Lawrence Batley International
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The Lawrence Batley International was a European Tour golf tournament which was played annually from 1981 to 1987. The first three editions were played at Bingley St lves, Bradford, the next three at Ryder Cup venue The Belfry and the final edition at Open Championship venue Royal Birkdale. The six different winners included four major championship winners: Nick Faldo, Sandy Lyle, Mark O'Meara and Ian Woosnam. In 1987 the prize fund was £141,544, which was the fourth smallest on the European Tour that year.
[edit] Winners
Lawrence Batley International
- 1987 Mark O'Meara - United States
Lawrence Batley International T.P.C. *
- 1986 Ian Woosnam - Wales
Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic
- 1985 Graham Marsh - Australia
- 1984 José Rivero - Spain
Lawrence Batley International
- 1983 Nick Faldo - England
- 1982 Sandy Lyle - Scotland
- 1981 Sandy Lyle - Scotland
* "T.P.C." stands for "The Players Championship". This designation which has been used for several different European Tour events.
