The Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship, also known as the Alcan Open, was an international golf tournament played from 1967 to 1970. It was sponsored by Alcan Aluminum of Canada, a long-time corporate sponsor of professional golf on international circuits. A concurrent Alcan International tournament was also played. The 1969 tournament, played in the United States, was an official PGA Tour event.
Tournament hosts 1967 Old Course at St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland 1968 Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England 1969 Portland Golf Club, Portland, Oregon, United States 1970 Portmarnock Golf Club, Portmarnock, Ireland
Winners Alcan Open YearTourWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-upRef.Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship 1970 Bruce Devlin 278 −10 7 strokes Bob Rosburg Alcan Open 1969 PGAT Billy Casper 274 −14 1 stroke Lee TrevinoAlcan Golfer of the Year Championship 1968 Gay Brewer (2) 283 −9 3 strokes Peter Townsend 1967 Gay Brewer 283 −5 Playoff Billy Casper
Alcan International YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upRef. 1970 Paddy Skerritt 286 −2 3 strokes Maurice Bembridge Eric Brown1969: No tournament 1968 Bill Large Christy O'Connor Snr 288 −4 Title shared 1967 Peter Thomson 281 −7 5 strokes Tony Grubb
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