John Player Trophy

{{Short description|European golf competition}}

{{About|the former European Tour golf tournament|the former Rugby League competition|Regal Trophy}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox golf tournament

| name = John Player Trophy

| image =

| location = Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England

| establishment = 1970

| course = Bognor Regis Golf Club

| par = 70

| yardage =

| tour = European Tour

| format = Stroke play

| purse = {{currency|8,000|GBP}}

| month_played = May

| final_year = 1972

| aggregate = 286 Ross Whitehead (1972)

| to-par = +6 as above

| final_champion = {{flagicon|ENG}} Ross Whitehead

| map = England#United Kingdom West Sussex

| map_label = Bognor Regis GC

| map_caption = Location in England##Location in West Sussex

| map_relief = yes

| map_label_position =

| map_size = 200

| coordinates = {{coord|50.799|-0.651}}

}}

The John Player Trophy was a golf tournament on the European Tour that was played in England. It was played twice. The first event in 1970 at Notts Golf Club in Nottinghamshire was the 36-hole qualifying event for the John Player Classic. In 1972, at Bognor Regis Golf Club in West Sussex, it was run as a separate tournament.

Winners

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

!Year !! Winner !! Score !! To par !! Margin of
victory !! Runners-up !! Winner's
share (£) !! Venue !! Ref.

1972{{flagicon|ENG}} Ross Whiteheadalign=center|286align=center|+61 stroke{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Butler
{{flagicon|NIR}} Vince Hood
align=center|1,500Bognor Regis{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=geI9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=WEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1946%2C5753586 |title=Whitehead's win something special |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=29 May 1972 |page=5}}
colspan=9 align=center|1971: No tournament
1970{{flagicon|ENG}} Clive Clarkalign=center|141align=center|−32 strokes{{flagicon|ENG}} Roger Fidler
{{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Ingham
{{flagicon|ENG}} Bill Large
align=center|750Notts{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y5JAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5860%2C308774 |title=Clark leads Classic qualifying after record-equalling 69 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=2 September 1970 |page=7}}

References

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