Irish Hospitals Tournament
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Tournament information | |
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Location | Bray, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland |
Established | 1958 |
Course(s) | Woodbrook Golf Club |
Final year | 1962 |
Final champion | |
Christy O'Connor Snr |
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.
Winners
Year | Winner | Country | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) |
Ref |
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1958 | Bernard Hunt | England | 277 | Tie | Shared 1,000 and 500 |
[1] | |
Frank Jowle | England | ||||||
1959 | Max Faulkner | England | 274 | 4 strokes | Peter Alliss Dave Thomas |
1,000 | [2] |
1960 | Christy O'Connor Snr | Ireland | 272 | Playoff (18 holes) |
Ken Bousfield | 1,000 | [3][4] |
1961 | Kel Nagle | New Zealand | 260 | 4 strokes | Peter Alliss | 1,000 | [5] |
1962 | Christy O'Connor Snr | Ireland | 271 | 1 stroke | Bob Charles | 1,000 | [6] |
In 1960 O'Connor scored 63 in the play-off to Bousfield's 71.
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