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.
| 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
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.