Cannes Open

The Cannes Open was a men's professional golf tournament that was played annually from 1979 to 1998.[1] From 1984 it was an event on the European Tour, and returned to the schedule as a one-off event in 2001 to replace the Estoril Open, which was cancelled by organisers due to security concerns following the 9/11 attacks in the United States.[2]

Cannes Open
Tournament information
LocationCannes, France
Established1979
Course(s)Golf de Cannes Mougins
Par72
Length6,833 yards (6,248 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€550,000
Month playedOctober
Final year2001
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Jorge Berendt (2001)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Argentina Jorge Berendt
Location Map
Golf de Cannes Mougins is located in France
Golf de Cannes Mougins
Golf de Cannes Mougins
Location in France
Golf de Cannes Mougins is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Golf de Cannes Mougins
Golf de Cannes Mougins

The tournament had several different sponsored names. The winners included two major championship winners, Seve Ballesteros and Ian Woosnam. The prize fund peaked at £403,570 in 1996 before falling to £300,000 in 1998, which was the smallest on the European Tour that season. It was without a title sponsor that year, for the only time apart from 1988 and was subsequently cancelled.

Greg Norman won the 1983 event which was held in September, the same week as the St. Mellion Timeshare TPC on the European Tour.[3] Frenchmen Jean Garaïalde (1980 and 1982) and Géry Watine (1981) were other winners prior to the tournament joining the European Tour schedule in 1984.[4][5]

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
Cannes Open
2001Argentina Jorge Berendt268−201 strokeFrance Jean van de VeldeCannes Mougins
1999–2000: No tournament
1998France Thomas Levet278−61 strokeWales Phillip Price
Germany Sven Strüver
New Zealand Greg Turner		Royal Mougins
Europe 1 Cannes Open
1997England Stuart Cage270−145 strokesEngland Paul Broadhurst
England David Carter		Royal Mougins
Air France Cannes Open
1996Scotland Raymond Russell272−122 strokesEngland David CarterRoyal Mougins
1995Switzerland André Bossert132[lower-alpha 1]−102 strokesNorway Øyvind Rojahn
France Jean van de Velde		Royal Mougins
1994Wales Ian Woosnam271−175 strokesScotland Colin MontgomerieCannes Mougins
1993Australia Rodger Davis271−13PlayoffZimbabwe Mark McNultyCannes Mougins
Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open
1992Sweden Anders Forsbrand273−151 strokeSweden Per-Ulrik JohanssonCannes Mougins
1991Northern Ireland David Feherty275−133 strokesAustralia Craig ParryCannes Mougins
1990Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (2)280−81 strokeNorthern Ireland Ronan RaffertyCannes Mougins
1989England Paul Broadhurst207[lower-alpha 2]−91 strokeNorthern Ireland Jimmy Heggarty
Australia Brett Ogle
Australia Peter Senior		Cannes Mougins
Cannes Open
1988Zimbabwe Mark McNulty279−93 strokesUnited States Ron Commans
United States Joey Sindelar		Cannes Mougins
Suze Open
1987Spain Seve Ballesteros275−13PlayoffWales Ian WoosnamCannes Mougins
1986South Africa John Bland276−124 strokesSpain Seve BallesterosCannes Mougins
Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open
1985England Robert Lee280−8PlayoffWales David LlewellynCannes Mougins
1984South Africa David Frost280−82 strokesScotland Gordon Brand Jnr
England John Morgan		Cannes Mougins
Cannes Open
1983Australia Greg Norman287−12 strokesUnited States Corey PavinCannes Mougins[3]
1982France Jean Garaïalde284Cannes Mougins
1981France Géry Watine285−31 strokeUnited States Curtis StrangeCannes Mougins[5]
1980France Jean Garaïalde287Cannes Mougins
Pro-Am de Cannes-Mougins
1979Italy Silvano Locatelli144Cannes Mougins[6]

Notes
  1. Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.
  2. Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References
  1. "History – Golf Cannes Mougins". Golf Cannes Mougins. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. "Kim Leads by Two After First Round". The New York Times. 28 September 2001. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  3. "Golf | Paris, 19 Sept". The Age. 20 September 1983. p. 40. Retrieved 17 November 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. "Cannes Open". where2golf.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  5. "Watine Frankrijk's nummer één" (PDF). Maandblad Golf (in Dutch). October 1981. p. 37. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  6. "Pro-Am de Cannes-Mougins". L'Officiel hommes (in French). No. 12–14. 1979. p. 138 – via Google Books.


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