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Martini International

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.

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 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

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

Notes

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  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

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  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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