Tournament information | |
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Location | England |
Established | 1971 |
Course(s) |
The Belfry (Brabazon Course) |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,119 yd (6,510 m) |
Tour(s) | European Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | £1,100,000 |
Month played | May |
Final year | 2003 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 266 Vicente Fernández (1975) |
To par | −18
Vicente Fernández (1975) −18 Sam Torrance (1984) |
Final champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in
England Location in
Warwickshire |
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.
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. | |
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Benson & Hedges International Open | ||||||||
2003 |
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277 | −11 | 4 strokes |
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The Belfry | [1] | |
2002 |
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278 | −10 | 1 stroke |
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The Belfry | [2] | |
2001 |
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275 | −13 | 3 strokes |
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The Belfry | [3] | |
2000 |
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275 | −13 | 3 strokes |
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The Belfry | [4] [5] | |
1999 |
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273 | −15 | 3 strokes |
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The Oxfordshire | ||
1998 |
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273 | −15 | 3 strokes |
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The Oxfordshire | ||
1997 |
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276 | −12 | 2 strokes |
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The Oxfordshire | ||
1996 |
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283 | −5 | 1 stroke |
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The Oxfordshire | ||
1995 |
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280 | −8 | 1 stroke |
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St Mellion International | ||
1994 |
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281 | −7 | 3 strokes |
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St Mellion International | ||
1993 |
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276 | −12 | 1 stroke |
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St Mellion International | ||
1992 |
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287 | −1 | Playoff |
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St Mellion International | ||
1991 |
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286 | −2 | 2 strokes |
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St Mellion International | ||
1990 |
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279 | −9 | 1 stroke |
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St Mellion International | ||
1989 |
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272 | −12 | 1 stroke |
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Fulford | ||
1988 |
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271 | −17 | Playoff |
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Fulford | ||
1987 |
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275 | −13 | 2 strokes |
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Fulford | ||
1986 |
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274 | −14 | Playoff |
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Fulford | ||
1985 |
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274 | −14 | 1 stroke |
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Fulford | ||
1984 |
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270 | −18 | 1 stroke |
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Fulford | ||
1983 |
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273 | −15 | 1 stroke |
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Fulford | ||
1982 |
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283 | −5 | 1 stroke |
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Fulford | ||
1981 |
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272 | −16 | 1 stroke |
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Fulford | ||
1980 |
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272 | −16 | 2 strokes |
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Fulford | ||
1979 |
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272 | −8 | 2 strokes |
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St. Mellion International | ||
1978 |
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274 | −10 | Playoff |
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Fulford | ||
1977 |
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280 | −4 | 3 strokes |
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Fulford | ||
1976 |
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272 | −12 | 2 strokes |
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Fulford | ||
Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf | ||||||||
1975 |
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266 | −18 | 1 stroke |
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Fulford | ||
1974 |
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276 | −8 | Playoff |
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Fulford | ||
1973 |
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276 | −8 | 2 strokes |
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Fulford | [6] | |
1972 |
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281 | −3 | 1 stroke |
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Fulford | ||
1971 |
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279 | −5 | Playoff |
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Fulford | [7] |