Carling Tournament

The Carling Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 1962.

Carling Tournament

Tournament information
Location	United Kingdom
Established	1960
Format	72-holes stroke play
Month played	August/September
Final year	1962
Final champion
Kel Nagle

History

The first event, in 1960, was called the Hammonds-Carling Jubilee Tournament and was held at Pannal Golf Club, Harrogate, Yorkshire. It was won by Dai Rees, who won the first prize of £550.

The 1961 event was called the Carling-Caledonian Tournament and was held at Longniddry Golf Club, East Lothian, Scotland. It was won by Christy O'Connor Snr, who took home the first prize of £1,000. The event was the last before the selection of the British 1961 Ryder Cup team.^[1]

In 1962 the event was called the Carling-Lancastrian Tournament and was held at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. It was won by Kel Nagle, who won the first prize of £1,000.

An event was planned for 1963 but was cancelled when Carling announced the start of the Carling World Open from 1964.^[2]

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref
Hammonds-Carling Jubilee Tournament
1960	Dai Rees	Wales	Pannal	273	2 strokes	Max Faulkner John Panton	550	[3]
Carling-Caledonian Tournament
1961	Christy O'Connor Snr	Ireland	Longniddry	269	2 strokes	John Panton Harry Weetman	1,000	[4]
Carling-Lancastrian Tournament
1962	Kel Nagle	Australia	Fairhaven	269	5 strokes	Bernard Hunt	1,000	[5]