Jeyes Tournament

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Jeyes Tournament
Tournament information
LocationIreland
Established1962
Format72-hole stroke play
Final year1966
Final champion
Dave Thomas

The Jeyes Professional and Amateur Tournament was an Irish golf tournament played from 1962 to 1966. The event featured a number of amateurs who competed for separate prizes. The event was sponsored by Jeyes Group.[1]

The inaugural event in 1962 featured separate sections for professionals and amateurs who competed for separate prizes. After the first 36 holes, the leading 22 players in each section competed on the final day. An Irish amateur, finished on 282, winning the amateur section by 8 strokes, and ahead of all the professionals, led by Denis Hutchinson on 283.[2][3]

Winners[]

Year Venue Winner Score Margin
of victory
Runner-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref
1962 Royal Dublin Republic of Ireland (a) 282 1 stroke South Africa Denis Hutchinson[a] (550) [3]
1963 Royal Dublin England Guy Wolstenholme 269 12 strokes Australia Frank Phillips 700 [4]
1964 Cork Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr 276 1 stroke Australia Peter Thomson 450 [5]
1965 England Peter Alliss 271 4 strokes Wales Dave Thomas 450 [6]
1966 Killarney Wales Dave Thomas 207[b] 1 stroke England Peter Alliss 500 [7]
  1. ^ As winner of the professional section, Hutchinson collected the first prize of £550.
  2. ^ The 1966 event was reduced to 54 holes when bad weather caused the abandonment of the final round.

References[]

  1. ^ "New golf tournament". The Times. 3 October 1961. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Royal Dublin tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 1 June 1962. p. 6.
  3. ^ a b "Amateur wins big Irish tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 4 June 1962. p. 4.
  4. ^ "Wolstenholme wins Jeyes tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 26 May 1963. p. 4.
  5. ^ "O'Connor's victory in Jeyes". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1964. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Big Jeyes prize goes to P Alliss". The Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1965. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Jeyes event abandoned". The Glasgow Herald. 13 June 1966. p. 4.
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