The Open de Portugal, previously the Portuguese Open, is an annual professional

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tournament, currently played on the

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History

It was first played in 1953, and was part of the

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's schedule from 1973 to 2010. After a hiatus, the tournament returned in 2017 as a dual-ranking event on both the European Tour and the second-tier

. Matt Wallace won the event claiming his first European Tour victory. Since 2017 it continued as Challenge Tour-only event. However, in 2020, as part of major changes to the season due to the

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, it returned to the European Tour schedule as a dual-ranking event.

Garrick Higgo Garrick Higgo (born 12 May 1999) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He has won three times on the European Tour, winning the 2020 Open de Portugal and the Gran Cana ...

won the 2020 event for his maiden European Tour win. In 2021, the event returned as a sole-sanctioned Challenge Tour event.

Winners

Notes

References

External links

Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official siteCoverage on the European Tour's official site
{{coord, 37.1973, -8.56731, type:event, display=title Challenge Tour events Former European Tour events Golf tournaments in Portugal Recurring sporting events established in 1953 Summer events in Portugal