| Butlins Grand Masters [1] | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Location | Birmingham [2] |
| Country |  Great Britain |
| Established | 1977 |
| Organisation(s) | BDO Former Major (10 editions) |
| Format | Sets |
| Final Year | 1986 |
| Final champion(s) | |
 Eric Bristow | |
The Butlins Grand Masters [3] [4] was a former Major darts tournament organised by the British Darts Organisation and televised by ATV/Central between 1977 and 1986. The event was sponsored by the holiday and leisure company Butlins.
| Year | Champion (average in final) | Score | Runner-up (average in final) | Prize money | Sponsor | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Champion | Runner-up | ||||||
| 1977 [5] | John Lowe | 5-4 | Eric Bristow | ? | ? | ? | Butlins | King's Cabaret Theatre, Birmingham [6] |
| 1978 [7] |  Leighton Rees | beat | John Lowe | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 1979 [8] | Bobby George | beat | Bill Lennard | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 1980 | Bobby George | beat | Leighton Rees | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 1981 | Eric Bristow | beat | John Lowe | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 1982 | Eric Bristow | beat | Cliff Lazarenko | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 1983 [9] | Eric Bristow (95.61) | 5-1 |  Jocky Wilson (99.27) | ? | £3,000 | ? | ||
| 1984 [10] | Mike Gregory | 5-3 | Bob Anderson | £14,100 | £4,000 | ? | ||
| 1985 [11] | Eric Bristow | 5-3 |  Terry O'Dea | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 1986 | Eric Bristow | 5–3 |  Bob Sinnaeve | ? | ? | ? | ||
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