Belfry Brabazon

Belfry Brabazon, on the record

Belfry Brabazon: Dave Thomas, Peter Alliss. Par 72, 7,255 yards. Joe Dean won the 2026 Husqvarna British Masters here with 274 (−14).

Updated October 24, 2026

Club

The Belfry

Where

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England

Design

Dave Thomas, Peter Alliss

Par

72

Length

7,255 yards (the championship setup)

Access

Resort

Website

thebelfry.com

The champions here

23 editions on the record, by event, newest first.

Stories

• A pie and a pint

  In the mid-1970s Peter Alliss told PGA director Colin Snape over a pie and a pint that an old hotel near Birmingham was available as a PGA headquarters; the Brabazon opened in 1977 with Seve Ballesteros and Johnny Miller against Tony Jacklin and Brian Barnes.

  Source: Top 100 Golf Courses: The Belfry (Brabazon)

• Torrance's winning birdie, 1985

  Sam Torrance holed the winning birdie putt at the Belfry in 1985 as Europe won 16½-11½, the breakthrough of the modern Ryder Cup.

  Source: Top 100 Golf Courses: The Belfry (Brabazon)

• McGinley's putt after 9/11, 2002

  The 2002 Ryder Cup, delayed a year by the 11 September attacks, was sealed when Paul McGinley holed an 8-foot par putt on the 18th to halve with Jim Furyk; Europe won 15½-12½.

  Source: Top 100 Golf Courses: The Belfry (Brabazon)

• Halved, and Europe keeps it, 1989

  The 1989 match was tied 14-14, only the second halved Ryder Cup, and Europe retained the trophy as holders; it featured the largest tented village then seen at a British sporting event.

  Source: Top 100 Golf Courses: The Belfry (Brabazon)

The place

• Hole name · hole 10The 10th

  A short par 4 of about 300 yards with water along the right of the fairway, made famous on television when Seve Ballesteros drove the green.

  Source: Top 100 Golf Courses: The Belfry (Brabazon)

• Hole name · hole 18The 18th

  The par-4 closing hole bends around water off the tee and its approach must carry a lake to a long, narrow, triple-tiered green.

  Source: Top 100 Golf Courses: The Belfry (Brabazon)

• FirstFour Ryder Cups

  The Brabazon has hosted more Ryder Cups than any other course: 1985, 1989, 1993 and 2002.

  Source: Top 100 Golf Courses: The Belfry (Brabazon)

• NicknameNamed for Lord Brabazon

  The course is named after former PGA president Lord Brabazon; Dave Thomas's £2.7m late-1990s makeover left it with more water than almost any other inland course in the British Isles.

  Source: Top 100 Golf Courses: The Belfry (Brabazon)

The tour here

The PGA Tour and DP World Tour weeks at this course since 2017.