(ANSA) – ROME, JUNE 25 – The Italian Open, scheduled this year at the Adriatic Golf Club in Cervia from 27 to 30 June, is one of the oldest and most prestigious tournaments of the DP World Tour. The first edition it was played in 1925, with only three players on the field, moreover in suits and ties. The first to enroll his name in the roll of honor was Francesco Pasquali. The record of victories (four) in the competition belongs to the Belgian Flory Van Donck. Among the Azzurri, only Ugo Grappasonni (1950 and 1954) and Francesco Molinari (2006 and 2016) were able to achieve an encore of successes in the event. There are, however, eight Italian exploits in total.
Below are the names of all the winners of one of the most prestigious tournaments of the DP World Tour.
1925 Stresa – F. Pasquali (Ita) 1926 Stresa – A. Boyer (Fra) 1927 Stresa – P. Alliss (Eng) 1928 Villa d’Este – A. Boyer (Fra) 1929 Villa d’Este – R. Golia (Fra ) 1930 Villa d’Este – A. Boyer (Fra) 1931 Villa d’Este – A. Boyer (Fra) 1932 Villa d’Este – A.
Boomer(Ing) 1933 not played 1934 Sanremo – N. Nutley(Ing) 1935 Sanremo – P. Alliss(Ing) 1936 Sestriere – H. Cotton(Ing) 1937 Sanremo – M. Dallemagne (Fra) 1938 Villa d’Este – F . Van Donck (Bel) 1939/46 not played 1947 Sanremo – F. Van Donck (Bel) 1948 Sanremo – A. Casera (Ita) 1949 Villa d’Este – H.
Hassanein (Egi) 1950 Rome – U.Grappasonni (Ita) 1951 Milan – J.
Adams (Sco) 1952 Milan – E. Brown(Sco) 1953 Villa d’Este – F.
Van Donck (Bel) 1954 Villa d’Este – U. Grappasonni (Ita) 1955 Venice – F. Van Donck (Bel) 1956 Milan – A.Cerda (Arg) 1957 Villa d’Este – H. Henning (Saf.) 1958 Varese – P. Alliss (Eng) 1959 Villa d’Este – P. Thomson(Aus) 1960 Venice – B.Wilkes (Saf) 1961/70 not played 1971 Garlenda – R. Sota (Spa) 1972 Villa d’Este – N .Wood (Sco) 1973 Rome – T.Jacklin (Eng) 1974 Venice – P.Oosterhuis (Eng) 1975 Monticello – B.Casper (Usa) 1976 Is Molas – B.Dassù (Ita) 1977 Monticello – A.Gallardo (Spa ) 1978 Pevero – D.Hayes (Saf) 1979 Monticello – B.Barnes (Sco) 1980 Rome – M.Mannelli (Ita) 1981 Milan – JMCañizares (Spa) 1982 Is Molas – M.James(Ing) 1983 Florence – B. Langer (Ger) 1984 Milan – S. Lyle (Sco) 1985 Molinetto – M.Piñero (Spa) 1986 Albarella – D.Feherty (Irl) 1987 Monticello – S.Torrance (Sco) 1988 Monticello – G. Norman (Aus) 1989 Monticello – R.Rafferty (Irl) 1990 Milan – R.Boxall (Eng) 1991 Castelconturbia – C.
Parry (Aus) 1992 Monticello – S.Lyle (Sco) 1993 Modena – G.Turner (Nzl) 1994 M. Simone – E.Romero (Arg) 1995 Le Rovedine – S.Torrance (Sco) 1996 Bergamo – J. Payne( Ing) 1997 Gardagolf – B.Langer (Ger) 1998 Castelconturbia – Sjoland (Sve) 1999 Turin- D.Robertson (Sco) 2000 Is Molas – I.Poulter (Ing) 2001 Is Molas – G. Havret (Fra) 2002 Olgiata – I.Poulter (Eng) 2003 Gardagolf – M.Gronberg (Sve) 2004 Tolcinasco – G. McDowell (Irl) 2005 Tolcinasco – S.Webster (Eng) 2006 Tolcinasco – F. Molinari (Ita) 2007 Tolcinasco – G.Fernandez Castaño ( Spa) 2008 Tolcinasco – H.Otto (Rsa) 2009 RP I Roveri – D.Vancsik(Arg) 2010 RP I Roveri – FHAndersson (Sve) 2011 RP I Roveri – R.Rock (Ing) 2012 RP I Roveri – G.Fernandez Castaño (Spa) 2013 Turin – J.Quesne (Fra) 2014 Turin – H Otto (Rsa) 2015 Milan – R.Karlberg (Sve) 2016 Milan – F.Molinari (Ita) 2017 Milan – T.Hatton (Ing) 2018 – Soiano del Lago – T. Olesen (Dan) – 2019 – Rome – Bernd Wiesberger (Aus). 2020 – Pozzolengo – Ross McGowan (Eng) – 2021 – Rome – N. Hojgaard. 2022 – Rome – Robert MacIntyre – 2023 – Rome – Adrian Meronk. (HANDLE).
