Gallaher Ulster Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location |
 Northern Ireland |
| Established | 1965 |
| Tour(s) | British PGA Circuit |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 1971 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 John Lister (1970) |
| Final champion | |
| Tommy Horton | |
The Gallaher Ulster Open was a professional golf tournament that was played in Northern Ireland between 1965 and 1971.[1] It was last played the year prior to the formation of the formally organised professional tour which evolved into the European Tour, and was a British PGA Order of Merit counting event.[2]
Winners
| Year | Venue | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Shandon Park |  Bernard Hunt | 273 | Playoff (6th hole) |  Brian Huggett Lionel Platts | 1,000 | [3] |
| 1966 | Shandon Park |  Christy O'Connor Snr | 268 | Playoff (1st hole) | .svg.png){kind=small} Cobie Legrange George Will | 700 | [4] |
| 1967 | Shandon Park | Bernard Hunt | 267 | 1 stroke | Christy O'Connor Snr | 700 | [5] |
| 1968 | Shandon Park | Christy O'Connor Snr | 267 | 2 strokes | Peter Butler | 700 | |
| 1969 | Shandon Park | Christy O'Connor Snr | 271 | 3 strokes | Norman Drew Malcolm Gregson Bernard Hunt Jimmy Martin | 700 | |
| 1970 | Shandon Park |  John Lister | 264 | 3 strokes | Tommy Horton | 1,000 | [6] |
| 1971 | Malone | Tommy Horton | 274 | 1 stroke | Neil Coles | 1,350 | [7] |
References
- ↑ "North's Open plan could mark return of glory days". Irish Independent. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ↑ "Ulster Open for Shandon Park". The Glasgow Herald. 15 January 1969. p. 6. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ↑ "B. J. Hunt's victory in long play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 13 September 1965. p. 4. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ↑ "O'Connor beats Will and Legrange". The Glasgow Herald. 8 August 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ↑ Jacobs, Raymond (7 August 1967). "Hunt triumphs by one stroke at Shandon Park". The Glasgow Herald. p. 5. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ↑ "Horton's record 63 not enough". The Glasgow Herald. 10 August 1970. p. 5. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ↑ "Horton too hot for Coles". The Glasgow Herald. 28 June 1971. p. 5. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
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