Sarazen World Open


The Sarazen World Open was a professional golf tournament, named in honor of seven-time major champion and hall of famer Gene Sarazen. It was held from 1994 to 1999. The field mostly consisted of national open winners from around the world from the previous two years. From 1996 to 1998, it was sponsored by Subaru and titled as the Subaru Sarazen World Open.
The Sarazen World Open was an unofficial event on the PGA Tour and for the first five years was also an approved special event on European Tour; in its final year it became an official Order of Merit event on the European Tour. It was played at Chateau Elan in Braselton, Georgia until 1999, when it was held at PGA Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain.

Winners

;European Tour event
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runners-upPurse First prize
1999Thomas Bjørn273−152 strokes Paolo Quirici
Katsuyoshi Tomori
600,000100,000

;Unofficial money event
YearWinnerCountryScoreRunner-upPurse First prize
1998Dudley Hart272 Bob Tway2,000,000360,000
1997Mark Calcavecchia271 Lee Westwood2,000,000360,000
1996Frank Nobilo 272 Scott Hoch1,900,000342,000
1995Frank Nobilo216 Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Mark McNulty
1,900,000350,000
1994Ernie Els273 Fred Funk1,900,000350,000