The Carling Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 1962.
History The first event, in 1960, was called the Hammonds-Carling Jubilee Tournament and was held at Pannal Golf Club, Harrogate, Yorkshire. It was won by Dai Rees, who won the first prize of £550.
The 1961 event was called the Carling-Caledonian Tournament and was held at Longniddry Golf Club, East Lothian, Scotland. It was won by Christy O'Connor Snr, who took home the first prize of £1,000. The event was the last before the selection of the British 1961 Ryder Cup team.
In 1962 the event was called the Carling-Lancastrian Tournament and was held at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. It was won by Kel Nagle, who won the first prize of £1,000.
An event was planned for 1963 but was cancelled when Carling announced the start of the Carling World Open from 1964.
Winners Year Winner Country Venue Score Marginof victory Runner(s)-up Winner'sshare (£) RefHammonds-Carling Jubilee Tournament 1960 Dai Rees Pannal 273 2 strokes Max Faulkner John Panton 550 Carling-Caledonian Tournament 1961 Christy O'Connor Snr Longniddry 269 2 strokes John Panton Harry Weetman 1,000 Carling-Lancastrian Tournament 1962 Kel Nagle Fairhaven 269 5 strokes Bernard Hunt 1,000
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