The Italian Open golf championship, which is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Methorios Capital Italian Open is the Italian national golf open 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. It is currently played in May and the prize fund in 2007 was €1.6 million, which is one of the smaller purses among the European Tour events played in Europe itself. In 2008 the prize fund will be €1.7 million.

Winners

• 2008 Hennie Otto - South Africa
• 2007 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño - Spain
• 2006 Francesco Molinari - Italy
• 2005 Steve Webster - England
• 2004 Graeme McDowell - Northern Ireland
• 2003 Mathias Grönberg - Sweden
• 2002 Ian Poulter - England
• 2001 Grégory Havret - France
• 2000 Ian Poulter - England
• 1999 Dean Robertson - Scotland
• 1998 Patrik Sjöland - Sweden
• 1997 Bernhard Langer - Germany
• 1996 Jim Payne - England
• 1995 Sam Torrance - Scotland
• 1994 Eduardo Romero - Argentina
• 1993 Greg Turner - New Zealand
• 1992 Sandy Lyle - Scotland
• 1991 Craig Parry - Australia
• 1990 Richard Boxall - England
• 1989 Ronan Rafferty - Northern Ireland
• 1988 Greg Norman - Australia
• 1987 Sam Torrance - Scotland
• 1986 David Feherty - Northern Ireland
• 1985 Manuel Piñero - Spain
• 1984 Sandy Lyle - Scotland
• 1983 Bernhard Langer - Germany
• 1982 Mark James - England
• 1981 José Maria Cañizares - Spain
• 1980 Massimo Mannelli - Italy
• 1979 Brian Barnes - Scotland
• 1978 Dale Hayes - South Africa
• 1977 Angel Gallardo - Spain
• 1976 Baldovino Dassù - Italy
• 1975 Billy Casper - United States
• 1974 Peter Oosterhuis - England
• 1973 Tony Jacklin - England
• 1972 Norman Wood - Scotland
• 1971 Ramón Sota - Spain
• 1961-70 No tournament
• 1960 B. Wilkes - South Africa
• 1959 Peter Thomson - Australia
• 1958 Peter Alliss - England
• 1957 Harold Henning - South Africa
• 1956 Antonio Cerdá - Argentina
• 1955 Flory Van Donck - Belgium
• 1954 Ugo Grappasonni - Italy
• 1953 Flory Van Donck - Belgium
• 1952 Eric Brown - Scotland
• 1951 James Adams - Scotland
• 1950 Ugo Grappasonni - Italy
• 1949 Hassan Hassanein - Egypt
• 1948 Aldo Casera - Italy
• 1947 Flory Van Donck - Belgium
• 1939-46 No tournament due to World War II
• 1938 Flory Van Donck - Belgium
• 1937 Marcel Dallemagne- France
• 1936 Henry Cotton - England
• 1935 Percy Alliss - England
• 1934 N. Nutley - England
• 1933 No tournament
• 1932 Aubrey Boomer - England
• 1931 Auguste Boyer - France
• 1930 Auguste Boyer - France
• 1929 René Golias - France
• 1928 Auguste Boyer - France
• 1927 Percy Alliss - England
• 1926 Auguste Boyer - France
• 1925 Francesco Pasquali - Italy

Most wins:

• 4 – Auguste Boyer: 1926, 1928, 1930, 1931
• 4 – Flory van Donck: 1938, 1947, 1953, 1955

External links

• Official site - in Italian
• Coverage on the European Tour's official site - use schedule browser on the left to access other years.