée Lancôme Explained

Trophée Lancôme
Location:Paris, France
Establishment:1970
Course:Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
Par:72
Yardage:6902yd
Tour:European Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:September
Final Year:2003
Aggregate:263 Vijay Singh (1994)
To-Par:−24 Ian Woosnam (1987)
Final Champion: Retief Goosen
Map:France#France Île-de-France
Map Label:Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:48.861°N 2.022°W

The Trophée Lancôme was a professional golf tournament which was staged in Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, France from 1970 to 2003.

Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue, a French golf enthusiast from Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, hoped to popularize the then little-known sport of Golf in France during the early 1960s. With Dominique Motte, he suggested the creation of a new championship trophy to Pierre Menet, the chairman of the Lancôme Company. Their goal was originally to bring together eight of the best players in the world. Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche had hosted the 1963 Canada Cup and the Open de France in 1965 and 1969.

The tournament started in 1970 as the "Tournament of Champions" but from 1971 it was called the "Trophée Lancôme", named after Menet's company. It began as an unofficial event, in that it was not part of a tour schedule, but it was backed by the Fédération Française de Golf and by preeminent sports agent Mark McCormack who arranged for some of the world's top players to participate. The 1970 and 1971 the tournament was played over three rounds (54 holes), but starting in 1972 it was played over four rounds (72 holes). Originally contested by 8 invited players, the field was increased to 12 in 1979.

From 1982 onwards it was an official money event on the European Tour, with an increased field size.[1] [2] In 1986 Bernhard Langer and Seve Ballesteros were declared joint winners as they were level after four playoff holes when darkness fell. The tournament ceased operation after 2003.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
Retief Goosen (2) 266 −18 4 strokes
272 −12 2 strokes
266 −18 1 stroke
271 −13 1 stroke
270 −14 1 stroke
273 −11 2 strokes
271 −13 1 stroke
268 −12 5 strokes
269 −11 1 stroke
263 −17 1 stroke
Ian Woosnam (2) 267 −13 2 strokes
267 −13 2 strokes
267 −13 1 stroke
269 −11 1 stroke
266 −22 1 stroke
Seve Ballesteros (4) 269 −15 4 strokes
264 −24 2 strokes
274 −14 Title shared
275 −13 Playoff
278 −10 Playoff
Seve Ballesteros (2) 269 −19 4 strokes
David Graham (2) 276 −12 2 strokes
1981 280 −8 5 strokes [3]
1980 Lee Trevino (2) 280 −8 4 strokes [4]
1979 Johnny Miller (2) 281 −7 3 strokes [5]
1978 272 −16 5 strokes [6]
1977 273 −15 Playoff [7]
1976 283 −5 1 stroke [8]
1975 278 −10 6 strokes [9]
1974 283 −5 3 strokes [10]
1973 277 −11 3 strokes [11]
1972 279 −9 3 strokes [12]
1971 202 −14 2 strokes [13]
1970 206 −10 1 stroke [14]

Multiple winners

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Notes and References

  1. News: Tour tourney . Aberdeen Evening Express . Aberdeen, Scotland . 15 March 1982 . 14 . British Newspaper Archive . 9 June 2020 . subscription.
  2. News: *** The Haig... . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow, Scotland . 15 March 1982 . 14 . Google News Archive . 9 June 2020.
  3. News: U.S. Open Champion David Graham . . 19 October 1981 . 16.
  4. News: Caddy 'reads' Trevino win . . 20 October 1980 . 22.
  5. News: Johnny comes marching home after 3 lean years . . 29 October 1979 . 20.
  6. News: Trevino wins with record . . 23 October 1978 . 22.
  7. News: Marsh wins again . . 17 October 1977 . 19.
  8. News: Ballesteros wins Lancome . . 18 October 1976 . 17.
  9. News: The Times . 13 October 1975 . 9 . Player finishes well clear of field.
  10. News: Casper survives bad start . . 7 October 1974 . 5.
  11. News: Lancome win for Miller . . 8 October 1973 . 7.
  12. News: The Times . 9 October 1972 . 6 . Aaron nine under par for victory.
  13. News: Palmer proves game has lost none of its effectiveness . . 18 October 1971 . 5.
  14. News: Eagle-birdie finish gives Jacklin dramatic victory . . 19 October 1970 . 5.