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This article is about the regular golf tournament. For the senior golf tournament, see Russian Open Golf Championship (Senior). For the badminton tournament, see Russian Open (badminton).
M2M Russian Open
Tournament information
LocationMoscow, Russia
Established1993
CourseSkolkovo Golf Club
Par71
Length7,025 yards (6,424 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€1,000,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year2015
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Per-Ulrik Johansson (2007)
To par−23 as above
Final champion
England Lee Slattery
Location map
Skolkovo GC is located in Russia
Skolkovo GC
Skolkovo GC
Location in Russia
Skolkovo GC is located in Central Federal District
Skolkovo GC
Skolkovo GC

The Russian Open was a golf tournament on the European Tour. The event was established in 1993, and was first held at the Moscow Country Club in Nakhabino, just outside Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia.

History

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Originally contested over the first nine holes at the Moscow Country Club as an amateur tournament while the rest of the course was still under construction, the Russian Open became Russia's first professional golf tournament in 1994. It became an event on the second-tier Challenge Tour in 1996, and was added to the European Tour schedule from 2003. Between 2003 and 2005, it was an official money event on both tours, and from 2006 to 2008, it was solely an event on the European Tour calendar.

The 2005 prize fund of $500,000 was around a tenth of those of the leading events on the European Tour, even leaving aside the major championships and World Golf Championships. However, it was one of the richest tournaments of the season on the Challenge Tour. In 2006, when it became a European Tour only event, the prize fund doubled to $1 million, doubling again the following year, to $2 million.

The tournament was not played from 2009 to 2012 but returned in 2013 at the Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club. Tseleevo had hosted a Challenge Tour event, the M2M Russian Challenge Cup, from 2010 to 2012. The Russian Open moved to the Skolkovo Golf Club in 2015 where Andrey Pavlov made history when he became the first Russian to make the cut in a European Tour event. He finished 71st, last of those who made the cut.[1]

Winners

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YearTour(s)[a]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (€)
M2M Russian Open
2015EUREngland Lee Slattery269−151 strokeArgentina Estanislao Goya166,660
2014EUREngland David Horsey275−13PlayoffRepublic of Ireland Damien McGrane166,660
2013EURNorthern Ireland Michael Hoey272−164 strokesFrance Alexandre Kaleka
England Matthew Nixon		166,660
Inteco Russian Open Golf Championship
2009–2012: No tournament
2008EURSweden Mikael Lundberg (2)267−212 strokesSpain José Manuel Lara210,237
Russian Open Golf Championship
2007EURSweden Per-Ulrik Johansson265−236 strokesNetherlands Robert-Jan Derksen244,251
Imperial Collection Russian Open
2006EURSpain Alejandro Cañizares266−224 strokesScotland David Drysdale130,642
Cadillac Russian Open
2005CHA, EURSweden Mikael Lundberg273−15PlayoffEngland Andrew Butterfield67,600
BMW Russian Open
2004CHA, EUREngland Gary Emerson272−162 strokesAustria Markus Brier67,903
2003CHA, EURAustralia Marcus Fraser269−19PlayoffAustria Martin Wiegele66,660
2002CHAEngland Iain Pyman (2)269−191 strokeEngland Benn Barham
Netherlands Guido van der Valk		30,000
2001CHAWales Jamie Donaldson270−183 strokesEngland Michael Archer
Finland Mikael Piltz		27,147
2000CHAItaly Marco Bernardini269−193 strokesGermany Erol Şimşek26,396
1999CHAEngland Iain Pyman273−151 strokeSouth Africa Hennie Otto20,467
Moscow Country Club Russian Open
1998CHAEngland Warren Bennett270−187 strokesSweden Max Anglert
Argentina Ricardo González		20,467
Sovereign Russian Open
1997CHAItaly Michele Reale280−8PlayoffGermany Heinz-Peter Thül20,467
Russian Open
1996CHAEngland Carl Watts203−132 strokesEngland John Mellor14,624
General Motors Russian Open
1995England Simon Clough294+6
Phillips Russian Open
1994United States Steve Schroeder
Russian Open
1993Russia Konstantin Lifanov

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour.

Notes

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55°41′38″N 37°22′37″E / 55.694°N 37.377°E / 55.694; 37.377

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Russian_Open&oldid=1246673655"
    M2M Russian Open
    Tournament information
    LocationMoscow, Russia
    Established1993
    CourseSkolkovo Golf Club
    Par71
    Length7,025 yards (6,424 m)
    Tour(s)European Tour
    Challenge Tour
    FormatStroke play
    Prize fund€1,000,000
    Month playedSeptember
    Final year2015
    Tournament record score
    Aggregate265 Per-Ulrik Johansson (2007)
    To par−23 as above
    Final champion
    England Lee Slattery
    Location map
    Skolkovo GC is located in Russia
    Skolkovo GC
    Skolkovo GC
    Location in Russia
    Skolkovo GC is located in Central Federal District
    Skolkovo GC
    Skolkovo GC

    The Russian Open was a golf tournament on the European Tour. The event was established in 1993, and was first held at the Moscow Country Club in Nakhabino, just outside Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia.

    History

    Originally contested over the first nine holes at the Moscow Country Club as an amateur tournament while the rest of the course was still under construction, the Russian Open became Russia's first professional golf tournament in 1994. It became an event on the second-tier Challenge Tour in 1996, and was added to the European Tour schedule from 2003. Between 2003 and 2005, it was an official money event on both tours, and from 2006 to 2008, it was solely an event on the European Tour calendar.

    The 2005 prize fund of $500,000 was around a tenth of those of the leading events on the European Tour, even leaving aside the major championships and World Golf Championships. However, it was one of the richest tournaments of the season on the Challenge Tour. In 2006, when it became a European Tour only event, the prize fund doubled to $1 million, doubling again the following year, to $2 million.

    The tournament was not played from 2009 to 2012 but returned in 2013 at the Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club. Tseleevo had hosted a Challenge Tour event, the M2M Russian Challenge Cup, from 2010 to 2012. The Russian Open moved to the Skolkovo Golf Club in 2015 where Andrey Pavlov made history when he became the first Russian to make the cut in a European Tour event. He finished 71st, last of those who made the cut.[1]

    Winners

    YearTour(s)[a]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
    victory    		Runner(s)-upWinner's
    share (€)
    M2M Russian Open
    2015EUREngland Lee Slattery269−151 strokeArgentina Estanislao Goya166,660
    2014EUREngland David Horsey275−13PlayoffRepublic of Ireland Damien McGrane166,660
    2013EURNorthern Ireland Michael Hoey272−164 strokesFrance Alexandre Kaleka
    England Matthew Nixon    		166,660
    Inteco Russian Open Golf Championship
    2009–2012: No tournament
    2008EURSweden Mikael Lundberg (2)267−212 strokesSpain José Manuel Lara210,237
    Russian Open Golf Championship
    2007EURSweden Per-Ulrik Johansson265−236 strokesNetherlands Robert-Jan Derksen244,251
    Imperial Collection Russian Open
    2006EURSpain Alejandro Cañizares266−224 strokesScotland David Drysdale130,642
    Cadillac Russian Open
    2005CHA, EURSweden Mikael Lundberg273−15PlayoffEngland Andrew Butterfield67,600
    BMW Russian Open
    2004CHA, EUREngland Gary Emerson272−162 strokesAustria Markus Brier67,903
    2003CHA, EURAustralia Marcus Fraser269−19PlayoffAustria Martin Wiegele66,660
    2002CHAEngland Iain Pyman (2)269−191 strokeEngland Benn Barham
    Netherlands Guido van der Valk    		30,000
    2001CHAWales Jamie Donaldson270−183 strokesEngland Michael Archer
    Finland Mikael Piltz    		27,147
    2000CHAItaly Marco Bernardini269−193 strokesGermany Erol Şimşek26,396
    1999CHAEngland Iain Pyman273−151 strokeSouth Africa Hennie Otto20,467
    Moscow Country Club Russian Open
    1998CHAEngland Warren Bennett270−187 strokesSweden Max Anglert
    Argentina Ricardo González    		20,467
    Sovereign Russian Open
    1997CHAItaly Michele Reale280−8PlayoffGermany Heinz-Peter Thül20,467
    Russian Open
    1996CHAEngland Carl Watts203−132 strokesEngland John Mellor14,624
    General Motors Russian Open
    1995England Simon Clough294+6
    Phillips Russian Open
    1994United States Steve Schroeder
    Russian Open
    1993Russia Konstantin Lifanov

    See also

    Notes

    1. ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour.

    Notes

    1. ^ Inspirational Pavlov the Pride of Russia
    • Russian Open Golf Championship – official site
    • Coverage on the European Tour's official site

    55°41′38″N 37°22′37″E / 55.694°N 37.377°E / 55.694; 37.377

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Russian_Open&oldid=1246673655"