Welsh Golf Classic
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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 | Wales |
| Established | 1979 |
| Course(s) | Wenvoe Castle (1979) Royal Porthcawl (1980–82) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 1982 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 273 Gordon Brand Jnr (1982) |
| To par | −15 (as above) |
| Final champion | |
 Gordon Brand Jnr | |
The most notable winner was future two-time major championship winner Sandy Lyle.
In its final year, the prize fund was £49,609, which was one of the smaller purses on the tour that year.
WinnersEdit
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Classic | ||||||||
| 1982 | Gordon Brand Jnr | Scotland |
Royal Porthcawl Golf Club | 273 | −15 | 3 strokes |  Greg Norman |
8,330 |
| 1981 | Des Smyth |  Ireland |
Royal Porthcawl Golf Club | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes |  Michael King Bernhard Langer John O'Leary |
7,000 |
| Coral Welsh Classic | ||||||||
| 1980 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland |
Royal Porthcawl Golf Club | 277 | −11 | 5 strokes | Martin Foster |
5,830 |
| Welsh Golf Classic | ||||||||
| 1979 | Mark James | England |
Wenvoe Castle Golf Club | 278 | −6 | Playoff | Mike Miller Eddie Polland |
5,000 |