The Sarazen World Open was a professional

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tournament, named in honor of seven-time major champion and

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Gene Sarazen. It was held from 1994 to 1999. The field mostly consisted of national open winners from around the world from the previous two years. From 1996 to 1998, it was sponsored by Subaru and titled as the Subaru Sarazen World Open. The Sarazen World Open was an unofficial event on the

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and for the first five years was also an approved special event on

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; in its final year it became an official Order of Merit event on the European Tour. It was played at Chateau Elan (Legends course) in

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until 1999, when it was held at PGA Catalunya in

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Winners

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Coverage of 1999 event on the European Tour's official site
PGA Tour unofficial money events Former European Tour events Golf in Georgia (U.S. state) Golf tournaments in Spain Recurring sporting events established in 1994 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1999 1994 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) 1999 disestablishments in Spain {{Catalonia-sport-stub