French International Amateur Championship

The French International Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament that is held in France and organised by the Fédération Française de Golf.^[1]

French International Amateur Championship

Tournament information
Location	France
Established	1904
Organised by	Fédération française de golf
Format	72-hole stroke play
Month played	May
Current champion
Benjamin Reuter

The French Open Amateur Championship was established in 1904 and used match play format. In 1986, a national open amateur 72-hole stroke play championship was instituted. The French Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship elevated the standing of the pre-existing Grand Prix de Chantilly, established in 1945 and held at Golf de Chantilly in Vineuil-Saint-Firmin. From this time, the match play championship was held in alternate years until 2001, after which it was discontinued. The match play returned annually for three years from 2008 to 2010 before being discontinued once more.^[2][3]

Trophies

The French Open Amateur Championship was played for the Trophée Gordon Bennett. When the stroke play championship began, the match play championship retained this trophy. The French Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship adopted the Grand Prix de Chantilly's Coupe Murat, named for the grandson of Joachim, 6th Prince Murat, president of Chantilly Golf Club between 1909 and 1932.^[4]

In 2023, the Coupe Murat was transferred to the French Open Mid-Amateur Championship, for over 35s,^[5] and the Trophée Gordon Bennett returned to the men's open amateur.^[2][3]

Winners

French International Amateur Championship – Trophée Gordon Bennett

Year	Champion	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue	Ref
2024	Benjamin Reuter	212	1 stroke	Jean-leon Aeschlimann Giampaolo Gagliardi Filippo Serra	Aisses	[6]
2023	Carl Siemens	211	5 strokes	Nathan Legendre	Aisses	[7]

French Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship – Coupe Murat^[2]

Year	Champion	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref
2022	Martin Couvra	282 (−2)	5 strokes	Adam Bresnu Ugo Malcor	[8]
2021	Philipp Katich	281 (−3)	2 strokes	Andrea Romano Matteo Cristoni	[9]
2020	No tournament
2019	Charles Larcelet	280 (−4)	3 strokes	Jerry Ji	[10]
2018	Hubert Tisserand	279 (−5)	1 stroke	Jeremy Gandon Francois Lagraulet	[11]
2017	Josh Hilleard	278 (−6)	Playoff	Pierre Pineau	[12]
2016	Iván Cantero	208 (−5)	Playoff	Marco Penge	[13]
2015	Jeong-weon Ko	284 (par)	Playoff	Francois Lagraulet	[14]
2014	Maximilian Röhrig	277 (−7)	Playoff	Kenny Subregis	[15]
2013	Adrien Saddier	280 (−4)	5 strokes	Martin Keskari	[16]
2012	Lionel Weber	287 (+3)	1 stroke	Romain Langasque	[17]
2011	Gary Stal	280 (−4)	8 strokes	Edouard Espana	[18]
2010	Alexander Lévy	270 (−10)	2 strokes	Adrian Otaegui	[19]
2009	Kalle Samooja	281 (+1)	2 strokes	Darren Wright	[20]
2008	David Antonelli	275 (−5)	5 strokes	Federico Colombo	[21]
2007	Tim Sluiter	274 (−6)	6 strokes	Dale Whitnell	[22]
2006	Sean Einhaus	278 (−2)	6 strokes	Tim Sluiter	[23]
2005	Tino Weiss			Julien Grillon	[24]
2004	François Calmels				[4]
2003	Yves Petit-Dubousquet				[4]
2002	François Illouz				[4]
2001	Philippe Lima
2000	François Delamontagne
1999	Sébastien Branger
1998	Tino Schuster
1997	Christophe Ravetto
1996	Benjamin Nicolay
1995	François Illouz				[4]
1994	Jesper Kjærbye
1993	Jean-Marc de Polo
1992	Alberto Valenzuela
1991	François Illouz				[4]
1990	Klas Eriksson
1989	Henrik Simonsen
1988	Joakim Haeggman				[25]
1987	Alberto Valenzuela
1986	Lin Chie-hsiang

French Open Amateur Match Play Championship – Trophée Gordon Bennett^[2]

Year	Champion	Score	Runner(s)-up	Venue	Ref
2010	Clément Berardo	10 and 8	Franck Daux	Saint-Germain
2009	Thomas Elissalde	5 and 4	Ken Benz	Saint-Cloud
2008	Gary Stal	5 and 4	Jérôme Lando-Casanova	Fontainebleau
2002–2007	Not held
2001	Christian Bindslev	4 and 3	Charles-Édouard Russo	Médoc
2000	Not held
1999	Sébastian Branger	4 and 3	Neil Pabari	Seignosse
1998	Not held
1997	Sergio García	9 and 8	Gary Birch	Palmola
1996	Not held
1995	Christophe Ravetto	2 and 1	Sébastien Delagrange	Médoc
1994	Not held
1993	Álvaro Salto	4 and 3	Thomas Besancenez	Wantzenau
1992	Not held
1991	Philip Johns	3 and 2	Alberto Valenzuela	Le Golf National
1990	Not held
1989	Gary Shemano	6 and 5	Sauli Mäkiluoma	Morfontaine
1988	Not held
1987	Frederik Lindgren	4 and 3	Éric Giraud	Nîmes Campagne
1986	Not held
1985	Ramy Taher	2 and 1	Jean-François Remésy	Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1984	Alexis Godillot	3 and 2	John Baldwin	Chantilly
1983	Sergio Prati	2 holes	Jean van de Velde	Fontainebleau
1982	François Illouz	6 and 5	Martial Papineau	Morfontaine
1981	François Illouz	3 and 2	Kai Flint	Le Touquet
1980	Tony Gresham	4 and 2	John Kelly	Chantilly
1979	Alexis Godillot	3 and 2	Sven Boinet	Saint-Germain
1978	Gavan Levenson	4 and 3	Lorenzo Silva	Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1977	Tim Planchin	37th hole	Michel Gayon	Saint-Cloud
1976	Tim Planchin	1 hole	Viet Pagel	Morfontaine
1975	Tim Planchin	3 and 2	Robbie Stewart	Fontainebleau
1974	Alexis Godillot	4 and 3	Neville Sundelson	Le Touquet
1973	Hervé Frayssineau	1 hole	George Burns	Chantilly
1972	Roger Lagarde	6 and 5	Michel Tapia	Morfontaine
1971	Jean-Charles Desbordes	4 and 3	Didier Charmat	Deauville
1970	Reginald Taylor	7 and 6	Didier Charmat	Chantilly
1969	Alexis Godillot	37th hole	Rodney Gorton	La Boulie
1968	Not held
1967	Alexis Godillot	3 and 2	Gaëtan Mourgue d'Algue	Morfontaine
1966	Gaëtan Mourgue d'Algue	6 and 5	Patrick Cros	Chantilly
1965	Gaëtan Mourgue d'Algue	8 and 7	Robert Nouel	Saint-Cloud
1964	Jim Bostwick	8 and 7	Paul Rolin	Deauville
1963	Patrick Cros	41st hole	Gaëtan Mourgue d'Algue	Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1962	Gaëtan Mourgue d'Algue	3 and 1	David Goldman	Chantilly
1961	Jacky Moerman	2 holes	William Pearce	Deauville
1960	Henri de Lamaze	4 and 2	John Dawson	Morfontaine
1959	Henri de Lamaze	9 and 7	Paul Coste	Saint-Germain
1958	Henri de Lamaze	4 and 3	Tim Holland	Deauville
1957	Henri de Lamaze	7 and 6	Ken Smith	Chantilly
1956	Henri de Lamaze	1 hole	Franco Bevione	La Boulie
1955	Henri de Lamaze	5 and 4	Don Bisplinghoff	Chantilly
1954	Henri de Lamaze	4 and 3	Clarke Hardwicke	Saint-Germain
1953	Roger Lagarde	2 and 1	Harry Bentley	Chantilly
1952	Dick Chapman	4 and 3	Billy Maxwell	Morfontaine
1951	Robert Knowles	3 and 2	Henri de Lamaze	Chantilly
1950	Henri de Lamaze	3 and 2	Michel Carlhian	Saint-Germain
1949	Henri de Lamaze	3 and 1	Philip Scrutton	Saint-Cloud
1948	Henri de Lamaze	2 and 1	Charlie Stowe	Chantilly
1947	Henri de Lamaze	2 and 1	Jacques Léglise	Morfontaine
1946	Michel Carlhian	3 and 2	Henri Alibaux	Chantilly
1940–1945	Not held
1939	Dick Chapman	5 and 4	Jacques Léglise	Saint-Germain
1938	Robert Dunkelberger	3 and 2	Arnold Bentley	Dieppe
1937	Jacques Léglise	1 hole	Henry Longhurst	Morfontaine
1936	Michel Carlhian	4 and 2	Michael Scott	Le Touquet
1935	Luis de Arana	1 hole	Javier de Arana	Morfontaine
1934	Javier de Arana	2 holes	Francis Francis	Chiberta
1933	Alfred Critchley	10 and 9	George Dixon	Fourqueux
1932	Harry Bentley	7 and 6	Noel Layton	Le Touquet
1931	Harry Bentley	4 and 3	Cyril Hardman	Granville
1930	George Von Elm	9 and 8	R. G. Morrison	La Boulie
1929	Jack Westland	6 and 5	Richard Fletcher	Chantilly
1928	Thomas Bourn	8 and 7	Arthur Vincent	Saint-Germain
1927	John Mellor	4 and 2	Harry Van Brower	Wimereux
1926	John Anderson	10 and 9	W. L. Richard	Saint-Cloud
1925	André Vagliano	6 and 4	André Gobert	Chantilly
1924	John Anderson	1 hole	Cyril Tolley	La Boulie
1923	George Hannay	5 and 4	Michael Scott	Dieppe
1922	Michael Scott	6 and 4	Bernard Drew	Le Touquet
1921	Charles Lipscomb	5 and 3	David Stoner Crowther	Chantilly
1920	Tommy Armour	3 and 2	Cyril Tolley	La Boulie
1915–1919	Not held
1914	Francis Ouimet	4 and 3	Henry Topping	La Boulie
1913	Charles Hope	37th hole	Edward Lassen	La Boulie
1912	Michael Scott	8 and 6	Charles Macfarlane	La Boulie
1911	Chick Evans	38th hole	John Anderson	La Boulie
1910	Peter Gannon	1 hole	Leslie Balfour-Melville	La Boulie
1909	François de Bellet	6 and 5	Allan Macbeth	La Boulie
1908	Walter Pringle	3 and 1	Gilbert Allis	La Boulie
1907	Sidney Chesterton	9 and 7	Reginald Graham	La Boulie
1906	Reginald Graham	11 and 10	Claude Gray	La Boulie
1905	Arthur Crosfield	7 and 5	Edgar Vincent	La Boulie
1904	Hector Beéche	9 and 7	H. F. Overbury	La Boulie

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External links

• Fédération française de golf