Tournament information | |
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Location | Coventry, England |
Established | 1962 |
Course(s) | Coventry Golf Club |
Par | 73 |
Tour(s) | European Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | £40,000 |
Month played | May |
Final year | 1976 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 262 Bernard Hunt (1966) |
To par | −15 Sam Torrance (1976) |
Final champion | |
Sam Torrance | |
Location map | |
Location in England Location in the West Midlands |
The Piccadilly Medal was a men's professional golf tournament on the British PGA tournament circuit that was played in 1962 and from 1964 to 1976. Since the circuit later evolved into the European Tour, the tournament is recognised as an official European Tour event from 1972. It was played in a variety of formats. From 1962 to 1967 it was a 72-hole stroke-play event, in 1968 it was a four-ball better-ball match play event, from 1969 to 1975 it was a knockout stroke-play event while in 1976 it reverted to the 72-hole stroke-play format. From 1964 to 1968 the event was played on the East course at Wentworth, just before the Piccadilly World Match Play Championship which was played on the West Course there. Carreras withdrew their golf sponsorship after the 1976 season.