Kerrygold International Classic

Kerrygold International Classic
Tournament information
Location County Kerry, Ireland
Established 1975
Course(s) Waterville Golf Links
Par 72
Tour(s) European Tour
Format Stroke play
Final year 1977
Tournament record score
Aggregate 287 Liam Higgins (1977)
To par −1 (as above)
Final champion
Republic of Ireland Liam Higgins

The Kerrygold International Classic was a men's golf tournament on the European Tour from 1975 to 1977. It was held at the Waterville Golf Links on the Ring of Kerry in County Kerry, Ireland.

The most notable of the three winners was former British and U.S. Open champion Tony Jacklin, with American George Burns and home professional Liam Higgins, being the other two. Higgins is most remembered for setting a world long-drive record in 1984, hitting a Spalding Top-Flite ball 634.1 yards on the runway at Baldonnel Military Airport in Dublin.[1]

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner-up
1977Liam Higgins Ireland287−12 strokesEngland Martin Foster
1976Tony Jacklin England290+21 strokeNorthern Ireland Eddie Polland
1975George Burns United States294+6PlayoffEngland John Fowler

References

  1. "B.C. Golf Pro Lets Fly With 684-Yard Drive". The Seattle Times. 26 September 1990. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
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