Carling Tournament
Tournament information
LocationUnited Kingdom
Established1960
Format72-holes stroke play
Month playedAugust/September
Final year1962
Final champion
Kel Nagle

The Carling Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 1962.

History

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]

Winners

YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)
Ref
Hammonds-Carling Jubilee Tournament
1960Dai Rees WalesPannal2732 strokesEngland Max Faulkner
Scotland John Panton
550[3]
Carling-Caledonian Tournament
1961Christy O'Connor Snr IrelandLongniddry2692 strokesScotland John Panton
England Harry Weetman
1,000[4]
Carling-Lancastrian Tournament
1962Kel Nagle AustraliaFairhaven2695 strokesEngland Bernard Hunt1,000[5]

References

  1. "Britain's Ryder Cup team picked". The Glasgow Herald. 5 August 1961. p. 1.
  2. "World's biggest golf tournament". The Times. 17 April 1963. p. 3.
  3. "Rees wins top prize in new tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 24 September 1960. p. 5.
  4. "O'Connor's victory by two strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 5 August 1961. p. 5.
  5. "Five-stroke win for Nagle". The Glasgow Herald. 4 August 1962. p. 5.
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