Irish Hospitals Tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bray, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland |
| Established | 1958 |
| Course(s) | Woodbrook Golf Club |
| Final year | 1962 |
| Final champion | |
| Christy O'Connor Snr | |
Woodbrook Golf Club
Location in Ireland
The Irish Hospitals Tournament was a professional golf tournament played from 1958 to 1962. Total prize money was £5000 from 1958 to 1960 and £5,555 in 1961 and 1962. It was sponsored by the Irish Hospitals' Sweepstake. In 1963 it was succeeded by the Carroll Sweet Afton Tournament which later became the Carroll's International.
Kel Nagle's 1961 performance of 260 was reportedly the lowest score ever recorded at a 72 hole tournament outside of the United States. As of 1973, it had yet to be broken.[1]
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Country | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Bernard Hunt |  England |
277 | Tie | Shared 1,000 and 500 |
[2] | |
| Frank Jowle | England
| ||||||
| 1959 | Max Faulkner | England |
274 | 4 strokes | Peter Alliss Dave Thomas |
1,000 | [3] |
| 1960 | Christy O'Connor Snr |  Ireland |
272 | Playoff (18 holes) |
Ken Bousfield |
1,000 | [4][5] |
| 1961 | Kel Nagle |  Australia |
260 | 4 strokes | Peter Alliss |
1,000 | [6] |
| 1962 | Christy O'Connor Snr | Ireland |
271 | 1 stroke |  Bob Charles |
1,000 | [7] |
In 1960 O'Connor scored 63 in the play-off to Bousfield's 71.
References
[edit]- ^ "Jacklin one off record". The Glasgow Herald. 27 February 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Hunt and Jowle share £1500 prize money – Irish hospitals tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 19 May 1958. p. 4.
- ^ "Irish hospitals event won by Faulkner – Success by 4 strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 13 July 1959. p. 8.
- ^ "O'Connor-Bousfield tie at Woodbrook – To play off for top prizes". The Glasgow Herald. 18 July 1960. p. 4.
- ^ "O'Connor's record at 63 in play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 19 July 1960. p. 9.
- ^ "Nagle wins hospitals tournament – Aggregate of 260 record for Britain and Ireland". The Glasgow Herald. 24 July 1961. p. 4.
- ^ "O'Connors Irish hospitals win – Exciting duel with Charles". The Glasgow Herald. 23 July 1962. p. 4.