KLM Open
The KLM Open is an annual golf tournament played in the Netherlands, and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the Tour was inaugurated in 1972. Founded in 1912, the tournament was originally known as the Dutch Open, before a variety of sponsors resulted in numerous name changes over the years, with KLM being the incumbent. The tournament has been moved around the golfing calendar, but since 2010 it has been held in early September.
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| Tournament information | |
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| Location | Cromvoirt, Netherlands |
| Established | 1912 |
| Course(s) | The International |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,042 yards (6,439 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €2,000,000 |
| Month played | September |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 261 Thomas Pieters (2015) |
| Current champion | |
 Sergio García | |
Venues
| Venue | Location | First | Last | Times |
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| Royal Haagsche Golf & Country Club | The Hague | 1912 | 1981 | 20 |
| Noordwijkse Golf Club | Noordwijk | 1916 | 2001 | 9 |
| Doornsche Golf Club | Utrecht | 1918 | 1918 | 1 |
| Kennemer Golf & Country Club | Zandvoort | 1920 | 2015 | 23 |
| Domburgsche Golfclub | Domburg | 1921 | 1921 | 1 |
| Hilversumsche Golf Club | Hilversum | 1923 | 2012 | 30 |
| Utrechtse Golf Club 'De Pan' | Utrecht | 1934 | 1982 | 3 |
| Eindhovensche Golf | Eindhoven | 1947 | 1970 | 6 |
| Golfclub Toxandria | Breda | 1950 | 1965 | 2 |
| Rosendaelsche Golfclub | Arnhem | 1984 | 1984 | 1 |
| The Dutch | Spijk | 2016 | 2018 | 3 |
| The International | Amsterdam | 2019 | 2019 | 1 |
| Bernardus Golf | Cromvoirt | 2020 | 2022 | 3 |
Winners
- European Tour event (1972–)
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- Pre-European Tour (1912–1971)
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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| 1971 | Ramón Sota (2) | Spain | Kennemer | 277 | 6 strokes | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Graham Marsh
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| 1970 | Vicente Fernández |  Argentina | Eindhovensche | 279 | 6 strokes |  Toni Kugelmüller
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| 1969 | Guy Wolstenholme |  England | Hilversumsche | 277 | 5 strokes | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Barry Franklin
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| 1968 | John Cockin | England | Hilversumsche | 292 | Playoff | Ángel Gallardo Bob Shaw
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| 1967 | Peter Townsend | England | Haagsche | 282 | 1 stroke | Sewsunker Sewgolum
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| 1966 | Ramón Sota | Spain | Kennemer | 277 | 1 stroke | Allan Henning
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| 1965 | Ángel Miguel | Spain | Toxandria | 278 | Playoff | Jaime Benito
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| 1964 | Sewsunker Sewgolum (3) | South Africa | Eindhovensche | 275 | 3 strokes | Ted Ball
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| 1963 | Retief Waltman | South Africa | Haagsche | 279 | 1 stroke | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brian Huggett
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| 1962 | Brian Huggett | Wales | Hilversumsche | 274 | 2 strokes |  Gerard de Wit
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| 1961 | Brian Wilkes | South Africa | Kennemer | 279 | 2 strokes | Brian Huggett
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| 1960 | Sewsunker Sewgolum (2) | South Africa | Eindhovensche | 280 | 3 strokes | Denis Hutchinson
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| 1959 | Sewsunker Sewgolum | South Africa | Haagsche | 283 | 1 stroke | Gerard de Wit
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| 1958 | Dave Thomas | Wales | Kennemer | 277 | 3 strokes | Antonio Cerdá
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| 1957 | John Jacobs | England | Hilversumsche | 284 | 3 strokes | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Flory Van Donck
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| 1956 | Antonio Cerdá | Argentina | Eindhovensche | 277 | 5 strokes | Gerard de Wit
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| 1955 | Alfonso Angelini |  Italy | Kennemer | 280 | Playoff | Gerard de Wit
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| 1954 | Ugo Grappasonni | Italy | Haagsche | 295 | Playoff | Gerard de Wit
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| 1953 | Flory Van Donck (5) | Belgium | Eindhovensche | 286 | 2 strokes | Piet Witte
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| 1952 | Cecil Denny (2) | England | Hilversumsche | 284 | 1 stroke | Aldo Casera
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| 1951 | Flory Van Donck (4) | Belgium | Kennemer | 281 | 2 strokes |  Eric Brown Reg Horne
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| 1950 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Argentina | Toxandria | 269 | 14 strokes | Eric Brown John Cruickshank
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| 1949 | Jimmy Adams | Scotland | Haagsche | 294 | 5 strokes | Max Faulkner
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| 1948 | Cecil Denny | England | Hilversumsche | 290 | 3 strokes | Joop Rühl
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| 1947 | Joop Rühl | Netherlands | Eindhovensche | 290 | 3 strokes | Willie Forrester
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| 1946 | Flory Van Donck (3) | Belgium | Hilversumsche | 290 | 8 strokes | Joop Rühl
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| 1940–45: No tournament due to World War II | ||||||
| 1939 | Bobby Locke | South Africa | Kennemer | 281 | 6 strokes | Cecil Denny
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| 1938 | Alf Padgham | England | Haagsche | 281 | 3 strokes | Cecil Denny
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| 1937 | Flory Van Donck (2) | Belgium | De Pan | 286 | 2 strokes |  Auguste Boyer
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| 1936 | Flory Van Donck | Belgium | Hilversumsche | 285 | 4 strokes | Francis Francis (a)
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| 1935 | Sid Brews (2) | South Africa | Kennemer | 275 | 10 strokes | Marcel Dallemagne
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| 1934 | Sid Brews | South Africa | De Pan | 286 | 1 stroke | Cecil Denny
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| 1933 | Marcel Dallemagne | France | Kennemer | 143 | 6 strokes | Auguste Boyer
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| 1932 | Auguste Boyer | France | Haagsche | 137 | 4 strokes | Julien Orengo
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| 1931 | Frank Dyer |  United States | Kennemer | 145 | 5 strokes | Tom Odams
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| 1930 | Dirk Oosterveer (2) | Netherlands | Haagsche | 152 | 2 strokes | Jos van Dijk
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| 1929 | Jack Taylor | England | Hilversumsche | 153 | 1 stroke | Bert Hodson
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| 1928 | Ernest Whitcombe | England | Haagsche | 141 | 6 strokes | Charles Whitcombe
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| 1927 | Percy Boomer |  Jersey | Haagsche | 147 | 1 stroke | Henry Cotton
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| 1926 | Aubrey Boomer (3) | Jersey | Haagsche | 151 | 5 strokes | Percy Boomer Jos van Dijk
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| 1925 | Aubrey Boomer (2) | Jersey | Haagsche | 144 | 8 strokes | Percy Alliss
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| 1924 | Aubrey Boomer | Jersey | Haagsche | 138 | 14 strokes | George Pannell
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| 1923 | Henry Burrows (3) | England | Hilversumsche | 153 | 1 stroke | James Paxton, Jr. Donald Soulby (a) Jos van Dijk
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| 1922 | George Pannell (2) | England | Noordwijkse | 160 | 3 strokes | Jos van Dijk
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| 1921 | Henry Burrows (2) | England | Domburgsche | 158 | 4 strokes | Dirk Oosterveer
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| 1920 | Henry Burrows | England | Kennemer | 151 | Playoff | Jacob Oosterveer
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| 1919 | Dirk Oosterveer | Netherlands | Haagsche | 158 | 6 strokes | Jacob Oosterveer
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| 1918 | Florent Gevers (a) | Belgium | Doornsche | 159 | 1 stroke | Henry Burrows
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| 1917 | Jacob Oosterveer | Netherlands | Haagsche | 160 | 2 strokes | Gerry del Court van Krimpen (a) |
| 1916 | Charles Bryce (a) | England | Noordwijkse | 166 | 7 strokes | Gerry del Court van Krimpen (a) Jacob Oosterveer
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| 1915 | Gerry del Court van Krimpen (a) | Netherlands | Haagsche | 152 | 12 strokes | Henry Burrows Ernest Kettley
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| 1913–14: No tournament | ||||||
| 1912 | George Pannell | England | Haagsche | 158 | 1 stroke | Charles Warren
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In 1920 Burrows won the 36-hole playoff by 5 strokes, 146 to 151. In 1954 Grappasonni and de Wit were tied at 154 after a 36-hole playoff. Grappasonni won the first extra hole. In 1955 Angelini beat de Wit in a 36-hole playoff, 142 to 143. In 1965 Miguel beat Benito at the first extra hole. In 1968 Shaw dropped out at the second extra hole and Cockin won on the third extra hole. In 1989 Olazábal beat Rafferty at the 9th hole of the sudden-death playoff. Olazábal had a double-bogey 6 while Rafferty took a triple-bogey 7. Chapman had dropped out of the playoff at the first extra hole after a bogey 5. In 1992 Langer beat Brand at the second extra hole. In 2001 Langer beat Bennett at the first extra hole after Bennett took a bogey 5. In 2006 Dyson beat Green at the first playoff hole with a birdie 3. In 2009 Dyson beat Hedblom and Lawrie at the first playoff hole with a birdie. In 2013 Luiten beat Jiménez with a par 4 on first extra hole.
In 1915 Burrows and Kettley contested a 36-hole playoff to determine who would be the professional champion. Burrows won, scoring 155 to Kettley's 168, and also took the first prize of ƒ100 (about £8).
References
- https://www.golf.nl/en/klm-open/toernooi/oud-winnaars
- http://www.nga-earlygolf.nl/golfarchief/exhibits/show/internationaalopen/
- https://www.where2golf.com/tournament.aspx?t=to&v=46774
- "KLM Open 2020 afgelast" (in Dutch). KLM Open. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.