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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