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Alcan Open

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Golf tournament
Golf tournament
Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship
Tournament information
LocationDublin, Ireland
Established1967
CoursePortmarnock Golf Club
Par72
TourPGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£15,000
Final year1970
Tournament record score
Aggregate274 Billy Casper (1969)
To par−14 as above
Final champion
Australia Bruce Devlin
Republic of Ireland Paddy Skerritt
Location map
Portmarnock GC is located in Ireland
Portmarnock GC
Portmarnock GC
Location in Ireland
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Portmarnock GC is located in County Dublin
Portmarnock GC
Portmarnock GC
Location in County Dublin
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The Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship, also known as the Alcan Open, was an international golf tournament played from 1967 to 1970. It was sponsored by Alcan Aluminum of Canada, a long-time corporate sponsor of professional golf on international circuits. A concurrent Alcan International tournament was also played. The 1969 tournament, played in the United States, was an official PGA Tour event.

Tournament hosts

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Winners

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Alcan Open

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Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Ref.
Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship
1970 Australia Bruce Devlin 278 −10 7 strokes United States Bob Rosburg [5]
Alcan Open
1969 PGAT United States Billy Casper 274 −14 1 stroke United States Lee Trevino [6]
Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship
1968 United States Gay Brewer (2) 283 −9 3 strokes England Peter Townsend [7]
1967 United States Gay Brewer 283 −5 Playoff United States Billy Casper [8] [9] [10]

Alcan International

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
1970 Republic of Ireland Paddy Skerritt 286 −2 3 strokes England Maurice Bembridge
Scotland Eric Brown
1969: No tournament
1968 England Bill Large
Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr 		288 −4 Title shared [11]
1967 Australia Peter Thomson 281 −7 5 strokes England Tony Grubb

Notes

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  1. ^ PGAT − PGA Tour.

References

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  1. ^ Gwilym S. Brown (October 16, 1967). "Mod Golf Strikes At Old St. Andrews". Sports Illustrated . Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  2. ^ "A Roundup Of The Sports Information Of The Week". Sports Illustrated . October 14, 1968. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  3. ^ "A Roundup Of The Sports Information Of The Week". Sports Illustrated . October 6, 1969. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  4. ^ "Bruce Devlin take first in Alcan Golf tournament". The Bulletin . Bend, Oregon. September 21, 1970. p. 11.
  5. ^ "Devlin ways away unchallenged with 23,060ドル first prize". The Glasgow Herald . 21 September 1970. p. 5.
  6. ^ "Casper wins Alcan tournament with storming finish". The Glasgow Herald. 30 September 1969. p. 6.
  7. ^ "Brewer's accuracy from tees decisive in Alcan". The Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1968. p. 7.
  8. ^ "Americans in play-off for Alcan". The Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1967. p. 1.
  9. ^ "Alcan play-off between Casper and Brewer". The Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1967. p. 5.
  10. ^ "Brewer's 68 in play-off worth 300ドル a shot". The Glasgow Herald. 10 October 1967. p. 6.
  11. ^ "Protopp i England, Alcan International" [Pro top in England, Alcan International]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. December 1968. p. 32.
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