The Madrid Open was an annual men's golf tournament which was held in and around the Spanish capital Madrid from 1968 to 2007, apart from a seven year gap from 1994 to 2000. It was an official money event on the European Tour since the tour's first official season in 1972 until 2007. Spain was the only country other than the UK which hosted more than one event in 1972, the other tournament in the country being the Spanish Open. The tournament has had several sponsored names over the years. In 2006 the tournament moved to a new slot and was played the same September week as the 16-man HSBC World Match Play Championship. The 2006 prize fund was €1 million, which is one of the smaller purses on the European Tour. In 2007, the event moved to October, but it was once again be an alternate event to the HSBC World Match Play Championship, which was also rescheduled. It was dropped from the 2008 schedule.

Winners

Open de Madrid Valle Romano

• 2007 Mads Vibe-Hastrup - Denmark

XXXII Banco Madrid Valle Romano Open de Madrid Golf Masters

• 2006 Ian Poulter - England

Open de Madrid

• 2005 Raphaël Jacquelin - France
• 2004 Richard Sterne - South Africa

Telefonica Open de Madrid

• 2003 Ricardo González - Argentina
• 2002 Steen Tinning - Denmark
• 2001 Retief Goosen - South Africa

Madrid Open

• 1994-2000 No tournament
• 1993 Des Smyth - Republic of Ireland

Iberia Madrid Open

• 1992 David Feherty - Northern Ireland

Madrid Open

• 1991 Andrew Sherborne - England

Cepsa Madrid Open

• 1990 Bernhard Langer - Germany
• 1989 Seve Ballesteros - Spain
• 1988 Derrick Cooper - England
• 1987 Ian Woosnam - Wales
• 1986 Howard Clark - England
• 1985 Manuel Piñero - Spain
• 1984 Howard Clark - England
• 1983 Sandy Lyle - Scotland
• 1982 Seve Ballesteros - Spain

Madrid Open

• 1981 Manuel Piñero - Spain
• 1980 Seve Ballesteros - Spain
• 1979 Simon Hobday - South Africa
• 1978 Howard Clark - England
• 1977 Antonio Garrido - Spain
• 1976 Francisco Abreu - Spain
• 1975 Bob Shearer - Australia
• 1974 Manuel Piñero - Spain
• 1973 German Garrido - Spain
• 1972 Jimmy Kinsella - Republic of Ireland

pre-European Tour

• 1971 Valentin Barrios - Spain
• 1970 Manuel Cabrera - Spain
• 1969 Ramón Sota - Spain
• 1968 German Garrido - Spain

See also

• Spanish Open
• Volvo Masters - the richest golf tournament played in Spain
• Mallorca Classic - another European Tour event played in Spain

External links

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