Martini International

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Martini International
Tournament information
LocationCheshire, England
Established1961
Course(s)Wilmslow Golf Club
Par70
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£80,000
Month playedMay
Final year1983
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Doug Sewell (1970)
268 Peter Thomson (1970)
268 Nick Faldo (1983)
To par−16 Doug Sewell (1970)
−16 Peter Thomson (1970)
Final champion
England Nick Faldo
Location map
Wilmslow GC is located in England
Wilmslow GC
Wilmslow GC
Location in England
Wilmslow GC is located in Cheshire
Wilmslow GC
Wilmslow GC
Location in Cheshire

The Martini International was a men's professional golf tournament that was held from 1961 to 1983.[1] It was hosted by several different golf clubs in England, Scotland and Wales. It was part of the British PGA tournament circuit, which evolved into the European Tour, and as such is recognised as an official European Tour event from 1972.

The winners included the major champions Peter Thomson, Greg Norman, Nick Faldo and Seve Ballesteros. In 1983 the prize fund was £80,308, which was mid-range for a European Tour event at the time. The tournament was sponsored by beverage company Martini & Rossi.[1]

The 1971 Martini International saw a rare event, when John Hudson scored two successive holes-in-one during his second round at the Royal Norwich Golf Club. Hudson had taken 6 at the par-4 10th hole and then holed out at the 11th and 12th holes. He holed a 4-iron at the 195-yard 11th and then, using a driver, holed out at the downhill 311-yard 12th, making a rare par-4 albatross. Hudson scored 72 for his round, level par, to add to his first round 72.[2][3] He finished on 287, 5 strokes behind the winner, in a tie for 9th place.[4]

Winners[edit]

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)		 Venue Ref.
1983 England Nick Faldo 268 −12 Playoff[a] Spain José María Cañizares 13,330 Wimslow [5]
1982 Scotland Bernard Gallacher 277 −7 3 strokes Spain José María Cañizares
England Nick Faldo		 11,000 Lindrick [6]
1981 Australia Greg Norman 287 −1 1 stroke West Germany Bernhard Langer 11,000 Wentworth [7]
1980 Spain Seve Ballesteros 286 −2 1 stroke Scotland Brian Barnes 9,000 Wentworth [8]
1979 Australia Greg Norman 288 E 1 stroke Spain Antonio Garrido
England John Morgan		 7,000 Wentworth [9]
1978 Spain Seve Ballesteros 270 −14 5 strokes England Nick Faldo 6,000 Royal Automobile [10]
1977 Australia Greg Norman 277 −11 3 strokes South Africa Simon Hobday 3,000 Blairgowrie [11]
1976 Scotland Sam Torrance 280 −8 2 strokes England Tommy Horton 2,500 Ashburnham [12]
1975 Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr
Australia Ian Stanley		 279 −5 Title shared 1,875[b] Royal North Devon [13]
1974 Australia Stewart Ginn 286 −2 1 stroke Wales Brian Huggett 2,250 Pannal [14]
1973 England Maurice Bembridge 279 −9 1 stroke Wales Dai Rees
England Peter Wilcock		 2,000 Barnton [15]
1972 Scotland Brian Barnes 277 −7 1 stroke Australia Jack Newton 1,500 Abridge [16]
1971 Scotland Bernard Gallacher 282 −6 1 stroke Australia Kel Nagle 1,250 Royal Norwich [4]
1970 England Doug Sewell
Australia Peter Thomson		 268 −16 Title shared 1,250 Conwy [17]
1969 England Alex Caygill
South Africa Graham Henning		 282 −6 Title shared 1,075[c] Queens Park [18]
1968 Wales Brian Huggett 278 2 strokes England Tommy Horton 1,250 Southerndown [19]
1967 England Malcolm Gregson
Wales Brian Huggett		 279 −9 Title shared Fulford [20]
1966 England Peter Alliss
England Bill Large		 275 −9 Title shared 875[d] Long Ashton [21]
1965 England Peter Butler 275 −13 4 strokes France Jean Garaïalde
England Bernard Hunt		 1,000 Long Ashton [22]
1964 Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr 286 6 strokes England Lionel Platts 1,000 Wentworth [23]
1963 England Neil Coles
Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr		 298 Title shared 875[e] Royal Liverpool [24]
1962 Australia Peter Thomson 275 4 strokes Scotland Eric Brown 1,000 St Andrews [25]
1961 England Bernard Hunt 270 Playoff[f] Scotland George Low 1,000 Sundridge Park [26]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Faldo won with par on third extra hole
  2. ^ Shared 2,250 and 1,500
  3. ^ Shared 1,250 and 900
  4. ^ Shared 1,000 and 750
  5. ^ Shared 1,000 and 750
  6. ^ Hunt won five-hole aggregate playoff; Hunt: −3 (16), Low: +1 (20)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Martini pulls out of tour". The Times. 28 July 1983. p. 20. Retrieved 26 May 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  2. ^ "Two ones in succession". The Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1971. p. 4.
  3. ^ "Bernard Hunt leads Martini qualifiers by three shots". The Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1971. p. 4.
  4. ^ a b "Eric Brown's advice to Gallacher pays off in Martini". The Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1971. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Faldo again beat Canizares in play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1983. p. 18.
  6. ^ "Gallacher consistency refuses to be shaken". The Glasgow Herald. 17 May 1982. p. 16.
  7. ^ "Norman's finishing power gives him third Martini win". The Glasgow Herald. 18 May 1981. p. 16.
  8. ^ "Sevvy's Martini is stirring stuff". The Glasgow Herald. 19 May 1980. p. 20.
  9. ^ "Another Norman quest". The Glasgow Herald. 29 May 1979. p. 28.
  10. ^ "Severiano shows field a clean pair of heels". The Glasgow Herald. 22 May 1978. p. 19.
  11. ^ "Norman: a new - and rare - golfing talent". The Glasgow Herald. 13 June 1977. p. 17.
  12. ^ "Now Torrance plans to take a 'breather'". The Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1976. p. 15.
  13. ^ "Two stroke it rich in Martini". The Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1975. p. 17.
  14. ^ "Ginn and Martini". The Glasgow Herald. 10 June 1974. p. 4.
  15. ^ "Sweet Martini for Maurice Bembridge". The Glasgow Herald. 11 June 1973. p. 4.
  16. ^ "Two birdies clinch success for Barnes". The Times. 12 June 1972. p. 9.
  17. ^ "Sewell matches Thomson". The Glasgow Herald. 15 June 1970. p. 5.
  18. ^ "Caygill and Henning tie in Martini". The Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1969. p. 5.
  19. ^ "Third win of year for Huggett". The Glasgow Herald. 17 June 1968. p. 4.
  20. ^ "Gregson and Huggett tie for top place in Martini". The Glasgow Herald. 19 June 1967. p. 4.
  21. ^ "Large and Alliss tie in Martini". The Glasgow Herald. 23 May 1966. p. 11.
  22. ^ "Butler's four-shot win in Martini". The Glasgow Herald. 24 May 1965. p. 5.
  23. ^ "Splendid putting by O'Connor". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1964. p. 4.
  24. ^ "O'Connor and Coles joint winners". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1963. p. 5.
  25. ^ "Thomson's record aggregate". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1962. p. 4.
  26. ^ "Hunt's fine form in play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1961. p. 11.

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