Lawrence Batley International

Lawrence Batley International
Tournament information
LocationSouthport, England
Established1981
Course(s)Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£150,000
Month playedAugust
Final year1987
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Nick Faldo (1983)
To par−18 as above
Final champion
Mark O'Meara
Location map
Royal Birkdale GC
Location in England
Royal Birkdale GC
Location in Merseyside

The Lawrence Batley International was a European Tour golf tournament which was played annually from 1981 to 1987. The first three editions were played at Bingley St Ives, Bradford, the next three at Ryder Cup venue The Belfry and the final edition at Open Championship venue Royal Birkdale. The six different winners included four major championship winners: Nick Faldo, Sandy Lyle, Mark O'Meara and Ian Woosnam. In 1987 the prize fund was £150,000, which was the fourth smallest on the European Tour that year.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Lawrence Batley International
1987 Mark O'Meara 271 −17 3 strokes Carl Mason
Lawrence Batley International T.P.C.
1986 Ian Woosnam 277 −11 7 strokes Ken Brown
José María Cañizares
Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic
1985 Graham Marsh 283 −5 2 strokes Rick Hartmann
1984 José Rivero 280 −8 1 stroke José María Cañizares
Lawrence Batley International
1983 Nick Faldo 266 −18 4 strokes Warren Humphreys
Brian Waites
Paul Way
1982 Sandy Lyle (2) 269 −15 2 strokes Manuel Piñero
1981 Sandy Lyle 280 −4 2 strokes Nick Faldo