Benson & Hedges Trophy

Benson & Hedges Trophy
Tournament information
Location	Spain
Established	1988
Tour(s)	European Tour ; Ladies European Tour
Format	Mixed pairs
Month played	November
Final year	1991
Tournament record score
Aggregate	267 Cañizares & Abitbol (1990)
Final champion
	Anders Forsbrand & Helen Alfredsson

Last updated May 05, 2023

The Benson & Hedges Trophy was a professional golf tournament that was held in Spain from 1988 to 1991. It was a mixed pairs event that was an unofficial money event on both the European Tour and Ladies European Tour.^[1]

The tournament was held in November, after the conclusion of the main Order of Merit schedule, at a different venue each year.

Winners

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref
1991	Las Brisas GC	Anders Forsbrand & Helen Alfredsson	275 (−13)	2 strokes	Malcolm MacKenzie & Penny Grice-Whittaker Bryan Norton & Pearl Sinn	^[2]
1990	El Bosque G&CC	José María Cañizares & Tania Abitbol	267 (−21)	2 strokes	Mark Mouland & Alison Nicholas	^[3]
1989	Aloha GC	Miguel Ángel Jiménez & Xonia Wunsch-Ruiz	281 (−7)	2 strokes	Carl Mason & Gillian Stewart	^[4]
1988	La Moraleja	Mark McNulty & Marie-Laure Taya	276 (−12)	1 stroke	José María Cañizares & Tania Abitbol	^[5]^[6]

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References

↑ "PGA Tour and LPGA could host joint events under new partnership". ESPN. PA Sport. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
↑ "Worthy win for Swedes". The Times. 11 November 1991. p. 43. Retrieved 24 April 2020– via The Times Digital Archive.
↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1991). The World of Professional Golf 1991. Chapmans. pp. 332–333, 594. ISBN 1855925583.
↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1990). World of Professional Golf 1990. Sackville. p. 488. ISBN 0948615389.
↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. p. 463. ISBN 000218284X.
↑ Sellberg, Lena (December 1988). "Marie - vilken fighter, McNulty/Taya - vilket par!" [Marie - What a fighter, McNulty/Taya - What a couple!]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. pp. 41–42.

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[1] "PGA Tour and LPGA could host joint events under new partnership". ESPN. PA Sport. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[2] "Worthy win for Swedes". The Times. 11 November 1991. p. 43. Retrieved 24 April 2020– via The Times Digital Archive.

[3] McCormack, Mark H. (1991). The World of Professional Golf 1991. Chapmans. pp. 332–333, 594. ISBN 1855925583.

[4] McCormack, Mark H. (1990). World of Professional Golf 1990. Sackville. p. 488. ISBN 0948615389.

[5] McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. p. 463. ISBN 000218284X.

[6] Sellberg, Lena (December 1988). "Marie - vilken fighter, McNulty/Taya - vilket par!" [Marie - What a fighter, McNulty/Taya - What a couple!]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. pp. 41–42.

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