Jeyes Tournament

The Jeyes Professional and Amateur Tournament was an Irish golf tournament played from 1962 to 1966. The event featured a number of amateurs who competed for separate prizes. The event was sponsored by Jeyes Group.^[1]

Jeyes Tournament

Tournament information
Location	Ireland
Established	1962
Format	72-hole stroke play
Final year	1966
Final champion
Dave Thomas

The inaugural event in 1962 featured separate sections for professionals and amateurs who competed for separate prizes. After the first 36 holes, the leading 22 players in each section competed on the final day. An Irish amateur, David Sheahan finished on 282, winning the amateur section by 8 strokes, and ahead of all the professionals, led by Denis Hutchinson on 283.^[2][3]

Winners

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref
1962	Royal Dublin	David Sheahan (a)	282	1 stroke	Denis Hutchinson[lower-alpha 1]	(550)	[3]
1963	Royal Dublin	Guy Wolstenholme	269	12 strokes	Frank Phillips	700	[4]
1964	Cork	Christy O'Connor Snr	276	1 stroke	Peter Thomson	450	[5]
1965	Bangor	Peter Alliss	271	4 strokes	Dave Thomas	450	[6]
1966	Killarney	Dave Thomas	207[lower-alpha 2]	1 stroke	Peter Alliss	500	[7]

1. As winner of the professional section, Hutchinson collected the first prize of £550.
2. The 1966 event was reduced to 54 holes when bad weather caused the abandonment of the final round.

References

1. "New golf tournament". The Times. 3 October 1961. p. 3.
2. "Royal Dublin tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 1 June 1962. p. 6.
3. "Amateur wins big Irish tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 4 June 1962. p. 4.
4. "Wolstenholme wins Jeyes tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 26 May 1963. p. 4.
5. "O'Connor's victory in Jeyes". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1964. p. 8.
6. "Big Jeyes prize goes to P Alliss". The Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1965. p. 3.
7. "Jeyes event abandoned". The Glasgow Herald. 13 June 1966. p. 4.