fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, ɪt wʌzɐ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tˈʊɹ ᵻvˈɛnt fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, ænd ɪn ɪts fˈaɪnəl jˈɪɹ ɪt hæd ɐ pɹˈaɪz fˈʌnd ʌv pˈaʊnd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz mˈɪdɹˈeɪndʒ fɚɹə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tˈʊɹ ᵻvˈɛnt æt ðæt tˈaɪm.
Founded in 1983, it was a European Tour event from 1986, and in its final year it had a prize fund of £350,000, which was mid-range for a European Tour event at that time.