Martini International

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Martini International
Tournament information
Location Cheshire, England
Established1961
Course(s)Wilmslow Golf Club
Par70
Tour(s) European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund £80,000
Month playedMay
Final year1983
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Doug Sewell (1970)
268 Peter Thomson (1970)
268 Nick Faldo (1983)
To par−16 Doug Sewell (1970)
−16 Peter Thomson (1970)
Final champion
Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo
Location Map
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Icona golf.svg
Wilmslow GC
Location in England
Cheshire UK relief location map.jpg
Icona golf.svg
Wilmslow GC
Location in Cheshire

The Martini International was a men's professional golf tournament that was held from 1961 to 1983. [1] It was hosted by several different golf clubs in England, Scotland and Wales. 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 winners included the major champions Peter Thomson, Greg Norman, Nick Faldo and Seve Ballesteros. In 1983 the prize fund was £80,308, which was mid-range for a European Tour event at the time. The tournament was sponsored by beverage company Martini & Rossi. [1]

The 1971 Martini International saw a rare event, when John Hudson scored two successive holes-in-one during his second round at the Royal Norwich Golf Club. Hudson had taken 6 at the par-4 10th hole and then holed out at the 11th and 12th holes. He holed a 4-iron at the 195-yard 11th and then, using a driver, holed out at the downhill 311-yard 12th, making a rare par-4 albatross. Hudson scored 72 for his round, level par, to add to his first round 72. [2] [3] He finished on 287, 5 strokes behind the winner, in a tie for 9th place. [4]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)
VenueRef.
1983 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 268−12Playoff [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Spain.svg José María Cañizares 13,330 Wimslow [5]
1982 Flag of Scotland.svg Bernard Gallacher 277−73 strokes Flag of Spain.svg José María Cañizares
Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo
11,000 Lindrick [6]
1981 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 287−11 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 11,000 Wentworth [7]
1980 Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Seve Ballesteros 286−21 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Barnes 9,000 Wentworth [8]
1979 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 288E1 stroke Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Antonio Garrido
Flag of England.svg John Morgan
7,000 Wentworth [9]
1978 Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Seve Ballesteros 270−145 strokes Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 6,000 Royal Automobile [10]
1977 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 277−113 strokes Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Simon Hobday 3,000 Blairgowrie [11]
1976 Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance 280−82 strokes Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton 2,500 Ashburnham [12]
1975 Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Jnr
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Stanley
279−5Title shared1,875 [lower-alpha 2] Royal North Devon [13]
1974 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Ginn 286−21 stroke Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brian Huggett 2,250 Pannal [14]
1973 Flag of England.svg Maurice Bembridge 279−91 stroke Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dai Rees
Flag of England.svg Peter Wilcock
2,000 Barnton [15]
1972 Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Barnes 277−71 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Newton 1,500 Abridge [16]
1971 Flag of Scotland.svg Bernard Gallacher 282−61 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel Nagle 1,250 Royal Norwich [4]
1970 Flag of England.svg Doug Sewell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson
268−16Title shared1,250 Conwy [17]
1969 Flag of England.svg Alex Caygill
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Graham Henning
282−6Title shared1,075 [lower-alpha 3] Queens Park [18]
1968 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brian Huggett 2782 strokes Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton 1,250 Southerndown [19]
1967 Flag of England.svg Malcolm Gregson
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brian Huggett
279−9Title shared Fulford [20]
1966 Flag of England.svg Peter Alliss
Flag of England.svg Bill Large
275−9Title shared875 [lower-alpha 4] Long Ashton [21]
1965 Flag of England.svg Peter Butler 275−134 strokes Flag of France.svg Jean Garaïalde
Flag of England.svg Bernard Hunt
1,000 Long Ashton [22]
1964 Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Snr 2866 strokes Flag of England.svg Lionel Platts 1,000 Wentworth [23]
1963 Flag of England.svg Neil Coles
Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Snr
298Title shared875 [lower-alpha 5] Royal Liverpool [24]
1962 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson 2754 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Eric Brown 1,000 St Andrews [25]
1961 Flag of England.svg Bernard Hunt 270Playoff [lower-alpha 6] Flag of Scotland.svg George Low 1,000 Sundridge Park [26]

Notes

  1. Faldo won with par on third extra hole
  2. Shared 2,250 and 1,500
  3. Shared 1,250 and 900
  4. Shared 1,000 and 750
  5. Shared 1,000 and 750
  6. Hunt won five-hole aggregate playoff; Hunt: −3 (16), Low: +1 (20)

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