Carroll's Number 1 Tournament Explained
The Carroll's Number 1 Tournament was a professional 72-hole stroke play golf tournament played in the Republic of Ireland. It was inaugurated by sponsors Carroll's in 1965 as a means of providing more playing opportunities to Irish professionals, and a qualification route for the existing Carroll's International. It ran for four years, although it was abandoned in the first year due to bad weather, until it was replaced by the Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship in 1969.[1]
Winners
| Year | Venue | Winner | Score | Ref |
|---|
| 1968 | Bundoran | | 291 | [2] |
| 1967 | | | 283 | [3] |
| 1966 | Castletroy | | 278 | [4] |
| 1965 | Castletroy | Abandoned | [5] [6] | |
Notes and References
- News: P. J. Carrolls sponsor £2,000 match-play . Drogheda Argus and Leinster Journal . Leinster, Republic of Ireland . 21 February 1969 . 3 . British Newspaper Archive . 2 June 2020 . subscription.
- News: O'Connor wins despite final 79 . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 30 September 1968 . 22 . British Newspaper Archive . 2 June 2020 . subscription.
- News: Jimmy £300 richer now . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 3 July 1967 . 11 . British Newspaper Archive . 2 June 2020 . subscription.
- News: O'Connor the No. 1 . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 25 April 1966 . 17 . British Newspaper Archive . 2 June 2020 . subscription.
- News: Castletroy golf is abandoned . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 24 April 1965 . 12 . British Newspaper Archive . 2 June 2020 . subscription.
- News: Carroll's Number One tournament . The Sligo Champion . Sligo, Republic of Ireland . 7 May 1965 . 13 . British Newspaper Archive . 2 June 2020 . subscription.
