KLM Open 2007
Shot-making and creativity will be the key to victory as The KLM Open returns to The Kennemer Golf And Country Club from the 23 – 26 August 2007.
British Professional Simon Dyson defends the title he won at The Kennemer Golf Club 12 months ago while Maarten Lafeber, the 2003 Champion, and Robert Jan-Derksen will lead the home challenge.
Kennemer G&CC is one of the continent’s finest links courses and one which has hosted the tournament seventeen times since its first appearance in 1920, most recently in1989, 1999 and 2006.
In 1989 the tournament ended in spectacular fashion with the longest play-off in European Tour history as Spain’s José Maria Olazábal needed nine extra holes to defeat Northern Ireland’s Ronan Rafferty after Englishman Roger Chapman went out on the first play-off hole. In 1990 Scot Stephen McAllister won with the lowest 72 hole total at Kennemer of 274.
The KLM Open is also the only European Tour event which has produced two teenage winners – Seve Ballesteros (1976 – 19 and 121 days) and Paul Way (1983 – 19 and 149 days). Ballesteros is the second youngest and Way the third youngest to win on The European Tour.
