The Hennessy Tournament was an Irish golf tournament played from 1957 to 1965. Christy O'Connor Snr won the event 5 times between 1957 and 1963. The event was sponsored by Hennessy, a cognac distiller.
History Total prize money was £500 in 1957, 500 guineas in 1958, 1960 and 1961, 750 guineas in 1962 and 1963 and £1,500 in 1965. In 1964 Hennessy sponsored a round-robin event, the Hennessy Round-robin Tournament which had prize money of £1,500.
Winners Year Venue Winner Score Marginof victory Runner(s)-up Ref 1957 Woodbrook Christy O'Connor Snr 279 3 strokes Jimmy Martin 1958 Clandeboye Eric Brown 279 1 stroke Harry Bradshaw 1959 Cork Ernie Jones 278 1 stroke Norman Drew 1960 Royal Dublin Christy O'Connor Snr 270 12 strokes Christy Greene 1961 Balmoral Christy O'Connor Snr 276 7 strokes Christy Greene Jimmy Henderson 1962 Clandeboye Christy O'Connor Snr 268 17 strokes Billy Kerr Jimmy Kinsella 1963 Clandeboye Christy O'Connor Snr 277 3 strokes Peter Alliss 1964 Replaced by the Hennessy Round-robin Tournament 1965 Clandeboye Christy Greene 275 3 strokes Christy O'Connor Snr
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