Monte Carlo Open (golf)
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The Monte Carlo Open was a
European Tour The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...
golf tournament which was played annually from 1984 to 1992. It was staged at the Monte Carlo Golf Club near
Mont Agel Mont Agel is a mountain in the Maritime Alps on the border between France and Monaco. The summit of this mount, at above sea level, is on the French side, but the highpoint of Monaco, lying on a pathway named Chemin des Révoires, is on its slo ...
in France, as there is no space for a golf course in
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. The winners of the tournament included two major champions, the Spaniard
Seve Ballesteros Severiano Ballesteros Sota (; 9 April 1957 – 7 May 2011) was a Spanish professional golfer, a World No. 1 who was one of the sport's leading figures from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. A member of a gifted golfing family, he won 90 inte ...
, who won in 1986, and Welshman Ian Woosnam, who won the final three events. In 1992 the prize fund was £450,000, which was mid-range for a European Tour event at that time.


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Coverage on the European Tour's official site
Former European Tour events Defunct golf tournaments in France Golf in Monaco Sports competitions in Monaco 1984 establishments in France 1992 disestablishments in France {{Monaco-stub