Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship

The Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship was a professional match play golf tournament played in the Republic of Ireland from 1969 to 1982. It was inaugurated by sponsors Carroll's in 1969, replacing the Carroll's Number 1 Tournament.[1]

Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship
Tournament information
LocationRepublic of Ireland
Established1969
FormatMatch play
Final year1982
Final champion
Paddy McGuirk

Finals results
YearVenueWinnerFinal scoreRunner-upRef
1982[lower-alpha 1]RosslareRepublic of Ireland Paddy McGuirk3 and 2England Peter Townsend[3]
1981CorkRepublic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy1 holeRepublic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr[4]
1980ConnemaraRepublic of Ireland Des Smyth7 and 5Northern Ireland David Jones[5]
1979KillarneyNorthern Ireland David Jones2 and 1Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy[6]
1978BallybunionRepublic of Ireland Arnold O'Connor2 and 1Republic of Ireland Ernie Jones[7]
1977GalwayRepublic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr3 and 2Republic of Ireland John McGuirk[8]
1976TramoreEngland Peter Townsend3 and 2Republic of Ireland Jimmy Kinsella[9]
1975LahinchRepublic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr2 and 1England Peter Townsend[10]
1974County SligoRepublic of Ireland Eddie Polland3 and 2Republic of Ireland Ernie Jones[11]
1973KilkennyRepublic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr2 and 1Republic of Ireland Jimmy Kinsella[12]
1972DouglasRepublic of Ireland Leonard Owens4 and 2Republic of Ireland Roddy Carr[13]
1971TramoreEngland Peter Townsend1 holeScotland Iain Clark[14]
1970MullingarRepublic of Ireland Paddy Skerritt1 holeNorthern Ireland Hugh Jackson[15]
1969GalwayRepublic of Ireland Paddy McGuirk2 and 1Republic of Ireland Michael Murphy[16]
  1. Semi finals and final delayed by a week due to bad weather.[2]

References
  1. "P. J. Carrolls sponsor £2,000 match-play". Drogheda Argus and Leinster Journal. Leinster, Ireland. 21 February 1969. p. 3. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Last four in the Carrolls contest to play on Sunday". New Ross Standard. County Wexford, Republic of Ireland. 22 October 1982. p. 46. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "McGuirk's title". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. 25 October 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Breaks duck". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool, England. 12 October 1981. p. 12. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Des Triumphs". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast, Northern Ireland. 13 October 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Birdie blast by Jones wins £1,000 title". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast, Northern Ireland. 15 October 1979. p. 20. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Arnold's first". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. 16 October 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "O'Connor's title". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. 10 October 1977. p. 17. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Peter Townsend...". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham, England. 11 October 1976. p. 12. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "O'Connor wins final". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham, England. 13 October 1975. p. 22. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "Eddie Polland...". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham, England. 14 October 1974. p. 11. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ""Unwanted" putter is a winner". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast, Northern Ireland. 15 October 1973. p. 15. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. "Owens is match-play champion". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast, Northern Ireland. 30 October 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "Townsend wins". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 11 October 1971. p. 5. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  15. "Jackson pipped on the post". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast, Northern Ireland. 11 May 1970. p. 13. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. "McGuirk collects Carrolls title". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 29 September 1969. p. 4. Retrieved 2 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.
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