Tournament Players Championship (United Kingdom)

The Tournament Players Championship was a professional golf tournament on the European Tour from 1977 to 1984. It was founded as a direct replacement to the Piccadilly Medal tournament.[1][2] Except in the first two years the official name took the form "[Sponsor's name] TPC". It was played in either England or Scotland. Having started as one of the richest events on the tour,[3] it had below average prize money in later years.

Tournament Players Championship
Tournament information
LocationCornwall, England
Established1977
Course(s)St. Mellion International Resort
Par70
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£100,000
Month playedJune
Final year1984
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Jaime Gonzalez (1984)
To par−18 Nick Faldo (1982)
Final champion
Brazil Jaime Gonzalez
Location map
St. Mellion International Resort is located in England
St. Mellion International Resort
St. Mellion International Resort
Location in England
St. Mellion International Resort is located in Cornwall
St. Mellion International Resort
St. Mellion International Resort
Location in Cornwall

Winners of the Tournament Players Championship included two major champions, Nick Faldo of England and Bernhard Langer of Germany.

Since the demise of the Tournament Players Championship, the TPC moniker has also been applied to the Lawrence Batley International T.P.C. in 1986, the Portuguese Open TPC in 1989 and 1990, and the Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe in Germany from 1995 to 2007. "Tournament Players Championship" was also the original name of the PGA Tour's Players Championship, which is the richest event on that tour

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)
Venue
St. Mellion Timeshare TPC
1984   Jaime Gonzalez 265 −15 Playoff   Mark James 16,660 St. Mellion
1983   Bernhard Langer 269 −11 2 strokes   Paul Way 13,330 St. Mellion
Haig Whisky TPC
1982   Nick Faldo 270 −18 3 strokes   Manuel Calero 11,660 Notts
1981   Brian Barnes 276 −8 Playoff   Brian Waites 10,000 Dalmahoy
1980   Bernard Gallacher 268 −8 3 strokes   Nick Faldo
  Bernhard Langer
9,000 Moortown
SOS Talisman TPC
1979   Michael King 281 −7 1 stroke   Brian Waites 8,330 Moor Park
Tournament Players Championship
1978   Brian Waites 286 −6 1 stroke   Neil Coles 8,000 Foxhills
1977   Neil Coles 288 −4 1 stroke   Peter Dawson 8,000 Foxhills

References

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  1. ^ Foulger, Neville (23 December 1976). "Cash boost as top players chase rising pound!". Coventry Evening Telegraph. p. 29. Retrieved 12 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Ward-Thomas, Pat (21 December 1976). "Professionals' target now set at million". The Guardian. p. 17. Retrieved 12 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Ward-Thomas, Pat (2 February 1977). "New championship in Surrey". The Guardian. p. 20. Retrieved 12 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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