English Classic

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English Classic
Tournament information
Location Warwickshire, England
Established1979
Course(s) The Belfry
Par72
Tour(s) European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund £90,000
Month playedJuly
Final year1983
Tournament record score
Aggregate279 Greg Norman (1982)
279 Hugh Baiocchi (1983)
279 Eamonn Darcy (1983)
279 Mike Sullivan (1983)
To par−13 Greg Norman (1982)
Final champion
Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Hugh Baiocchi
Location Map
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The Belfry
Location in England
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The Belfry
Location in Warwickshire

The English Classic was a professional golf tournament which was played annually from 1979 to 1983. It was a fixture on the European Tour schedule, and hosted at The Belfry in Wishaw, Warwickshire, England.

Two of the five winners were major championship winners and World Number 1 golfers, namely the Australian Greg Norman and the Spaniard Seve Ballesteros. In 1983 the prize fund was £90,000, which was mid range for a European Tour event at that time.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
State Express Classic
1983 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Hugh Baiocchi 279−9Playoff Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Darcy
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Sullivan
State Express English Classic
1982 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 279−131 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Marchbank
State Express Classic
1981 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis 283−52 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman
Mazda Cars English Classic
1980 Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Manuel Piñero 286−21 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle
Lada English Golf Classic
1979 Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Seve Ballesteros 286−26 strokes Flag of England.svg Neil Coles
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Simon Hobday

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