KLM Open
The KLM Open is an annual European Tour golf tournament played in The Netherlands.
It was founded in 1912 and was originally known as the Dutch Open and has a variety of title sponsors over the years. It has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the Tour was inaugurated in 1972. In 2006 and 2007 the prize fund was €1.6 million, which is quite low for a European Tour event in Europe, but higher than the prize money at a few of them and also higher than most of the European Tour's co-sanctioned events outside Europe. Several venues have been used for the event, most frequently Hilversumsche Golf Club, which was the venue every year from 2002 to 2005. The 2006 and 2007 events have been held at Kennemer Golf and Country Club. The tournament has been moved around the calendar a good deal over the years. In 2006 it was staged in August.
Winners
KLM Open
- 2007 Ross Fisher -
England - 2006 Simon Dyson - England
- 2005 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño -
Spain - 2004 David Lynn - England
- 2003 Maarten Lafeber -
Netherlands
The TNT Open
- 2002 Tobias Dier -
Germany - 2001 Bernhard Langer - Germany
TNT Dutch Open
- 2000 Stephen Leaney -
Australia - 1999 Lee Westwood - England
- 1998 Stephen Leaney - Australia
Sun Microsystems Dutch Open
- 1997 Sven Strüver - Germany
- 1996 Mark McNulty -
Zimbabwe
Heineken Dutch Open
- 1995 Scott Hoch -
United States - 1994 Miguel Ángel Jiménez - Spain
- 1993 Colin Montgomerie -
Scotland - 1992 Bernhard Langer - Germany
- 1991 Payne Stewart - United States
KLM Dutch Open
- 1990 Stephen McAllister - Scotland
- 1989 José María Olazábal - Spain
- 1988 Mark Mouland -
Wales - 1987 Gordon Brand, Jnr - Scotland
- 1986 Seve Ballesteros - Spain
- 1985 Graham Marsh - Australia
- 1984 Bernhard Langer - West Germany
- 1983 Ken Brown - Scotland
- 1982 Paul Way - England
- 1981 Harold Henning -
South Africa
Dutch Open
- 1980 Seve Ballesteros - Spain
- 1979 Graham Marsh - Australia
- 1978 Bob Byman - United States
- 1977 Bob Byman - United States
- 1976 Seve Ballesteros - Spain
- 1975 Hugh Baiocchi - South Africa
- 1974 Brian Barnes - Scotland
- 1973 Doug McClelland - England
- 1972 Jack Newton - Australia
Pre-European Tour
- 1971 Ramón Sota - Spain
- 1970 Vicente Fernandez -
Argentina - 1969 Guy Wolstenholme - England
- 1968 John Cockin
- 1967 Peter Townsend - England
- 1966 Ramón Sota - Spain
- 1965 Angel Miguel - Spain
- 1964 Sewsunker Sewgolum - South Africa
- 1963 Retief Waltman - South Africa
- 1962 Brian Huggett - Wales
- 1961 B. Wilkes - South Africa
- 1960 Sewsunker Sewgolum - South Africa
- 1959 Sewsunker Sewgolum - South Africa
- 1958 Dave Thomas - Wales
- 1957 John Jacobs - England
- 1956 Antonio Cerda - Argentina
- 1955 Alfonso Angelini -
Italy - 1954 Ugo Grappasonni - Italy
- 1953 Flory Van Donck -
Belgium - 1952 Cecil Denny
- 1951 Flory Van Donck - Belgium
- 1950 Roberto DeVicenzo - Argentina
- 1949 James Adams - England
- 1948 Cecil Denny
- 1947 Joop Ruhl - Netherlands
- 1946 Flory Van Donck - Belgium
- 1940-1945 No tournament due to World War II
- 1939 Bobby Locke - South Africa
- 1938 Alf Padgham - England
- 1937 Flory Van Donck - Belgium
- 1936 Flory Van Donck - Belgium
- 1935 Sid Brews - South Africa
- 1934 Sid Brews - South Africa
- 1933 Marcel Dallemagne -
France - 1932 Auguste Boyer - France
- 1931 F. Dyer
- 1930 J. Oosterveer
- 1929 J.J. Taylor
- 1928 Ernest Whitcombe - England
- 1927 Percy Boomer - England
- 1926 Aubrey Boomer - England
- 1925 Aubrey Boomer - England
- 1924 Aubrey Boomer - England
- 1923 H. Burrows
- 1922 George Pannell - England
- 1921 H. Burrows
- 1920 H. Burrows
- 1919 D. Oosterveer
- 1918 F. Gevers
- 1917 J. Oosterveer
- 1916 C.H. Bryce
- 1915 Gerry del Court Van Krimpen - Netherlands
- 1913-1914 No tournament
- 1912 George Pannell - England
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External links
- Coverage on the European Tour's official site - use the schedule browser on the left to access other years.
- official website
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