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 | ||||||||
1972 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ross Whitehead | align=center|286 | align=center|+6 | 1 stroke | {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Butler {{flagicon|NIR}} Vince Hood | align=center|1,500 | Bognor 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 Clark | align=center|141 | align=center|−3 | 2 strokes | {{flagicon|ENG}} Roger Fidler {{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Ingham {{flagicon|ENG}} Bill Large | align=center|750 | Notts | {{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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External links
- [http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=1972/tournamentid=1972003/leaderboard/index.html Coverage on the European Tour's official site]
{{Former European Tour Events}}