The Lawrence Batley International was a
European Tour golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
tournament which was played annually from 1981 to 1987. The first three editions were played at
Bingley St Ives
Bingley St. Ives, or St. Ives Estate is a country park;
and former estate between Bingley and Harden in West Yorkshire, England now owned by Bradford Council.
The park has Grade II listing in the English Heritage National Register of Histor ...
,
Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
, the next three at
Ryder Cup
The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe. The Ryder Cup is named af ...
venue
The Belfry and the final edition at
Open Championship venue
Royal Birkdale
Royal Birkdale Golf Club is a golf course in the United Kingdom in North West England, located in Southport, Merseyside. It is one of the clubs in the rotation for both the Open Championship and Women's British Open and has hosted the Open Champ ...
. The six different winners included four
major championship winners:
Nick Faldo
Sir Nicholas Alexander Faldo, (born 18 July 1957) is an English retired professional golfer and television commentator. A top player of his era, renowned for his dedication to the game, he was ranked No. 1 on the Official World Golf Ranking for ...
,
Sandy Lyle,
Mark O'Meara and
Ian Woosnam. In 1987 the prize fund was £150,000, which was the fourth smallest on the European Tour that year.
Winners
External links
Coverage on the European Tour's official site
Former European Tour events
Golf tournaments in England
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