Lawrence Batley International

The Lawrence Batley International was a European Tour golf tournament which was played annually from 1981 to 1987. The first three editions were played at Bingley St Ives, Bradford, the next three at Ryder Cup venue The Belfry and the final edition at Open Championship venue Royal Birkdale. The six different winners included four major championship winners: Nick Faldo, Sandy Lyle, Mark O'Meara and Ian Woosnam. In 1987 the prize fund was £141,544, which was the fourth smallest on the European Tour that year.

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
Lawrence Batley International
1987Mark O'Meara United States271−173 strokes Carl Mason
Lawrence Batley International T.P.C.*
1986Ian Woosnam Wales277−117 strokes Ken Brown
José María Cañizares
Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic
1985Graham Marsh Australia283−52 strokes Rick Hartmann
1984José Rivero Spain280−81 stroke José María Cañizares
Lawrence Batley International
1983Nick Faldo England266−184 strokes Warren Humphreys
Brian Waites
Paul Way
1982Sandy Lyle (2) Scotland269−152 strokes Manuel Piñero
1981Sandy Lyle Scotland280−42 strokes Nick Faldo

* "T.P.C." stands for "Tournament Players Championship". This designation has been used for several different European Tour events.

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