English Classic

Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox golf tournament 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.

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

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