The Polish Open is the oldest and most prestigious professional golf tournament in Poland.[1] First played in 1994, from 1996 to 1999 it was included on the Challenge Tour, and subsequently on the Pro Golf Tour (formerly known as the EPD Tour).[2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gdańsk, Poland |
| Established | 1994 |
| Course(s) | Gradi Golf Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 5,746 yards (5,254 m) |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour Pro Golf Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €30,000 |
| Month played | June |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 273 José Manuel Lara (1998) |
| To par | −11 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Cédric Gugler | |
| Location map | |
  Gradi GC Location in Poland | |
In its capacity as a national open golf championship, starting with 1994 champion Gary Marks the winner earned qualification to the Sarazen World Open, an unofficial money event on the PGA Tour 1994–1999 featuring national open winners.[3]
Winners
edit| Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gradi Polish Open | ||||||||
| 2024 | PGT | Cédric Gugler |
184 | −26 | 7 strokes |  Jean Bekirian Yente van Doren |
Gradi | |
| 2023 | PGT | Thomas Elissalde |
193 | −17 | 1 stroke |  Tom Büschges Owen Edwards Jan Schneider (a) |
Gradi | |
| 2022 | PGT | Michael Hirmer |
197 | −13 | 1 stroke |  Felix Schulz |
Gradi | |
| 2021 | PGT | Nick Bachem (a) |
195 | −15 | 1 stroke | Marco Iten Nico Lang (a) |
Gradi | |
| 2020 | PGT | Julien Brun |
192 | −18 | 2 strokes | Jeremy Freiburghaus |
Gradi | [4] |
| Polish Open | ||||||||
| 2019 | PGT |  Ondřej Lieser |
191 | −19 | 7 strokes | Félix Mory |
Gradi | [5] |
| 2018 | PGT | Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon |
192 | −18 | Playoff | Ondřej Lieser |
Gradi | [6] |
| Sierra Polish Open | ||||||||
| 2017 | PGT | Nicolai von Dellingshausen |
201 | −15 | 1 stroke |  Chris Robb |
Sierra | [7] |
| Lotos Polish Open | ||||||||
| 2016 | PGT | Hinrich Arkenau |
205 | −11 | Playoff | Sascha Schmidt |
Sierra | [8] |
| 2015 | PGT | Martin Keskari |
211 | −5 | 1 stroke | David Antonelli Stephan Gross |
Sierra | [9] |
| 2014 | PGT | Berni Reiter |
206 | −10 | 3 strokes | Sean Einhaus |
Sand Valley | [10] |
| 2013 | PGT | Florian Fritsch |
207 | −9 | Playoff | Anton Kirstein |
Sand Valley | [11] |
| Polish Open | ||||||||
| 2009–2012: No tournament | ||||||||
| 2008 |  Peter Bronson (2) |
Playoff |  Grant Jackson |
Rosa Private | [12][2] | |||
| 2007 | EPD |  Taco Remkes |
278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Damian Ulrich |
Postołowo | [13][2] |
| Xelion Polish Open | ||||||||
| 2006 | Tim Spence |
281 | −7 | 5 strokes | Matt Green |
Kraków Valley | [14][2] | |
| 2005 | Peter Bronson |
213 | E | Playoff |  John Bleys Jonathan Fransson Matt Green |
First Warsaw | [15][2] | |
| Polish Open | ||||||||
| 2004 | Dale Harris |
Binowo Park | [2] | |||||
| 2003 | James Bray |
Binowo Park | [2] | |||||
| 2000–2002: No tournament | ||||||||
| Daewoo Warsaw Golf Open | ||||||||
| 1999 | CHA | Niclas Fasth |
280 | −4 | 1 stroke |  Hennie Otto |
First Warsaw | [16] |
| Warsaw Golf Open | ||||||||
| 1998 | CHA |  José Manuel Lara |
273 | −11 | 2 strokes | Raimo Sjöberg |
First Warsaw | [17] |
| Polish Open | ||||||||
| 1997 | CHA | Abandoned[b] | [18] | |||||
| Bank Pekao Polish Open | ||||||||
| 1996 | CHA | Erol Şimşek |
282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Dennis Edlund Christophe Pottier |
First Warsaw | [19] |
| Polish Open | ||||||||
| 1995 | Mark Dewdney |
Amber Baltic | [2] | |||||
| 1994 | Gary Marks |
Amber Baltic | [2] | |||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; EPD/PGT − EPD Tour/Pro Golf Tour.
- ^ Tournament abandoned due to rain.
References
edit- ^ "Polish Open reactivation". PGA Poland. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Polish open". Polish Golf Union. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Funny Money The Official Season Is Finally Over, But For A Fortunate Few The Real Fun Has Just Begun". Vault. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "2020 Polish Open". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "2019 Polish Open". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "2018 Polish Open". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "2017 Polish Open". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "2016 Polish Open". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "2015 Polish Open". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "2014 Polish Open". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Florian Fritsch zwycięzcą LOTOS Polish Open 2013" (in Polish). Wprost. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Spotkali się w samo południe, pojedynek wygrał Bronson" (in Polish). Polski Golf. 20 July 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Wicelider rankingu EPD Tour zwyciezca Polish Open 2007" (in Polish). Polski Golf. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Finał Xelion Polish Open 2006" (in Polish). Polski Golf. 17 September 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Peter Bronson wygrana w wielkim stylu" (in Polish). Polski Golf. 2 October 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "1999 Daewoo Warsaw Golf Open". European Tour. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "1998 Warsaw Golf Open". European Tour. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "1997 Polish Open". European Tour. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "1996 Bank Pekao Polish Open". European Tour. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
External links
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