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The Irish Hospitals Tournament was a professional golf tournament played from 1958 to 1962. Total prize money was £5000 from 1958 to 1960 and £5,555 in 1961 and 1962. It was sponsored by the Irish Hospitals' Sweepstake. In 1963 it was succeeded by the Carroll Sweet Afton Tournament which later became the Carroll's International.

Kel Nagle's 1961 performance of 260 was reportedly the lowest score ever recorded at a 72 hole tournament outside of the United States. As of 1973, it had yet to be broken.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref
1958	Bernard Hunt	England	277	Tie		Shared 1,000 and 500
	Frank Jowle	England
1959	Max Faulkner	England	274	4 strokes	Peter Alliss Dave Thomas	1,000
1960	Christy O'Connor Snr	Ireland	272	Playoff (18 holes)	Ken Bousfield	1,000
1961	Kel Nagle	Australia	260	4 strokes	Peter Alliss	1,000
1962	Christy O'Connor Snr	Ireland	271	1 stroke	Bob Charles	1,000

In 1960 O'Connor scored 63 in the play-off to Bousfield's 71.

References

1. "Jacklin one off record". The Glasgow Herald. 27 February 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
2. "Hunt and Jowle share £1500 prize money – Irish hospitals tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 19 May 1958. p. 4.
3. "Irish hospitals event won by Faulkner – Success by 4 strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 13 July 1959. p. 8.
4. "O'Connor-Bousfield tie at Woodbrook – To play off for top prizes". The Glasgow Herald. 18 July 1960. p. 4.
5. "O'Connor's record at 63 in play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 19 July 1960. p. 9.
6. "Nagle wins hospitals tournament – Aggregate of 260 record for Britain and Ireland". The Glasgow Herald. 24 July 1961. p. 4.
7. "O'Connors Irish hospitals win – Exciting duel with Charles". The Glasgow Herald. 23 July 1962. p. 4.

• Golf tournaments in the Republic of Ireland
• Golf in County Dublin
• 1958 establishments in Ireland
• 1962 disestablishments in Ireland