The English Classic was a professional golf tournament which was played annually from 1979 to 1983. It was a fixture on the European Tour schedule, and hosted at The Belfry in Wishaw, Warwickshire, England.

English Classic
Tournament information
LocationWarwickshire, England
Established1979
Course(s)The Belfry
Par72
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£90,000
Month playedJuly
Final year1983
Tournament record score
Aggregate279 Greg Norman (1982)
279 Hugh Baiocchi (1983)
279 Eamonn Darcy (1983)
279 Mike Sullivan (1983)
To par−13 Greg Norman (1982)
Final champion
South Africa Hugh Baiocchi
Location map
The Belfry is located in England
The Belfry
The Belfry
Location in England
The Belfry is located in Warwickshire
The Belfry
The Belfry
Location in Warwickshire

Two of the five winners were major championship winners and World Number 1 golfers, namely the Australian Greg Norman and the Spaniard Seve Ballesteros. In 1983 the prize fund was £90,000, which was mid range for a European Tour event at that time.

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
State Express Classic
1983   Hugh Baiocchi 279 −9 Playoff   Eamonn Darcy
  Mike Sullivan
State Express English Classic
1982   Greg Norman 279 −13 1 stroke   Brian Marchbank
State Express Classic
1981   Rodger Davis 283 −5 2 strokes   Greg Norman
Mazda Cars English Classic
1980   Manuel Piñero 286 −2 1 stroke   Sandy Lyle
Lada English Golf Classic
1979   Seve Ballesteros 286 −2 6 strokes   Neil Coles
  Simon Hobday
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