Benson & Hedges International Open

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.

Benson & Hedges International Open

Tournament information
Location	England
Established	1971
Course(s)	The Belfry (Brabazon Course)
Par	72
Length	7,119 yd (6,510 m)
Tour	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	£1,100,000
Month played	May
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
Location map
The Belfry Location in England Show map of England The Belfry Location in Warwickshire Show map of Warwickshire

Winners

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