Martini International

Martini International

Tournament information
Location	Cheshire, England
Established	1961
Course(s)	Wilmslow Golf Club
Par	70
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	£80,000
Month played	May
Final year	1983
Tournament record score
Aggregate	268 Doug Sewell (1970) 268 Peter Thomson (1970) 268 Nick Faldo (1983)
To par	−16 Doug Sewell (1970) −16 Peter Thomson (1970)
Final champion
Nick Faldo
Location map
Wilmslow GC Location in England Show map of England Wilmslow GC Location in Cheshire Show map of 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.

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

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)	Venue	Ref.
1983	Nick Faldo	268	−12	Playoff [a]	José María Cañizares	13,330	Wimslow	[5]
1982	Bernard Gallacher	277	−7	3 strokes	José María Cañizares Nick Faldo	11,000	Lindrick	[6]
1981	Greg Norman	287	−1	1 stroke	Bernhard Langer	11,000	Wentworth	[7]
1980	Seve Ballesteros	286	−2	1 stroke	Brian Barnes	9,000	Wentworth	[8]
1979	Greg Norman	288	E	1 stroke	Antonio Garrido John Morgan	7,000	Wentworth	[9]
1978	Seve Ballesteros	270	−14	5 strokes	Nick Faldo	6,000	Royal Automobile	[10]
1977	Greg Norman	277	−11	3 strokes	Simon Hobday	3,000	Blairgowrie	[11]
1976	Sam Torrance	280	−8	2 strokes	Tommy Horton	2,500	Ashburnham	[12]
1975	Christy O'Connor Jnr Ian Stanley	279	−5	Title shared		1,875 [b]	Royal North Devon	[13]
1974	Stewart Ginn	286	−2	1 stroke	Brian Huggett	2,250	Pannal	[14]
1973	Maurice Bembridge	279	−9	1 stroke	Dai Rees Peter Wilcock	2,000	Barnton	[15]
1972	Brian Barnes	277	−7	1 stroke	Jack Newton	1,500	Abridge	[16]
1971	Bernard Gallacher	282	−6	1 stroke	Kel Nagle	1,250	Royal Norwich	[4]
1970	Doug Sewell Peter Thomson	268	−16	Title shared		1,250	Conwy	[17]
1969	Alex Caygill Graham Henning	282	−6	Title shared		1,075 [c]	Queens Park	[18]
1968	Brian Huggett	278		2 strokes	Tommy Horton	1,250	Southerndown	[19]
1967	Malcolm Gregson Brian Huggett	279	−9	Title shared			Fulford	[20]
1966	Peter Alliss Bill Large	275	−9	Title shared		875 [d]	Long Ashton	[21]
1965	Peter Butler	275	−13	4 strokes	Jean Garaïalde Bernard Hunt	1,000	Long Ashton	[22]
1964	Christy O'Connor Snr	286		6 strokes	Lionel Platts	1,000	Wentworth	[23]
1963	Neil Coles Christy O'Connor Snr	298		Title shared		875 [e]	Royal Liverpool	[24]
1962	Peter Thomson	275		4 strokes	Eric Brown	1,000	St Andrews	[25]
1961	Bernard Hunt	270		Playoff [f]	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)

References

1. "Martini pulls out of tour" . The Times. 28 July 1983. p. 20. Retrieved 26 May 2020– via The Times Digital Archive.
2. "Two ones in succession". The Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1971. p. 4.
3. "Bernard Hunt leads Martini qualifiers by three shots". The Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1971. p. 4.
4. "Eric Brown's advice to Gallacher pays off in Martini". The Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1971. p. 5.
5. "Faldo again beat Canizares in play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1983. p. 18.
6. "Gallacher consistency refuses to be shaken". The Glasgow Herald. 17 May 1982. p. 16.
7. "Norman's finishing power gives him third Martini win". The Glasgow Herald. 18 May 1981. p. 16.
8. "Sevvy's Martini is stirring stuff". The Glasgow Herald. 19 May 1980. p. 20.
9. "Another Norman quest". The Glasgow Herald. 29 May 1979. p. 28.
10. "Severiano shows field a clean pair of heels". The Glasgow Herald. 22 May 1978. p. 19.
11. "Norman: a new - and rare - golfing talent". The Glasgow Herald. 13 June 1977. p. 17.
12. "Now Torrance plans to take a 'breather'". The Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1976. p. 15.
13. "Two stroke it rich in Martini". The Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1975. p. 17.
14. "Ginn and Martini". The Glasgow Herald. 10 June 1974. p. 4.
15. "Sweet Martini for Maurice Bembridge". The Glasgow Herald. 11 June 1973. p. 4.
16. "Two birdies clinch success for Barnes". The Times. 12 June 1972. p. 9.
17. "Sewell matches Thomson". The Glasgow Herald. 15 June 1970. p. 5.
18. "Caygill and Henning tie in Martini". The Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1969. p. 5.
19. "Third win of year for Huggett". The Glasgow Herald. 17 June 1968. p. 4.
20. "Gregson and Huggett tie for top place in Martini". The Glasgow Herald. 19 June 1967. p. 4.
21. "Large and Alliss tie in Martini". The Glasgow Herald. 23 May 1966. p. 11.
22. "Butler's four-shot win in Martini". The Glasgow Herald. 24 May 1965. p. 5.
23. "Splendid putting by O'Connor". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1964. p. 4.
24. "O'Connor and Coles joint winners". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1963. p. 5.
25. "Thomson's record aggregate". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1962. p. 4.
26. "Hunt's fine form in play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1961. p. 11.

External links

• Coverage on the European Tour's official site