Turespaña Open De Canaria

Turespaña Open De Canaria was the final name of a European Tour golf tournament that was held six years out of seven from 1989 to 1995. It was played in the Canary Islands of Spain, usually on Tenerife. Turespana is the Spanish national tourism body, and it sponsored several golf tournaments in the 1980s and 1990s to promote Spain's role as a leading warm weather golf holiday destination in Europe. The event had five different names in six years. The most notable winner was the Spaniard José María Olazábal, who later went on to win the Masters Tournament twice. In sterling terms the prize fund peaked at £353,120 in 1993 before falling to £245,913 in 1995, which was the second smallest on the European Tour that year.

Winners

YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
Turespaña Open De Canaria
1995Jarmo Sandelin SwedenCampo de Golf da Maspalomas (Gran Canaria)282−61 stroke Seve Ballesteros
Paul Eales
Turespaña Open De Tenerife
1994David Gilford EnglandGolf del Sur (Tenerife)278−102 strokes Andrew Murray
Juan Quirós
Wayne Riley
Turespaña Iberia Open de Canarias
1993Mark James EnglandGolf del Sur (Tenerife)275−136 strokes De Wet Basson
Turespaña Open de Tenerife
1992José María Olazábal SpainGolf del Sur (Tenerife)273−155 strokes Miguel Ángel Martín
Tenerife Open
1991No tournament
1990Vicente Fernández ArgentinaAmarilla Golf & Country Club (Tenerife)282−6Playoff Mark Mouland
1989José María Olazábal SpainGolf del Sur (Tenerife)275−133 strokes José María Cañizares
David Gilford
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