| Past Smurfit Kappa European Open Winners |
| Year |
Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2006 |
Stephen Dodd (279) -- Jose Manuel Lara, Anthony Wall |
| 2005 |
Kenneth Ferrie (285) -- Colin Montgomerie, Graeme Storm |
| 2004 |
Retief Goosen (275) -- Richard Green, Peter O'Malley, Lee Westwood |
| 2003 |
Phillip Price (272) -- Mark McNulty, Alastair Forsyth |
| 2002 |
Michael Campbell (282) -- Padraig Harrington, Paul Lawrie, Bradley Dredge, Retief Goosen |
| 2001 |
Darren Clarke (273) -- Ian Woosnam, Padraig Harrington, Thomas Bjorn |
| 2000 |
Lee Westwood (276) -- Angel Cabrera |
| 1999 |
Lee Westwood (271) -- Darren Clarke, Peter O'Malley |
| 1998 |
Mathias Gronberg (275) -- Miguel Angel Jimenez, Phillip Price |
| 1997 |
Per-Ulrik Johansson (267) -- Peter Baker |
| 1996 |
Per-Ulrik Johansson (277) -- Costantino Rocca |
| 1995 |
*Bernhard Langer (280) -- Barry Lane |
| 1994 |
David Gilford (275) -- Costantino Rocca, Jose Maria Olazabal |
| 1993 |
Gordon Brand, Jr. (275) -- Ronan Rafferty, Phillip Price |
| 1992 |
Nick Faldo (262) -- Robert Karlsson |
| 1991 |
Mike Harwood (277) -- Sandy Lyle |
| 1990 |
Peter Senior (267) -- Ian Woosnam |
| 1989 |
Andrew Murray (277) -- Frank Nobilo |
| 1988 |
Ian Woosnam (260) -- Nick Faldo |
| 1987 |
Paul Way (279) -- John Bland, Gordon Brand, Jr. |
| 1986 |
*Greg Norman (269) -- Ken Brown |
| 1985 |
Bernhard Langer (269) -- John O'Leary |
| 1984 |
Gordon Brand, Jr. (270) -- Seve Ballesteros, Noel Ratcliffe |
| 1983 |
Isao Aoki (274) -- Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Carl Mason |
| 1982 |
Manuel Pinero (266) -- Sam Torrance |
| 1981 |
Graham Marsh (275) -- Seve Ballesteros |
| 1980 |
Tom Kite (284) -- Lon Hinkle, Leonard Thompson |
| 1979 |
Sandy Lyle (275) -- Dale Hayes, Peter Townsend |
| 1978 |
*Bobby Wadkins (283) -- Bernard Gallacher, Gil Morgan |