The Irish Hospitals Tournament was a professional

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tournament played from 1958 to 1962. Total prize money was £5000 from 1958 to 1960 and £5,555 in 1961 and 1962. It was sponsored by the

Irish Hospitals' Sweepstake The Irish Hospitals' Sweepstake was a lottery established in the Irish Free State in 1930 as the Irish Free State Hospitals' Sweepstake to finance hospitals. It is generally referred to as the Irish Sweepstake or Irish Sweepstakes, frequently ab ...

. In 1963 it was succeeded by the Carroll Sweet Afton Tournament which later became the Carroll's International. Kel Nagle's 1961 performance of 260 was reportedly the lowest score ever recorded at a 72 hole tournament outside of the United States. As of 1973, it had yet to be broken.

Winners

In 1960 O'Connor scored 63 in the play-off to Bousfield's 71.

References

{{reflist Golf tournaments in the Republic of Ireland Golf in County Dublin 1958 establishments in Ireland 1962 disestablishments in Ireland