The Omega European Masters is one of the longest-running tournaments in the world, starting originally as the Swiss Open and developing into a coveted event on the DP World Tour schedule.
The event is considered one of the biggest tournaments in golf because it is one of the oldest national championships, and the setting for the modern event is incredible.
The tournament has not been continuously conducted since 1905. The tournament was not played during World War I and World War II, and the event was canceled in 2020.
Seve Ballesteros, Harold Henning, Dai Rees, Marcel Dallemagne, Auguste Boyer and Alec Ross all share the tournament record with three wins each.
The Omega European Masters has seen an increase in prestige in recent years.
Omega European Masters format
The Omega European Masters is played over four days, and there is a cut for the qualifying field.
The field, which is 156 players, is reduced to the top 65 players and ties for the final two rounds of the event. At the end of the 72-hole event, the lowest score wins. In the event of a sudden-death playoff is conducted to determine a winner.
Most frequent Omega European Masters hosts
- Durban Country Club: 18
Omega European Masters past sponsors
Omega European Masters has had a singular name over the years:
- 2001-present: Omega European Masters
- 1992-2000: Canon European Masters
- 1991: Canon European Masters Swiss Open
- 1983-1990: Ebel European Masters Swiss Open
- 1982: Ebel Swiss Open
- 1905-1981: Swiss Open
Omega European Masters history & results
| YEAR | WINNER | TOT | TO PAR | BY |
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| 2024 | Matt Wallace | 269 | −11 | PO |
| 2023 | Ludvig Åberg | 261 | −19 | 2 |
| 2022 | Thriston Lawrence | 262 | −18 | PO |
| 2021 | Rasmus Højgaard | 267 | −13 | 1 |
| 2020 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | Sebastian Söderberg | 266 | −14 | PO |
| 2018 | Matt Fitzpatrick (2) | 263 | −17 | PO |
| 2017 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 266 | −14 | PO |
| 2016 | Alex Norén (2) | 263 | −17 | PO |
| 2015 | Danny Willett | 263 | −17 | 1 |
| 2014 | David Lipsky | 262 | −18 | PO |
| 2013 | Thomas Bjørn (2) | 264 | −20 | PO |
| 2012 | Richie Ramsay | 267 | −17 | 4 |
| 2011 | Thomas Bjørn | 264 | −20 | 4 |
| 2010 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 263 | −21 | 3 |
| 2009 | Alex Norén | 264 | −20 | 2 |
| 2008 | Jean-François Lucquin | 271 | −13 | PO |
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| 2007 | Brett Rumford | 268 | −16 | PO |
| 2006 | Bradley Dredge | 267 | −17 | 8 |
| 2005 | Sergio García | 270 | −14 | 1 |
| 2004 | Luke Donald | 265 | −19 | 5 |
| 2003 | Ernie Els | 267 | −17 | 6 |
| 2002 | Robert Karlsson | 270 | −14 | 4 |
| 2001 | Ricardo González | 268 | −16 | 3 |
| 2000 | Eduardo Romero (2) | 261 | −23 | 10 |
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| 1999 | Lee Westwood | 270 | −14 | 2 |
| 1998 | Sven Strüver | 263 | −21 | PO |
| 1997 | Costantino Rocca | 266 | −18 | 1 |
| 1996 | Colin Montgomerie | 260 | −24 | 4 |
| 1995 | Mathias Grönberg | 270 | −18 | 2 |
| 1994 | Eduardo Romero | 266 | −22 | 1 |
| 1993 | Barry Lane | 270 | −18 | 1 |
| 1992 | Jamie Spence | 271 | −17 | PO |
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| 1991 | Jeff Hawkes | 268 | −20 | 1 |
| 1990 | Ronan Rafferty | 267 | −21 | 2 |
| 1989 | Seve Ballesteros (3) | 266 | −14 | 2 |
| 1988 | Chris Moody | 268 | −20 | 1 |
| 1987 | Anders Forsbrand | 263 | −25 | 3 |
| 1986 | José María Olazábal | 262 | −26 | 3 |
| 1985 | Craig Stadler | 267 | −21 | 2 |
| 1984 | Jerry Anderson | 261 | −27 | 5 |
| 1983 | Nick Faldo | 268 | −20 | PO |
| 1982 | Ian Woosnam | 272 | −16 | PO |
| 1981 | Manuel Piñero (2) | 277 | −11 | PO |
| 1980 | Nick Price | 267 | −21 | 6 |
| 1979 | Hugh Baiocchi (2) | 275 | −5 | 5 |
| 1978 | Seve Ballesteros (2) | 272 | −8 | 3 |
| 1977 | Seve Ballesteros | 273 | −7 | 3 |
| 1976 | Manuel Piñero | 274 | −6 | 3 |
| 1975 | Dale Hayes | 273 | −7 | 1 |
| 1974 | Bob Charles (2) | 275 | −5 | 1 |
| 1973 | Hugh Baiocchi | 278 | −2 | 1 |
| 1972 | Graham Marsh | 270 | −10 | 1 |
| 1971 | Peter Townsend | 270 | −10 | 1 |
| 1970 | Graham Marsh | 274 | N/A | 8 |
| 1969 | Roberto Bernardini (2) | 277 | N/A | 2 |
| 1968 | Roberto Bernardini | 272 | N/A | PO |
| 1967 | Randall Vines | 272 | N/A | 2 |
| 1966 | Alfonso Angelini (2) | 271 | N/A | 5 |
| 1965 | Harold Henning (3) | 208[b] | N/A | 4 |
| 1964 | Harold Henning (2) | 276 | N/A | 1 |
| 1963 | Dai Rees (3) | 278 | N/A | PO |
| 1962 | Bob Charles | 272 | N/A | PO |
| 1961 | Kel Nagle | 268 | N/A | 2 |
| 1960 | Harold Henning | 270 | N/A | 3 |
| 1959 | Dai Rees (2) | 274 | N/A | 1 |
| 1958 | Ken Bousfield | 272 | N/A | 1 |
| 1957 | Alfonso Angelini | 270 | N/A | 4 |
| 1956 | Dai Rees | 278 | N/A | PO |
| 1955 | Flory Van Donck (2) | 277 | N/A | N/A |
| 1954 | Bobby Locke | 276 | N/A | N/A |
| 1953 | Flory Van Donck | 267 | N/A | N/A |
| 1952 | Ugo Grappasonni | 267 | N/A | N/A |
| 1951 | Eric Brown | 267 | N/A | N/A |
| 1950 | Aldo Casera | 276 | N/A | 4 |
| 1949 | Marcel Dallemagne (3) | 270 | N/A | N/A |
| 1948 | Ugo Grappasonni | 285 | N/A | N/A |
| 1947 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1946 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1945 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1944 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1943 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1942 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1941 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1940 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1939 | Firmin Cavalo Jr. | 273 | N/A | N/A |
| 1938 | Jean Saubaber | 139 | N/A | N/A |
| 1937 | Marcel Dallemagne (2) | 138 | N/A | N/A |
| 1936 | Francis Francis (a) | 134 | N/A | N/A |
| 1935 | Auguste Boyer (3) | 137 | N/A | N/A |
| 1934 | Auguste Boyer (2) | 133 | N/A | N/A |
| 1933 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1932 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1931 | Marcel Dallemagne | 145 | N/A | N/A |
| 1930 | Auguste Boyer | 150 | N/A | N/A |
| 1929 | Alex Wilson | 142 | N/A | N/A |
| 1928 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1927 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1926 | Alec Ross (3) | 145 | N/A | N/A |
| 1925 | Alec Ross (2) | 148 | N/A | N/A |
| 1924 | Percy Boomer | 150 | N/A | N/A |
| 1923 | Alec Ross | 149 | N/A | N/A |
| 1922 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1921 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1920 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1919 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1918 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1917 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1916 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1915 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1914 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1913 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1912 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1911 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1910 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1909 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1908 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1906 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1905 | Arthur Reid | 155 | N/A | 13 |
