Uniroyal International Championship Explained

Uniroyal International Championship
Location:Rickmansworth, England
Establishment:1976
Course:Moor Park Golf Club
Par:72
Tour:European Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:June
Final Year:1977
Aggregate:276 Seve Ballesteros (1977)
276 Nick Faldo (1977)
To-Par:−12 as above
Final Champion: Seve Ballesteros
Map:England#United Kingdom Hertfordshire
Map Label:Moor Park GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:51.628°N -0.449°W

The Uniroyal International Championship was a professional golf tournament on the European Tour in 1976 and 1977. It was sponsored by rubber corporation Uniroyal, and hosted at Moor Park Golf Club near Rickmansworth, to the north of London, England.[1]

In 1976 when it was called the Uniroyal International and won by Englishman Tommy Horton, and the following year, once the word "Championship" had been added to the name, and Seve Ballesteros of Spain was the victor. The prize fund in the second year was £29,010, which was mid-range for a European Tour event at that time.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref.
Uniroyal International Championship
276 −12 Playoff 6,000 [2]
Uniroyal International
277 −11 1 stroke 4,000 [3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Jacobs . Raymond . Uniroyal to stage £25,000 event . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow, Scotland . 13 November 1975 . 17 . Google News Archive . 14 June 2020.
  2. News: Faldo one-up on Bernie? . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow, Scotland . 27 June 1977 . 17 . Google News Archive . 14 June 2020.
  3. News: Jacobs . Raymond . Horton keeps ball rolling . Glasgow Herald . Glasgow, Scotland . 28 June 1976 . 17 . Google News Archive . 14 June 2020.