Omega European Masters

The Omega European Masters is the meet where Baldovino Dassu achieved the feat of scoring 60 over 18 holes, thus becoming the first player in the European circuit to do so. The tournament was born s the Swiss masters but came its name was changed a few times due to various reasons. Since 1992, it is known by its present name. It has been associated with the Crans-Sur-Sierre Golf Club in Valais since 1971. This course also hosts the Swiss Open.

• Swiss Open (1927-82)
• Ebel European Masters Swiss Open (1983-90)
• Canon European Masters Swiss Open (1991)
• Omega European Masters (1992- )

The 2006 event was a very big crowd puller. Teenage female golf prodigy Michelle Wie was invited to play here but unfortunately she finished last. Nevertheless, the crowd enjoyed her presence here, which was her first attempt at the European Tour . The prize purse for the meet was € 2 million. Bradley Dredge won it hands down with an eight-shot victory over Francesco Molinari and Marcel Siem, who came joint second. Dredge pocketed a cool € 33,33,330 for his efforts.

Past Winners

The Omega European Masters has been won by many top golfers over the years. Here is a list of players who have won here since it became part of the European Tour .

• Bradley Dredge 2006
• Sergio Garcia 2005
• Luke Donald 2004
• Ernie Els 2003
• Robert Karlsson 2002
• Ricardo Gonzales 2001
• Eduardo Romero 2000; 1994

The Omega European Masters became the first tournament on the tour to allow Michelle Wie play. As we continue on this tour we will learn about the other tournaments in the European Tour .