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Timex Open

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Timex Open
Tournament information
LocationBiarritz, France
Established1980
Course(s)Biarritz Golf Club
Par69
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£73,681
Month playedJune
Final year1984
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Mike Clayton (1984)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
Australia Mike Clayton
Location map
Biarritz GC is located in France
Biarritz GC
Biarritz GC
Location in France
Biarritz GC is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Biarritz GC
Biarritz GC
Location in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The Timex Open was a professional golf tournament. The tournament was held at Biarritz Golf Club in Biarritz, France. The tournament was originally a domestic event before transitioning into a European Tour event in 1983 and 1984.

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
1984 Australia Mike Clayton 260 −16 3 strokes United States Peter Teravainen
Scotland Sam Torrance
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1983 Spain Manuel Ballesteros 262 −14 2 strokes England Nick Faldo
1982 United States Lennie Clements 267 −9 5 strokes United States Barry Jaeckel [2][3]
1981 France Géry Watine (2) [4]
1980 France Géry Watine

References

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  1. ^ "Sam's 65 not good enough". The Glasgow Herald. 18 June 1984. p. 15.
  2. ^ "Poway's Clements planning new attack on PGA Tour". Daily Times-Advocate. 15 December 1982. p. 29. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Swan places ninth in France". 1982. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Watine Frankrijk's nummer één" (PDF). Maandblad Golf (in Dutch). October 1981. p. 37. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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