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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	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref
Hammonds-Carling Jubilee Tournament
1960	Dai Rees	Wales	Pannal	273	2 strokes	Max Faulkner John Panton	550
Carling-Caledonian Tournament
1961	Christy O'Connor Snr	Ireland	Longniddry	269	2 strokes	John Panton Harry Weetman	1,000
Carling-Lancastrian Tournament
1962	Kel Nagle	Australia	Fairhaven	269	5 strokes	Bernard Hunt	1,000

References

1. "Britain's Ryder Cup team picked". The Glasgow Herald. 5 August 1961. p. 1.
2. "World's biggest golf tournament". The Times. 17 April 1963. p. 3.
3. "Rees wins top prize in new tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 24 September 1960. p. 5.
4. "O'Connor's victory by two strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 5 August 1961. p. 5.
5. "Five-stroke win for Nagle". The Glasgow Herald. 4 August 1962. p. 5.

• Golf tournaments in the United Kingdom
• Recurring sporting events established in 1960
• Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1962
• 1960 establishments in England
• 1962 disestablishments in England