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+' HOPE CLASSIC SCRAPPED
The Bob Hope British Classic, a
popular pro-celebrity event for the
past three yfars, has been scrapped.
Thf news follows months of speculation
about the event's finances and failure
to attract a major new sponsor.
dhf inaugural Bob Hopf British Classic
was in 1980 at thf RAC Club in Epsom,
but the following yfar it switchfd to
Moor Park, its home ever sinceN
The format was modelled on the Bob Hope
Classic which has been staged in
California for more than 20 years and
raised millions of dollars for charity½