Benson & Hedges International Open

Benson & Hedges
International Open

Tournament information
Location	England
Established	1971
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Final year	2003
Tournament record score
Aggregate	266 Vicente Fernández (1975)
To par	−18 Vicente Fernández (1975) −18 Sam Torrance (1984)
Final champion
Paul Casey

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.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref
Benson & Hedges International Open
2003	Paul Casey	England	The Belfry	277	−11	4 strokes	Pádraig Harrington	[1]
2002	Ángel Cabrera	Argentina	The Belfry	278	−10	1 stroke	Barry Lane	[2]
2001	Henrik Stenson	Sweden	The Belfry	275	−13	3 strokes	Ángel Cabrera Paul McGinley	[3]
2000	José María Olazábal (2)	Spain	The Belfry	275	−13	3 strokes	Phillip Price	[4][5]
1999	Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	The Oxfordshire Golf Club	273	−15	3 strokes	Ángel Cabrera Per-Ulrik Johansson
1998	Darren Clarke	Northern Ireland	The Oxfordshire Golf Club	273	−15	3 strokes	Santiago Luna
1997	Bernhard Langer (2)	Germany	The Oxfordshire Golf Club	276	−12	2 strokes	Ian Woosnam
1996	Stephen Ames	Trinidad and Tobago	The Oxfordshire Golf Club	283	−5	1 stroke	Jon Robson
1995	Peter O'Malley	Australia	St Mellion International Hotel, G&CC	280	−8	1 stroke	Mark James Costantino Rocca
1994	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	St Mellion International Hotel, G&CC	281	−7	3 strokes	Nick Faldo
1993	Paul Broadhurst	England	St Mellion International Hotel, G&CC	276	−12	1 stroke	Mark James José María Olazábal
1992	Peter Senior	Australia	St Mellion International Hotel, G&CC	287	−1	Playoff	Tony Johnstone
1991	Bernhard Langer	Germany	St Mellion International Hotel, G&CC	286	−2	2 strokes	Vijay Singh
1990	José María Olazábal	Spain	St Mellion International Hotel, G&CC	279	−9	1 stroke	Ian Woosnam
1989	Gordon Brand, Jnr	Scotland	Fulford Golf Club	272	−12	1 stroke	Derrick Cooper
1988	Peter Baker	England	Fulford Golf Club	271	−17	Playoff	Nick Faldo
1987	Noel Ratcliffe	Australia	Fulford Golf Club	275	−13	2 strokes	Ove Sellberg
1986	Mark James	England	Fulford Golf Club	274	−14	Playoff	Hugh Baiocchi Lee Trevino
1985	Sandy Lyle	Scotland	Fulford Golf Club	274	−14	1 stroke	Ian Woosnam
1984	Sam Torrance	Scotland	Fulford Golf Club	270	−18	1 stroke	Wayne Grady
1983	John Bland	South Africa	Fulford Golf Club	273	−15	1 stroke	Bernhard Langer
1982	Greg Norman	Australia	Fulford Golf Club	283	−5	1 stroke	Bob Charles Graham Marsh Ian Woosnam
1981	Tom Weiskopf	United States	Fulford Golf Club	272	−16	1 stroke	Eamonn Darcy Bernhard Langer
1980	Graham Marsh	Australia	Fulford Golf Club	272	−16	2 strokes	John Bland
1979	Maurice Bembridge	England	St. Mellion Golf and Country Club	272	−8	2 strokes	Ken Brown
1978	Lee Trevino	United States	Fulford Golf Club	274	−10	Playoff	Neil Coles Noel Ratcliffe
1977	Antonio Garrido	Spain	Fulford Golf Club	280	−4	3 strokes	Bob Charles
1976	Graham Marsh	Australia	Fulford Golf Club	272	−12	2 strokes	Mark James
Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf
1975	Vicente Fernández	Argentina	Fulford Golf Club	266	−18	1 stroke	Maurice Bembridge
1974	Philippe Toussaint	Belgium	Fulford Golf Club	276	−8	Playoff	Bob Shearer
1973	Vin Baker	South Africa	Fulford Golf Club	276	−8	2 strokes	Dale Hayes
1972	Jack Newton	Australia	Fulford Golf Club	281	−3	1 stroke	Harry Bannerman
1971	Tony Jacklin	England	Fulford Golf Club	279	−5	Playoff	Peter Butler	[6]

References

1. "Casey wins at The Belfry". BBC Sport. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
2. "Cabrera reigns at The Belfry". BBC Sport. 12 May 2002. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
3. "Stenson proves big at The Belfry". BBC Sport. 13 May 2001. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
4. "Belfry leader disqualified". BBC Sport. 14 May 2000. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
5. Garrod, Mark (14 May 2000). "Olazabal cashes in on Harrington horror". The Independent. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
6. "Jacklin upholds his reputation". The Herald (Glasgow). 23 August 1971. Retrieved 2011-02-01.

External links

• Coverage on the European Tour's official site