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.

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

Tournament hosts

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Winners

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Alcan Open

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Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up Ref.
Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship
1970   Bruce Devlin 278 −10 7 strokes   Bob Rosburg [5]
Alcan Open
1969 PGAT   Billy Casper 274 −14 1 stroke   Lee Trevino [6]
Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship
1968   Gay Brewer (2) 283 −9 3 strokes   Peter Townsend [7]
1967   Gay Brewer 283 −5 Playoff   Billy Casper [8][9][10]

Alcan International

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
1970   Paddy Skerritt 286 −2 3 strokes   Maurice Bembridge
  Eric Brown
1969: No tournament
1968   Bill Large
  Christy O'Connor Snr
288 −4 Title shared [11]
1967   Peter Thomson 281 −7 5 strokes   Tony Grubb

Notes

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  1. ^ PGAT − PGA Tour.

References

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  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.