Lawrence Batley International Explained

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.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
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

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