English Classic
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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Warwickshire, England |
| Established | 1979 |
| Course(s) | The Belfry |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 1983 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 279 Greg Norman (1982) 279 Hugh Baiocchi (1983) 279 Eamonn Darcy (1983) 279 Mike Sullivan (1983) |
| To par | −13 Greg Norman (1982) |
| Final champion | |
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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 £90,505, which was mid range for a European Tour event at that time.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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| 1983 | Hugh Baiocchi | | 279 | −9 | Playoff |   |
| 1982 | Greg Norman | .svg.png){kind=small} | 279 | −13 | 1 stroke |  |
| 1981 | Rodger Davis | | 283 | −5 | 2 strokes | |
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| 1980 | Manuel Piñero | .svg.png){kind=small} | 286 | −2 | 1 stroke | |
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| 1979 | Seve Ballesteros | | 286 | −2 | 6 strokes |  |
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