European Open (golf)

European Open
Tournament information
LocationWinsen, Germany
Established1978
Course(s)Green Eagle Golf Courses
(North Course)
Par72
Length7,603 yards (6,952 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$2,500,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Ian Woosnam (1988)
To par−21 Per-Ulrik Johansson (1997)
Current champion
England Laurie Canter
Location map
Green Eagle is located in Germany
Green Eagle
Green Eagle
Location in Germany
Green Eagle is located in Lower Saxony
Green Eagle
Green Eagle
Location in Lower Saxony

The European Open is a European Tour golf tournament. Founded in 1978, up to 1994 it was played at various courses in England, including Sunningdale and Walton Heath, except for the 1979 event, which was held at Turnberry in Scotland. Between 1995 and 2007 the tournament was held at the K Club in Straffan, Ireland, before moving again in 2008, this time to the Jack Nicklaus-designed Heritage course at the London Golf Club near Sevenoaks, Kent, England. After a five-year hiatus, the event returned to the European Tour schedule in 2015, now played in Germany.