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.

Key Information

Tournament information
Location	Warwickshire, England
Established	1979
Course	The Belfry
Par	72
Tour	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	£90,000
Month played	July
Final year	1983
Tournament record score
Aggregate	279 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
Location map
The Belfry Location in England Show map of England The Belfry Location in Warwickshire Show map of Warwickshire
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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 £90,000, which was mid range for a European Tour event at that time.

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
State Express Classic
1983	Hugh Baiocchi	279	−9	Playoff	Eamonn Darcy Mike Sullivan
State Express English Classic
1982	Greg Norman	279	−13	1 stroke	Brian Marchbank
State Express Classic
1981	Rodger Davis	283	−5	2 strokes	Greg Norman
Mazda Cars English Classic
1980	Manuel Piñero	286	−2	1 stroke	Sandy Lyle
Lada English Golf Classic
1979	Seve Ballesteros	286	−2	6 strokes	Neil Coles Simon Hobday