The Lawrence Batley Seniors was a senior (over 50s) men's professional golf tournament on the European Senior Tour. It was played from 1992 to 2002 in the Huddersfield area of West Yorkshire, England. From 1995 the tournament was held at Huddersfield Golf Club, north of Huddersfield, while in 1994 it was held at Woodsome Hall Golf Club, south-west of Huddersfield, and in 1992 and 1993 at both venues.[1] The tournament was sponsored by Lawrence Batley who had earlier supported a European Tour event, the Lawrence Batley International, from 1981 to 1987. Batley died in August 2002, soon after the final tournament.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Huddersfield, England |
| Established | 1992 |
| Course(s) | Huddersfield Golf Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,454 yards (5,902 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Seniors Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £125,000 |
| Month played | June |
| Final year | 2002 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 202 John Morgan (1994) |
| To par | −9 Eddie Polland (1999) −9 Nick Job (1999) |
| Final champion | |
 Neil Coles | |
| Location map | |
  Huddersfield GC Location in England  Huddersfield GC Location in West Yorkshire | |
Neil Coles won the final tournament in 2002 and set a record as the oldest winner of a European Senior Tour event, aged 67 years and 276 days.[2]
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Neil Coles |
209 | −4 | Playoff | David Creamer Steve Stull |
[3] |
| 2001 | Nick Job |
204 | −9 | 5 strokes | Denis Durnian |
[4] |
| 2000 |  David Huish |
212 | −1 | Playoff | Neil Coles John Fourie |
[5] |
| 1999 |  Eddie Polland |
204 | −9 | 2 strokes |  Antonio Garrido |
[6] |
| 1998 | Bobby Verwey (2) |
210 | −3 | Playoff | Antonio Garrido |
[7] |
| 1997 | Antonio Garrido |
206 | −7 | 1 stroke |  Renato Campagnoli |
[8] |
| 1996 | Malcolm Gregson |
209 | −4 | 2 strokes | Neil Coles Alberto Croce |
[9] |
| 1995 | Alberto Croce |
209 | −4 | 1 stroke | Tommy Horton |
[10] |
| 1994 | John Morgan |
202 | −8 | 4 strokes | José Maria Roca |
[11] |
| 1993 | Peter Butler |
207 | −5 | 1 stroke |  Michael Murphy |
[12] |
| 1992 | Bobby Verwey |
204 | −8 | 6 strokes | David Butler Peter Butler Tommy Horton |
[13] |
References edit
- ^ "Senior past champions - Former events - Lawrence Batley Seniors". europeantour.com.
- ^ "Oldest Winners on The European Senior Tour". europeantour.com. 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Lawrence Batley Seniors 2002". europeantour.com.
- ^ "Lawrence Batley Seniors 2001". europeantour.com.
- ^ "Lawrence Batley Seniors 2000". europeantour.com.
- ^ "Lawrence Batley Seniors 1999". europeantour.com.
- ^ "Lawrence Batley Seniors 1998". europeantour.com.
- ^ "For the record - Golf". The Times. 7 July 1997. p. 41.
- ^ "Golf". The Times. 5 August 1996. p. 33.
- ^ "For the record - Golf". The Times. 5 August 1995. p. 35.
- ^ "Morgan's level best". The Times. 30 July 1994. p. 35.
- ^ "For the record - Golf". The Times. 31 July 1993. p. 27.
- ^ "Verwey finishes six ahead in Seniors". The Times. 1 August 1992. p. 29.