KLM Open

KLM Open

Tournament information
Location	Gorinchem, Netherlands
Established	1912
Course(s)	The Dutch
Par	71
Length	6,983 yards (6,385 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	€1,800,000
Month played	September
Tournament record score
Aggregate	261 Thomas Pieters (2015)
Current champion
Joost Luiten

The Dutch

Kennemer

Hilversumsche

Noordwijk

Rosendaelsche

De Pan

Haagsche

Locations in Netherlands (since 1972)

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. The 2016 event was held for the first time at The Dutch near Gorinchem.

Venues

Winners

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Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)−up
KLM Open
2016	Joost Luiten (2)	Netherlands	The Dutch	265 (−19)	3 strokes	Bernd Wiesberger
2015	Thomas Pieters	Belgium	Kennemer	261 (−19)	1 stroke	Eduardo de la Riva Lee Slattery
2014	Paul Casey	England	Kennemer	266 (−14)	1 stroke	Simon Dyson
2013	Joost Luiten	Netherlands	Kennemer	268 (−12)	Playoff	Miguel Ángel Jiménez
2012	Peter Hanson	Sweden	Hilversumsche	266 (−14)	2 strokes	Pablo Larrazábal Richie Ramsay
2011	Simon Dyson (3)	England	Hilversumsche	268 (−12)	1 stroke	David Lynn
2010	Martin Kaymer	Germany	Hilversumsche	266 (−14)	4 strokes	Christian Nilsson Fabrizio Zanotti
2009	Simon Dyson (2)	England	Kennemer	265 (−15)	Playoff	Peter Hedblom Peter Lawrie
2008	Darren Clarke	Northern Ireland	Kennemer	264 (−16)	4 strokes	Paul McGinley
2007	Ross Fisher	England	Kennemer	268 (−12)	1 stroke	Joost Luiten
2006	Simon Dyson	England	Kennemer	270 (−14)	Playoff	Richard Green
2005	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño	Spain	Hilversumsche	269 (−11)	2 strokes	Gary Emerson
2004	David Lynn	England	Hilversumsche	264 (−16)	3 strokes	Richard Green Paul McGinley
Dutch Open
2003	Maarten Lafeber	Netherlands	Hilversumsche	267 (−13)	1 stroke	Mathias Grönberg Søren Hansen
The TNT Open
2002	Tobias Dier	Germany	Hilversumsche	263 (−17)	1 stroke	Jamie Spence
2001	Bernhard Langer (3)	Germany	Noordwijkse	269 (−15)	Playoff	Warren Bennett
2000	Stephen Leaney (2)	Australia	Noordwijkse	269 (−19)	4 strokes	Bernhard Langer
1999	Lee Westwood	England	Hilversumsche	269 (−15)	1 stroke	Gary Orr
1998	Stephen Leaney	Australia	Hilversumsche	266 (−18)	1 stroke	Darren Clarke
Sun Microsystems Dutch Open
1997	Sven Strüver	Germany	Hilversumsche	266 (−18)	3 strokes	Russell Claydon
1996	Mark McNulty	Zimbabwe	Hilversumsche	266 (−18)	1 stroke	Scott Hoch
Heineken Dutch Open
1995	Scott Hoch	United States	Hilversumsche	269 (−15)	2 strokes	Michael Jonzon Sam Torrance
1994	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	Spain	Hilversumsche	270 (−18)	2 strokes	Howard Clark
1993	Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	Noordwijkse	281 (−7)	1 stroke	José Cóceres Jean van de Velde
1992	Bernhard Langer (2)	Germany	Noordwijkse	277 (−11)	Playoff	Gordon Brand, Jnr
1991	Payne Stewart	United States	Noordwijkse	267 (−21)	9 strokes	Bernhard Langer Per-Ulrik Johansson
KLM Dutch Open
1990	Stephen McAllister	Scotland	Kennemer	274 (−6)	4 strokes	Roger Chapman
1989	José María Olazábal	Spain	Kennemer	277 (−11)	Playoff	Roger Chapman Ronan Rafferty
1988	Mark Mouland	Wales	Hilversumsche	274 (−14)	1 stroke	Des Smyth
1987	Gordon Brand, Jnr	Scotland	Hilversumsche	272 (−16)	1 stroke	David J Russell
1986	Seve Ballesteros (3)	Spain	Noordwijkse	271 (−17)	8 strokes	José Rivero
1985	Graham Marsh (2)	Australia	Noordwijkse	282 (−6)	1 stroke	Bernhard Langer
1984	Bernhard Langer	West Germany	Rosendaelsche	275 (−13)	4 strokes	Graham Marsh
1983	Ken Brown	Scotland	Kennemer	274 (−14)	1 stroke	José Maria Cañizares Vaughan Somers
1982	Paul Way	England	De Pan	276 (−12)	2 strokes	David Feherty Vicente Fernández
1981	Harold Henning	South Africa	Haagsche	280 (−8)	1 stroke	Raymond Floyd Nick Price
Dutch Open
1980	Seve Ballesteros (2)	Spain	Hilversumsche	280 (−8)	3 strokes	Sandy Lyle
1979	Graham Marsh	Australia	Hilversumsche	285 (−3)	1 stroke	Antonio Garrido Malcolm Gregson
1978	Bob Byman (2)	United States	Hilversumsche	214 (−2)	1 stroke	Nick Price
1977	Bob Byman	United States	Kennemer	278 (−10)	1 stroke	Hugh Baiocchi
1976	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	Kennemer	275 (−13)	8 strokes	Howard Clark
1975	Hugh Baiocchi	South Africa	Hilversumsche	279 (−9)	2 strokes	Dale Hayes Simon Hobday
1974	Brian Barnes	Scotland	Hilversumsche	211 (−5)	5 strokes	Peter Oosterhuis Eddie Polland Simon Owen
1973	Doug McClelland	England	Haagsche	279 (−9)	1 stroke	Peter Oosterhuis
1972	Jack Newton	Australia	Haagsche	277 (−3)	1 stroke	Peter Oosterhuis Malcolm Gregson
1971	Ramón Sota (2)	Spain	Kennemer	277		Graham Marsh
1970	Vicente Fernández	Argentina	Eindhovensche	279		Toni Kugelmuller
1969	Guy Wolstenholme	England	Hilversumsche	277
1968	John Cockin	England	Hilversumsche	292	Playoff	Ángel Gallardo Bob Shaw
1967	Peter Townsend	England	Haagsche	282	1 stroke	Sewsunker Sewgolum
1966	Ramón Sota	Spain	Kennemer	277
1965	Ángel Miguel	Spain	Toxandria	278	Playoff	Jaime Benito
1964	Sewsunker Sewgolum (3)	South Africa	Eindhovensche	275	3 strokes	Ted Ball
1963	Retief Waltman	South Africa	Haagsche	279	1 stroke	Brian Huggett
1962	Brian Huggett	Wales	Hilversumsche	274	2 strokes	Gerard de Wit
1961	Brian Wilkes	South Africa	Kennemer	279	2 strokes	Brian Huggett
1960	Sewsunker Sewgolum (2)	South Africa	Eindhovensche	280	3 strokes	Denis Hutchinson
1959	Sewsunker Sewgolum	South Africa	Haagsche	283	1 stroke	Gerard de Wit
1958	Dave Thomas	Wales	Kennemer	277	3 strokes	Antonio Cerdá
1957	John Jacobs	England	Hilversumsche	284	3 strokes	Flory Van Donck
1956	Antonio Cerdá	Argentina	Eindhovensche	277	5 strokes	Gerard de Wit
1955	Alfonso Angelini	Italy	Kennemer	280	Playoff	Gerard de Wit
1954	Ugo Grappasonni	Italy	Haagsche	295	Playoff	Gerard de Wit
1953	Flory Van Donck (5)	Belgium	Eindhovensche	286	2 strokes	Piet Witte
1952	Cecil Denny (2)	England	Hilversumsche	284	1 stroke	Aldo Casera
1951	Flory Van Donck (4)	Belgium	Kennemer	281	2 strokes	Eric Brown Reg Horne
1950	Roberto De Vicenzo	Argentina	Toxandria	269	14 strokes	Eric Brown John Cruickshank
1949	Jimmy Adams	Scotland	Haagsche	294	5 strokes	Max Faulkner
1948	Cecil Denny	England	Hilversumsche	290	3 strokes	Joop Rühl
1947	Joop Rühl	Netherlands	Eindhovensche	290	3 strokes	Willie Forrester
1946	Flory Van Donck (3)	Belgium	Hilversumsche	290	8 strokes	Joop Rühl
1940–45: No tournament due to World War II
1939	Bobby Locke	South Africa	Kennemer	281	6 strokes	Cecil Denny
1938	Alf Padgham	England	Haagsche	281	3 strokes	Cecil Denny
1937	Flory Van Donck (2)	Belgium	De Pan	286	2 strokes	Auguste Boyer
1936	Flory Van Donck	Belgium	Hilversumsche	285	4 strokes	Francis Francis (a)
1935	Sid Brews (2)	South Africa	Kennemer	275	10 strokes	Marcel Dallemagne
1934	Sid Brews	South Africa	De Pan	286	1 stroke	Cecil Denny
1933	Marcel Dallemagne	France	Kennemer	143	6 strokes	Auguste Boyer
1932	Auguste Boyer	France	Haagsche	137	4 strokes	Julien Orengo
1931	Frank Dyer	United States	Kennemer	145	5 strokes	Tom Odams
1930	Dirk Oosterveer	Netherlands	Haagsche	152	2 strokes	Jos van Dijk
1929	Jack Taylor	England	Hilversumsche	153	1 stroke	Bert Hodson
1928	Ernest Whitcombe	England	Haagsche	141	6 strokes	Charles Whitcombe
1927	Percy Boomer	Jersey	Haagsche	147	1 stroke	Henry Cotton
1926	Aubrey Boomer (3)	Jersey	Haagsche	151	5 strokes	Percy Boomer Jos van Dijk
1925	Aubrey Boomer (2)	Jersey	Haagsche	144	8 strokes	Percy Alliss
1924	Aubrey Boomer	Jersey	Haagsche	138	14 strokes	George Pannell
1923	Henry Burrows (3)	England	Hilversumsche	153	1 stroke	James Paxton, Jr. Donald Soulby (a) Jos van Dijk
1922	George Pannell (2)	England	Noordwijkse	160	3 strokes	Jos van Dijk
1921	Henry Burrows (2)	England	Domburgsche	158	4 strokes	Dirk Oosterveer
1920	Henry Burrows	England	Kennemer	151	Playoff	Jacob Oosterveer
1919	Dirk Oosterveer (2)	Netherlands	Haagsche	158	6 strokes	Jacob Oosterveer
1918	Florent Gevers (a)	Belgium	Doornsche	159	1 stroke	Henry Burrows
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
1915	Gerry del Court van Krimpen (a)	Netherlands	Haagsche	152	12 strokes	Henry Burrows Ernest Kettley
1913–14: No tournament
1912	George Pannell	England	Haagsche	158	1 stroke	Charles Warren

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 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

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the European Tour's official site

Coordinates: 51°50′53″N 5°01′16″E / 51.848°N 5.021°E / 51.848; 5.021