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
LocationGreat Britain
Established1977
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Final year1984
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Jaime Gonzalez (1984)
To par−18 Nick Faldo (1982)
Final champion
Jaime Gonzalez

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
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)
St. Mellion Timeshare TPC
1984Jaime Gonzalez BrazilSt. Mellion G & CC265−15Playoff Mark James16,660
1983Bernhard Langer West GermanySt. Mellion G & CC269−112 strokes Paul Way13,330
Haig Whisky TPC
1982Nick Faldo EnglandNotts Golf Club270−183 strokes Manuel Calero11,660
1981Brian Barnes ScotlandDalmahoy Golf Club276−8Playoff Brian Waites10,000
1980Bernard Gallacher ScotlandMoortown Golf Club268−83 strokes Nick Faldo
Bernhard Langer		9,000
SOS Talisman TPC
1979Michael King EnglandMoor Park Golf Club281−71 stroke Brian Waites8,330
Tournament Players Championship
1978Brian Waites EnglandFoxhills Golf Club286−61 stroke Neil Coles8,000
1977Neil Coles EnglandFoxhills Golf Club288−41 stroke Peter Dawson8,000

References
  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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