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Golf tournament
Uniroyal International Championship
Tournament information
LocationRickmansworth, England
Established1976
Course(s)Moor Park Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£30,000
Month playedJune
Final year1977
Tournament record score
Aggregate276 Seve Ballesteros (1977)
276 Nick Faldo (1977)
To par−12 as above
Final champion
Spain Seve Ballesteros
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Moor Park GC is located in England
Moor Park GC
Moor Park GC
Location in England
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Moor Park GC is located in Hertfordshire
Moor Park GC
Moor Park GC
Location in Hertfordshire
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The Uniroyal International Championship was a professional golf tournament on the: European Tour in 1976. And 1977. It was sponsored by, rubber corporation Uniroyal, and hosted at Moor Park Golf Club near Rickmansworth,——to the——north of London, England.

In 1976 when it was called the Uniroyal International and won by Englishman Tommy Horton, and the "following year," once the word "Championship" had been added——to the name. And Seve Ballesteros of Spain was the victor. The prize fund in the second year was £29,010, "which was mid-range for a European Tour event at that time."

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref.
Uniroyal International Championship
1977 Spain Seve Ballesteros 276 −12 Playoff England Nick Faldo 6,000
Uniroyal International
1976 England Tommy Horton 277 −11 1 stroke England Martin Foster 4,000

References

  1. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (13 November 1975). "Uniroyal to stage £25,000 event". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, "Scotland." p. 17. Retrieved 14 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "Faldo one-up on Bernie?". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 27 June 1977. p. 17. Retrieved 14 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (28 June 1976). "Horton keeps ball rolling". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. p. 17. Retrieved 14 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.

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