UK Championship (golf) explained

ISPS Handa UK Championship
Location:Wishaw, Warwickshire, England
Coordinates:52.554°N -1.734°W
Establishment:2020
Course:The Belfry
(Brabazon Course)
Par:72
Yardage:7233yd
Tour:European Tour
Format:Stroke play
Final Year:2020
Aggregate:274 Rasmus Højgaard
274 Justin Walters
To-Par:−14 as above
Final Champion: Rasmus Højgaard
Map:UK England#United Kingdom Warwickshire
Map Label:The Belfry
Map Relief:yes
Map Label Position:right
Map Size:200px

The UK Championship, known as the ISPS Handa UK Championship for sponsorship reasons,[1] was a professional golf tournament which was held 27–30 August 2020 at The Belfry, in Wishaw, Warwickshire, England.

The tournament was intended to be a one-off event and was the final leg of a six-week "UK swing" on the European Tour during the 2020 season. The UK swing was created as part of sweeping changes to the tour's schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] [3]

Brendan Lawlor received a sponsor's invitation into the tournament and made history as he became the first disabled golfer to play in a European Tour event.[4]

Rasmus Højgaard won the event, defeating Justin Walters in a playoff to claim his second European Tour win.[5]

External links

52.554°N -1.734°W

Notes and References

  1. News: ISPS HANDA to sponsor European Tour's Wales Open and UK Championship . Golf Business News . 22 July 2020 . 22 July 2020.
  2. Web site: European Tour announces resumption of 2020 season . European Tour . 28 May 2020 . 28 May 2020.
  3. News: European Tour to resume in July with six-event U.K. Swing in England and Wales . Golf Channel . Rex . Hoggard . 28 May 2020 . 14 July 2020.
  4. News: Brendan Lawlor out to inspire as first disable golfer to compete on European Tour . Belfast Telegraph . Frank . Brownlow . 27 August 2020 . 27 August 2020.
  5. Web site: UK Championship: Rasmus Hojgaard, 19, wins second European Tour title after Belfry play-off . Sky Sports . 30 August 2020.