Bob Hope British Classic

Bob Hope British Classic

Tournament information
Location	Hertfordshire, England
Established	1980
Course(s)	Royal Liverpool GC (1991) Moor Park GC (1981–1990) R.A.C. G&CC (1980)
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Celebrity pro–am; Stroke play
Final year	1991
Tournament record score
Aggregate	269 José Maria Cañizares (1980, 1983)
To par	−19 José Maria Cañizares (1980, 1983)
Final champion
Paul Broadhurst

The Bob Hope British Classic was the original and most often used name of a European Tour golf tournament which was played in England every year but one from 1980 to 1991. It had six different names in total. The English born American entertainer Bob Hope was one of the most prominent celebrity friends of golf, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. All of the tournaments except the first and the last were played at Moor Park Golf Club in Hertfordshire, just to the north of London. The best known winner was the German future World Number 1 Bernhard Langer. In 1991 the prize fund was £252,370, which was below average for a European Tour event at that time.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref
European Pro-Celebrity
1991	Paul Broadhurst	England	Royal Liverpool GC	272	−16	7 strokes	Ronan Rafferty	[1]
Wang Four Stars
1990	Rodger Davis (2)	Australia	Moor Park GC	271	−17	Playoff	Michael Clayton Bill Malley Mark McNulty	[2]
1989	Craig Parry	Australia	Moor Park GC	273	−15	Playoff	Ian Woosnam	[3]
Wang Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity
1988	Rodger Davis	Australia	Moor Park GC	275	−1	1 stroke	José María Cañizares Eamonn Darcy	[4]
London Standard Four-Stars National Pro-Celebrity
1987	Mark McNulty	Zimbabwe	Moor Park GC	273	−15	Playoff	Sam Torrance	[5]
1986	Antonio Garrido	Spain	Moor Park GC	275	−13	1 stroke	José María Olazábal Ronan Rafferty	[6]
Four-Stars National Pro-Celebrity
1985	Ken Brown	Scotland	Moor Park GC	277	−3	1 stroke	Gordon Brand, Jnr	[7]
Bob Hope British Classic
1984	No tournament
1983	José María Cañizares (2)	Spain	Moor Park GC	269	−19	1 stroke	David Feherty	[8]
1982	Gordon Brand, Jnr	Scotland	Moor Park GC	272	−16	3 strokes	Mark James	[9]
1981	Bernhard Langer	West Germany	Moor Park GC	200	−13	5 strokes	Peter Oosterhuis	[10]
1980	José María Cañizares	Spain	R.A.C. G&CC	269	−19	1 stroke	Seve Ballesteros Lee Trevino Brian Waites	[11]

References

1. "Broadhurst Coasts". Times-News (Hendersonville, North Carolina). 12 August 1991. p. 13. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
2. "Davis wins in play-off". The Vindicator. Associated Press. 18 June 1990. p. 16. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
3. "Parry the star with victory in play-off". Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1989. p. 22. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
4. Jacobs, Raymond (13 June 1988). "Davis falters but just holds on". Glasgow Herald. p. 12. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
5. "Miscellaneous". The News and Courier. 1 June 1987. p. 3C. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
6. ""Too old" Garrido wins the biggest cheque of his life". Glasgow Herald. 2 June 1986. p. 10. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
7. "Brown takes £21,000 despite late slump". Glasgow Herald. 1 June 1985. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
8. "Canizares a winner at last". Glasgow Herald. 26 September 1983. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
9. Jacobs, Raymond (27 September 1982). "Another classic win for rookie Brand". Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
10. Jacobs, Raymond (28 September 1981). "Langer calm on the road to victory". Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
11. Jacobs, Raymond (29 September 1980). "Canizares comes from 7 behind". Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 2011-02-02.

External links

• Coverage on the European Tour's official site