fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ ɪt wʌz ɐn ᵻvˈɛnt ɔnðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tˈʊɹ, ænd ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðə skˈɛdʒuːl æz ɐ wˈʌnˈɔf ᵻvˈɛnt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn tə ɹᵻplˈeɪs ðɪ ˈɛstoːɹəl ˈoʊpən, wˌɪtʃ wʌz kˈænsəld baɪ ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzɚz dˈuː tə sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi kənsˈɜːnz fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə nˈaɪn slˈæʃ ɪlˈɛvən ɐtˈæks ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.
From 1984 it was an event on the European Tour, and returned to the schedule as a one-off event in 2001 to replace the Estoril Open, which was cancelled by organisers due to security concerns following the 9/11 attacks in the United States.