One of the oldest tournaments in Continental Europe, the Alstom Open de France celebrates ten consecutive years at Le Golf National outside Paris. Twelve months ago, Miguel Angel Jiménez became the oldest winner of the title at the age of 46 when he defeated compatriot Alejandro Cañizares and Italian Francesco Molinari in sudden death after he had gone in the water when two clear on the final hole of regulation play. First played in 1906, the tournament has been won be some of golf's greatest names, inlcuding Seve Ballesteros, Sandy Lyle, Greg Norman, Sir Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie.
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