Martini International

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.

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 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.
1983 Nick Faldo268−12Playoff[lower-alpha 1] José María Cañizares13,330Wimslow[5]
1982 Bernard Gallacher277−73 strokes José María Cañizares
Nick Faldo		11,000Lindrick[6]
1981 Greg Norman287−11 stroke Bernhard Langer11,000Wentworth[7]
1980 Seve Ballesteros286−21 stroke Brian Barnes9,000Wentworth[8]
1979 Greg Norman288E1 stroke Antonio Garrido
John Morgan		7,000Wentworth[9]
1978 Seve Ballesteros270−145 strokes Nick Faldo6,000Royal Automobile[10]
1977 Greg Norman277−113 strokes Simon Hobday3,000Blairgowrie[11]
1976 Sam Torrance280−82 strokes Tommy Horton2,500Ashburnham[12]
1975 Christy O'Connor Jnr
Ian Stanley		279−5Title shared1,875[lower-alpha 2]Royal North Devon[13]
1974 Stewart Ginn286−21 stroke Brian Huggett2,250Pannal[14]
1973 Maurice Bembridge279−91 stroke Dai Rees
Peter Wilcock		2,000Barnton[15]
1972 Brian Barnes277−71 stroke Jack Newton1,500Abridge[16]
1971 Bernard Gallacher282−61 stroke Kel Nagle1,250Royal Norwich[4]
1970 Doug Sewell
Peter Thomson		268−16Title shared1,250Conwy[17]
1969 Alex Caygill
Graham Henning		282−6Title shared1,075[lower-alpha 3]Queens Park[18]
1968 Brian Huggett2782 strokes Tommy Horton1,250Southerndown[19]
1967 Malcolm Gregson
Brian Huggett		279−9Title sharedFulford[20]
1966 Peter Alliss
Bill Large		275−9Title shared875[lower-alpha 4]Long Ashton[21]
1965 Peter Butler275−134 strokes Jean Garaïalde
Bernard Hunt		1,000Long Ashton[22]
1964 Christy O'Connor Snr2866 strokes Lionel Platts1,000Wentworth[23]
1963 Neil Coles
Christy O'Connor Snr		298Title shared875[lower-alpha 5]Royal Liverpool[24]
1962 Peter Thomson2754 strokes Eric Brown1,000St Andrews[25]
1961 Bernard Hunt270Playoff[lower-alpha 6] George Low1,000Sundridge Park[26]
  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.
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