Carroll's International

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Carroll's International
Tournament information
Location Shankill, Dublin, Ireland
Established1963
Course(s) Woodbrook Golf Club
Par74
Tour(s) European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund £20,000
Month playedJune
Final year1974
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Roberto De Vicenzo (1964)
268 Christy O'Connor Snr (1964)
To par−20 Neil Coles (1971)
Final champion
Flag of Scotland.svg Bernard Gallacher
Location Map
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Woodbrook GC
Location in Ireland

The Carroll's International was a professional golf tournament played in Ireland from 1963 to 1974. It was part of the British PGA tournament circuit, which evolved into the European Tour, and as such is recognised as an official European Tour event from 1972.

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The tournament was founded by sponsors Carroll's in 1963, as a successor to the Irish Hospitals Tournament which had been held at Woodbrook Golf Club from 1958 to 1962. For the first two years, the Carroll's tournament was also played at Woodbrook and titled as the Carroll Sweet Afton tournament. It was played at Cork Golf Club in 1965 and The Royal Dublin Golf Club in 1966, before returning to Woodbrook where it remained until its final edition in 1974. The Carroll's International ended due to Carroll's becoming the title sponsor of the revived Irish Open in 1975; the Carroll's Irish Open was held at Woodbrook in its first year.

In 1966, at Royal Dublin, Christy O'Connor Snr finished 2-3-3 (eagle-birdie-eagle) to win the tournament by 2 strokes. At the par-4 16th he drove the green and holed a 20-foot putt. He then holed a 12-foot putt at the 17th and, at the par-5 18th, hit a 3-iron to 8 feet and holed the putt. [1] A plaque by the 16th tee commemorates the achievement.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)
VenueRef.
Carroll's Celebration International
1974 Flag of Scotland.svg Bernard Gallacher 279−173 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Newton 5,000 Woodbrook [2]
Carroll's International
1973 Flag of Ireland.svg Paddy McGuirk 277−192 strokes Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Hugh Baiocchi 2,500 Woodbrook [3]
1972 Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Snr (4)284−124 strokes Flag of England.svg David Talbot 2,500 Woodbrook [4]
1971 Flag of England.svg Neil Coles (2)276−203 strokes Flag of England.svg Peter Oosterhuis 2,000 Woodbrook [5]
1970 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brian Huggett 2797 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Snr 2,000 Woodbrook [6]
1969 Flag of Scotland.svg Ronnie Shade 2891 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Bernard Gallacher 2,000 Woodbrook [7]
1968 Flag of Ireland.svg Jimmy Martin 2812 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Barnes 1,000 Woodbrook [8]
1967 Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Snr (3)2772 strokes Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton 1,000 Woodbrook [9]
1966 Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Snr (2)272−162 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Eric Brown 1,000 Royal Dublin [10]
1965 Flag of England.svg Neil Coles 269−156 strokes Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton
Flag of England.svg Harry Weetman
1,000 Cork [11]
Carroll Sweet Afton
1964 Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Snr 268−16Playoff [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo 1,000 Woodbrook [12]
1963 Flag of England.svg Bernard Hunt 2702 strokes Flag of England.svg Neil Coles 1,000 Woodbrook [13]

See also

Notes

  1. O'Connor won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

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