English Championship (golf)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ware, Hertfordshire, England |
| Established | 2020 |
| Course(s) | Hanbury Manor |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,013 yards (6,413 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €1,000,000 |
| Month played | August |
| Final year | 2020 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 257 Andy Sullivan (2020) |
| To par | −27 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Andy Sullivan | |
| Location map | |
  Hanbury Manor Location in England  Hanbury Manor Location in Hertfordshire | |
The English Championship was a professional golf tournament held 6–9 August 2020 at Hanbury Manor Golf Club in Thundridge, near Ware, Hertfordshire, England.
The tournament was intended to be a one-off event and was the third leg of a six-week "UK swing" on the European Tour during the 2020 season. The UK swing was created as part of sweeping changes to the tour's schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] Prior to the tournament, American John Catlin became the first player to be withdrawn from a tournament due to violating the tour's health measures.[3]
Andy Sullivan won the tournament and achieved a new European Tour scoring record at the time, with an aggregate of 257 over 72 holes, beating the old record of 258, shared by David Llewellyn and Ian Woosnam, who achieved their records in 1988 and 1990 respectively.[4] This record has since been beaten by Garrick Higgo, who shot an aggregate score of 255 in 2021.
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Andy Sullivan |
257 | −27 | 7 strokes |  Adrián Otaegui
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References
[edit]- ^ "European Tour announces resumption of 2020 season". European Tour. 28 May 2020. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Hoggard, Rex (28 May 2020). "European Tour to resume in July with six-event U.K. Swing in England and Wales". Golf Channel. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: European Tour withdraws John Caitlin from English Championship after bubble breach". Sky Sports. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "European Tour Statistics, All Time Records & Achievements, Low 72". European Tour. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.