Carroll's International

Carroll's International

Tournament information
Location	Republic of Ireland
Established	1963
Final year	1974
Final champion
Bernard Gallacher

The Carroll's International was a professional golf tournament played from 1963 to 1974. It was sponsored by Carroll's and in 1963 and 1964 was called the Carroll Sweet Afton tournament. The event finished in 1974 when Carroll's became the sponsor of the revived Irish Golf which became known as the Carroll's Irish Open.

The event succeeded the Irish Hospitals Tournament which was held at Woodbrook from 1958 to 1962.

The tournament was an official European Tour event from the start of the tour in 1972.

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

Year	Winner	Venue	County	Province	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref
Carroll's Celebration International
1974	Bernard Gallacher	Woodbrook	Wicklow	Leinster	279	−17	3 strokes	Jack Newton	5,000	[2]
Carroll's International
1973	Paddy McGuirk	Woodbrook	Wicklow	Leinster	277	−19	2 strokes	Hugh Baiocchi	2,500	[3]
1972	Christy O'Connor Snr (4)	Woodbrook	Wicklow	Leinster	284	−12	4 strokes	David Talbot	2,500	[4]
1971	Neil Coles (2)	Woodbrook	Wicklow	Leinster	276		3 strokes	Peter Oosterhuis	2,000	[5]
1970	Brian Huggett	Woodbrook	Wicklow	Leinster	279		7 strokes	Christy O'Connor Snr	2,000	[6]
1969	Ronnie Shade	Woodbrook	Wicklow	Leinster	289		1 stroke	Bernard Gallacher	2,000	[7]
1968	Jimmy Martin	Woodbrook	Wicklow	Leinster	281		2 strokes	Brian Barnes	1,000	[8]
1967	Christy O'Connor Snr (3)	Woodbrook	Wicklow	Leinster	277		2 strokes	Tommy Horton	1,000	[9]
1966	Christy O'Connor Snr (2)	Royal Dublin		Leinster	272		2 strokes	Eric Brown	1,000	[10]
1965	Neil Coles	Cork	Cork	Munster	269		6 strokes	Tommy Horton Harry Weetman	1,000	[11]
Carroll Sweet Afton
1964	Christy O'Connor Snr	Woodbrook	Wicklow	Leinster	268		Playoff (2nd hole)	Roberto De Vicenzo	1,000	[12]
1963	Bernard Hunt	Woodbrook	Wicklow	Leinster	270		2 strokes	Neil Coles	1,000	[13]

References

1. "Carroll's prize for O'Connor". The Glasgow Herald. 29 August 1966. p. 4.
2. "Golf". The Times. 24 June 1974. p. 9.
3. "Golf – McGuirk free from economic worries for rest of season". The Times. 25 June 1973. p. 9.
4. "O'Connor does it again". The Times. 26 June 1972. p. 5.
5. "Coles wins by three strokes". The Times. 21 June 1971. p. 8.
6. "Carrolls golf tournament – Seven stroke win for Huggett". The Times. 22 June 1970. p. 7.
7. "Carrolls golf – Shade takes £2,000 first prize". The Times. 23 June 1969. p. 12.
8. "Carroll golf – Fine rally by Martin". The Times. 24 June 1968. p. 11.
9. "Carrolls golf – O'Connor's fine win". The Times. 14 August 1967. p. 12.
10. "Fine finish by O'Connor". The Times. 29 August 1966. p. 5.
11. "Last round of 65 brings Coles victory". The Times. 19 July 1965. p. 3.
12. "Playoff in Irish championship – O'Connor takes title at second hole". The Times. 20 July 1964. p. 4.
13. "Hunt's successes continue". The Times. 22 July 1963. p. 4.

External links

• Coverage on the European Tour's official site