French Senior Open is located in France
Golf d'Omaha Beach
Golf d'Omaha Beach
Golf de Divonne-les-Bains
Golf de Divonne-les-Bains
Golf de Joyenval
Golf de Joyenval
Pau Golf Club
Pau Golf Club
Golf de Saint-Cloud
Golf de Saint-Cloud
Locations in France

The French Senior Open (or Open de France Senior) is a senior (over 50s) men's professional golf tournament on the European Senior Tour. In 1994 and 2004 it was played at Golf d'Omaha Beach, Port-en-Bessin, Normandy, in 1998 and 1999 it was played at Pau Golf Club, Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in 2000 it was played at Golf de Joyenval, Chambourcy near Paris and in 2007 at Golf de Divonne-les-Bains in Divonne-les-Bains, ten miles north of Geneva. The prize fund was 200,000 in 2004 and €325,000 in 2007.

After a long hiatus the event returned to the tour schedule as the Legends Open de France in 2021, played at Golf de Saint-Cloud in Paris and hosted by Jean van de Velde.[1]

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up Venue Ref.
WCM Legends Open de France
2023 Brazil Adilson da Silva 198 −15 3 strokes Sweden Michael Jonzon Saint-Cloud
2022 England Gary Marks 204 −9 3 strokes Brazil Adilson da Silva Saint-Cloud
Legends Open de France
2021 France Thomas Levet 200 −13 3 strokes Canada David Morland IV Saint-Cloud
2008–2020: No tournament
Open de France Senior de Divonne
2007 Spain Juan Quirós 208 −8 1 stroke England Tony Allen Divonne-les-Bains [2]
2005–06: No tournament
Open de France Seniors
2004 England Bob Cameron 210 −6 3 strokes England David J. Russell Omaha Beach [3]
2001–2003: No tournament
TotalFina Elf Seniors Open
2000 England Nick Job 209 −7 2 strokes Japan Seiji Ebihara Joyenval [4]
Elf Seniors Open
1999 United States Alan Tapie 200 −10 3 strokes Republic of Ireland Liam Higgins
Scotland John McTear
Pau [5]
1998 England Brian Waites (2) 195 −12 4 strokes Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan Pau [6]
1995–1997: No tournament
D Day Seniors Open
1994 England Brian Waites 206 −10 6 strokes Spain Antonio Garrido Omaha Beach [7]

References