R.T.V. International Trophy

The R.T.V. International Trophy was a professional golf tournament. In its first year, 1967, there was a professional team tournament between the four home nations at Edmondstown Golf Course, County Dublin.[1][2] The next year the event became an individual tournament played at Cork Golf Club, Little Island, Cork, Ireland. The individual event was held twice, in 1968 and 1969. The tournaments were sponsored by R.T.V. Rentals.

R.T.V. International Trophy
Tournament information
LocationIreland
Established1967
Course(s)Edmondstown Golf Course
Cork Golf Club
Month playedAugust
Final year1969
Final champion
Peter Butler
Edmondstown Golf Course
Locations

Team event (1967)

The tournament was played on 25, 26 and 27 August with each team playing the other three. There were teams of 6 with 3 foursomes matches in the morning and 6 singles in the afternoon. All matches were over 18 holes.[3][1][2] The total prize money was £3,480.[4]

The teams were:

Brian Barnes played for England, although he later represented Scotland in team events.

The event was the second attempt to run a regular professional home nations tournament, but like the first attempt, the Llandudno International Golf Trophy in 1938, it was only run once. The winning captain in 1938, Percy Alliss, was the father of the winning captain in 1967, Peter Alliss. A similar format was used for the 1971 Double Diamond International.

Matches

Friday 25 August

TeamScoreTeamScoreHalved
Ireland5 Scotland22
England4 Wales32

Saturday 26 August

TeamScoreTeamScoreHalved
England7 Scotland11
Ireland5 Wales40

Sunday 27 August

TeamScoreTeamScoreHalved
Scotland5 Wales31
England5 Ireland31

Final table
TeamMatchesIndividual games
WonLostWonLostHalved
England301674
Ireland2113113
Scotland128154
Wales0310143

Winners (1968 and 1969)
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)		Ref
1968Tommy Horton EnglandCork Golf Club2713 strokes Peter Townsend1,000[5]
1969Peter Butler EnglandCork Golf Club2733 strokes Bernard Hunt
Cobie Legrange		1,000[6]

References
  1. "Scots beaten by Irish at Edmondstown". The Glasgow Herald. 26 August 1967. p. 4.
  2. "England's clean sweep in R.T.V. Internationals". The Glasgow Herald. 28 August 1967. p. 4.
  3. "Alliss captains England". The Times. 22 August 1967. p. 11.
  4. "Ireland's fine win". The Times. 26 August 1967. p. 13.
  5. "Golf -- Horton carries off Cork prize". The Times. 26 August 1968. p. 10.
  6. "Irish Golf -- Butler wins by threes strokes". The Times. 11 August 1969. p. 11.
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