This article is about the British golf tournament. For the television series, see British Masters (TV series).
"Dunlop Masters" redirects here. For events of a similar name, see Dunlop Tournament.
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.
The Dunlop Masters was first held in 1946 at Stoneham Golf Club in Southampton, and was a continuation of the Dunlop-Metropolitan Tournament which had been held before World War II. Like the Dunlop-Metropolitan, the Dunlop Masters was a 72-hole end-of-season event with a restricted field. The Dunlop-Metropolitan had been first played in 1934, the same year as The Masters. The event was sponsored by Dunlop from 1946 to 1982, during which time it continued to have a small field with no 36-hole cut. There were 50 competitors in the final Dunlop-sponsored event in 1982.[1]
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 Republic of Ireland. When the Quinn Group took over as sponsors in 2006, the event was moved again, this time to the Group owned Belfry.
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 hostsedit
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:
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^"European Tour: Tournament schedule for 2021". Sky Sports. 15 December 2020.
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This article is about the British golf tournament For the television series see British Masters TV series Dunlop Masters redirects here For events of a similar name see Dunlop Tournament 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 Betfred British MastersTournament informationLocationWishaw Warwickshire EnglandEstablished1946Course s The Belfry Brabazon Course Par72Length7 328 yards 6 701 m Tour s European TourFormatStroke playPrize fundUS 3 500 000Month playedJune JulyTournament record scoreAggregate260 Paul Dunne 2017 To par 22 Peter Baker 1993 Current championDaniel HillierLocation MapThe BelfryLocation in EnglandShow map of EnglandThe BelfryLocation in WarwickshireShow map of Warwickshire Contents 1 History 1 1 Tournament hosts 1 2 Notable events 2 Winners 3 Multiple winners 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe Dunlop Masters was first held in 1946 at Stoneham Golf Club in Southampton and was a continuation of the Dunlop Metropolitan Tournament which had been held before World War II Like the Dunlop Metropolitan the Dunlop Masters was a 72 hole end of season event with a restricted field The Dunlop Metropolitan had been first played in 1934 the same year as The Masters The event was sponsored by Dunlop from 1946 to 1982 during which time it continued to have a small field with no 36 hole cut There were 50 competitors in the final Dunlop sponsored event in 1982 1 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 Republic of Ireland When the Quinn Group took over as sponsors in 2006 the event was moved again this time to the Group owned Belfry 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 edit 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 edit 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 editYear Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s up Venue Ref Betfred British Masters2023 nbsp Daniel Hillier 278 10 2 strokes nbsp Gunner Wiebe nbsp Oliver Wilson The Belfry2022 nbsp Thorbjorn Olesen 278 10 1 stroke nbsp Sebastian Soderberg The Belfry2021 nbsp Richard Bland 275 13 Playoff nbsp Guido Migliozzi The Belfry2020 nbsp Renato Paratore 266 18 3 strokes nbsp Rasmus Hojgaard Close House2019 nbsp Marcus Kinhult 272 16 1 stroke nbsp Robert MacIntyre nbsp Eddie Pepperell nbsp Matt Wallace HillsideSky Sports British Masters2018 nbsp Eddie Pepperell 279 9 2 strokes nbsp Alexander Bjork Walton HeathBritish Masters2017 nbsp Paul Dunne 260 20 3 strokes nbsp Rory McIlroy Close House2016 nbsp Alex Noren 266 18 2 strokes nbsp Bernd Wiesberger The Grove2015 nbsp Matt Fitzpatrick 269 15 2 strokes nbsp Soren Kjeldsen nbsp Shane Lowry nbsp Fabrizio Zanotti Woburn2010 2014 No tournament2009 Cancelled due to lack of sponsorshipQuinn Insurance British Masters2008 nbsp Gonzalo Fernandez Castano 276 12 Playoff nbsp Lee Westwood The Belfry 11 Quinn Direct British Masters2007 nbsp Lee Westwood 273 15 5 strokes nbsp Ian Poulter The Belfry 12 2006 nbsp Johan Edfors 277 11 1 stroke nbsp Gary Emerson nbsp Stephen Gallacher nbsp Jarmo Sandelin The Belfry 13 Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters2005 nbsp Thomas Bjorn 282 6 Playoff nbsp Brian Davis nbsp David Howell Forest of Arden 14 Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters2004 nbsp Barry Lane 272 16 3 strokes nbsp Angel Cabrera nbsp Eduardo Romero Forest of Arden 15 2003 nbsp Greg Owen 274 14 3 strokes nbsp Christian Cevaer nbsp Ian Poulter Forest of Arden 16 Victor Chandler British Masters2002 nbsp Justin Rose 269 19 1 stroke nbsp Ian Poulter Woburn 17 2001 nbsp Thomas Levet 274 14 Playoff nbsp Mathias Gronberg nbsp David Howell nbsp Robert Karlsson Woburn 18 2000 nbsp Gary Orr 267 21 2 strokes nbsp Per Ulrik Johansson Woburn 19 1999 nbsp Bob May 269 19 1 stroke nbsp Colin Montgomerie Woburn 20 One 2 One British Masters1998 nbsp Colin Montgomerie 281 7 1 stroke nbsp Pierre Fulke nbsp Eduardo Romero Forest of Arden 21 1997 nbsp Greg Turner 275 13 1 stroke nbsp Colin Montgomerie Forest of Arden 22 1996 nbsp Robert Allenby 284 4 Playoff nbsp Miguel Angel Martin Collingtree Park 23 Collingtree British Masters1995 nbsp Sam Torrance 270 18 1 stroke nbsp Michael Campbell Collingtree ParkDunhill British Masters1994 nbsp Ian Woosnam 2 271 17 4 strokes nbsp Seve Ballesteros Woburn1993 nbsp Peter Baker 266 22 7 strokes nbsp Carl Mason Woburn 24 1992 nbsp Christy O Connor Jnr 270 18 Playoff nbsp Tony Johnstone Woburn 25 1991 nbsp Seve Ballesteros 2 275 13 3 strokes nbsp Eamonn Darcy nbsp David Gilford nbsp Tony Johnstone nbsp Sam Torrance nbsp Keith Waters Woburn1990 nbsp Mark James 270 18 2 strokes nbsp David Feherty Woburn1989 nbsp Nick Faldo 267 21 4 strokes nbsp Ronan Rafferty Woburn1988 nbsp Sandy Lyle 273 15 2 strokes nbsp Nick Faldo nbsp Mark McNulty Woburn1987 nbsp Mark McNulty 274 14 1 stroke nbsp Ian Woosnam Woburn 26 1986 nbsp Seve Ballesteros 275 13 2 strokes nbsp Gordon Brand Jnr Woburn 27 1985 nbsp Lee Trevino 278 10 3 strokes nbsp Rodger Davis WoburnSilk Cut Masters1984 No tournament1983 nbsp Ian Woosnam 269 15 3 strokes nbsp Bernard Gallacher St PierreDunlop Masters1982 nbsp Greg Norman 2 267 17 8 strokes nbsp Bernhard Langer St Pierre1981 nbsp Greg Norman 273 15 4 strokes nbsp Graham Marsh Woburn1980 nbsp Bernhard Langer 270 14 5 strokes nbsp Brian Barnes St Pierre1979 nbsp Graham Marsh 283 5 1 stroke nbsp Isao Aoki nbsp Neil Coles Woburn1978 nbsp Tommy Horton 279 5 1 stroke nbsp Dale Hayes nbsp Graham Marsh nbsp Brian Waites St Pierre1977 nbsp Guy Hunt 291 7 Playoff nbsp Brian Barnes Lindrick 28 1976 nbsp Baldovino Dassu 271 13 1 stroke nbsp Hubert Green St Pierre1975 nbsp Bernard Gallacher 2 289 5 2 strokes nbsp Dale Hayes Ganton1974 nbsp Bernard Gallacher 282 2 Playoff nbsp Gary Player St Pierre 29 1973 nbsp Tony Jacklin 2 272 12 7 strokes nbsp Bob Charles St Pierre 30 1972 nbsp Bob Charles 277 11 2 strokes nbsp Tony Jacklin Northumberland1971 nbsp Maurice Bembridge 273 11 2 strokes nbsp Peter Oosterhuis St Pierre 31 1970 nbsp Brian Huggett 293 9 5 strokes nbsp David Graham Royal Lytham amp St Annes 32 1969 nbsp Cobie Legrange 2 281 3 strokes nbsp Peter Butler Little Aston 33 1968 nbsp Peter Thomson 2 274 5 strokes nbsp Dave Thomas Sunningdale 34 1967 nbsp Tony Jacklin 274 3 strokes nbsp Neil Coles Royal St George s 35 36 1966 nbsp Neil Coles 278 1 stroke nbsp Christy O Connor Snr nbsp Peter Thomson Lindrick 37 1965 nbsp Bernard Hunt 2 283 1 stroke nbsp Peter Thomson Portmarnock 38 1964 nbsp Cobie Legrange 288 1 stroke nbsp Max Faulkner nbsp Ralph Moffitt Royal Birkdale 39 40 1963 nbsp Bernard Hunt 282 Playoff nbsp Ralph Moffitt Little Aston 41 1962 nbsp Dai Rees 278 2 strokes nbsp Ralph Moffitt nbsp Peter Thomson Wentworth 42 1961 nbsp Peter Thomson 284 8 strokes nbsp Christy O Connor Snr Royal Porthcawl 43 1960 nbsp Jimmy Hitchcock 275 2 strokes nbsp Max Faulkner nbsp John Jacobs nbsp Bobby Locke Sunningdale 44 1959 nbsp Christy O Connor Snr 2 276 4 strokes nbsp Joe Carr a nbsp Norman Drew Portmarnock 45 1958 nbsp Harry Weetman 2 276 4 strokes nbsp Bobby Locke Little Aston 46 1957 nbsp Eric Brown 275 3 strokes nbsp Peter Alliss Notts 47 1956 nbsp Christy O Connor Snr 277 1 stroke nbsp Eric Brown Prestwick 48 1955 nbsp Harry Bradshaw 2 277 4 strokes nbsp Henry Cotton Little Aston 49 1954 nbsp Bobby Locke 2 291 3 strokes nbsp Harry Bradshaw Prince s 50 1953 nbsp Harry Bradshaw 272 3 strokes nbsp Max Faulkner Sunningdale 51 1952 nbsp Harry Weetman 281 4 strokes nbsp Arthur Lees Mere 52 1951 nbsp Max Faulkner 281 4 strokes nbsp Reg Horne Wentworth 53 1950 nbsp Dai Rees 281 4 strokes nbsp Charlie Ward Royal Liverpool 54 1949 nbsp Charlie Ward 290 Playoff nbsp John Burton St Andrews 55 56 1948 nbsp Norman Von Nida 272 2 strokes nbsp Fred Daly Sunningdale 57 1947 nbsp Arthur Lees 283 Playoff nbsp Norman Von Nida Little Aston 58 59 1946 nbsp Jimmy Adams nbsp Bobby Locke 286 Title shared Stoneham 9 60 Multiple winners edit2 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 WoosnamReferences edit Jacobs Raymond 10 June 1982 Norman bids to turn the tide Glasgow Herald p 17 Retrieved 13 August 2021 British Masters dropped from Tour BBC Sport 13 May 2009 Retrieved 14 May 2009 a b c d Betfred British Masters to return to Close House in 2020 PGA European Tour 12 May 2019 Donald to host 2016 British Masters at The Grove PGA European Tour 19 October 2015 Justin Rose to host 2018 British Masters at Walton Heath PGA European Tour 6 December 2017 European Tour 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Associated Press Retrieved 2 February 2011 McNulty grabs British Masters with birdie The Schenectady Gazette United Press International 8 June 1987 Retrieved 2 February 2011 Win gives Seve a timely boost as he heads for US The Glasgow Herald 9 June 1986 p 12 Hunt wins first pro golf tourney Lewiston Morning Tribune Worksop Associated Press 2 October 1977 Retrieved 2 February 2011 Jacobs Raymond 7 October 1974 A triumph for mind over matter Glasgow Herald Retrieved 2 February 2011 Jacobs Raymond 8 October 1973 Tony Jacklin a victim of his own prowess The Glasgow Herald p 7 Jacobs Raymond 4 October 1971 Bembridge outlasts Peter Oosterhuis with birdie finish Glasgow Herald Retrieved 2 February 2011 Jacobs Raymond 14 September 1970 Huggett scrambles to record 65 and Masters title Glasgow Herald Retrieved 2 February 2011 Jacobs Raymond 15 September 1969 Legrange wins from the front Glasgow Herald Retrieved 2 February 2011 Jacobs Raymond 16 September 1968 Thompson Master golfer for a second 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Glasgow Herald 19 September 1960 p 9 Retrieved 3 February 2011 Horne Cyril 19 September 1960 Second Masters title for O Connor Glasgow Herald p 9 Retrieved 3 February 2011 Horne Cyril 22 September 1958 Masters golfer s visit to Scotland Glasgow Herald p 3 Retrieved 3 February 2011 E C Brown s success in Masters tournament Glasgow Herald 23 September 1957 p 11 Retrieved 3 February 2011 Irishman beats Scotsman in thrilling finish at Prestwick Glasgow Herald 21 September 1956 p 4 Retrieved 3 February 2011 Bradshaw wins Masters golf tournament Glasgow Herald 22 September 1955 p 4 Retrieved 3 February 2011 Locke s three stroke win in Masters golf Glasgow Herald 8 October 1954 p 4 Retrieved 3 February 2011 Bradshaw wins Masters in great finish Glasgow Herald 9 October 1953 p 9 Retrieved 3 February 2011 Master title and Vardon Trophy Glasgow Herald 10 October 1952 p 9 Retrieved 3 February 2011 Faulkner s splendid golf double Glasgow Herald 12 October 1951 p 7 Retrieved 3 February 2011 D J Rees wins Masters tournament Glasgow Herald 13 October 1950 p 9 Retrieved 3 February 2011 Ward and J Burton tie at St Andrews Glasgow Herald 7 October 1949 p 9 Retrieved 3 February 2011 C H Ward s winning rally at St Andrews Glasgow Herald 8 October 1949 p 2 Retrieved 3 February 2011 Von Nida plays greatest round of my life Glasgow Herald 8 October 1948 p 2 Retrieved 3 February 2011 Lees and Von Nida tie for Masters title Glasgow Herald 10 October 1947 p 2 Retrieved 3 February 2011 Von Nida meets his Master Glasgow Herald 11 October 1947 p 2 Retrieved 3 February 2011 Adams ties with Locke Glasgow Herald 11 October 1946 p 2 Retrieved 3 February 2011 External links editCoverage on the European Tour s official website 54 59 10 N 1 48 14 W 54 986 N 1 804 W 54 986 1 804 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title British Masters amp oldid 1181483052, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,