Greater Manchester Open

The Greater Manchester Open was a professional golf tournament which was played annually from 1975 to 1981. It was a European Tour event from 1976. It was held at Wilmslow Golf Club in Wilmslow, Cheshire, just to the south of Manchester. Three of the six winners were from the Republic of Ireland, and a fourth, Mark McNulty, became an Irish citizen many years later. In 1981 the prize fund was £40,222, which was the third smallest on the European Tour that season.

Greater Manchester Open
Tournament information
LocationWilmslow, Cheshire, England
Established1975
Course(s)Wilmslow Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour (from 1976)
Month playedJune
Final year1981
Final champion
Bernard Gallacher
Wilmslow Golf Club
Location in England

Winners
YearWinnerCountryScoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)		Ref
Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open
1981Bernard Gallacher Scotland2645 strokes Nick Faldo7,000[1]
1980Des Smyth Ireland273Playoff[lower-alpha 1] Brian Waites5,830[2]
Greater Manchester Open
1979Mark McNulty Zimbabwe Rhodesia2675 strokes Manuel Piñero5,000[3]
1978Brian Barnes Scotland275Playoff[lower-alpha 2] Bob Charles
Denis Durnian
Nick Job		4,000[4]
1977Eamonn Darcy Ireland2698 strokes Brian Barnes
Ken Brown
John Morgan		4,000[5]
1976John O'Leary Ireland2764 strokes John Fourie2,200[6]
1975Howard Clark England2841,000[7]
  1. Smyth won the playoff at the 6th extra hole with a birdie 3.
  2. Barnes won the playoff at the first extra hole with a birdie 3.

References
  1. "Gallacher bounces in with a record victory". The Glasgow Herald. 15 June 1981. p. 16.
  2. "Smyth wins play-off duel". The Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1980. p. 17.
  3. "McNulty's triumph with record aggregate". The Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1979. p. 16.
  4. "Barnes wins play-off with 20-foot putt". The Glasgow Herald. 19 June 1978. p. 17.
  5. "Darcy by 8 shots". The Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1977. p. 17.
  6. "O'Leary by 4 shots". The Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1976. p. 22.
  7. "Howard Clark, the former Walker Cup player..." The Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1975. p. 22.
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