British Masters
European Tour | |
Format | Stroke play |
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Prize fund | US$3,500,000 |
Month played | June/July |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 260 Paul Dunne (2017) |
To par | −22 Peter Baker (1993) |
Current champion | |
Daniel Hillier | |
Location map | |
Location in England Location in Warwickshire |
The Betfred British Masters is a professional golf tournament. It was founded in 1946 as the Dunlop Masters and was held every year up to 2008, except for 1984. Dunlop's sponsorship ended in 1982, and the name sponsor changed frequently thereafter, with the words "British Masters" usually also in the tournament's official name. The tournament was not held from 2009 to 2014 but returned to the schedule in 2015.
History
The Dunlop Masters was first held in 1946 at Stoneham Golf Club in Southampton, and was a continuation of the
During the 1980s the British Masters was one of the most lucrative events on the European Tour with a prize fund that was as high as third among the tournaments on the schedule, but its status, or at least its relative level of prize money, has declined considerably in recent years.
The tournament has been played at many different venues; twice in the "Dunlop Masters" era it was held in the
The deal with the Quinn Group ended in 2008, and when attempts to find another sponsor were unsuccessful, the British Masters was removed from the European Tour schedule for 2009.[2]
Tournament hosts
The event returned in 2015 with a leading British golfer choosing the golf course and hosting the event. Since then the editions have been hosted by:
- 2015: Ian Poulter at Woburn Golf Club[3]
- 2016: Luke Donald at The Grove[4]
- 2017: Lee Westwood at Close House Golf Club[3]
- 2018: Justin Rose at Walton Heath Golf Club[5]
- 2019: Tommy Fleetwood at Hillside Golf Club[3]
- 2020: Lee Westwood at Close House Golf Club[3]
- 2021–2022: Danny Willett at The Belfry[6][7]
- 2023–2026: Nick Faldo at The Belfry[8]
Notable events
The 1967 event provided British television with its first live hole in one, as Tony Jacklin aced the 16th hole at Royal St George's.[9]
In the 2021 event, Richard Bland, at age 48, claimed his first European Tour victory in his 478th start on the tour.[10]
Winners
Multiple winners
- 2 wins: Seve Ballesteros, Harry Bradshaw, Bernard Gallacher, Bernard Hunt, Tony Jacklin, Cobie Legrange, Bobby Locke, Greg Norman, Christy O'Connor Snr, Dai Rees, Peter Thomson, Harry Weetman, Ian Woosnam
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