BMW Italian Open

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The BMW Italian Open, as it is currently known for sponsorship reasons, is the Italian national open golf championship for men. It was founded in 1925 and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the tour's first season in 1972.

The Italian Open is currently played in May at the Royal Park Golf and Country Club near Turin. In 2010 it had a prize fund of €1.3 million, which was one of the smaller purses among the European Tour events played in Europe itself.

In 2008, South African Hennie Otto was just one stroke away from the tournament aggregate record of 262, set by Percy Alliss in 1935 on the course at San Remo, which even by the standards of the day was relatively short, at just 5,200 yards.

 

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Past Winners

BMW Italian Open

2009 Daniel Vancsik

Methorios Capital Italian Open

2008 Hennie Otto

Telecom Italia Open

2007 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
2006 Francesco Molinari
2005 Steve Webster
2004 Graeme McDowell

Italian Open Telecom Italia

2003 Mathias Grönberg
2002 Ian Poulter

Atlanet Italian Open

2001 Grégory Havret

Italian Open

2000 Ian Poulter

Fiat and Fila Italian Open

1999 Dean Robertson

Italian Open

1998 Patrik Sjöland

Conte of Florence Italian Open

1997 Bernhard Langer
1996 Jim Payne

Italian Open

1995 Sam Torrance

Tisettanta Italian Open

1994 Eduardo Romero

Lancia Martini Italian Open

1993 Greg Turner
1992 Sandy Lyle
1991 Craig Parry
1990 Richard Boxall

Lancia Italian Open

1989 Ronan Rafferty
1988 Greg Norman
1987 Sam Torrance

Italian Open

1986 David Feherty
1985 Manuel Piñero
1984 Sandy Lyle
1983 Germany Bernhard Langer
1982 Mark James
1981 José Maria Cañizares
1980 Massimo Mannelli
1979 Brian Barnes
1978 Dale Hayes
1977 Angel Gallardo
1976 Baldovino Dassù
1975 Billy Casper
1974 Peter Oosterhuis
1973 Tony Jacklin
1972 Norman Wood
1971 Ramón Sota
1961-70 No tournament
1960 Brian Wilkes
1959 Peter Thomson
1958 Peter Alliss
1957 Harold Henning
1956 Antonio Cerdá
1955 Flory Van Donck
1954 Ugo Grappasonni
1953 Flory Van Donck
1952 Eric Brown
1951 James Adams
1950 Ugo Grappasonni
1949 Hassan Hassanein
1948 Aldo Casera
1947 Flory Van Donck
1939-46 No tournament due to World War II
1938 Flory Van Donck
1937 Marcel Dallemagne
1936 Henry Cotton
1935 Percy Alliss
1934 N. Nutley
1933 No tournament
1932 Aubrey Boomer
1931 Auguste Boyer
1930 Auguste Boyer
1929 René Golias
1928 Auguste Boyer
1927 Percy Alliss
1926 Auguste Boyer
1925 Francesco Pasquali

 

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Manassero pro debut may be delayed by soggy course

The eagerly anticipated professional debut of Italian 17-year-old Matteo Manassero on Thursday may be delayed.

Five consecutive days of unseasonal heavy rain have waterlogged Royal Park Roveri, creating serious concern that the first round of the Italian Open will have to be postponed for 24 hours and the tournament reduced to 54 holes.

Manassero is scheduled to play with Colin Montgomerie and Rhys Davies, the young Welsh winner of the recent Madeira Islands Open.

It gives Montgomerie, Europe's Ryder Cup captain, an opportunity to cast an eye on more youth potential beyond Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, who won on the PGA Tour last weekend.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/2010-05-05-3072185861_x.htm

 

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Re: Randhawa, Kapur off to average start in Italian Open

The Indian duo of Jyoti Randhawa and Shiv Kapur returned identical cards of two-over 74 to get off to an average start in the BMW Italian Open golf tournament here.

 

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England's Storm and Rock tied for lead at Italian Open

Englishmen Graeme Storm and Robert Rock shared the clubhouse lead with Australian Marcus Fraser on five-under earlier today in the first round of the BMW Italian Open.

Storm impressed with four birdies on five holes between the 3rd and 7th before tailing off on the back nine, one birdie and a bogey threatening to peg him back. But the 32-year-old produced a strong finish, eagling the 18th to share the lead.

 

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Andersson Hed leads Italian Open

Sweden’s Fredrik Andersson Hed produced a second round of 66 to take the lead at the halfway stage of the BMW Italian Open in Turin. The 38 year old is still looking for his first European Tour victory but has created a great opportunity here to do just that. It might just be that for the 14 time Tour School attendee persistence could pay.

Andersson Hed lost his European Tour status in 2009 but regained his playing rights at the Tour School last year. He has played well in 2010 with two top tens and several other good weeks in the eight events he has played this season.

Andersson Hed leads by one over three Spaniards, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Alejandro Canizares and Ignacio Garrido, South Africa’s Hennie Otto and Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts.

http://www.iseekgolf.com/news/39692-andersson-hed-leads-italian-open

 

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Sweden's Fredrik Andersson Hed captures Italian Open by two shots

Fredrik Andersson Hed of Sweden won the Italian Open by two shots Sunday after shooting a 1-over 73 for his first tournament victory in 245 attempts.