English Open

The English Open was a professional golf tournament held in England. First played in 1988, it was an annual event on the European Tour until 2002. After several aborted attempts at reviving the tournament, it returned to the tour schedule in 2021, when it was titled as the Cazoo Classic.

Cazoo Classic
Tournament information
LocationSouthport, Merseyside, England
Established1988
Course(s)Hillside Golf Club
Par72
Length7,109 yards (6,500 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund1,750,000
Month playedJuly
Final year2022
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Darren Clarke (1999)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Richie Ramsay
Location map
Hillside GC
Location in England
Hillside GC
Location in Merseyside

Winners of the tournament include some of the most successful players in European Tour history including Mark James, Ian Woosnam, Colin Montgomerie, Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke. James and Clarke are the only two players to have won the title more than once.

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