Benson & Hedges International Open
Tournament information | |
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Location | England |
Established | 1971 |
Tour(s) | European Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Final year | 2003 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 266 Vicente Fernández (1975) |
To par |
−18 Vicente Fernández (1975) −18 Sam Torrance (1984) |
Final champion | |
Paul Casey |
The Benson & Hedges International Open was a men's professional golf tournament which was played in England. It was founded in 1971 and for its first five years it was called the Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf. It was sponsored by Benson & Hedges, a cigarette company. It was part of the European Tour's annual schedule from the tour's first season in 1972 until the tournament ceased in 2003, following the introduction of a ban on tobacco advertising and sponsorship of sporting events by the British government. The prize fund for the final edition of the tournament was €1,596,861, which was mid-range for a European Tour event at the time.
Winners
References
- ↑ "Casey wins at The Belfry". BBC Sport. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ↑ "Cabrera reigns at The Belfry". BBC Sport. 12 May 2002. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ↑ "Stenson proves big at The Belfry". BBC Sport. 13 May 2001. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ↑ "Belfry leader disqualified". BBC Sport. 14 May 2000. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ↑ Garrod, Mark (14 May 2000). "Olazabal cashes in on Harrington horror". The Independent. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ↑ "Jacklin upholds his reputation". The Herald (Glasgow). 23 August 1971. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
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