Lawrence Batley International | |
Location: | Southport, England |
Establishment: | 1981 |
Course: | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
Par: | 72 |
Tour: | European Tour |
Format: | Stroke play |
Month Played: | August |
Final Year: | 1987 |
Aggregate: | 266 Nick Faldo (1983) |
To-Par: | −18 as above |
Final Champion: | Mark O'Meara |
Map: | England#Merseyside |
Map Label: | Royal Birkdale GC |
Map Relief: | yes |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | 53.622°N -3.033°W |
The Lawrence Batley International was a European Tour golf tournament which was played annually from 1981 to 1987. The first three editions were played at Bingley St Ives, Bradford, the next three at Ryder Cup venue The Belfry and the final edition at Open Championship venue Royal Birkdale. The six different winners included four major championship winners: Nick Faldo, Sandy Lyle, Mark O'Meara and Ian Woosnam. In 1987 the prize fund was £150,000, which was the fourth smallest on the European Tour that year.
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
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Lawrence Batley International | ||||||
271 | −17 | 3 strokes | Carl Mason | |||
Lawrence Batley International T.P.C. | ||||||
277 | −11 | 7 strokes | Ken Brown José María Cañizares | |||
Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic | ||||||
283 | −5 | 2 strokes | Rick Hartmann | |||
280 | −8 | 1 stroke | José María Cañizares | |||
Lawrence Batley International | ||||||
266 | −18 | 4 strokes | Warren Humphreys Brian Waites Paul Way | |||
Sandy Lyle (2) | 269 | −15 | 2 strokes | Manuel Piñero | ||
280 | −4 | 2 strokes | Nick Faldo |