1979 Irish Masters
Snooker tournament
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The 1979 Irish Masters was the fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 1 to 3 February 1979.[1] The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured six professional players. Spencer, Mountjoy and Fagan played in Group A, Reardon, Higgins and Thorburn in Group B.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–3 February 1979 |
| Venue | Goffs |
| City | Kill |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £6,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £2,000[2] |
| Highest break |  John Spencer (ENG) (121)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Doug Mountjoy |
| Runner-up | Ray Reardon |
| Score | 6–5 |
← 1978 1980 → | |
Doug Mountjoy won the title for the first time, beating Ray Reardon 6–5 in the final.
Main draw
| Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | ||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
| 3 | ||||||||
 Alex Higgins
| 1 | Doug Mountjoy
| 6 | ||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 3 | Ray Reardon
| 5 | ||||||
| John Spencer
| 2 | ||||||||