Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship

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Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Location Republic of Ireland
Established1969
Format Match play
Final year1982
Final champion
Paddy McGuirk

The Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship was a professional match play golf tournament played in the Republic of Ireland from 1969 to 1982. It was inaugurated by sponsors Carroll's in 1969, replacing the Carroll's Number 1 Tournament. [1]

Finals results

YearVenueWinnerFinal scoreRunner-upRef
1982 [lower-alpha 1] Rosslare Flag of Ireland.svg Paddy McGuirk 3 and 2 Flag of England.svg Peter Townsend [3]
1981 Cork Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Darcy 1 hole Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Jnr [4]
1980Connemara Flag of Ireland.svg Des Smyth 7 and 5 Ulster Banner.svg David Jones [5]
1979 Killarney Ulster Banner.svg David Jones 2 and 1 Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Darcy [6]
1978 Ballybunion Flag of Ireland.svg Arnold O'Connor 2 and 1 Flag of Ireland.svg Ernie Jones [7]
1977Galway Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Jnr 3 and 2 Flag of Ireland.svg John McGuirk [8]
1976Tramore Flag of England.svg Peter Townsend 3 and 2 Flag of Ireland.svg Jimmy Kinsella [9]
1975 Lahinch Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Jnr 2 and 1 Flag of England.svg Peter Townsend [10]
1974County Sligo Flag of Ireland.svg Eddie Polland 3 and 2 Flag of Ireland.svg Ernie Jones [11]
1973Kilkenny Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Jnr 2 and 1 Flag of Ireland.svg Jimmy Kinsella [12]
1972Douglas Flag of Ireland.svg Leonard Owens 4 and 2 Flag of Ireland.svg Roddy Carr [13]
1971Tramore Flag of England.svg Peter Townsend 1 hole Flag of Scotland.svg Iain Clark [14]
1970 Mullingar Flag of Ireland.svg Paddy Skerritt 1 hole Ulster Banner.svg Hugh Jackson [15]
1969Galway Flag of Ireland.svg Paddy McGuirk 2 and 1 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Murphy [16]
  1. Semi finals and final delayed by a week due to bad weather. [2]

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