Martini International

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
Nick Faldo
Location map
Wilmslow GC
Location in England
Wilmslow GC
Location in Cheshire

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.

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

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

  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

  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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