Alcan Open

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Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship
Tournament information
Location Dublin, Ireland
Established1967
Course(s) Portmarnock Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund £15,000
Final year1970
Tournament record score
Aggregate274 Billy Casper (1969)
To par−14 as above
Final champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Devlin
Flag of Ireland.svg Paddy Skerritt
Location map
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Portmarnock GC
Location in Ireland
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Portmarnock GC
Location in County Dublin

The Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship, also known as the Alcan Open, was an international golf tournament played from 1967 to 1970. It was sponsored by Alcan Aluminum of Canada, a long-time corporate sponsor of professional golf on international circuits. A concurrent Alcan International tournament was also played. The 1969 tournament, played in the United States, was an official PGA Tour event.

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Tournament hosts

Winners

Alcan Open

YearTour [a] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-upRef.
Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship
1970 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Devlin 278−107 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob Rosburg [5]
Alcan Open
1969 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper 274−141 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino [6]
Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship
1968 Flag of the United States.svg Gay Brewer (2)283−93 strokes Flag of England.svg Peter Townsend [7]
1967 Flag of the United States.svg Gay Brewer 283−5Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper [8] [9] [10]

Alcan International

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
1970 Flag of Ireland.svg Paddy Skerritt 286−23 strokes Flag of England.svg Maurice Bembridge
Flag of Scotland.svg Eric Brown
1969: No tournament
1968 Flag of England.svg Bill Large
Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Snr 		288−4Title shared [11]
1967 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson 281−75 strokes Flag of England.svg Tony Grubb

Notes

  1. ↑ PGAT − PGA Tour.

References

  1. ↑ Gwilym S. Brown (October 16, 1967). "Mod Golf Strikes At Old St. Andrews". Sports Illustrated . Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  2. ↑ "A Roundup Of The Sports Information Of The Week". Sports Illustrated . October 14, 1968. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  3. ↑ "A Roundup Of The Sports Information Of The Week". Sports Illustrated . October 6, 1969. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Bruce Devlin take first in Alcan Golf tournament". The Bulletin . Bend, Oregon. September 21, 1970. p. 11.
  5. ↑ "Devlin ways away unchallenged with £23,060 first prize". The Glasgow Herald . 21 September 1970. p. 5.
  6. ↑ "Casper wins Alcan tournament with storming finish". The Glasgow Herald. 30 September 1969. p. 6.
  7. ↑ "Brewer's accuracy from tees decisive in Alcan". The Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1968. p. 7.
  8. ↑ "Americans in play-off for Alcan". The Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1967. p. 1.
  9. ↑ "Alcan play-off between Casper and Brewer". The Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1967. p. 5.
  10. ↑ "Brewer's 68 in play-off worth £300 a shot". The Glasgow Herald. 10 October 1967. p. 6.
  11. ↑ "Protopp i England, Alcan International" [Pro top in England, Alcan International]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. December 1968. p. 32.


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