The Sarazen World Open was a professional golf tournament, named in honor of seven-time major champion and hall of famer Gene Sarazen. It was held from 1994 to 1999. The field mostly consisted of national open winners from around the world from the previous two years. From 1996 to 1998, it was sponsored by Subaru and titled as the Subaru Sarazen World Open.
The Sarazen World Open was an unofficial event on the PGA Tour and for the first five years was also an approved special event on European Tour; in its final year it became an official Order of Merit event on the European Tour. It was played at Chateau Elan (Legends course) in Braselton, Georgia until 1999, when it was held at PGA Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain.
Winners Year Tour Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner(s)-up Purse(US$) Winner'sshare ($)Sarazen World Open 1999 EUR Thomas Bjørn 273 −15 2 strokes Paolo Quirici Katsuyoshi Tomori 600,000 100,000Subaru Sarazen World Open1998 Dudley Hart 272 −16 4 strokes Bob Tway 2,000,000 360,0001997 Mark Calcavecchia 271 −17 3 strokes Lee Westwood 2,000,000 360,0001996 Frank Nobilo (2) 272 −16 4 strokes Scott Hoch 1,900,000 342,000Sarazen World Open1995 Frank Nobilo 216 −8 1 stroke Miguel Ángel Jiménez Mark McNulty 1,900,000 350,0001994 Ernie Els 273 −15 3 strokes Fred Funk 1,900,000 350,000
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External links Coverage of 1999 event on the European Tour's official site 1999 event preview