The British Masters , as it was originally called when it was started way back in 1946, will now be played in September from 2007. It was so done otherwise it would have clashed with The Players Championship on the US PGA Tour, which has been moved to May. It has been part of the European Tour since 1972. In 1984 the tournament was not held for various reasons. The meet is now called Quinn Direct British Masters after its name was changed many times over the years.
British Masters (1946-69)
Dunlop Masters (1970-82)
Silk Cut Masters (1983)
Dunhill British Masters (1985-94)
Collingtree British Masters (1995)
One 2 One British Masters (1996-98)
Victor Chandler British Masters (1999-2002)
Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters (2003-04)
Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters (2005)
Quinn Direct British Masters (2006- )
Held at the De Veer Befry Golf Club, the 2006 Quinn Direct British Masters had a prize money of € 2,622,906. Johan Edfors won with a one stroke victory over Gary Emerson. He also won € 4,37,949 in prize money.
Past Winners
During the 80's the British Masters was a top draw among the top golfers as it offered a huge prize money. But the prize money gradually reduced and the tournament lost its charm as top players began to give the meet a miss. Here is a list of players who have won here since it became part of the European Tour .
John Edfors 2006
Thomas Bjorn 2005
Barry Lane 2004
Greg Owen 2003
Justin Rose 2002
Thomas Levet 2001
Gary Orr 2000
Bob May 1999
Colin Montgomerie 1998
Greg Turner 1997
Robert Allenby 1996
Sam Torrance 1995
Ian Woosnam 1994; 1983
Peter Baker 1993
Christy O'Connor Jr 1992
Seve Ballesteros 1991; 1986
Mark James 1990
Nick Faldo 1989
Sandy Lyle 1988
Mark McNulty 1987
Lee Trevino 1985
No Tournament 1984
Greg Norman 1982-81
Bernhard Langer 1980
Graham Narsh 1979
Tommy Horton 1978
Guy Hunt 1977
Baldovino Dassu 1976
Bernhard Gallachar 1975-74
Tony Jacklin 1973
Bob Charles 1972
The Quinn Direct British Masters is one of the old tournaments on the tour. As we continue on this tour we will learn about the other tournaments in the European Tour .
