Martini International
LocationCheshire, England
Establishment1961
CourseWilmslow Golf Club
Par70
TourEuropean Tour
FormatStroke play
Purse£80,000
Month playedMay
Final year1983
Aggregate268 Doug Sewell (1970)
268 Peter Thomson (1970)
268 Nick Faldo (1983)
To-par−16 Doug Sewell (1970)
−16 Peter Thomson (1970)
Final championNick Faldo
Coordinates53.301°N 2.278°W

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

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)		VenueRef.
1983Nick Faldo268−12Playoff[a]José María Cañizares13,330Wimslow[5]
1982Bernard Gallacher277−73 strokesJosé María Cañizares
Nick Faldo		11,000Lindrick[6]
1981Greg Norman287−11 strokeBernhard Langer11,000Wentworth[7]
1980Seve Ballesteros286−21 strokeBrian Barnes9,000Wentworth[8]
1979Greg Norman288E1 strokeAntonio Garrido
John Morgan		7,000Wentworth[9]
1978Seve Ballesteros270−145 strokesNick Faldo6,000Royal Automobile[10]
1977Greg Norman277−113 strokesSimon Hobday3,000Blairgowrie[11]
1976Sam Torrance280−82 strokesTommy Horton2,500Ashburnham[12]
1975Christy O'Connor Jnr
Ian Stanley		279−5Title shared1,875[b]Royal North Devon[13]
1974Stewart Ginn286−21 strokeBrian Huggett2,250Pannal[14]
1973Maurice Bembridge279−91 strokeDai Rees
Peter Wilcock		2,000Barnton[15]
1972Brian Barnes277−71 strokeJack Newton1,500Abridge[16]
1971Bernard Gallacher282−61 strokeKel Nagle1,250Royal Norwich[4]
1970Doug Sewell
Peter Thomson		268−16Title shared1,250Conwy[17]
1969Alex Caygill
Graham Henning		282−6Title shared1,075[c]Queens Park[18]
1968Brian Huggett2782 strokesTommy Horton1,250Southerndown[19]
1967Malcolm Gregson
Brian Huggett		279−9Title sharedFulford[20]
1966Peter Alliss
Bill Large		275−9Title shared875[d]Long Ashton[21]
1965Peter Butler275−134 strokesJean Garaïalde
Bernard Hunt		1,000Long Ashton[22]
1964Christy O'Connor Snr2866 strokesLionel Platts1,000Wentworth[23]
1963Neil Coles
Christy O'Connor Snr		298Title shared875[e]Royal Liverpool[24]
1962Peter Thomson2754 strokesEric Brown1,000St Andrews[25]
1961Bernard Hunt270Playoff[f]George Low1,000Sundridge 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. ^ "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. ^ "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.