| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Wilmslow,Cheshire,England |
| Established | 1975 |
| Course | Wilmslow Golf Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Tour | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £40,000 |
| Month played | June |
| Final year | 1981 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264Bernard Gallacher (1981) |
| To par | −16as above |
| Final champion | |
 Bernard Gallacher | |
| Location map | |
TheGreater Manchester Open was a professionalgolf tournament which was played annually from 1975 to 1981. It was aEuropean Tour event from 1976. It was held at Wilmslow Golf Club inWilmslow,Cheshire, just to the south ofManchester. Three of the six winners were fromIreland, and a fourth,Mark McNulty, became an Irish citizen many years later. In 1981 the prize fund was £40,000, which was the third smallest on the European Tour that season.
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open | |||||||
| 1982 | Cancelled due to lack of funding | [1] | |||||
| 1981 | Bernard Gallacher | 264 | −16 | 5 strokes |  Nick Faldo | 7,000 | [2] |
| 1980 |  Des Smyth | 273 | −7 | Playoff[a] | Brian Waites | 5,830 | [3] |
| Greater Manchester Open | |||||||
| 1979 |  Mark McNulty | 267 | −13 | 5 strokes |  Manuel Piñero | 5,000 | [4] |
| 1978 | Brian Barnes | 275 | −5 | Playoff[b] |  Bob CharlesDenis DurnianNick Job | 4,000 | [5] |
| 1977 | Eamonn Darcy | 269 | −11 | 8 strokes | Brian BarnesKen BrownJohn Morgan | 4,000 | [6] |
| 1976 | John O'Leary | 276 | −4 | 4 strokes |  John Fourie | 2,200 | [7] |
| 1975 | Howard Clark | 284 |  | 1,000 | [8] | ||
