Bob Hope British Classic

The Bob Hope British Classic was the original and most often used name of a European Tour golf tournament which was played in England every year but one from 1980 to 1991. It had six different names in total. The English born American entertainer Bob Hope was one of the most prominent celebrity friends of golf, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. All of the tournaments except the first and the last were played at Moor Park Golf Club in Hertfordshire, just to the north of London. The best known winner was the German future World Number 1 Bernhard Langer. In 1991 the prize fund was £252,370, which was below average for a European Tour event at that time.

Bob Hope British Classic

Tournament information
Location	Hertfordshire, England
Established	1980
Course(s)	Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Par	72
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	£250,000
Month played	August
Final year	1991
Tournament record score
Aggregate	269 José María Cañizares (1980) 269 José María Cañizares (1983)
To par	−19 as above
Final champion
Paul Broadhurst
Location map
Royal Liverpool GC Location in England Show map of England Royal Liverpool GC Location in Merseyside Show map of Merseyside

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue	Ref.
European Pro-Celebrity
1991	Paul Broadhurst	272	−16	7 strokes	Ronan Rafferty	Royal Liverpool	[1]
Wang Four Stars
1990	Rodger Davis (2)	271	−17	Playoff	Mike Clayton Bill Malley Mark McNulty	Moor Park	[2]
1989	Craig Parry	273	−15	Playoff	Ian Woosnam	Moor Park	[3]
Wang Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity
1988	Rodger Davis	275	−1	1 stroke	José María Cañizares Eamonn Darcy	Moor Park	[4]
London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity
1987	Mark McNulty	273	−15	Playoff	Sam Torrance	Moor Park	[5]
1986	Antonio Garrido	275	−13	1 stroke	José María Olazábal Ronan Rafferty	Moor Park	[6]
Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity
1985	Ken Brown	277	−3	1 stroke	Gordon Brand Jnr	Moor Park	[7]
Bob Hope British Classic
1984	Cancelled due to lack of sponsorship						[8]
1983	José María Cañizares (2)	269	−19	1 stroke	David Feherty	Moor Park	[9]
1982	Gordon Brand Jnr	272	−16	3 strokes	Mark James	Moor Park	[10]
1981	Bernhard Langer	200[a]	−13	5 strokes	Peter Oosterhuis	Moor Park	[11]
1980	José María Cañizares	269	−19	1 stroke	Seve Ballesteros Lee Trevino Brian Waites	R.A.C.	[12]

Notes

1. Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.