The UK Championship, known as the ISPS Handa UK Championship for sponsorship reasons, was a professional

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tournament which was held 27–30 August 2020 at

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, in

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. The tournament was intended to be a one-off event and was the final leg of a six-week "UK swing" on the

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during the 2020 season. The UK swing was created as part of sweeping changes to the tour's schedule due to the

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. Brendan Lawlor received a sponsor's invitation into the tournament and made history as he became the first disabled golfer to play in a European Tour event.

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won the event, defeating

Justin Walters Justin Jeremy Walters (born 23 October 1980) is a South African professional golfer. His mother is English and has played for England in team play. Walters played college golf at Huntingdon College, winning the 2001 NAIA Championship. He then t ...

in a playoff to claim his second European Tour win.

Winners

References

External links

Event page on the official site of the European Tour
{{DEFAULTSORT:UK Championship Former European Tour events Golf tournaments in England Sport in Warwickshire