Alcan Open

{{infobox golf tournament

| name = Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship

| image =

| caption =

| location = Dublin, Ireland

| establishment = 1967

| course = Portmarnock Golf Club

| par = 72

| yardage =

| lang =

| org =

| tour = PGA Tour

| format = Stroke play

| purse = {{currency|15,000|GBP}}

| final_year = 1970

| defunct =

| aggregate = 274 Billy Casper (1969)

| to-par = −14 as above

| final_champion = {{flagicon|AUS}} Bruce Devlin
{{flagicon|IRL}} Paddy Skerritt

| map = Ireland#Ireland County Dublin

| map_label = Portmarnock GC

| map_caption = Location in Ireland##Location in County Dublin

| map_relief = yes

| map_label_position =

| map_size = 200

| coordinates = {{coord|53.429|-6.125}}

}}

The Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship, also known as the Alcan Open, was an international golf tournament played from 1967 to 1970. It was sponsored by Alcan Aluminum of Canada, a long-time corporate sponsor of professional golf on international circuits. A concurrent Alcan International tournament was also played. The 1969 tournament, played in the United States, was an official PGA Tour event.

Tournament hosts

1967 Old Course at St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland{{cite news|title=Mod Golf Strikes At Old St. Andrews |author=Gwilym S. Brown |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1967/10/16/mod-golf-strikes-at-old-st-andrews/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121203025621/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1080432/index.htm |url-status=live |archive-date=December 3, 2012 |work=Sports Illustrated |date=October 16, 1967 |access-date=June 4, 2009 }}
1968 Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England{{cite news|title=A Roundup Of The Sports Information Of The Week |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1968/10/14/a-roundup-of-the-sports-information-of-the-week/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720035415/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1081694/index.htm |url-status=live |archive-date=July 20, 2012 |work=Sports Illustrated |date=October 14, 1968 |access-date=June 4, 2009 }}
1969 Portland Golf Club, Portland, Oregon, United States{{cite news|title=A Roundup Of The Sports Information Of The Week |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1969/10/06/a-roundup-of-the-sports-information-of-the-week/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717142227/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1082887/index.htm |url-status=live |archive-date=July 17, 2012 |work=Sports Illustrated |date=October 6, 1969 |access-date=June 4, 2009 }}
1970 Portmarnock Golf Club, Portmarnock, Ireland{{cite news | title = Bruce Devlin take first in Alcan Golf tournament | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9f9XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DPcDAAAAIBAJ&dq=alcan%20golf%201970%20devlin&pg=3392%2C2529045 | work = The Bulletin | location = Bend, Oregon | date = September 21, 1970 | page=11}}

Winners

=Alcan Open=

colspan=8\|Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Tour{{efn\|PGAT − PGA Tour.}}!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner-up!!Ref.
1970		{{flagicon\|AUS}} Bruce Devlin	align=center\|278	align=center\|−10	7 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Rosburg	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=25JAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6141%2C4096047 \|title=Devlin ways away unchallenged with £23,060 first prize \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=21 September 1970 \|page=5}}
colspan=8\|Alcan Open
1969	PGAT	{{flagicon\|USA}} Billy Casper	align=center\|274	align=center\|−14	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|USA}} Lee Trevino \|{{cite news \|date=30 September 1969 \|title=Casper wins Alcan tournament with storming finish \|page=6 \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nJRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6207%2C5719676}}
colspan=8\|Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship
1968		{{flagicon\|USA}} Gay Brewer (2)	align=center\|283	align=center\|−9	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Townsend	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_9o9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=9UcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5516%2C1176838 \|title=Brewer's accuracy from tees decisive in Alcan \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=7 October 1968 \|page=7}}
1967		{{flagicon\|USA}} Gay Brewer	align=center\|283	align=center\|−5	Playoff	{{flagicon\|USA}} Billy Casper	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yn9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6352%2C1234997 \|title=Americans in play-off for Alcan \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=9 October 1967 \|page=1}}{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yn9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1722%2C1279603 \|title=Alcan play-off between Casper and Brewer \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=9 October 1967 \|page=5}}{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y39AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1763%2C1480382 \|title=Brewer's 68 in play-off worth £300 a shot \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=10 October 1967 \|page=6}}

=Alcan International=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Ref.
1970	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Paddy Skerritt	align=center\|286	align=center\|−2	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Maurice Bembridge {{flagicon\|SCO}} Eric Brown
colspan=7 align=center\|1969: No tournament
1968	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Bill Large {{flagicon\|IRL}} Christy O'Connor Snr	align=center\|288	align=center\|−4	colspan=2 align=center\|Title shared \|{{cite magazine \|url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/fjzg2b7t/34 \|title=Protopp i England, Alcan International \|language=Swedish \|trans-title=Pro top in England, Alcan International \|magazine=Svensk Golf \|number=8 \|date=December 1968 \|page=32}}
1967	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Peter Thomson	align=center\|281	align=center\|−7	5 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Tony Grubb \|

Notes

References

Category:Former PGA Tour events

Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland

Category:Golf tournaments in England

Category:Golf tournaments in Oregon

Category:Golf tournaments in Ireland

Category:Sports in Portland, Oregon

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1967

Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1970

Category:1967 establishments in Scotland

Category:1970 disestablishments in Ireland

colspan=8\|Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Tour{{efn\|PGAT − PGA Tour.}}!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner-up!!Ref.
1970		{{flagicon\|AUS}} Bruce Devlin	align=center\|278	align=center\|−10	7 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Rosburg	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=25JAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6141%2C4096047 \|title=Devlin ways away unchallenged with £23,060 first prize \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=21 September 1970 \|page=5}}
colspan=8\|Alcan Open
1969	PGAT	{{flagicon\|USA}} Billy Casper	align=center\|274	align=center\|−14	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|USA}} Lee Trevino \|{{cite news \|date=30 September 1969 \|title=Casper wins Alcan tournament with storming finish \|page=6 \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nJRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6207%2C5719676}}
colspan=8\|Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship
1968		{{flagicon\|USA}} Gay Brewer (2)	align=center\|283	align=center\|−9	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Townsend	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_9o9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=9UcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5516%2C1176838 \|title=Brewer's accuracy from tees decisive in Alcan \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=7 October 1968 \|page=7}}
1967		{{flagicon\|USA}} Gay Brewer	align=center\|283	align=center\|−5	Playoff	{{flagicon\|USA}} Billy Casper	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yn9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6352%2C1234997 \|title=Americans in play-off for Alcan \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=9 October 1967 \|page=1}}{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yn9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1722%2C1279603 \|title=Alcan play-off between Casper and Brewer \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=9 October 1967 \|page=5}}{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y39AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1763%2C1480382 \|title=Brewer's 68 in play-off worth £300 a shot \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=10 October 1967 \|page=6}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Ref.
1970	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Paddy Skerritt	align=center\|286	align=center\|−2	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Maurice Bembridge {{flagicon\|SCO}} Eric Brown
colspan=7 align=center\|1969: No tournament
1968	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Bill Large {{flagicon\|IRL}} Christy O'Connor Snr	align=center\|288	align=center\|−4	colspan=2 align=center\|Title shared \|{{cite magazine \|url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/fjzg2b7t/34 \|title=Protopp i England, Alcan International \|language=Swedish \|trans-title=Pro top in England, Alcan International \|magazine=Svensk Golf \|number=8 \|date=December 1968 \|page=32}}
1967	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Peter Thomson	align=center\|281	align=center\|−7	5 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Tony Grubb \|