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Hennessy Round-robin Tournament
The Hennessy Round-robin Tournament was a 12-man round-robin golf tournament on the British PGA circuit contested in 1964. It was one of two round-robin events during the season, the Esso Golden Tournament being the other. In essence, the Hennessy Round-robin was merely a change in format for the Hennessy Tournament, a 72-hole stroke play tournament which ran from 1957 to 1965. It was played at the Clandeboye Golf Club near Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, which had been the venue for the Hennessy Tournament since 1962. Total prize money was £1,500. The tournament involved teams of three from each of the home nations, with every player completing eleven 18-hole matches with points awarded for matches won or halved. Harry Weetman won the individual event and alongside Peter Alliss and Bernard Hunt, his England team won the team prize. Tournament summary There were 12 competitors in 4 teams. The Republic of Ireland team was Christy Greene, Nicky Lynch and Christy O'Conn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor, County Down
Bangor ( ; ) is a city and seaside resort in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the southern side of Belfast Lough. It is within the Belfast metropolitan area and is 13 miles (22 km) east of Belfast city centre, to which it is linked by the A2 road and the Belfast–Bangor railway line. The population was 61,011 at the 2011 Census. Bangor was granted city status in 2022, becoming Northern Ireland's sixth city. Bangor Abbey was an important and influential monastery founded in the 6th century by Saint Comgall. Bangor grew during the 17th century Plantation of Ulster, when many Scottish settlers arrived. Today, tourism is important to the local economy, particularly in the summer months, and plans are being made for the long-delayed redevelopment of the seafront; a notable historical building in the city is Bangor Old Custom House. The largest plot of private land in the area, the Clandeboye Estate, which is a few miles from the city centre, belonged to the Marchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christy Greene
Christopher Greene (13 November 1926 – 20 December 1997) was an Irish professional golfer. He twice won the Irish PGA Championship and represented Ireland in the 1965 Canada Cup. His biggest individual success came when winning the 1965 Hennessy Tournament at Clandeboye Golf Club, County Down. Early life Greene was born in Killincarrig, County Wicklow, near where Harry Bradshaw had been born. Golf career Greene won the Irish PGA Championship in 1956 at Clandeboye and in 1968 at Knock. Playing with Ernie Jones he represented Ireland in the 1965 Canada Cup in Madrid. He also represented Ireland in the 1967 R.T.V. International Trophy at Edmondstown Golf Course, County Dublin. Greene won the 1965 Hennessy Tournament at Clandeboye Golf Club, County Down. He led throughout with rounds of 69-69-68-69 for a 271 total and a three stroke win over Christy O'Connor Snr. He never won a major tournament outside Ireland but he reached the semi-final of the 1965 News of the World M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 1964 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * Governor - The Lord Wakehurst (until 1 December), The Lord Erskine of Rerrick (from 1 December) * Prime Minister - Terence O'Neill Events *28 January - Families from Springtown Camp make a silent march through Derry to demand rehousing. *28 September - Following threats of direct action by Ian Paisley, the Royal Ulster Constabulary remove an Irish tricolour displayed in the office window of Independent Republican election candidate Billy McMillen in West Belfast. Several days of rioting ensue. *15 October - 1964 United Kingdom general election. *New bridge over the River Foyle, linking Lifford and Strabane is built. Arts and literature *17 April - The band Them, fronted by Van Morrison, play their first gig at his rhythm and blues Club Rado at the Maritime Hotel, Belfast. *Synagogue for Belfast Hebrew Congregation designed by Eugene Rosenberg of Yorke, Rosenberg and Mardall. *Extension to the Ulster Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golf Tournaments In Northern Ireland
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. Courses typically have either 18 or 9 ''holes'', regions of terrain that each contain a ''cup'', the hole that receives the ball. Each hole on a course contains a teeing ground to start from, and a putting green containing the cup. There are several standard forms of terrain between the tee and the green, such as the fairway, rough (tall grass), and various ''hazards'' such as water, rocks, or sand-filled ''bunkers''. Each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout. Golf is played for the lowest number of strokes by an individual, known as stroke play, or the lowest score on the most individual holes in a complete round by an individual or team, kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Will (golfer)
George Duncan Will (16 April 1937 – 4 December 2010) was a Scottish professional golfer. A consistent tournament player around the world with a fine swing, George Will played in the 1963, 1965 and 1967 Ryder Cup's. He was one of the select number of golfers chosen to play in the televised Shell's Wonderful World of Golf series, defeating reigning USPGA champion Dave Marr at Turnberry in 1966. After his playing days, he became a teacher which included a spell as Belgian National Coach in the early 1990s. He is the author of ''Golf The Modern Way'' (1968) Amateur wins *1955 Scottish Boys' Championship *1957 British Youths Open Championship, Gleneagles-Saxone Foursomes Tournament (with Eric Brown) Professional wins *1958 Northern Open *1963 Gor-Ray Cup, Northern Open *1964 Smart Weston Tournament *1965 Esso Golden Tournament *1967 Basildon Tournament *1970 Skol Tournament *1979 Sunningdale Foursomes (with Roger Chapman) Others: *Kent Professional Championship (6): 1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Panton
John Panton, MBE (9 October 1916 – 24 July 2009) was a Scottish professional golfer, who represented Great Britain three times in the Ryder Cup. Panton was born in Pitlochry. He turned professional in 1935 and took up a job in the local golf club shop. After serving in the army during World War II, he went on to win many prestigious tournaments including the 1956 PGA Match Play Championship, the 1950 Silver King Tournament, the 1951 Daks Tournament and the 1952 North British-Harrogate Tournament. He also won the Woodlawn Invitation Open in Germany for three consecutive years from 1958. In Scotland, he dominated, with eight victories in the Scottish Professionals Championship and seven in the Northern Open between 1948 and 1966. In addition to tournament golf, Panton also served as a club professional at Glenbervie Golf Club until 1984. Later in his career, he won the PGA Seniors Championship twice, in 1967 and 1969, and the World Senior Championship in 1967, defeating Sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Brown (golfer)
Eric Chalmers Brown (15 February 1925 – 6 March 1986) was a Scottish professional golfer. Eric Brown was born in Edinburgh. Aged fifteen months he moved to Bathgate, when his father George got a job as a technical-subjects teacher. Eric stayed in Stuart Terrace and played at the golf course across the road. He represented Great Britain in the Ryder Cup in 1953, 1955, 1957 and 1959 and had a 4–4–0 win–loss–half record. He won all of his four singles matches but lost his four foursomes matches. He topped the European Order of Merit in 1957. He was the non-playing captain of the British Ryder Cup teams in 1969 and 1971. He won the Scottish PGA Championship eight times between 1956 and 1968. In March 1986, Brown died of a stroke at his home in Edinburgh. Amateur wins :''This list may be incomplete.'' *1946 Scottish Amateur Professional wins (27) :''These lists may be incomplete.'' Great Britain and Ireland wins (24) *1950 Northern Open *1952 Penfold Tournament *195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie Jones (golfer)
Ernest Thomas Jones (22 September 1932 – 31 December 2019) was an Irish professional golfer. He won the Irish PGA Championship twice and represented Ireland in the 1965 Canada Cup. His biggest individual successes came in the 1961 Cox Moore Tournament and, as a senior, in the 1984 Trusthouse Forte PGA Seniors Championship. Golf career Jones won the Irish PGA Championship in 1955 and 1964. He also won the 1959 Hennessy Tournament. Outside Ireland, Jones was a surprise winner of the 1961 Cox Moore Tournament with an impressive score of 270, two strokes ahead of Peter Alliss, taking the first prize of £1,000. He also won the 1971 Kenya Open after a playoff against Russell Meek. Playing with Christy Greene, Jones represented Ireland in the 1965 Canada Cup in Madrid. He also represented Ireland in the 1967 R.T.V. International Trophy at Edmondstown Golf Course, County Dublin. Jones played in the Open Championship 8 times between 1957 and 1972 but only made the cut once, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Jackson (golfer)
Hugh Jackson (28 February 1940 – 27 September 2015) was an Irish professional golfer. He won the Piccadilly Fourball Match Play in 1968 and the Irish PGA Championship in 1970, the same year that he finished eighth in the Open Championship. He died while playing in a Pro-Am at Connemara Golf Club. Golf career Playing with Richard Emery, Jackson won the 1968 Piccadilly Fourball Match Play. From 1964 to 1967, a 72-hole stroke play Piccadilly Tournament competition had been played on the East Course at Wentworth prior to the Piccadilly World Match Play Championship but in 1968 this was replaced by a four-ball better-ball match play tournament. 32 pairs competed in the knock-out competition, each round over 18 holes of the East Course. The plan was to play the first round on Monday 7 October, followed by two rounds on each of the following two days. However, heavy rain on the second day meant that the third round could not be played that day and the final was delayed until Thurs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Henderson (golfer)
James Henderson may refer to: Academics * James Blacklock Henderson (1871–1950), Scottish inventor, engineer, and professor * James (Sákéj) Youngblood Henderson (born 1944), American indigenous law scholar * James G. Henderson (born 1945), professor at Kent State University * James Henderson (surgeon) (1829–1865), British physician, surgeon, and author Politicians * James Douglas Henderson (1927–2020), Alberta MLA from 1963 to 1975 * James Henderson (Irish politician) (1846–1924), Lord Mayor of Belfast * James Henry Dickey Henderson (1810–1885), United States Representative from Oregon * James M. Henderson (1921–1995), American businessman and politician * James Pinckney Henderson (1808–1858), American politician, first governor of Texas * James W. Henderson (1817–1880), American politician, fourth governor of Texas * James Henderson Jr. (1942-2022), American politician, member of the Arizona State Senate * Jim Henderson (politician) (1940–2020), Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christy O'Connor Snr
Patrick Christopher "Christy" O'Connor (21 December 1924 – 14 May 2016) was an Irish professional golfer. He was one of the leading golfers on the British and Irish circuit from the mid-1950s. O'Connor won over 20 important British and Irish tournaments and finished in the top 10 in the Open Championship on 10 occasions. Later he had considerable success in seniors events, twice winning the World Senior Championship. In team events he played in 10 successive Ryder Cup matches and played in 15 Canada Cup/World Cup matches for Ireland, winning the Canada Cup in 1958 in partnership with Harry Bradshaw. Early life Born in Knocknacarra, Galway in 1924, O'Connor caught his first glimpse of golf at the nearby Galway Golf Club, and from the age of 10 spent most of his spare time there. His foray into professional golf began with caddying, first at Galway and then over at Tuam Golf Club. He turned professional in 1951, with Tuam members funding his first tournament at the Open Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicky Lynch
Nicky is a diminutive form of the name Nicholas, Nicola and Nicole, occasionally used as a given name in its own right. It can also be used as a diminutive of Dominic. It may refer to: People Sports * Nicky Adams (born 1986), English-born Welsh footballer * Nicky Boje (born 1973), South African cricketer * Nicky Butt (born 1975), English former footballer * Nicky Forster (born 1973), English football manager and former player * Nicky Grist (born 1961), Welsh former rally co-driver * Nicky Hayden (1981–2017), American motorcycle racer * Nicky Law (footballer born 1961), English football manager and former player * Nicky Law (footballer born 1988), English midfielder; son of the above * Nicky Little (born 1976), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Nicky Maynard (born 1986), English footballer * Nicky Rackard (1922–1976), Irish hurler * Nicky Robinson (rugby union) (born 1982), Welsh rugby union footballer * Nicky Shorey (born 1981), English footballer * Nicky Summerbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
