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Bob Hope British Classic

Summary

The Bob Hope British Classic was the original and most often used name of a European Tour golf tournament which was played in England every year but one from 1980 to 1991. It had six different names in total. The English born American entertainer Bob Hope was one of the most prominent celebrity friends of golf, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. All of the tournaments except the first and the last were played at Moor Park Golf Club in Hertfordshire, just to the north of London. The best known winner was the German future World Number 1 Bernhard Langer. In 1991 the prize fund was £252,370, which was below average for a European Tour event at that time.

Bob Hope British Classic
Tournament information
LocationHertfordshire, England
Established1980
Course(s)Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£250,000
Month playedAugust
Final year1991
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 José María Cañizares (1980)
269 José María Cañizares (1983)
To par−19 as above
Final champion
England Paul Broadhurst
Location map
Royal Liverpool GC is located in England
Royal Liverpool GC
Royal Liverpool GC
Location in England
Royal Liverpool GC is located in Merseyside
Royal Liverpool GC
Royal Liverpool GC
Location in Merseyside

Winners edit

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
European Pro-Celebrity
1991   Paul Broadhurst 272 −16 7 strokes   Ronan Rafferty Royal Liverpool [1]
Wang Four Stars
1990   Rodger Davis (2) 271 −17 Playoff   Mike Clayton
  Bill Malley
  Mark McNulty		 Moor Park [2]
1989   Craig Parry 273 −15 Playoff   Ian Woosnam Moor Park [3]
Wang Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity
1988   Rodger Davis 275 −1 1 stroke   José María Cañizares
  Eamonn Darcy		 Moor Park [4]
London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity
1987   Mark McNulty 273 −15 Playoff   Sam Torrance Moor Park [5]
1986   Antonio Garrido 275 −13 1 stroke   José María Olazábal
  Ronan Rafferty		 Moor Park [6]
Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity
1985   Ken Brown 277 −3 1 stroke   Gordon Brand Jnr Moor Park [7]
Bob Hope British Classic
1984 Cancelled due to lack of sponsorship [8]
1983   José María Cañizares (2) 269 −19 1 stroke   David Feherty Moor Park [9]
1982   Gordon Brand Jnr 272 −16 3 strokes   Mark James Moor Park [10]
1981   Bernhard Langer 200[a] −13 5 strokes   Peter Oosterhuis Moor Park [11]
1980   José María Cañizares 269 −19 1 stroke   Seve Ballesteros
  Lee Trevino
  Brian Waites		 R.A.C. [12]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References edit

  1. ^ "Broadhurst Coasts". Times-News. 12 August 1991. p. 13. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Davis wins in play-off". The Vindicator. Associated Press. 18 June 1990. p. 16. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Parry the star with victory in play-off". Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1989. p. 22. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  4. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (13 June 1988). "Davis falters but just holds on". Glasgow Herald. p. 12. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Miscellaneous". The News and Courier. 1 June 1987. p. 3C. Retrieved 2 February 2011.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ ""Too old" Garrido wins the biggest cheque of his life". Glasgow Herald. 2 June 1986. p. 10. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  7. ^ "Brown takes £21,000 despite late slump". Glasgow Herald. 1 June 1985. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  8. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (25 November 1983). "No Hope as sponsors pull out". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. p. 24. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ "Canizares a winner at last". Glasgow Herald. 26 September 1983. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  10. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (27 September 1982). "Another classic win for rookie Brand". Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  11. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (28 September 1981). "Langer calm on the road to victory". Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  12. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (29 September 1980). "Canizares comes from 7 behind". Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2011.

External links edit

  • Coverage on the European Tour's official site