1978 Irish Masters
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–10 March 1978 |
| Venue | Goffs |
| City | Kill |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Spencer |
| Runner-up |  Doug Mountjoy |
| Score | 5–3 |
← 1977 1979 → | |
The 1978 Irish Masters was the fourth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament (and the first under the Irish Masters name) which took place in March 1978. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured five professional players.
John Spencer won the title for the third time, beating Doug Mountjoy 5–3 in the final.
Main draw
| Quarter-final 1 frame | Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 3 | |||||||||||||
 Alex Higgins
| 1 | Alex Higgins
| 1 | |||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 0 | John Spencer
| 5 | |||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 2 | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "1979 Irish Masters Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 21 November 2017.