Portmarnock
The main tournaments played at Portmarnock are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Amateur
R&A
The Women's Amateur Championship (121st) (June 24-29). 22-year-old Melanie Green (USA) beat 23-year-old Lorna McClymont (Scot) by 2 holes in the 36-hole final. [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (124th) (June 17-22). 22 year-old Sugrue (Ire) beat 23-year-old Euan Walker (Scot) 1-up in the 36-hole final. [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland; early rounds also at The Island GC].
Europe
Nissan
Played as the Nissan Irish Open (July 24-27). Campbell (NZ) beat Thomas Bjørn (Den) and Peter Hedblom (Swe) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (33rd). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in 2x four foursomes and 2x eight singles. Result: USA 14, GB&I 10. Non-playing captains: Jim Gabrielsen (USA); George Macgregor (Scot/GB&I). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
THURSDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Andrew Coltart (Scot) lost to Phil Mickelson 4&3; Jim Payne (Eng) bt Franklin Langham 2&1; Gary Evans (Eng) bt David Duval 2&1; Ricky Willison (Eng) lost to Bob May 2&1; Garth McGimpsey (Ire) bt Mike Sposa 1 hole; Paul McGinley (Ire) lost to Allen Doyle 6&4; Garry Hay (Scot) bt Tom Scherrer 1 hole; Liam White (Eng) lost to Jay Sigel 4&3.
FRIDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches): James Milligan (Scot) lost to Mickelson 1 hole; Payne bt Doyle 3&1; Evans lost to Langham 4&2; Coltart bt Sigel 1 hole; Willison bt Scherrer 3&2; Padraig Harrington (Ire) lost to David Eger 3&2; McGimpsey lost to May 4&3; Hay lost to Mitch Voges 3&1.
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Second-placed Frank Nobilo (NZ) and Mark Calcavecchia (USA) finished 3 shots behind Olazábal (Esp). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Defending champion Woosnam (Wales) beat Philip Walton (Ire) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Second-placed Nick Faldo (Eng), José María Olazábal (Esp), Manuel Piñero (Esp) and Des Smyth (Ire) finished 7 shots behind Woosnam (Wales). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Second-placed Sandy Lyle (Scot) finished 10 shots behind Langer (Ger). This was the second of three Irish Open wins for Langer. [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Second-placed Rodger Davis (Aus) and Mark McNulty (Zim) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Ballesteros (Esp). This was the last of three Irish Open wins for Ballesteros. [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Second-placed Maurice Bembridge (Eng) finished 1 shot behind John O'Leary (Ire). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Second-placed Nick Faldo (Eng) finished 5 shots behind Torrance (Scot). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Second-placed Brian Barnes (Scot) finished 1 shot behind defending champion James (Eng). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Second-placed Markus Agren (Nepal, amateur) finished 1 shot behind James (Eng). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Second-placed Seve Ballesteros (Esp) and John O'Leary (Ire) finished 1 shot behind Brown (Scot). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as Carroll's Irish Open (Aug 25-28). Second-placed and defending champion Ben Crenshaw (USA) finished 1 shot behind Green (USA). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as Carroll's Irish Open. Second-placed Brian Barnes (Scot), Billy Casper (USA) and Martin Foster (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Crenshaw (USA). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Alcan
Played as the Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship (Sept 17-20). Second-placed Bob Rosburg (USA) finished 7 shots behind Bruce Devlin (Aus). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Alcan
Played as the Alcan International (Sept 17-20; played alongside the Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship). Second-placed Eric Brown (Scot) and Maurice Bembridge (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Paddy Skerritt (Ire). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop Masters (Sept 18/19). Second-placed Peter Thomson (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Hunt (Eng), who won this title for the second time in three years. [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
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Second-placed Sam Snead (USA) finished 2 shots behind Van Donck (Belg), who won the International Trophy for best individual score in the Canada Cup. Team winners of the Cup: Sam Snead & Arnold Palmer (USA). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Team Events
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Played as the Canada Cup (72-hole stroke play team event based on total scores of both players). Second-placed Harry Weetman & Bernard Hunt (Eng) finished 8 shots behind Sam Snead & Arnold Palmer (USA). Best individual score: Flory Van Donck (Belg, 279). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop Masters (Sep 17-19). Second-placed Joe Carr (Ire, amateur) and Norman Drew (N.Ire) finished 4 shots behind O'Connor Sr (Ire). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (54th). Sameul "Max" McCready (Ire) beat William "Willie" Turnesa (USA) 2 and 1 in the final. [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Played as the Irish Open. Second-placed Norman Von Nida (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Rees (Wales). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Played as the Irish Open. Second-placed Bobby Locke (S Africa) finished 4 shots behind Fred Daly (N.Ire). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
x
Played as the Irish Open. Second-placed Henry Cotton (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Locke (RSA), who recorded his first win in Europe. [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
x
Played as the Irish Open. Second-placed Joe Brown (Ire) finished 7 shots behind Easterbrook (Eng). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (34th). Wilson (Eng) beat Wanda Morgan (Eng) 7 and 6 in the 36-hole final. [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
x
Played as the Irish Open. Mitchell (Eng) beat Archie Compston (Eng) and Len Holland (Eng) in a 36-hole playoff (Mitchell 150, Compston 152, Holland 160). [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
x
The inaugural Irish Open Championship. Second-placed Henry Cotton (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Duncan (Scot), who triumphed on a final day played in brutal weather conditions. [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7).
After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
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