The Basque Coast Open was a professional
golf tournament that was played from 1967 to 1969 at Biarritz Golf Club in
Biarritz
Biarritz ( , , , ; Basque also ; oc, Biàrritz ) is a city on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the French Basque Country in southwestern France. It is located from the border with Spain. ...
, France.
It was won by Spain's
Manuel Ballesteros
Manuel Ballesteros Sota (born 22 June 1949) is a Spanish professional golfer. He is best known as a European Tour champion as well as being the former manager and brother of Seve Ballesteros.
Golf career
Ballesteros was born in the summer of ...
and France's
Jean Garaïalde
Jean Garaïalde (born 2 October 1934) is a French professional golfer.
Garaïalde was born in Ciboure, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. He turned professional in 1952. In 1969, he became the first French golfer since Firmin Cavalo in 1948 to claim his ow ...
.
Winners
References
Defunct golf tournaments in France
Sport in Biarritz
Recurring sporting events established in 1967
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1969
1967 establishments in France
1969 disestablishments in France
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