| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Barcelona,Catalonia,Spain |
| Established | 1981 |
| Course(s) | Real Club de Golf El Prat |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £200,000 |
| Month played | March |
| Final year | 1988 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 266Neil Coles (1982) |
| To par | −16Seve Ballesteros (1985) |
| Final champion | |
 David Whelan | |
| Location map | |
TheBarcelona Open was a professionalgolf tournament that was held inBarcelona,Catalonia,Spain. Founded as theSanyo Open in 1981, it was an event on theEuropean Tour from 1982 until 1988, after which it was replaced on the tour schedule by theCatalan Open. For the first two editions it was played at Club de Golf Sant Cugat, and thereafter at Real Club de Golf El Prat.
After sponsorsSanyo withdrew following the 1986 tournament, promotersIMG supported the event in 1987.[1] However persistent bad weather rendered the El Prat course unplayable and the tournament was ultimately postponed until 1988.[1][2]
The two most notable winners were Spanish major championsSeve Ballesteros in 1985 andJosé María Olazábal in 1986. The final tournament in 1988 was won by England'sDavid Whelan, who defeatedNick Faldo,Barry Lane andMark Mouland in a four-wayplayoff. Whelan, who had borrowed money from his parents in order to make the trip to Spain to compete in the tournament, triumphed at the 4th extra hole after the four players had tied at 276 (12 under par) after 72 holes.[3]
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona Open | ||||||||
| 1989 | Cancelled | |||||||
| Torras Hostench Barcelona Open | ||||||||
| 1988 | David Whelan | 276 | −12 | Playoff | Nick FaldoBarry Lane Mark Mouland | El Prat | [3][4] | |
| Barcelona Open | ||||||||
| 1987 | Cancelled due to course flooding | El Prat | [2][1] | |||||
| Sanyo Open | ||||||||
| 1986 |  José María Olazábal | 273 | −15 | 3 strokes | Howard Clark | El Prat | [5] | |
| 1985 | Seve Ballesteros | 272 | −16 | 3 strokes |  Jeff Hawkes | El Prat | ||
| 1984 |  Sam Torrance | 281 | −7 | Playoff |  Des Smyth | El Prat | [6] | |
| 1983 | Des Smyth | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | Hugh BaiocchiMark James | El Prat | ||
| 1982 | Neil Coles | 266 | −14 | 1 stroke | Gary Cullen | Sant Cugat | [7] | |
| 1981 | Bernard Gallacher | 268 | −12 | 3 strokes | Seve Ballesteros | Sant Cugat | [8] | |
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