Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship
Golf tournament in Ireland
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The Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship was a professional match play golf tournament played in Ireland from 1969 to 1982. It was inaugurated by sponsors Carroll's in 1969, replacing the Carroll's Number 1 Tournament.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ireland |
| Established | 1969 |
| Format | Match play |
| Final year | 1982 |
| Final champion | |
| Paddy McGuirk | |
Finals results
| Year | Venue | Winner | Final score | Runner-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982[a] | Rosslare |  Paddy McGuirk | 3 and 2 |  Peter Townsend | [3] |
| 1981 | Cork | Eamonn Darcy | 1 hole | Christy O'Connor Jnr | [4] |
| 1980 | Connemara | Des Smyth | 7 and 5 |  David Jones | [5] |
| 1979 | Killarney | David Jones | 2 and 1 | Eamonn Darcy | [6] |
| 1978 | Ballybunion | Arnold O'Connor | 2 and 1 | Ernie Jones | [7] |
| 1977 | Galway | Christy O'Connor Jnr | 3 and 2 | John McGuirk | [8] |
| 1976 | Tramore | Peter Townsend | 3 and 2 | Jimmy Kinsella | [9] |
| 1975 | Lahinch | Christy O'Connor Jnr | 2 and 1 | Peter Townsend | [10] |
| 1974 | County Sligo | Eddie Polland | 3 and 2 | Ernie Jones | [11] |
| 1973 | Kilkenny | Christy O'Connor Jnr | 2 and 1 | Jimmy Kinsella | [12] |
| 1972 | Douglas | Leonard Owens | 4 and 2 | Roddy Carr | [13] |
| 1971 | Tramore | Peter Townsend | 1 hole |  Iain Clark | [14] |
| 1970 | Mullingar | Paddy Skerritt | 1 hole | Hugh Jackson | [15] |
| 1969 | Galway | Paddy McGuirk | 2 and 1 | Michael Murphy | [16] |