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Italian Open (golf)

The Italian Open is the men's national open golf championship of Italy. It was founded in 1925 and, except for 1933 and during World War II, was played annually until 1960. After an eleven-year hiatus, it returned in 1971 when it was one of five tournaments in Continental Europe that were included on the British PGA Order of Merit circuit. The following year of that circuit has since been recognised as the first official season of the European Tour, and the Italian Open is one of few tournaments that have featured on the schedule every year. The 2018 event was the 75th edition of the championship.

History
In 1935, British golfer Percy Alliss scored a 262 aggregate on his way to winning the event. He established the lowest 72-hole total ever in any golf tournament ever at the time. The legitimacy of the record was in doubt, according to Time, as the length of the San Remo course was only 5,200 yards, far below the international "championship standard." Many decades later, in 2008, South African Hennie Otto was just one stroke away from Alliss' total, still the tournament record. ==Venues==
Venues
In 1973 the first two rounds were played on two different courses, Acquasanta and Olgiata, everyone playing one round on each course. After the cut, Acquasanta was then used for the final two rounds. ==Winners==
Winners
Source: Multiple winners • 4 wins • Auguste Boyer: 1926, 1928, 1930, 1931 • Flory Van Donck: 1938, 1947, 1953, 1955 • 2 wins • Percy Alliss: 1927, 1935 • Ugo Grappasonni: 1950, 1954 • Sandy Lyle: 1984, 1992 • Sam Torrance: 1987, 1995 • Bernhard Langer: 1983, 1997 • Ian Poulter: 2000, 2002 • Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño: 2007, 2012 • Hennie Otto: 2008, 2014 • Francesco Molinari: 2006, 2016 ==See also==
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