UK Championship (golf)

{{Short description|Golf tournament}}

{{use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{infobox golf tournament

| name = ISPS Handa UK Championship

| image =

| caption =

| location = Wishaw, Warwickshire, England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.554|-1.734}}

| establishment = 2020

| course = The Belfry
(Brabazon Course)

| par = 72

| yardage = {{convert|7233|yd|m}}

| lang =

| org =

| tour = European Tour

| format = Stroke play

| purse = {{currency|1,000,000|EUR}}

| month_played =

| final_year = 2020

| defunct =

| aggregate = 274 Rasmus Højgaard
274 Justin Walters

| to-par = −14 as above

| score =

| current_champion =

| final_champion = {{flagicon|DNK}} Rasmus Højgaard

| current =

| map = UK England#United Kingdom Warwickshire

| map_label = The Belfry

| map_caption = Location in England##Location in Warwickshire

| map_relief = yes

| map_label_position = right

| map_size = 200px

}}

The UK Championship, known as the ISPS Handa UK Championship for sponsorship reasons,{{cite news |url=https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/sponsorship/isps-handa-to-sponsor-european-tours-wales-open-and-uk-championship/ |title=ISPS HANDA to sponsor European Tour's Wales Open and UK Championship |website=Golf Business News |date=22 July 2020 |access-date=22 July 2020}} was a professional golf tournament which was held 27–30 August 2020 at The Belfry, in Wishaw, Warwickshire, England.

The tournament was intended to be a one-off event and was the final leg of a six-week "UK swing" on the European Tour during the 2020 season. The UK swing was created as part of sweeping changes to the tour's schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/european-tour/news/articles/detail/european-tour-announces-resumption-of-2020-season/ |title=European Tour announces resumption of 2020 season |publisher=European Tour |date=28 May 2020 |access-date=28 May 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/news/european-tour-resume-july-six-event-uk-swing-england-and-wales |title=European Tour to resume in July with six-event U.K. Swing in England and Wales |work=Golf Channel |first=Rex |last=Hoggard |date=28 May 2020 |access-date=14 July 2020}}

Brendan Lawlor received a sponsor's invitation into the tournament and made history as he became the first disabled golfer to play in a European Tour event.{{cite news |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/european-tour/brendan-lawlor-out-to-inspire-as-first-disable-golfer-to-compete-on-european-tour-39481698.html |title=Brendan Lawlor out to inspire as first disable golfer to compete on European Tour |work=Belfast Telegraph |first=Frank |last=Brownlow |date=27 August 2020 |access-date=27 August 2020}}

Rasmus Højgaard won the event, defeating Justin Walters in a playoff to claim his second European Tour win.{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/12059894/uk-championship-rasmus-hojgaard-19-wins-second-european-tour-title-after-belfry-play-off |title=UK Championship: Rasmus Hojgaard, 19, wins second European Tour title after Belfry play-off |website=Sky Sports |date=30 August 2020}}