French Senior Open Explained

WCM Legends Open de France
Location:Paris, France
Establishment:1994
Course:Golf de Saint-Cloud
Par:71
Yardage:6523yd
Tour:European Senior Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:September
Aggregate:195 Brian Waites (1998)
To-Par:−15 Adilson da Silva (2023)
Current Champion: Adilson da Silva
Map:France#France Île-de-France
Map Label:Golf de Saint-Cloud
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:48.852°N 2.191°W

The French Senior Open (or Open de France Senior) is a senior (over 50s) men's professional golf tournament on the European Senior Tour. In 1994 and 2004 it was played at Golf d'Omaha Beach, Port-en-Bessin, Normandy, in 1998 and 1999 it was played at Pau Golf Club, Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in 2000 it was played at Golf de Joyenval, Chambourcy near Paris and in 2007 at Golf de Divonne-les-Bains in Divonne-les-Bains, ten miles north of Geneva. The prize fund was 200,000 in 2004 and €325,000 in 2007.

After a long hiatus the event returned to the tour schedule as the Legends Open de France in 2021, played at Golf de Saint-Cloud in Paris and hosted by Jean van de Velde.[1]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-upVenueRef.
WCM Legends Open de France
198 −15 3 strokes
204 −9 3 strokes
Legends Open de France
200 −13 3 strokes
2008–2020: No tournament
Open de France Senior de Divonne
208 −8 1 stroke Divonne-les-Bains [2]
2005–06: No tournament
Open de France Seniors
210 −6 3 strokes Omaha Beach [3]
2001–2003: No tournament
TotalFina Elf Seniors Open
209 −7 2 strokes Joyenval [4]
Elf Seniors Open
200 −10 3 strokes Pau [5]
Brian Waites (2) 195 −12 4 strokes Pau [6]
1995–1997: No tournament
D Day Seniors Open
206 −10 6 strokes Omaha Beach [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legends Open de France hosted by Jean van de Velde added to Legends Tour schedule . European Tour . 10 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Open de France Senior de Divonne 2007. europeantour.com .
  3. Web site: Open de France Seniors 2004. europeantour.com .
  4. Web site: TotalFina Elf Seniors Open 2000. europeantour.com .
  5. Web site: Elf Seniors Open 1999. europeantour.com .
  6. Web site: Elf Seniors Open 1998. europeantour.com .
  7. Web site: D Day Seniors Open 1994. europeantour.com .