Bob Hope British Classic

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Bob Hope British Classic
Tournament information
Location Hertfordshire, England
Established1980
Course(s) Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s) European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund £250,000
Month playedAugust
Final year1991
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 José María Cañizares (1980)
269 José María Cañizares (1983)
To par−19 as above
Final champion
Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst
Location map
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Royal Liverpool GC
Location in England
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Royal Liverpool GC
Location in Merseyside

The Bob Hope British Classic was the original and most often used name of a European Tour golf tournament which was played in England every year but one from 1980 to 1991. It had six different names in total. The English born American entertainer Bob Hope was one of the most prominent celebrity friends of golf, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. All of the tournaments except the first and the last were played at Moor Park Golf Club in Hertfordshire, just to the north of London. The best known winner was the German future World Number 1 Bernhard Langer. In 1991 the prize fund was £252,370, which was below average for a European Tour event at that time.

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Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
European Pro-Celebrity
1991 Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst 272−167 strokes Ulster Banner.svg Ronan Rafferty Royal Liverpool [1]
Wang Four Stars
1990 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis (2)271−17Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Clayton
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Malley
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty
Moor Park [2]
1989 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry 273−15Playoff Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam Moor Park [3]
Wang Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity
1988 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis 275−11 stroke Flag of Spain.svg José María Cañizares
Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Darcy
Moor Park [4]
London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity
1987 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty 273−15Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance Moor Park [5]
1986 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Garrido 275−131 stroke Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal
Ulster Banner.svg Ronan Rafferty
Moor Park [6]
Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity
1985 Flag of Scotland.svg Ken Brown 277−31 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Brand Jnr Moor Park [7]
Bob Hope British Classic
1984 Cancelled due to lack of sponsorship [8]
1983 Flag of Spain.svg José María Cañizares (2)269−191 stroke Ulster Banner.svg David Feherty Moor Park [9]
1982 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Brand Jnr 272−163 strokes Flag of England.svg Mark James Moor Park [10]
1981 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 200 [a] −135 strokes Flag of England.svg Peter Oosterhuis Moor Park [11]
1980 Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg José María Cañizares 269−191 stroke Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Seve Ballesteros
Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino
Flag of England.svg Brian Waites
R.A.C. [12]

Notes

  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

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