Greater Manchester Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Wilmslow, Cheshire, England |
| Established | 1976 |
| Course(s) | Wilmslow Golf Club |
| Month played | June |
| Final year | 1981 |
| Final champion | |
| Bernard Gallacher | |
Wilmslow Golf Club
Location in England
The Greater Manchester Open was a European Tour golf tournament which was played annually from 1976 to 1981. It was held at Wilmslow Golf Club in Wilmslow, Cheshire, just to the south of Manchester. Three of the six winners were from the Republic of Ireland, and a fourth, Mark McNulty, became an Irish citizen many years later. In 1981 the prize fund was £40,222, which was the third smallest on the European Tour that season.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open | |||||||
| 1981 | Bernard Gallacher |  Scotland |
264 | 5 strokes |  Nick Faldo |
7,000 | [1] |
| 1980 | Des Smyth |  Ireland |
273 | Playoff | Brian Waites |
5,830 | [2] |
| Greater Manchester Open | |||||||
| 1979 | Mark McNulty |  Zimbabwe Rhodesia |
267 | 5 strokes |  Manuel Piñero |
5,000 | [3] |
| 1978 | Brian Barnes | Scotland |
275 | Playoff |  Bob Charles Denis Durnian Nick Job |
4,000 | [4] |
| 1977 | Eamonn Darcy | Ireland |
269 | 8 strokes | Brian Barnes Ken Brown John Morgan |
4,000 | [5] |
| 1976 | John O'Leary | Ireland |
276 | 4 strokes |  John Fourie |
2,200 | [6] |
In 1980 Smyth won the playoff at the 6th extra hole with a birdie 3. In 1978 Barnes won the playoff at the first extra hole with a birdie 3.
References
- ^ "Gallacher bounces in with a record victory". The Glasgow Herald. 15 June 1981. p. 16.
- ^ "Smyth wins play-off duel". The Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1980. p. 17.
- ^ "McNulty's triumph with record aggregate". The Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1979. p. 16.
- ^ "Barnes wins play-off with 20-foot putt". The Glasgow Herald. 19 June 1978. p. 17.
- ^ "Darcy by 8 shots". The Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1977. p. 17.
- ^ "O'Leary by 4 shots". The Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1976. p. 22.