Carling Tournament | |
Location: | United Kingdom |
Establishment: | 1960 |
Format: | 72-holes stroke play |
Month Played: | August/September |
Final Year: | 1962 |
Final Champion: | Kel Nagle |
The Carling Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 1962.
The first event, in 1960, was called the Hammonds-Carling Jubilee Tournament and was held at Pannal Golf Club, Harrogate, Yorkshire. It was won by Dai Rees, who won the first prize of £550.
The 1961 event was called the Carling-Caledonian Tournament and was held at Longniddry Golf Club, East Lothian, Scotland. It was won by Christy O'Connor Snr, who took home the first prize of £1,000. The event was the last before the selection of the British 1961 Ryder Cup team.[1]
In 1962 the event was called the Carling-Lancastrian Tournament and was held at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. It was won by Kel Nagle, who won the first prize of £1,000.
An event was planned for 1963 but was cancelled when Carling announced the start of the Carling World Open from 1964.[2]
Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) | Ref | |
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Hammonds-Carling Jubilee Tournament | |||||||||
1960 | Pannal | 273 | 2 strokes | 550 | [3] | ||||
Carling-Caledonian Tournament | |||||||||
1961 | Longniddry | 269 | 2 strokes | 1,000 | [4] | ||||
Carling-Lancastrian Tournament | |||||||||
1962 | Fairhaven | 269 | 5 strokes | 1,000 | [5] |