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Johnnie Walker Trophy

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Johnnie Walker Trophy
Tournament information
LocationSpain
Established1980
Month playedOctober/November
Final year1984
Final champion
South Africa Gary Player

The Johnnie Walker Trophy was an invitational men's professional golf tournament played from 1980 to 1984 in Spain. The 1980 and 1982 events were played at Real Club de Golf El Prat near Barcelona, the others being played at Golf La Moraleja near Madrid.

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up Ref
1980 United States Lee Trevino 206[a] −10 2 strokes Scotland Sandy Lyle [1]
1981 United States Peter Jacobsen 268 −20 9 strokes Spain Manuel Piñero [2]
1982 United States Peter Jacobsen (2) 274 −14 2 strokes Spain Seve Ballesteros [3]
1983 Germany Bernhard Langer 270 −18 2 strokes Scotland Sandy Lyle [4]
1984 South Africa Gary Player 272 −16 Playoff[b] Spain Seve Ballesteros [5]
  1. ^ Played over 54 holes.
  2. ^ Player won at the second playoff hole.

References

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  1. ^ "American Lee Trevino". The Glasgow Herald. 27 October 1980. p. 17 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "Peter Jacobsen of the United States". The Glasgow Herald. 26 October 1981. p. 17 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "Jacobsen's 'copycat' win". The Glasgow Herald. 14 November 1982. p. 14 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Lyle shoots 65 but fail to catch Langer". The Glasgow Herald. 14 November 1983. p. 17 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "South Africa's Gary Player". The Glasgow Herald. 22 October 1984. p. 16 – via Google News Archive.