Hero Open

For the national open golf championship of India, sponsored by Hero/Hero Honda since 2005, see Indian Open (golf).

The Hero Open was a professional golf tournament played on the European Tour. The event was created as part of the tour's overhaul in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. It was originally planned as a revival of the English Open, but after Hero MotoCorp agreed sponsorship of the event in July 2020, the event was effectively separated.^[1]

Hero Open

Tournament information
Location	St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Established	2020
Course(s)	Fairmont St Andrews (Torrance Course)
Par	72
Length	7,230 yards (6,610 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	€1,750,000
Month played	July
Final year	2022
Tournament record score
Aggregate	264 Grant Forrest (2021)
To par	−24 as above
Final champion
Sean Crocker
Location map
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History

The inaugural tournament was held at Forest of Arden in Warwickshire, England. Sam Horsfield took the title, winning by one shot ahead of Thomas Detry.^[2] The event returned in 2021, when it was held at Fairmont St Andrews, in Fife, Scotland.^[3] Grant Forrest won by one shot ahead of James Morrison.^[4]

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Venue
2022	Sean Crocker	266	−22	1 stroke	Eddie Pepperell	Fairmont St Andrews
2021	Grant Forrest	264	−24	1 stroke	James Morrison	Fairmont St Andrews
2020	Sam Horsfield	270	−18	1 stroke	Thomas Detry	Forest of Arden