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The Welsh Golf Classic was a men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour, that was held annually in Wales from 1979 to 1982. The inaugural event was held at Wenvoe Castle Golf Club near Cardiff, with the other three stagings taking place at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Mid Glamorgan.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Porthcawl, Wales |
| Established | 1979 |
| Course(s) | Royal Porthcawl |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £50,000 |
| Month played | June |
| Final year | 1982 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 273 Gordon Brand Jnr (1982) |
| To par | −15 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Gordon Brand Jnr | |
| Location map | |
The most notable winner was future two-time major championship winner Sandy Lyle.
In its final year, the prize fund was £50,000, which was one of the smaller purses on the tour that year.
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) |
Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Classic | ||||||||
| 1982 | Gordon Brand Jnr |
273 | −15 | 3 strokes |  Greg Norman |
8,330 | Royal Porthcawl | |
| 1981 |  Des Smyth |
282 | −6 | 2 strokes |  Michael King Bernhard Langer John O'Leary |
7,000 | Royal Porthcawl | |
| Coral Welsh Classic | ||||||||
| 1980 | Sandy Lyle |
277 | −11 | 5 strokes | Martin Foster |
5,830 | Royal Porthcawl | |
| Welsh Golf Classic | ||||||||
| 1979 | Mark James |
278 | −6 | Playoff | Mike Miller Eddie Polland |
5,000 | Wenvoe Castle | |