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Benson & Hedges International Open

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Benson & Hedges International Open
Tournament information
LocationEngland
Established1971
Course(s)The Belfry
(Brabazon Course)
Par72
Length7,119 yd (6,510 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£1,100,000
Month playedMay
Final year2003
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Vicente Fernández (1975)
To par−18 Vicente Fernández (1975)
−18 Sam Torrance (1984)
Final champion
England Paul Casey
Location map
The Belfry is located in England
The Belfry
The Belfry
Location in England
The Belfry is located in Warwickshire
The Belfry
The Belfry
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

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
Benson & Hedges International Open
2003 England Paul Casey 277 −11 4 strokes Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington The Belfry [1]
2002 Argentina Ángel Cabrera 278 −10 1 stroke England Barry Lane The Belfry [2]
2001 Sweden Henrik Stenson 275 −13 3 strokes Argentina Ángel Cabrera
Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley
The Belfry [3]
2000 Spain José María Olazábal (2) 275 −13 3 strokes Wales Phillip Price The Belfry [4][5]
1999 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 273 −15 3 strokes Argentina Ángel Cabrera
Sweden Per-Ulrik Johansson
The Oxfordshire
1998 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 273 −15 3 strokes Spain Santiago Luna The Oxfordshire
1997 Germany Bernhard Langer (2) 276 −12 2 strokes Wales Ian Woosnam The Oxfordshire
1996 Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames 283 −5 1 stroke England Jon Robson The Oxfordshire
1995 Australia Peter O'Malley 280 −8 1 stroke England Mark James
Italy Costantino Rocca
St Mellion International
1994 Spain Seve Ballesteros 281 −7 3 strokes England Nick Faldo St Mellion International
1993 England Paul Broadhurst 276 −12 1 stroke England Mark James
Spain José María Olazábal
St Mellion International
1992 Australia Peter Senior 287 −1 Playoff Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone St Mellion International
1991 Germany Bernhard Langer 286 −2 2 strokes Fiji Vijay Singh St Mellion International
1990 Spain José María Olazábal 279 −9 1 stroke Wales Ian Woosnam St Mellion International
1989 Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr 272 −12 1 stroke England Derrick Cooper Fulford
1988 England Peter Baker 271 −17 Playoff England Nick Faldo Fulford
1987 Australia Noel Ratcliffe 275 −13 2 strokes Sweden Ove Sellberg Fulford
1986 England Mark James 274 −14 Playoff South Africa Hugh Baiocchi
United States Lee Trevino
Fulford
1985 Scotland Sandy Lyle 274 −14 1 stroke Wales Ian Woosnam Fulford
1984 Scotland Sam Torrance 270 −18 1 stroke Australia Wayne Grady Fulford
1983 South Africa John Bland 273 −15 1 stroke West Germany Bernhard Langer Fulford
1982 Australia Greg Norman 283 −5 1 stroke New Zealand Bob Charles
Australia Graham Marsh
Wales Ian Woosnam
Fulford
1981 United States Tom Weiskopf 272 −16 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy
West Germany Bernhard Langer
Fulford
1980 Australia Graham Marsh (2) 272 −16 2 strokes South Africa John Bland Fulford
1979 England Maurice Bembridge 272 −8 2 strokes Scotland Ken Brown St. Mellion International
1978 United States Lee Trevino 274 −10 Playoff England Neil Coles
Australia Noel Ratcliffe
Fulford
1977 Spain Antonio Garrido 280 −4 3 strokes New Zealand Bob Charles Fulford
1976 Australia Graham Marsh 272 −12 2 strokes England Mark James Fulford
Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf
1975 Argentina Vicente Fernández 266 −18 1 stroke England Maurice Bembridge Fulford
1974 Belgium Philippe Toussaint 276 −8 Playoff Australia Bob Shearer Fulford
1973 South Africa Vin Baker 276 −8 2 strokes South Africa Dale Hayes Fulford [6]
1972 Australia Jack Newton 281 −3 1 stroke Scotland Harry Bannerman Fulford
1971 England Tony Jacklin 279 −5 Playoff England Peter Butler Fulford [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Casey wins at The Belfry". BBC Sport. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Cabrera reigns at The Belfry". BBC Sport. 12 May 2002. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Stenson proves big at The Belfry". BBC Sport. 13 May 2001. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Belfry leader disqualified". BBC Sport. 14 May 2000. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  5. ^ Garrod, Mark (14 May 2000). "Olazabal cashes in on Harrington horror". The Independent. Retrieved 1 February 2011.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Baker's first major win". The Glasgow Herald. 20 August 1973. p. 5.
  7. ^ "Jacklin upholds his reputation". The Glasgow Herald. 23 August 1971. p. 5.
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