English Classic Explained

English Classic
Location:Warwickshire, England
Establishment:1979
Course:The Belfry
Par:72
Tour:European Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:July
Final Year:1983
Aggregate:279 Greg Norman (1982)
279 Hugh Baiocchi (1983)
279 Eamonn Darcy (1983)
279 Mike Sullivan (1983)
To-Par:−13 Greg Norman (1982)
Final Champion: Hugh Baiocchi
Map:UK England#United Kingdom Warwickshire
Map Label:The Belfry
Map Relief:yes
Map Label Position:right
Map Size:200px
Coordinates:52.554°N -1.734°W

The English Classic was a professional golf tournament which was played annually from 1979 to 1983. It was a fixture on the European Tour schedule, and hosted at The Belfry in Wishaw, Warwickshire, England.

Two of the five winners were major championship winners and World Number 1 golfers, namely the Australian Greg Norman and the Spaniard Seve Ballesteros. In 1983 the prize fund was £90,000, which was mid range for a European Tour event at that time.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
State Express Classic
279 −9 Playoff Eamonn Darcy
Mike Sullivan
State Express English Classic
279 −13 1 stroke Brian Marchbank
State Express Classic
283 −5 2 strokes Greg Norman
Mazda Cars English Classic
286 −2 1 stroke Sandy Lyle
Lada English Golf Classic
286 −2 6 strokes Neil Coles
Simon Hobday

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