Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship
Tournament information
LocationRepublic of Ireland
Established1969
FormatMatch play
Final year1982
Final champion
Paddy McGuirk

The Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship was a professional match play golf tournament played in the Republic of Ireland from 1969 to 1982. It was inaugurated by sponsors Carroll's in 1969, replacing the Carroll's Number 1 Tournament.[1]

Finals results

YearVenueWinnerFinal scoreRunner-upRef
1982[lower-alpha 1]RosslareRepublic of Ireland Paddy McGuirk3 and 2England Peter Townsend[3]
1981CorkRepublic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy1 holeRepublic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr[4]
1980ConnemaraRepublic of Ireland Des Smyth7 and 5Northern Ireland David Jones[5]
1979KillarneyNorthern Ireland David Jones2 and 1Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy[6]
1978BallybunionRepublic of Ireland Arnold O'Connor2 and 1Republic of Ireland Ernie Jones[7]
1977GalwayRepublic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr3 and 2Republic of Ireland John McGuirk[8]
1976TramoreEngland Peter Townsend3 and 2Republic of Ireland Jimmy Kinsella[9]
1975LahinchRepublic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr2 and 1England Peter Townsend[10]
1974County SligoRepublic of Ireland Eddie Polland3 and 2Republic of Ireland Ernie Jones[11]
1973KilkennyRepublic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr2 and 1Republic of Ireland Jimmy Kinsella[12]
1972DouglasRepublic of Ireland Leonard Owens4 and 2Republic of Ireland Roddy Carr[13]
1971TramoreEngland Peter Townsend1 holeScotland Iain Clark[14]
1970MullingarRepublic of Ireland Paddy Skerritt1 holeNorthern Ireland Hugh Jackson[15]
1969GalwayRepublic of Ireland Paddy McGuirk2 and 1Republic of Ireland Michael Murphy[16]
  1. Semi finals and final delayed by a week due to bad weather.[2]

References

  1. "P. J. Carrolls sponsor £2,000 match-play". Drogheda Argus and Leinster Journal. Leinster, Ireland. 21 February 1969. p. 3. Retrieved 2 June 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Last four in the Carrolls contest to play on Sunday". New Ross Standard. County Wexford, Republic of Ireland. 22 October 1982. p. 46. Retrieved 2 June 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "McGuirk's title". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. 25 October 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 2 June 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Breaks duck". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool, England. 12 October 1981. p. 12. Retrieved 2 June 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Des Triumphs". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast, Northern Ireland. 13 October 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 2 June 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Birdie blast by Jones wins £1,000 title". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast, Northern Ireland. 15 October 1979. p. 20. Retrieved 2 June 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Arnold's first". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. 16 October 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 2 June 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "O'Connor's title". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. 10 October 1977. p. 17. Retrieved 2 June 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Peter Townsend...". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham, England. 11 October 1976. p. 12. Retrieved 2 June 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "O'Connor wins final". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham, England. 13 October 1975. p. 22. Retrieved 2 June 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "Eddie Polland...". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham, England. 14 October 1974. p. 11. Retrieved 2 June 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ""Unwanted" putter is a winner". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast, Northern Ireland. 15 October 1973. p. 15. Retrieved 2 June 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. "Owens is match-play champion". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast, Northern Ireland. 30 October 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 2 June 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "Townsend wins". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 11 October 1971. p. 5. Retrieved 2 June 2020 via Google News Archive.
  15. "Jackson pipped on the post". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast, Northern Ireland. 11 May 1970. p. 13. Retrieved 2 June 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. "McGuirk collects Carrolls title". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 29 September 1969. p. 4. Retrieved 2 June 2020 via Google News Archive.
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