Alcan Open

Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship

Tournament information
Location	Dublin, Ireland
Established	1967
Course(s)	Portmarnock Golf Club
Par	72
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	£15,000
Final year	1970
Tournament record score
Aggregate	274 Billy Casper (1969)
To par	−14 as above
Final champion
Bruce Devlin Paddy Skerritt
Location map
Portmarnock GC Location in the Republic of Ireland Show map of Ireland Portmarnock GC Location in County Dublin Show map of County Dublin

The Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship, also known as the Alcan Open, was an international golf tournament played from 1967 to 1970. It was sponsored by Alcan Aluminum of Canada, a long-time corporate sponsor of professional golf on international circuits. A concurrent Alcan International tournament was also played. The 1969 tournament, played in the United States, was an official PGA Tour event.

Tournament hosts

• 1967 Old Course at St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland[1]
• 1968 Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England[2]
• 1969 Portland Golf Club, Portland, Oregon, United States[3]
• 1970 Portmarnock Golf Club, Portmarnock, Ireland[4]

Winners

Alcan Open

Year	Tour[a]	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Ref.
Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship
1970		Bruce Devlin	278	−10	7 strokes	Bob Rosburg	[5]
Alcan Open
1969	PGAT	Billy Casper	274	−14	1 stroke	Lee Trevino	[6]
Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship
1968		Gay Brewer (2)	283	−9	3 strokes	Peter Townsend	[7]
1967		Gay Brewer	283	−5	Playoff	Billy Casper	[8][9][10]

Alcan International

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
1970	Paddy Skerritt	286	−2	3 strokes	Maurice Bembridge Eric Brown
1969: No tournament
1968	Bill Large Christy O'Connor Snr	288	−4	Title shared		[11]
1967	Peter Thomson	281	−7	5 strokes	Tony Grubb

Notes

1. PGAT − PGA Tour.

References

1. Gwilym S. Brown (October 16, 1967). "Mod Golf Strikes At Old St. Andrews". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
2. "A Roundup Of The Sports Information Of The Week". Sports Illustrated. October 14, 1968. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
3. "A Roundup Of The Sports Information Of The Week". Sports Illustrated. October 6, 1969. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
4. "Bruce Devlin take first in Alcan Golf tournament". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. September 21, 1970. p. 11.
5. "Devlin ways away unchallenged with £23,060 first prize". The Glasgow Herald. 21 September 1970. p. 5.
6. "Casper wins Alcan tournament with storming finish". The Glasgow Herald. 30 September 1969. p. 6.
7. "Brewer's accuracy from tees decisive in Alcan". The Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1968. p. 7.
8. "Americans in play-off for Alcan". The Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1967. p. 1.
9. "Alcan play-off between Casper and Brewer". The Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1967. p. 5.
10. "Brewer's 68 in play-off worth £300 a shot". The Glasgow Herald. 10 October 1967. p. 6.
11. "Protopp i England, Alcan International" [Pro top in England, Alcan International]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. December 1968. p. 32.