John Player Trophy
European golf competition
title: "John Player Trophy" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["former-european-tour-events", "golf-tournaments-in-england"] description: "European golf competition" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Player_Trophy" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary European golf competition ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox golf tournament"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | John Player Trophy |
| location | Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England |
| establishment | 1970 |
| course | Bognor Regis Golf Club |
| par | 70 |
| tour | European Tour |
| format | Stroke play |
| purse | |
| month_played | May |
| final_year | 1972 |
| aggregate | 286 Ross Whitehead (1972) |
| to-par | +6 as above |
| final_champion | 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_size | 200 |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the former European Tour 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 = | month_played = May | final_year = 1972 | aggregate = 286 Ross Whitehead (1972) | to-par = +6 as above | final_champion = 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 = 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
::data[format=table] | Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up | Winner's share (£) | Venue | Ref. | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1972 | ENG Ross Whitehead | 286 | +6 | 1 stroke | ENG Peter Butler NIR Vince Hood | 1,500 | Bognor Regis | | | 1971: No tournament | | | | | | | | | | 1970 | ENG Clive Clark | 141 | −3 | 2 strokes | ENG Roger Fidler ENG Mike Ingham ENG Bill Large | 750 | Notts | | ::
References
References
- (29 May 1972). "Whitehead's win something special". The Glasgow Herald.
- (2 September 1970). "Clark leads Classic qualifying after record-equalling 69". The Glasgow Herald.
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