1978 Irish Masters

December 2021 December 2021 Irish Masters 1978 03 8 1978 03 10 y Goffs Kill Ireland WPBSA Non-Ranking event £3,100 £1,000 Alex Higgins NIR (108)Century Higgins in a hurry! Evening Press 27 March 1978 26 ENG John Spencer WAL Doug Mountjoy 5–3 1977 1979 The 1978 Irish Masters was the fourth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament (and the first under the Irish Masters name) which took place from 8 to 10 March 1978. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured six professional players.Top players for Irish event The Irish Times 3 March 1978 4 The first round was played in two groups : Reardon, Spencer and Miles in Group A, Higgins, Mountjoy and Dennis Taylor in Group B. John Spencer won the title for the third time, beating Doug Mountjoy 5–3 in the final. Main draw Irish Masters http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=25 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071613/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=25 dead 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 21 November 20171979 Irish Masters Results http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=524 Snooker Database 21 November 2017 1 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035233/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=524 dead RR play-off1 frame Semi-finalsBest of 5 frames FinalBest of 9 frames NIR Alex Higgins 1 NIR Dennis Taylor 0 ENG John Spencer 3 NIR Alex Higgins 1 WAL Doug Mountjoy 3 WAL Ray Reardon 2 ENG John Spencer 5 WAL Doug Mountjoy 3 References Irish Masters Irish Masters Irish Masters Category:Irish Masters