Italian BP Open

Italian BP Open

Tournament information
Location	Rome, Italy
Established	1968
Month played	March/April
Final year	1972
Final champion
Peter Wilcock

The Italian BP Open was a men's professional golf tournament played from 1968 to 1972 in the Rome area of Italy. The 1972 tournament was not part of the inaugural European Tour season.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref
1968	Roberto Bernardini	Italy		284	5 strokes	Bruno Ghezzo		[1]
1969	Bernard Hunt	England	Olgiata	282	2 strokes	Roberto Bernardini	1,000	[2][3]
1970	Neil Coles	England		282	3 strokes	Valentín Barrios	1,000	[4][5]
1971	Roberto Bernardini	Italy	Olgiata	284	1 stroke	Ramón Sota		[6][7]
1972	Peter Wilcock	England	Olgiata	277	6 strokes	Baldovino Dassù		[8]

References

1. "Rome". The Times. 8 April 1968. p. 14.
2. "Hunt wins Italian golf event". The Times. 1 April 1969. p. 12.
3. "Hunt win £1,000". The Evening Times. 1 April 1969. p. 32.
4. "Rome (B.P. Open)". The Times. 30 March 1970. p. 10.
5. "Coles top in Rome". The Daily Telegraph. 30 March 1970. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Townsend comes alive to finish third". The Times. 5 April 1971. p. 7.
7. "Eric Brown is fourth". The Evening Times. 5 April 1971. p. 10.
8. "Wilcock wins BP Open". The Glasgow Herald. 4 April 1972. p. 4.