Hennessy Tournament Explained

The Hennessy Tournament was an Irish golf tournament played from 1957 to 1965. Christy O'Connor Snr won the event 5 times between 1957 and 1963. The event was sponsored by Hennessy, a cognac distiller.

History

Total prize money was £500 in 1957, 500 guineas in 1958, 1960 and 1961, 750 guineas in 1962 and 1963 and £1,500 in 1965. In 1964 Hennessy sponsored a round-robin event, the Hennessy Round-robin Tournament which had prize money of £1,500.

Winners

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref
1957			279	3 strokes		[1]
1958			279	1 stroke		[2]
1959			278	1 stroke		[3]
1960			270	12 strokes		[4]
1961			276	7 strokes		[5]
1962			268	17 strokes		[6]
1963			277	3 strokes		[7]
1964	align=center colspan=6	Replaced by the Hennessy Round-robin Tournament
1965			275	3 strokes		[8]

Notes and References

1. News: Hennessy Golf . Northern Whig . 27 May 1957 . 7 . 13 November 2017 . . subscription.
2. News: E.C. Brown Wins by One Stroke . . 22 August 1958 . 4.
3. News: Drew beaten by a shot for £100 prize . Belfast Telegraph . 7 September 1959 . 14 . 5 June 2020 . . subscription.
4. News: Masterly golf win by O'Connor . Belfast Telegraph . 15 August 1960 . 10 . 5 June 2020 . . subscription.
5. News: Easy Win for O'Connor . . 18 May 1961 . 13.
6. News: Wedding present for Billy . Belfast Telegraph . 17 August 1962 . 13 . 5 June 2020 . . subscription.
7. News: Clandeboye Win for O'Connor . . 16 August 1963 . 6.
8. News: Greene wins Hennessy Tournament . . 5 . 9 August 1965.