UK Championship (golf)

ISPS Handa UK Championship
Tournament information
LocationWishaw, Warwickshire, England
Established2020
Course(s)The Belfry
(Brabazon Course)
Par72
Length7,233 yards (6,614 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€1,000,000
Final year2020
Tournament record score
Aggregate274 Rasmus Højgaard
274 Justin Walters
To par−14 as above
Final champion
Denmark Rasmus Højgaard
Location map
The Belfry is located in England
The Belfry
The Belfry
Location in England
The Belfry is located in Warwickshire
The Belfry
The Belfry
Location in Warwickshire

The UK Championship, known as the ISPS Handa UK Championship for sponsorship reasons,[1] 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.[2][3]

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.[4]

Rasmus Højgaard won the event, defeating Justin Walters in a playoff to claim his second European Tour win.[5]

  1. ^ "ISPS HANDA to sponsor European Tour's Wales Open and UK Championship". Golf Business News. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "European Tour announces resumption of 2020 season". European Tour. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ Hoggard, Rex (28 May 2020). "European Tour to resume in July with six-event U.K. Swing in England and Wales". Golf Channel. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. ^ Brownlow, Frank (27 August 2020). "Brendan Lawlor out to inspire as first disable golfer to compete on European Tour". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. ^ "UK Championship: Rasmus Hojgaard, 19, wins second European Tour title after Belfry play-off". Sky Sports. 30 August 2020.