Benson & Hedges International Open
Appearance
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Tournament information | |
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Location | England |
Established | 1971 |
Course(s) | The Belfry (Brabazon Course) |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,119 yd (6,510 m) |
Tour(s) | European Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | £1,100,000 |
Month played | May |
Final year | 2003 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 266 Vicente Fernández (1975) |
To par | −18 Vicente Fernández (1975) −18 Sam Torrance (1984) |
Final champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in England Location in Warwickshire |
The Benson & Hedges International Open was a men's professional golf tournament which was played in England. It was founded in 1971 and for its first five years it was called the Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf. It was sponsored by Benson & Hedges, a cigarette company. It was part of the European Tour's annual schedule from the tour's first season in 1972 until the tournament ceased in 2003, following the introduction of a ban on tobacco advertising and sponsorship of sporting events by the British government. The prize fund for the final edition of the tournament was €1,596,861, which was mid-range for a European Tour event at the time.
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. | |
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Benson & Hedges International Open | ||||||||
2003 | ![]() |
277 | −11 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
The Belfry | [1] | |
2002 | ![]() |
278 | −10 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
The Belfry | [2] | |
2001 | ![]() |
275 | −13 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
The Belfry | [3] | |
2000 | ![]() |
275 | −13 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
The Belfry | [4][5] | |
1999 | ![]() |
273 | −15 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
The Oxfordshire | ||
1998 | ![]() |
273 | −15 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
The Oxfordshire | ||
1997 | ![]() |
276 | −12 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
The Oxfordshire | ||
1996 | ![]() |
283 | −5 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
The Oxfordshire | ||
1995 | ![]() |
280 | −8 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
St Mellion International | ||
1994 | ![]() |
281 | −7 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
St Mellion International | ||
1993 | ![]() |
276 | −12 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
St Mellion International | ||
1992 | ![]() |
287 | −1 | Playoff | ![]() |
St Mellion International | ||
1991 | ![]() |
286 | −2 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
St Mellion International | ||
1990 | ![]() |
279 | −9 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
St Mellion International | ||
1989 | ![]() |
272 | −12 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Fulford | ||
1988 | ![]() |
271 | −17 | Playoff | ![]() |
Fulford | ||
1987 | ![]() |
275 | −13 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Fulford | ||
1986 | ![]() |
274 | −14 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
Fulford | ||
1985 | ![]() |
274 | −14 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Fulford | ||
1984 | ![]() |
270 | −18 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Fulford | ||
1983 | ![]() |
273 | −15 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Fulford | ||
1982 | ![]() |
283 | −5 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fulford | ||
1981 | ![]() |
272 | −16 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
Fulford | ||
1980 | ![]() |
272 | −16 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Fulford | ||
1979 | ![]() |
272 | −8 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
St. Mellion International | ||
1978 | ![]() |
274 | −10 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
Fulford | ||
1977 | ![]() |
280 | −4 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
Fulford | ||
1976 | ![]() |
272 | −12 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Fulford | ||
Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf | ||||||||
1975 | ![]() |
266 | −18 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Fulford | ||
1974 | ![]() |
276 | −8 | Playoff | ![]() |
Fulford | ||
1973 | ![]() |
276 | −8 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Fulford | [6] | |
1972 | ![]() |
281 | −3 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Fulford | ||
1971 | ![]() |
279 | −5 | Playoff | ![]() |
Fulford | [7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Casey wins at The Belfry". BBC Sport. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Cabrera reigns at The Belfry". BBC Sport. 12 May 2002. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Stenson proves big at The Belfry". BBC Sport. 13 May 2001. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Belfry leader disqualified". BBC Sport. 14 May 2000. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ Garrod, Mark (14 May 2000). "Olazabal cashes in on Harrington horror". The Independent. Retrieved 1 February 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Baker's first major win". The Glasgow Herald. 20 August 1973. p. 5.
- ^ "Jacklin upholds his reputation". The Glasgow Herald. 23 August 1971. p. 5.