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 £40,000, which was the third smallest on the European Tour that season.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Wilmslow, Cheshire, England |
| Established | 1975 |
| Course(s) | Wilmslow Golf Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £40,000 |
| Month played | June |
| Final year | 1981 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Bernard Gallacher (1981) |
| To par | −16 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Bernard Gallacher | |
| Location map | |
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open | |||||||
| 1982 | Cancelled due to lack of funding | [1] | |||||
| 1981 | Bernard Gallacher | 264 | −16 | 5 strokes |  Nick Faldo | 7,000 | [2] |
| 1980 |  Des Smyth | 273 | −7 | Playoff[a] | Brian Waites | 5,830 | [3] |
| Greater Manchester Open | |||||||
| 1979 |  Mark McNulty | 267 | −13 | 5 strokes |  Manuel Piñero | 5,000 | [4] |
| 1978 | Brian Barnes | 275 | −5 | Playoff[b] |  Bob Charles Denis Durnian Nick Job | 4,000 | [5] |
| 1977 | Eamonn Darcy | 269 | −11 | 8 strokes | Brian Barnes Ken Brown John Morgan | 4,000 | [6] |
| 1976 | John O'Leary | 276 | −4 | 4 strokes |  John Fourie | 2,200 | [7] |
| 1975 | Howard Clark | 284 |  | 1,000 | [8] | ||
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