R A Whitcombe - Rare 1936 Open Golf Championship of Ireland Winners 18ct Gold And Enamel Medal - played at Royal Dublin Golf Club with Whitcombe coming in with a score of 281(72, 72, 68 & 69) having been runner up in the previous year to his brother Ernest - large oval shaped medal is engraved on the reverse R A Whitcombe 1937 - made by West & Son Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Grafton House Dublin and comes in makers original box - now adapted to a bar brooch c/w small gold plated delicate safety chain. Note The Irish Open was first played in 1927 and was played annually, except for the war years, until 1950. There was a tournament in 1953, but the event was then not played again until revived in 1975. The Irish Open is one of the European Tour Rolex Series events which started in 2017, with each tournament in the series having a minimum prize fund of $7 million