Irish Dunlop Tournament Explained

Irish Dunlop Tournament
Location:Ireland
Establishment:1933
Format:Stroke play
(Match play in 1947)
Final Year:1980
Final Champion:Des Smyth

The Irish Dunlop Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in Ireland until 1980. It was one of the top events on the professional circuit in Ireland.[1]

Prior to World War II, it was a 72-hole stroke play event known as the Dunlop-Irish Tournament and was one of several regional tournaments sponsored by Dunlop in which the winners were sometimes invited to play in the Dunlop-Metropolitan Tournament. After the war Dunlop revived the tournament in 1946, switching to match play in 1947. After a break of two years, the Irish Dunlop returned as a 72-hole stroke play event in 1950, after which it was staged annually until its cancellation in 1981.[2] It also provided a qualification route for the prestigious Dunlop Masters on the British PGA circuit.[3]

In its final year, Des Smyth broke all records for the tournament as he finished 16 strokes ahead of the field with a 261 (27 under par) aggregate. He also set a new course record for Headfort Golf Club with a 64 in the final round, having already recorded 65 in both the first and third rounds.

Winners

YearVenueWinnerScoreRef
1980 Headfort 261 [4]
1979 Tramore 284 [5]
1978 Hermitage 279 [6]
1977 Douglas 276 [7]
1976 Hermitage 275 [8]
1975 Bundoran 277 [9]
1974 Hermitage 284 [10]
1973 Headfort 283 [11]
1972 Kilkenny 280 [12]
1971 Douglas 279 [13]
1970 Tullamore 277 [14]
1969 Bundorran 284 [15]
1968 279 [16]
1967 Tramore 275 [17]
1966 Bettystown 265 [18]
1965 Carlow 288 [19]
1964 Galway 276 [20]
1963 Douglas 279 [21]
1962 276 [22]
1961 Clontarf 278 [23]
1960 Dun Laoghaire 271 [24]
1959 Hermitage 284 [25]
1958 288 [26] [27]
1957 Dun Laoghaire 283 [28]
1956 Dun Laoghaire 276 [29]
1955 Dun Laoghaire 268 [30]
1954 270 [31]
1953 Newlands 278 [32]
1952 Castle 273 [33]
1951 Milltown 274 [34]
1950 Castle 282 [35]
1949
1948
1947 6 and 5 [36]
1946 Castle 288 [37]
Dunlop-Irish Tournament
1937 Newlands 288 [38]
1936 298 [39]
1935 290 [40]
1934 Knock 283 [41]
1933 Milltown 291 [42]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Money is there for the asking . Sunday Independent . Dublin, Republic of Ireland . 20 January 1974 . 26 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  2. News: Golf blow . Liverpool Echo . Liverpool, England . 21 January 1981 . 14 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  3. News: Irish Dunlop Professional Golf Tournament . New Ross Standard . County Wexford, Republic of Ireland . 3 April 1965 . 11 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  4. News: Hennessy . John . Golf Course record for Smyth . The Times . London, England . 16 June 1980 . 9 . The Times Digital Archive . 3 June 2020 . limited.
  5. News: Ice-cool David wins Dunlop No. 2 . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 11 June 1979 . 35 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  6. News: Jones' victory dram as Eddie loses count . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 21 August 1978 . 15 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  7. News: Unbeatable Bertie No. 1 At Douglas... . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 26 September 1977 . 16 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  8. News: Darcy cashes in on O'Connor's late slip . Birmingham Daily Post . Birmingham, England . 2 August 1976 . 11 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  9. News: Jack . Magowan . Eddie said he'd win —and did . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 23 June 1975 . 26 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  10. News: Polland pipped . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 3 June 1974 . 1 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  11. News: Drama as Polland wins it . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 18 June 1973 . 17 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  12. News: O'Leary's victory . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 8 May 1972 . 14 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  13. News: O'Leary's best—fourth . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 6 September 1971 . 15 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  14. News: Boyle wins by five strokes . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 20 July 1970 . 11 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  15. News: Christy was favourite but failed . Sligo Champion . Sligo, Republic of Ireland . 5 September 1969 . 14 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  16. News: Golf "double" by Jackson brothers . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 29 July 1968 . 11 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  17. News: Boyle three putts—pipped by O'Connor . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 21 August 1967 . 11 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  18. News: Sensational ending to professional test . Drogheda Independent . Drogheda, Republic of Ireland . 6 August 1966 . 11 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  19. News: Drew lets prize slip from grasp . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 12 April 1965 . 13 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  20. News: Greene wins by 7 shots . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 14 September 1964 . 16 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  21. News: O'Connor putter lets him down . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 16 September 1963 . 12 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  22. News: Golf . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 17 September 1962 . 11 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  23. News: Sports news in a few lines Nick Lynch... . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 21 August 1961 . 11 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  24. News: Henderson's 63 . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 29 August 1960 . 10 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  25. News: Drew first in Dunlop tourney . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 8 June 1959 . 11 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  26. News: Drew—Bradshaw in play-off . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 26 September 1958 . 19 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  27. News: Drew just fails in trophy bid . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 27 September 1958 . 10 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  28. News: Henderson shares Dunlop golf prize . The Northern Whig and Belfast Post . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 18 October 1957 . 8 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  29. News: Irish Dunlop prize for Daly . The Times . London, England . 28 September 1956 . 14 . The Times Digital Archive . 3 June 2020 . limited.
  30. News: O'Connor wins from Bradshaw . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 30 September 1955 . 12 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  31. News: Daly wins £500 Dunlop tourney . Larne Times . Larne, Northern Ireland . 23 September 1954 . 7 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  32. News: Dunlop victory for O'Connor . The Northern Whig and Belfast Post . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 26 September 1953 . 5 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  33. News: Fred Daly wins in Dublin . The Times . London, England . 12 September 1952 . 9 . The Times Digital Archive . 3 June 2020 . limited.
  34. News: More news records by Bradshaw . Belfast News-Letter . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 5 October 1951 . 7 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  35. News: Record 67 to win Dunlop tourney . Irish Independent . Dublin, Republic of Ireland . 2 June 1950 . 7 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  36. News: M'Kenna wins Irish Dunlop event . The Northern Whig and Belfast Post . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 20 June 1947 . 5 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  37. News: Daly wins Dublin golf contest . Belfast News-Letter . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 25 October 1946 . 8 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  38. News: M'Kenna wins "Dunlop-Irish" event . The Northern Whig and Belfast Post . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 28 May 1937 . 9 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  39. News: Golf The Dunlop Irish tournament . The Times . London, England . 27 March 1936 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive . 3 June 2020 . limited.
  40. News: Professional golf tournaments Dunlop-Irish tournament . The Times . London, England . 18 Apr 1935 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive . 3 June 2020 . limited.
  41. News: Great golf at Knock . The Northern Whig and Belfast Post . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 24 August 1934 . 12 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.
  42. News: Honours shared . Belfast Telegraph . Belfast, Northern Ireland . 28 September 1933 . 10 . British Newspaper Archive . 3 June 2020 . subscription.

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