Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship
Tournament information
LocationDublin, Ireland
Established1967
Course(s)Portmarnock Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£15,000
Final year1970
Tournament record score
Aggregate274 Billy Casper (1969)
To par−14 as above
Final champion
Australia Bruce Devlin
Republic of Ireland Paddy Skerritt
Location Map
Portmarnock GC is located in Ireland
Portmarnock GC
Portmarnock GC
Location in the Republic of Ireland
Portmarnock GC is located in County Dublin
Portmarnock GC
Portmarnock GC
Location in County Dublin

The Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship, also known as the Alcan Open, was an international golf tournament played from 1967 to 1970. It was sponsored by Alcan Aluminum of Canada, a long-time corporate sponsor of professional golf on international circuits. A concurrent Alcan International tournament was also played. The 1969 tournament, played in the United States, was an official PGA Tour event.

Tournament hosts

Winners

Alcan Open

YearTour[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-upRef.
Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship
1970Australia Bruce Devlin278−107 strokesUnited States Bob Rosburg[5]
Alcan Open
1969PGATUnited States Billy Casper274−141 strokeUnited States Lee Trevino [6]
Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship
1968United States Gay Brewer (2)283−93 strokesEngland Peter Townsend[7]
1967United States Gay Brewer283−5PlayoffUnited States Billy Casper[8][9][10]

Alcan International

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
1970Republic of Ireland Paddy Skerritt286−23 strokesEngland Maurice Bembridge
Scotland Eric Brown
1969: No tournament
1968England Bill Large
Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr
288−4Title shared [11]
1967Australia Peter Thomson281−75 strokesEngland Tony Grubb

Notes

  1. PGAT − PGA Tour.

References

  1. Gwilym S. Brown (October 16, 1967). "Mod Golf Strikes At Old St. Andrews". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  2. "A Roundup Of The Sports Information Of The Week". Sports Illustrated. October 14, 1968. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  3. "A Roundup Of The Sports Information Of The Week". Sports Illustrated. October 6, 1969. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  4. "Bruce Devlin take first in Alcan Golf tournament". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. September 21, 1970. p. 11.
  5. "Devlin ways away unchallenged with £23,060 first prize". The Glasgow Herald. 21 September 1970. p. 5.
  6. "Casper wins Alcan tournament with storming finish". The Glasgow Herald. 30 September 1969. p. 6.
  7. "Brewer's accuracy from tees decisive in Alcan". The Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1968. p. 7.
  8. "Americans in play-off for Alcan". The Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1967. p. 1.
  9. "Alcan play-off between Casper and Brewer". The Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1967. p. 5.
  10. "Brewer's 68 in play-off worth £300 a shot". The Glasgow Herald. 10 October 1967. p. 6.
  11. "Protopp i England, Alcan International" [Pro top in England, Alcan International]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. December 1968. p. 32.


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