Belgian Open Winners; Belgian Knockout Winners and History

Belgian Open Winners; Belgian Knockout Winners and History

Originally known as the Belgian Open, the Belgian Knockout has been re-imagined for 2018 as a combination stroke play/match play competition. Players will compete in 36 holes of stroke play, with the top 64 vying for the title in a series of 9-hole matches. Thomas Pieters will serve as host.

The Belgian Knockout format:

The first two days of the tournament are traditional stroke play rounds. The top 64 players advance to the Saturday knockout rounds. Ties for 64th are broken with a sudden-death playoff Friday evening. Weekend matches are nine holes and single elimination. The first three rounds are on Saturday, with eight players moving on to Sunday.

The Belgian Knockout’s inaugural year comes after a 17 year hiatus for the Belgian Open (2001 – 2017). The first Belgian Open was held in 1910. For obvious reasons, the tournament was sidelined during both World Wars (1915 – 1919; 1940 – 1945). The tournament was also cancelled from 1980 – 1986 and 1995 – 1997

The inaugural Belgian Open was won by Arnaud Massy, France’s only Major winner (1907 Open Championship). Other notable winners include Walter Hagen, Roberto De Vienzo, Nick Faldo and Lee Westwood.

The Belgian Open became an official European Tour event in 1978

A list of Belgian Open and Belgian Knockout Winners Follows

Year	Winner	Country	Score	Margin
Belgian Knockout
2019	Guido Migliozzi	Italy	-3 to +1	4 strokes
2018	Adrian Otaegui	Spain	-3 to -1	2 Strokes
Belgacom Open
2001–17: No tournament
2000	Lee Westwood	England	266 (−18)	4 strokes
1999	Robert Karlsson	Sweden	272 (−12)	1 stroke
1998	Lee Westwood	England	268 (−16)	Playoff
Alfred Dunhill Open
1995–97: No tournament
1994	Nick Faldo	England	279 (−5)	Playoff
1993	Darren Clarke	Northern Ireland	270 (−14)	2 strokes
Piaget Belgian Open
1992	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	Spain	274 (−10)	3 strokes
Renault Belgian Open
1991	Per-Ulrik Johansson	Sweden	276 (−12)	Playoff
Peugeot-Trends Belgian Open
1990	Ove Sellberg	Sweden	272 (−16)	4 strokes
Volvo Belgian Open
1989	Gordon J. Brand	England	273 (−11)	4 strokes
1988	José María Olazábal	Spain	269 (−15)	4 strokes
1987	Eamonn Darcy	Ireland	200 (−13)	1 stroke
Belgian Open
1980–86: No tournament
1979	Gavan Levenson	South Africa	279 (−5)	3 strokes
1978	Noel Ratcliffe	Australia	280 (−12)	1 stroke
1959–77: No tournament
1958	Ken Bousfield	England	271	3 strokes
1957	Bernard Hunt	England	280	Playoff
				(36 holes)
1956	Flory Van Donck	Belgium	269	8 strokes
1955	Dave Thomas	Wales	290	1 stroke
1954	Dai Rees	Wales	287	1 stroke
1953	Flory Van Donck	Belgium	270	9 strokes
1952	Antonio Cerdá	Argentina	286	4 strokes
1951	Albert Pelissier	France	279	5 strokes
1950	Roberto De Vicenzo	Argentina	282	4 strokes
1949	Jimmy Adams	Scotland	283	2 strokes
1948	Willie Forrester	Scotland	288
1947	Flory Van Donck	Belgium	283
1946	Flory Van Donck	Belgium	289	4 strokes
1940–45: No tournament due to World War II
1939	Flory Van Donck	Belgium	291	1 stroke
1938	Henry Cotton	England	277	13 strokes
1937	Marcel Dallemagne	France	285	4 strokes
1936	Auguste Boyer	France	285	1 stroke
1935	Bill Branch	England	283	Playoff
				(36 holes)
1934	Henry Cotton	England	279	3 strokes
1933	Auguste Boyer	France	282	3 strokes
1932	Arthur Lacey	England	291	2 strokes
1931	Arthur Lacey	England	301	1 stroke
1930	Henry Cotton	England	281	11 strokes
1929	Sid Brews	South Africa	300	1 stroke
1928	Albert Tingey Jr.	England	297	3 strokes
1927	Marcel Dallemagne	France	140
1926	Aubrey Boomer	Jersey	137	9 strokes
1925	Eugène Lafitte	France	142	1 stroke
1924	Walter Hagen	United States	142
1923	Percy Boomer	Jersey	143
1922	Aubrey Boomer	Jersey	150	1 stroke
1921	Eugène Lafitte	France	145	10 strokes
1920	Rowland Jones	England	154	Playoff
1915–19: No tournament due to World War I
1914	Tom Ball	England	144	4 strokes
1913	Tom Ball	England	145	1 stroke
1912	George Duncan	Scotland	144	Playoff
1911	Charles Mayo	England	144	3 strokes
1910	Arnaud Massy	France	139	5 strokes
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