The Italian BP Open was a men's professional golf tournament played from 1968 to 1972 in the Rome area of Italy. The 1972 tournament was not part of the inaugural European Tour season.

Italian BP Open
Tournament information
LocationRome, Italy
Established1968
Month playedMarch/April
Final year1972
Final champion
England Peter Wilcock

Winners edit

Year Winner Country Venue Score Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref
1968 Roberto Bernardini   Italy 284 5 strokes   Bruno Ghezzo [1]
1969 Bernard Hunt   England Olgiata 282 2 strokes   Roberto Bernardini 1,000 [2][3]
1970 Neil Coles   England 282 3 strokes   Valentín Barrios 1,000 [4][5]
1971 Roberto Bernardini   Italy Olgiata 284 1 stroke   Ramón Sota [6][7]
1972 Peter Wilcock   England Olgiata 277 6 strokes   Baldovino Dassù [8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Rome". The Times. 8 April 1968. p. 14.
  2. ^ "Hunt wins Italian golf event". The Times. 1 April 1969. p. 12.
  3. ^ "Hunt win £1,000". The Evening Times. 1 April 1969. p. 32.
  4. ^ "Rome (B.P. Open)". The Times. 30 March 1970. p. 10.
  5. ^ "Coles top in Rome". The Daily Telegraph. 30 March 1970. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Townsend comes alive to finish third". The Times. 5 April 1971. p. 7.
  7. ^ "Eric Brown is fourth". The Evening Times. 5 April 1971. p. 10.
  8. ^ "Wilcock wins BP Open". The Glasgow Herald. 4 April 1972. p. 4.