Martini International

Martini International

Tournament information
Location	United Kingdom
Established	1961
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Final year	1983
Final champion
Nick Faldo

The Martini International was a men's professional golf tournament that was held from 1961 to 1983. It was hosted by several different golf clubs in England, Scotland and Wales. It was part of the European Tour's schedule from the tour's first official season in 1972 until the event ceased. 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 Martini & Rossi.

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.^[1][2] He finished on 287, 5 strokes behind the winner, in a tie for 9th place.^[3]

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref
1983	Nick Faldo	England	Wilmslow Golf Club	268 (−12)	Playoff	José Maria Cañizares	13,330	[4]
1982	Bernard Gallacher	Scotland	Lindrick Golf Club	277 (−7)	3 strokes	José Maria Cañizares Nick Faldo	11,000	[5]
1981	Greg Norman	Australia	Wentworth Club	287 (−1)	1 stroke	Bernhard Langer	11,000	[6]
1980	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	Wentworth Club	286 (−2)	1 stroke	Brian Barnes	9,000	[7]
1979	Greg Norman	Australia	Wentworth Club	288 (E)	1 stroke	Antonio Garrido John Morgan	7,000	[8]
1978	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	Woodcote Park Golf Club	270 (−14)	5 strokes	Nick Faldo	6,000	[9]
1977	Greg Norman	Australia	Blairgowrie Golf Club	277 (−11)	3 strokes	Simon Hobday	3,000	[10]
1976	Sam Torrance	Scotland	Ashburnham Golf Club	280 (−8)	2 strokes	Tommy Horton	2,500	[11]
1975	Christy O'Connor Jnr Ian Stanley	Ireland  Australia	Royal North Devon Golf Club	279 (−5)	Tie		Shared 2,250 and 1,500	[12]
1974	Stewart Ginn	Australia	Pannal Golf Club	286 (−2)	1 stroke	Brian Huggett	2,250	[13]
1973	Maurice Bembridge	England	Barnton, Edinburgh	279 (−9)	1 stroke	Dai Rees Peter Wilcock	2,000	[14]
1972	Brian Barnes	Scotland	Abridge Golf Club	277 (−7)	1 stroke	Jack Newton	1,500	[15]
1971	Bernard Gallacher	Scotland	Royal Norwich Golf Club	282 (−6)	1 stroke	Kel Nagle	1,250	[3]
1970	Doug Sewell Peter Thomson	England  Australia	Conwy Golf Club	268 (−16)	Tie		1,250	[16]
1969	Alex Caygill Graham Henning	England  South Africa	Queens Park Golf Club	282 (−6)	Tie		Shared 1,250 and 900	[17]
1968	Brian Huggett	Wales	Southerndown Golf Club	278	2 strokes	Tommy Horton	1,250	[18]
1967	Malcolm Gregson Brian Huggett	England  Wales	Fulford Golf Club	279 (−9)	Tie			[19]
1966	Peter Alliss Bill Large	England  England	Long Ashton Golf Club	275 (−9)	Tie		Shared 1,000 and 750	[20]
1965	Peter Butler	England	Long Ashton Golf Club	275 (−13)	4 strokes	Jean Garaialde Bernard Hunt	1,000	[21]
1964	Christy O'Connor Snr	Ireland	Wentworth Club	286	6 strokes	Lionel Platts	1,000	[22]
1963	Neil Coles Christy O'Connor Snr	England  Ireland	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	298	Tie		Shared 1,000 and 750	[23]
1962	Peter Thomson	Australia	Old Course at St Andrews	275	4 strokes	Eric Brown	1,000	[24]
1961	Bernard Hunt	England	Sundridge Park Golf Club	270	Playoff	George Low	1,000	[25]

In 1983 Faldo beat Cañizares at the third extra hole with a par 4. In 1961 there was a 5-hole playoff with Hunt scoring 16 to Low's 20.

References

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