Agfa-Gevaert Tournament (Germany)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Munich, West Germany |
| Established | 1968 |
| Course(s) | Munich Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Month played | August |
| Final year | 1971 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 278 Gary Robinson (1970) 278 Donald Swaelens (1970) |
| Final champion | |
| Belgium Donald Swaelens | |
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The Agfa-Gevaert Tournament was a professional golf tournament that was played in Munich, West Germany from 1968 to 1971. It was founded by sponsors Agfa-Gevaert following the success of their British subsidiary's existing tournament in England,[1] and was the last of three tournaments in West Germany played in consecutive weeks, following on from the German Open and the Woodlawn International Invitational. It was hosted at Munich Golf Club.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Country | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Donald Swaelens | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 281 (−7) | 1 stroke | Roberto Bernardini | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | [2] |
| 1970 | Gary Robinson | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 278 (−10) | Playoff[lower-alpha 1] | Donald Swaelens | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | [3] |
| 1969 | Roberto Bernardini | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 281 (−7) | 1 stroke | Graham Henning | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa | [4] |
| 1968 | Roberto Bernardini | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 281 (−7) | 1 stroke | Barry Franklin | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa | [5] |
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- ↑ Robinson won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
References
- ↑ Dobereiner, Peter (18 August 1968). "There's gold over there, young man". The Observer. London, England. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Swaelens cops Agfa golf meet". European Stars And Stripes. Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. p. 18. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Soldier wins golf event at Munich". Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States. AP. 3 August 1970. p. 18. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Italian victory". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 August 1969. p. 18. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Italian wins Munich golf". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 14 August 1968. p. 26. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via Google News Archive.