The Omega European Masters is the
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
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stop on professional men's
golf
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's
European Tour, and in 2009 it became the first event in Europe to be co-sanctioned by the
Asian Tour
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.
Founded as the Swiss Open in 1923, the tournament was prefixed with European Masters in 1983, before dropping Swiss Open from the title in 1992. During the 1971 event,
Baldovino Dassù became the first player to score 60 for 18 holes on the European circuit. The tournament has been held at the
Golf-Club Crans-sur-Sierre at
Crans-Montana in
Valais
Valais ( , ; ), more formally, the Canton of Valais or Wallis, is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion, Switzer ...
since 1939, and is currently played in early September each year.
Michelle Wie at 2006 tournament
In May, 2006,
Michelle Wie
Michelle Sung Wie West (; born October 11, 1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship. Wie also became the youngest winner of the ...
, who had a sponsorship contract with
Omega
Omega (, ; uppercase Ω, lowercase ω; Ancient Greek ὦ, later ὦ μέγα, Modern Greek ωμέγα) is the twenty-fourth and last letter in the Greek alphabet. In the Greek numerals, Greek numeric system/isopsephy (gematria), it has a value ...
, accepted an invitation from the company to play in the 2006 tournament, making her first attempt to play on the men's European Tour. At the September event she shot 78–79 to finish 15-over-par over two rounds and finished in last place among the 156 competitors. European Tour executive director George O'Grady said on September 8, 2006 that Wie's appearance was "an experiment" and he would need "a lot of persuading" before inviting Wie to participate in such an event again, despite record crowds estimated at 9,500.
Winners
See also
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Open golf tournament
Notes
References
External links
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European Tour events
Former Asian Tour events
Golf tournaments in Switzerland
Recurring sporting events established in 1923
1923 establishments in Switzerland
The Swatch Group