Sarazen World Open
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The Sarazen World Open was an unofficial event on the PGA Tour
from 1994 to 1999. It was played at Chateau Elan
(Legends course) in Braselton, Georgia
except for 1999 when it was played at PGA Catalunya in Barcelona
, Spain
. It was named in honor of golf
er Gene Sarazen
.
Most of its field consisted of national open winners from around the world from the previous two years. In 1999, it was a European Tour
official event. From 1996 to 1998, it was known as the Subaru Sarazen World Open.
PGA Tour
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from 1994 to 1999. It was played at Chateau Elan
Chateau Elan
Chateau Elan is the largest winery in Georgia, located in Braselton, north of Atlanta.It was founded in 1982 by Dr. Don Panoz who came from the pharmaceutical industry.The facility is but only 50 are dedicated to the vineyard...
(Legends course) in Braselton, Georgia
Braselton, Georgia
Braselton is a town in Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, and Jackson Counties in the U.S. state of Georgia, about 40 miles northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 7,511....
except for 1999 when it was played at PGA Catalunya in Barcelona
Barcelona
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, Spain
Spain
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. It was named in honor of golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er Gene Sarazen
Gene Sarazen
Gene Sarazen was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s. He is one of five golfers to win all the current major championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam:U.S...
.
Most of its field consisted of national open winners from around the world from the previous two years. In 1999, it was a European Tour
PGA European Tour
The PGA European Tour is an organization which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England...
official event. From 1996 to 1998, it was known as the Subaru Sarazen World Open.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Purse ($ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) | Score | First Prize ($ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Thomas Bjørn Thomas Bjørn Thomas Bjørn is a professional golfer from Denmark who plays on the European Tour. He is the most successful Danish golfer to have played the game having won thirteen tournaments worldwide on the European Tour. In 1999 he also became the first Dane to qualify for a European Ryder Cup team... |
600,000 | 273 (-15) | 100,000 | |
| 1998 | Dudley Hart Dudley Hart Howard Dudley Hart is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Early years:Hart was born in Rochester, New York... |
2,000,000 | 272 (-16) | 360,000 | |
| 1997 | Mark Calcavecchia Mark Calcavecchia Mark John Calcavecchia is an American professional golfer and a former PGA Tour member. During his professional career, he has won thirteen PGA Tour events, including the 1989 Open Championship. Calcavecchia currently plays on the Champions Tour.-Early years:Calcavecchia was born in Laurel,... |
2,000,000 | 271 (-17) | 360,000 | |
| 1996 | Frank Nobilo Frank Nobilo Frank Ivan Joseph Nobilo, CNZM is a professional golfer from New Zealand.Nobilo had a successful playing career, winning 15 pro tournaments around the world... |
1,900,000 | 272 (-16) | 342,000 | |
| 1995 | Frank Nobilo Frank Nobilo Frank Ivan Joseph Nobilo, CNZM is a professional golfer from New Zealand.Nobilo had a successful playing career, winning 15 pro tournaments around the world... |
1,900,000 | 216 (-8) | 350,000 | |
| 1994 | Ernie Els Ernie Els Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els is a South African professional golfer, who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature along with his fluid, seemingly effortless golf swing... |
1,900,000 | 273 (-15) | 350,000 |