Belgian Open (golf)

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Template:Infobox golf tournament The Belgian Open is a men's golf tournament which has been played intermittently from 1910 to 2000. All editions since 1978 have been part of the European Tour. After not having been played since 2000, it returned in 2018 as the Belgian Knockout, hosted by PietersProductions, along with its co-founder, Belgian professional golfer Thomas Pieters. With a prize pool set at €1 million, 144 professional golfers start the competition with 36 holes of stroke play, followed by 9-hole match play for the top 64 finishers from the stroke play rounds.[1][2]

After two years of no European Tour international tournament, the Soudal Open came in 2022. Soudal partnered with Rinkven and once again put on a top international event.

History

The first ever Belgian Open was played at the Royal Golf Club of Belgium, featuring 36 holes. It was not until 1928 that the competition format expanded to 72 holes. The first edition of the tournament was won by Arnaud Massy, the only Frenchman to win a major championship. Other distinguished champions included Walter Hagen, Henry Cotton, José María Olazábal, Nick Faldo and Lee Westwood. Belgium's most successful 20th century golfer, Flory Van Donck, won his home open five times between 1939 and 1956.

In 2018, PietersProductions took over the organisation of the Belgian Open. After an absence of 18 years, they brought the Belgian Open back to the European Tour. The Belgian Open was reintroduced under the name Belgian Knockout.

The first edition of the Belgian Knockout, which was the 53rd edition of the Belgian Open, took place from 17 to 20 May 2018 at Rinkven International Golf Club, Schilde, Antwerp. In the final, the Spaniard Adrián Otaegui won against Frenchman Benjamin Hébert after four match days. David Drysdale took third place after winning against James Heath.

In 2021, it was announced that the tournament would make a return in 2022 and would revert to a stroke play event. It was sponsored by Soudal, and renamed as the Soudal Open.[3]

Format in 2018 and 2019

There are two rounds of stroke-play on the first two days. The top 64 and ties are credited with prize money and are declared to have advanced under Tour rules. However, in case of a tie for 64th place, there is a playoff if players are tied for 64th place to determine who advances to the knockout stages. Players eliminated in the playoff earn 65th place prize money and are credited with making the cut ("MDF").

In the knock-out stage there are six rounds, each match being over nine holes of stroke-play. Players are seeded based on their position after 36 holes. On the first day of knockout there are three rounds. Half the players use the front nine holes, the other half use the back nine. If the two players are tied after 9 holes there is a sudden-death playoff. There is also a 3rd/4th place playoff. Placings for those who didn't reach the semi-finals are decided firstly by the knockout round reached and, for those who lost in the same round, on their score in the opening 36 holes.

Two major changes will be implemented in 2019 for the event. In order to remove a potential advantage/disadvantage that may happen with some groups, the 144 players are now grouped in two sections of 72 players each. One section plays on the first morning and the second afternoon, the other on the first afternoon and second morning. The top 32 players qualify from each section, each section having a separate playoff if required. The second change applies to the first knockout round. The top 16 players will earn an advantage headed to the first knockout round. If their first-round match is tied after nine holes, they automatically advance.[4]

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
Soudal Open
2025 Template:Flagicon Kristoffer Reitan 271 −13 Playoff Template:Flagicon Ewen Ferguson
Template:Flagicon Darius van Driel		 Rinkven International
2024 Template:Flagicon Nacho Elvira 266 −18 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Romain Langasque
Template:Flagicon Niklas Nørgaard
Template:Flagicon Thomas Pieters		 Rinkven International
2023 Template:Flagicon Simon Forsström 267 −17 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jens Dantorp Rinkven International
2022 Template:Flagicon Sam Horsfield 271 −13 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Ryan Fox
Template:Flagicon Yannik Paul		 Rinkven International
2020–21: No tournament
Belgian Knockout
2019 Template:Flagicon Guido Migliozzi −3Template:Efn 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Darius van Driel Rinkven International
2018 Template:Flagicon Adrián Otaegui −3Template:Efn 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Benjamin Hébert Rinkven International
2001–2017: No tournament
Belgacom Open
2000 Template:Flagicon Lee Westwood (2) 266 −18 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Eduardo Romero Royal Zoute
1999 Template:Flagicon Robert Karlsson 272 −12 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Retief Goosen
Template:Flagicon Jamie Spence		 Royal Zoute
1998 Template:Flagicon Lee Westwood 268 −16 Playoff Template:Flagicon Freddie Jacobson Royal Zoute
1995–1997: No tournament
Alfred Dunhill Open
1994 Template:Flagicon Nick Faldo 279 −5 Playoff Template:Flagicon Joakim Haeggman Royal Zoute
1993 Template:Flagicon Darren Clarke 270 −14 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Nick Faldo
Template:Flagicon Vijay Singh		 Royal Zoute
Piaget Belgian Open
1992 Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Jiménez 274 −10 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Barry Lane Royal Zoute
Renault Belgian Open
1991 Template:Flagicon Per-Ulrik Johansson 276 −12 Playoff Template:Flagicon Paul Broadhurst Royal Waterloo
Peugeot-Trends Belgian Open
1990 Template:Flagicon Ove Sellberg 272 −16 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Ian Woosnam Royal Waterloo
Volvo Belgian Open
1989 Template:Flagicon Gordon J. Brand 273 −11 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Kevin Dickens Royal Waterloo
1988 Template:Flagicon José María Olazábal 269 −15 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Mike Smith Royal Bercuit
1987 Template:Flagicon Eamonn Darcy 200Template:Efn −13 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Nick Faldo
Template:Flagicon Ronan Rafferty
Template:Flagicon Ian Woosnam		 Royal Waterloo
Belgian Open
1980–1986: No tournament
1979 Template:Flagicon Gavan Levenson 279 −5 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Bobby Cole
Template:Flagicon Nick Faldo
Template:Flagicon Michael King		 Royal Waterloo
1978 Template:Flagicon Noel Ratcliffe 280 −12 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Chris Tickner Royal GC Belgium
1959–1977: No tournament
1958 Template:Flagicon Ken Bousfield 271 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Antonio Cerdá Royal GC Belgium [5]
1957 Template:Flagicon Bernard Hunt 280 Playoff Template:Flagicon Dai Rees Royal Latem [6]
1956 Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck (5) 269 8 strokes Template:Flagicon Ángel Miguel Royal Latem [7]
1955 Template:Flagicon Dave Thomas 290 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Arthur Devulder Royal GC des Fagnes [8]
1954 Template:Flagicon Dai Rees 287 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Aldo Casera
Template:Flagicon Norman Von Nida		 Royal Antwerp [9]
1953 Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck (4) 270 9 strokes Template:Flagicon Henri de Lamaze (a) Royal Waterloo [10]
1952 Template:Flagicon Antonio Cerdá 286 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Brian Wilkes Royal GC des Fagnes [11]
1951 Template:Flagicon Albert Pélissier 279 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck
Template:Flagicon Hassan Hassanein		 Royal Latem [12]
1950 Template:Flagicon Roberto De Vicenzo 282 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Antonio Cerdá Royal Zoute [13]
1949 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Adams 283 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Max Faulkner Royal GC des Fagnes [14]
1948 Template:Flagicon Willie Forrester 288 Royal GC Belgium
1947 Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck (3) 283 Royal GC des Fagnes
1946 Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck (2) 289 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Willie Forrester Royal Waterloo
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939 Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck 291 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Max Faulkner Royal GC Belgium [15]
1938 Template:Flagicon Henry Cotton (3) 277 13 strokes Template:Flagicon Arthur Lacey Royal Waterloo [16]
1937 Template:Flagicon Marcel Dallemagne (2) 285 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Dai Rees Royal Zoute [17]
1936 Template:Flagicon Auguste Boyer (2) 285 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Henry Cotton Royal GC des Fagnes [18]
1935 Template:Flagicon Bill Branch 283 Playoff Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck Royal GC Belgium [19]
1934 Template:Flagicon Henry Cotton (2) 279 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Percy Alliss Royal Waterloo [20]
1933 Template:Flagicon Auguste Boyer 282 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Henry Cotton Royal GC des Fagnes [21]
1932 Template:Flagicon Arthur Lacey (2) 291 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Auguste Boyer Royal GC Belgium [22]
1931 Template:Flagicon Arthur Lacey 301 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Marcel Dallemagne
Template:Flagicon Pierre Hirogoyen		 Royal GC des Fagnes [23]
1930 Template:Flagicon Henry Cotton 281 11 strokes Template:Flagicon Archie Compston Royal GC Belgium [24]
1929 Template:Flagicon Sid Brews 300 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Aubrey Boomer Royal Antwerp [25]
1928 Template:Flagicon Albert Tingey Jr. 297 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Jack Taylor Royal GC Belgium [26]
1927 Template:Flagicon Marcel Dallemagne 140 Royal Zoute
1926 Template:Flagicon Aubrey Boomer (2) 137 9 strokes Template:Flagicon Percy Boomer Royal Zoute [27]
1925 Template:Flagicon Eugène Lafitte (2) 142 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Arthur Havers Royal Antwerp [28]
1924 Template:Flagicon Walter Hagen 143 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Aubrey Boomer Zoute
1923 Template:Flagicon Percy Boomer 145 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Aubrey Boomer Royal GC Belgium [29]
1922 Template:Flagicon Aubrey Boomer 150 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Charles Corlett
Template:Flagicon Marius Cavallo		 Royal GC Belgium [30]
1921 Template:Flagicon Eugène Lafitte 145 10 strokes Template:Flagicon George Pannell Royal GC Belgium
1920 Template:Flagicon Rowland Jones 154 Playoff Template:Flagicon Aubrey Boomer
Template:Flagicon Henry Burrows		 Zoute [31]
1915–1919: No tournament due to World War I
1914 Template:Flagicon Tom Ball (2) 144 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Charles Mayo Royal Antwerp [32]
1913 Template:Flagicon Tom Ball 145 1 stroke Template:Flagicon James Braid Lombardsijde [33]
1912 Template:Flagicon George Duncan 144 Playoff Template:Flagicon Tom Ball
Template:Flagicon Ted Ray		 Royal GC Belgium [34]
1911 Template:Flagicon Charles Mayo 144 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Arnaud Massy Royal GC Belgium [35]
1910 Template:Flagicon Arnaud Massy 139 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Sandy Herd
Template:Flagicon Harry Vardon		 Royal GC Belgium [36]

In 1957 Hunt (137) beat Rees (145) by 8 strokes in a 36-hole playoff. In 1935 Branch (145) beat Van Donck (149) by 4 strokes in a 36-hole playoff. In 1912 Duncan (70) beat Ray (71) and Ball (78) in an 18-hole playoff, played the same evening.

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

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