The Double Diamond International was a team golf tournament that was played from 1971 to 1977. It was hosted in England for the first three years, and then in Scotland.
From 1974 and 1977 the event was preceded by an individual 36-hole stroke play tournament that was included on the British PGA tournament circuit; the circuit would later become officially recognised as the European Tour.
Year | Venue | Winners | Points | Runner-up | Points |
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Double Diamond Golf Classic | |||||
1977 | Gleneagles Hotel | United States | 3½ | Australasia | ½ |
1976 | Gleneagles Hotel | England | 2 | Rest of the World | 2 |
Double Diamond International | |||||
1975 | Turnberry | The Americas | 26 | Rest of the World | 22 |
1974 | Gleneagles Hotel | England | 31 | Rest of the World | 28 |
1973 | Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich | Scotland | 27 | Ireland | 25 |
1972 | Pannal Golf Club | England | 39 | Europe | 35 |
1971 | South Staffs Golf Club | England | 6 | Ireland | 4 |
England won in 1976 by being 2 holes up in the four matches played in the final against the Rest of the World.
The tournament was played on 21, 22, and 23 October, between the four home nations at South Staffs Golf Club, with each team playing the other three. There were teams of 6, with 2 foursomes matches in the morning and 6 singles in the afternoon. All matches were over 18 holes. [1] The total prize money was £10,250.
The teams were:
Thursday 21 October [2]
Team | Score | Team | Score | Halved |
---|---|---|---|---|
England | 6 | Wales | 1 | 1 |
Ireland | 5 | Scotland | 2 | 1 |
Friday 22 October [3]
Team | Score | Team | Score | Halved |
---|---|---|---|---|
England | 7 | Ireland | 1 | 0 |
Wales | 6 | Scotland | 2 | 0 |
Saturday 23 October [4]
Team | Score | Team | Score | Halved |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ireland | 4 | Wales | 3 | 1 |
England | 5 | Scotland | 2 | 1 |
Team | Matches | Individual games | Points | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Halved | ||
England | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Ireland | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
Wales | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
Scotland | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
Neil Coles, John Garner, Tommy Horton, Jimmy Kinsella, Peter Townsend won their 3 singles matches and shared the individual prize of £350. [4] Kinsella beat all the three opposing captains in his singles matches.
The tournament was played on 31 August and 1 and 2 September between six teams, the four home nations, Continental Europe and the Rest of the World. The event was played at Pannal Golf Club, Harrogate with each team playing the other five. There were teams of 8 with each match consisting of 6 singles matches over 18 holes. Two points were awarded for each match won with one point for a halved match. The overall winner was decided on points won. The total prize money was £15,000. [5]
The teams were:
Thursday 31 August [6]
Team | Points | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
England | 9 | Wales | 3 |
Ireland | 7 | Rest of the World | 5 |
Europe | 8 | Ireland | 4 |
Scotland | 7 | Wales | 5 |
England | 8 | Rest of the World | 4 |
Friday 1 September [7]
Team | Points | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
Europe | 7 | Scotland | 5 |
Rest of the World | 6 | Wales | 6 |
England | 7 | Ireland | 5 |
Rest of the World | 6 | Scotland | 6 |
Europe | 10 | Wales | 2 |
Saturday 2 September [8]
Team | Points | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
Scotland | 8 | Ireland | 4 |
England | 6 | Europe | 6 |
Ireland | 8 | Wales | 4 |
Rest of the World | 8 | Europe | 4 |
England | 9 | Scotland | 3 |
Team | Matches | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Won | Lost | Tie | ||
England | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
Europe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
Rest of the World | 1 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
Scotland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
Ireland | 2 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
Wales | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
The tournament was played on 30, 31 August and 1 September between six teams, the four home nations, Continental Europe and the Rest of the World. The event was played at Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich with each team playing the other five. There were teams of 5 with each match consisting of 4 singles matches over 18 holes. Two points were awarded for each match won with one point for a halved match. The overall winner was decided on points won. The total prize money remained at £15,000. [9]
The teams were:
Thursday 30 August [10]
Team | Points | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
England | 4 | Wales | 4 |
Ireland | 5 | Europe | 3 |
Scotland | 8 | Wales | 0 |
Ireland | 6 | Rest of the World | 2 |
England | 4 | Europe | 4 |
Friday 31 August [11]
Team | Points | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
Scotland | 6 | Ireland | 2 |
Rest of the World | 7 | Wales | 1 |
England | 4 | Ireland | 4 |
Rest of the World | 4 | Scotland | 4 |
Europe | 6 | Wales | 2 |
Saturday 1 September [12]
Team | Points | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
Rest of the World | 6 | Europe | 2 |
England | 6 | Scotland | 2 |
Ireland | 8 | Wales | 0 |
Scotland | 7 | Europe | 1 |
England | 4 | Rest of the World | 4 |
Team | Matches | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Won | Lost | Tie | ||
Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
Rest of the World | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
England | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
Europe | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
Wales | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
The tournament was played on 22, 23 and 24 August between six teams, the four home nations, the Continental Europe and the Rest of the World. The event was played at Gleneagles with each team playing the other five. There were teams of 5 with each match consisting of 4 singles matches over 18 holes. Two points were awarded for each match won with one point for a halved match. The overall winner was decided on points won.
The teams were:
Thursday 22 August [13]
Team | Points | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
England | 8 | Wales | 0 |
Europe | 4 | Ireland | 4 |
Scotland | 5 | Wales | 3 |
Rest of the World | 6 | Ireland | 2 |
England | 8 | Europe | 0 |
Friday 23 August [14]
Team | Points | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
Ireland | 4 | Scotland | 4 |
Rest of the World | 6 | Wales | 2 |
England | 5 | Ireland | 3 |
Rest of the World | 5 | Scotland | 3 |
Wales | 5 | Europe | 3 |
Saturday 24 August [15]
Team | Points | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
Rest of the World | 8 | Europe | 0 |
England | 5 | Scotland | 3 |
England | 5 | Rest of the World | 3 |
Ireland | 5 | Wales | 3 |
Scotland | 5 | Europe | 3 |
Team | Matches | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Won | Lost | Tie | ||
England | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Rest of the World | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
Scotland | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
Ireland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
Wales | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
Europe | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
The tournament was played on 25, 26 and 27 September between six teams, the four home nations, The Americas and the Rest of the World. The event was played at Turnberry with each team playing the other five. There were teams of 5 with each match consisting of 4 singles matches over 18 holes. Two points were awarded for each match won with one point for a halved match. The overall winner was decided on points won.
The teams were: [16]
Thursday 25 September [17]
Team | Points | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
England | 4 | Wales | 4 |
Rest of the World | 5 | Ireland | 3 |
Scotland | 4 | Wales | 4 |
The Americas | 5 | Ireland | 3 |
Rest of the World | 5 | England | 3 |
Friday 26 September [18]
Team | Points | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
Ireland | 4 | Scotland | 4 |
The Americas | 6 | Wales | 2 |
England | 4 | Ireland | 4 |
The Americas | 5 | Scotland | 3 |
Rest of the World | 5 | Wales | 3 |
Saturday 27 September [19]
Team | Points | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
The Americas | 4 | Rest of the World | 4 |
England | 4 | Scotland | 4 |
Ireland | 4 | Wales | 4 |
Scotland | 5 | Rest of the World | 3 |
The Americas | 6 | England | 2 |
Team | Matches | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Won | Lost | Tie | ||
The Americas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
Rest of the World | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
Scotland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
Ireland | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
England | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
Wales | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
The tournament was played on 19, 20 and 21 August between eight teams, the four home nations, Continental Europe, the United States, Australasia and the Rest of the World. The event was played at Gleneagles. Teams were divided into two group of four with the each team playing the others in the group on the first two days. The leading two teams in each group then played semi-finals and a final on the last day. There were teams of 5 with each match consisting of 4 singles matches over 18 holes. In the group matches, one point was awarded for each match won with half a point for a halved match. The order of the groups was decided on points won. In the event of a tie between two teams the order was decided by the result of the match between the teams and, if this was a tie, on net holes up overall.
The teams were:
Thursday 19 August [20]
Team | Points | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
England | 3 | Australasia | 1 |
Ireland | 2 | Rest of the World | 2 |
Europe | 4 | United States | 0 |
Scotland | 2 | Wales | 2 |
Australasia | 2 | Ireland | 2 |
Rest of the World | 3 | England | 1 |
Friday 20 August [21]
Team | Points | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
Europe | 2 | Scotland | 2 |
United States | 2 | Wales | 2 |
England | 2 | Ireland | 2 |
Australasia | 2 | Rest of the World | 2 |
Scotland | 2½ | United States | 1½ |
Wales | 2½ | Europe | 1½ |
Team | Matches | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Won | Lost | Tie | ||
Rest of the World | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
England | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Ireland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Australasia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
England finished ahead of Ireland since they were 3 holes up while Wales were level.
Team | Matches | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Won | Lost | Tie | ||
Europe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ |
Scotland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6½ |
Wales | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6½ |
United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3½ |
Scotland finished ahead of Wales since they were 9 holes up while Wales were 6 holes down.
Saturday 21 August [22]
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||
Rest of the World | 3½ | ||||||
Scotland | ½ | ||||||
Rest of the World | 2 | ||||||
England | 2 | ||||||
England | 3½' | ||||||
Europe | ½ | Third place | |||||
Scotland | 2 | ||||||
Europe | 2 | ||||||
England won the final because they were 2 holes up in the four matches. Scotland won the third-place match because they were 9 holes up in the four matches.
The tournament was played on 18, 19 and 20 August between eight teams, the four home nations, Continental Europe, the United States, Australasia and the Rest of the World. The event was played at Gleneagles. Teams were divided into two group of four with the each team playing the others in the group on the first two days. The leading two teams in each group then played semi-finals and a final on the last day. There were teams of 5 with each match consisting of 4 singles matches over 18 holes. In the group matches, one point was awarded for each match won with half a point for a halved match. The order of the groups was decided on points won.
The teams were:
Thursday 18 August [23]
Team | Points | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
Australasia | 3 | England | 1 |
Rest of the World | 4 | Ireland | 0 |
United States | 3 | Europe | 1 |
Wales | 2½ | Scotland | 1½ |
Australasia | 2 | Ireland | 2 |
England | 2 | Rest of the World | 2 |
Friday 19 August [24]
Team | Points | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
Scotland | 2½ | Europe | 1½ |
United States | 2½ | Wales | 1½ |
Ireland | 3 | England | 1 |
Australasia | 3 | Rest of the World | 1 |
Europe | 2 | Wales | 2 |
United States | 2½ | Scotland | 1½ |
Team | Matches | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Won | Lost | Tie | ||
Australasia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Rest of the World | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Ireland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
England | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Team | Matches | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Won | Lost | Tie | ||
United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Wales | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Scotland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5½ |
Europe | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4½ |
Saturday 20 August [25]
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||
Australasia | 3 | ||||||
Wales | 1 | ||||||
Australasia | ½ | ||||||
United States | 3½ | ||||||
United States | 3½ | ||||||
Rest of the World | ½ | Third place | |||||
Wales | 2 | ||||||
Rest of the World | 2 | ||||||
The Rest of the World won the third-place match because they were 8 holes up in the four matches.
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