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.

English Classic
Tournament information
LocationWarwickshire, England
Established1979
Course(s)The Belfry
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
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
Hugh Baiocchi

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

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
State Express English Classic
1983Hugh Baiocchi South Africa279−9Playoff Eamonn Darcy
Mike Sullivan
1982Greg Norman Australia279−131 stroke Brian Marchbank
1981Rodger Davis Australia283−52 strokes Greg Norman
Mazda Cars English Classic
1980Manuel Piñero Spain286−21 stroke Sandy Lyle
Lada English Golf Classic
1979Seve Ballesteros Spain286−26 strokes Neil Coles
Simon Hobday
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