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This article is about the current European Tour golf tournament, founded in 2007. For the former European Tour event, that was titled as the Turespana Masters Open de Andalucia between 1992 and 1995, and again in 1999, see Turespana Masters.
Open de Andalucia de Golf Tournament information Location 
Andalusia, SpainEstablished 2007 Course(s) Parador de Málaga Golf Par 70 Length 6,817 yards (6,233 m) Tour(s) European Tour Format Stroke play Prize fund €1,000,000 Month played March Tournament record score Aggregate 263 Louis Oosthuizen (2010) To par -20 Lee Westwood (2007) Current champion 
Paul LawrieThe Open de Andalucia de Golf is a European Tour men's professional golf tournament which was played for the first time in 2007. The event is held in the Andalusia region of Spain.
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History
Between 1992 and 1995, and again in 1999, former European Tour event, the Turespana Masters, was held in the Andalusia region and titled as the Turespana Masters Open de Andalucia, with winners including future major champion and World Number 1 Vijay Singh, and local favourite Miguel Ángel Jiménez.
This incarnation of the Open de Andalucia owes its origins indirectly to the PGA Tour's decision to reschedule The Players Championship from March to May. In response, the European Tour decided to move the British Masters, which is one of its higher profile tournaments, from that same week in May to a September slot when more top players would be available. The Valle Romano Open de Andalucia was created to fill the gap in the schedule this move created. It has been promoted by the personal companies of the Spanish European Tour members Miguel Ángel Jiménez and Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño.
The first two events were staged at the Aloha Golf Club near Marbella, before the tournament was moved to the Real Club de Golf de Sevilla near Seville for the 2009 season at the request of sponsors.
At the 2009 Open de Andalucia, European Ryder Cup veteran Colin Montgomerie became the 18th player to reach the 500 appearance mark on the European Tour. He started the tournament impressively with a five under par 67, for a share of second place after the first round.[1] His challenge faded however, and he finished tied for 31st place at level par, 14 strokes behind the winner, Søren Kjeldsen of Denmark. Kjeldsen had broken the course record with a 10 under par 62 on Saturday to move into the lead, and a level par final round of 72 on Sunday was enough to see off the challenge of Scot David Drysdale by three strokes.[2]
Winners
Year Venue Winner Country Score Margin Runner(s)-up Open de Andalucía de Golf by Turkish Airlines 2011 Parador de Málaga Golf Paul Lawrie Scotland268 (−12) 1 stroke 
Johan EdforsOpen de Andalucia de Golf 2010 Parador de Málaga Golf Louis Oosthuizen 
South Africa263 (−17) 3 strokes 
Richard Finch, Peter WhitefordOpen de Andalucía 2009 Real Club de Golf de Sevilla Søren Kjeldsen 
Denmark274 (−14) 3 strokes David DrysdaleMAPFRE Open de Andalucía by Valle Romano 2008 Aloha Golf Club Thomas Levet 
France272 (−16) Playoff (1 hole) Oliver FisherValle Romano Open de Andalucia 2007 Aloha Golf Club Lee Westwood England268 (−20) 2 strokes Fredrik Andersson Hed, Phillip ArcherReferences
- ^ "Montgomerie shines in 500th event". BBC Sport. 26 March 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/7965651.stm. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ "Kjeldsen holds on for Seville win". BBC Sport. 29 March 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/7970965.stm. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
External links
- Official website
- Coverage on European Tour's official site
- Launch announcement from europeantour.com
Categories:- European Tour events
- Golf tournaments in Spain
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