The AGF Open was a

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tournament which was played in France from 1988 to 1990. The first event was held at Biarritz Golf Club and the other two at Golf de La Grande-Motte, near

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. Its renewal in 1991 was cancelled due to sponsors being in dispute with the events promoters. The most notable of the three winners was future European

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captain Mark James of

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. In 1990 the prize fund was £201,358, which was one of the smaller purses on the European Tour that year. In 1988, David Llewellyn set a new European Tour record 72-hole aggregate of 258, surpassing the 259 set by

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at the German Open in 1987. The record was equalled in 1990 by

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at the

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and stood until August 2020, when it was broken by Andy Sullivan at Hanbury Manor Golf Club in the

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Winners

References

External links

Coverage on the European Tour's official site
{{Former European Tour Events Former European Tour events Defunct golf tournaments in France Recurring sporting events established in 1988 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1990 1988 establishments in France 1990 disestablishments in France