Tournament information | |
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Location | Victor Harbor, South Australia |
Established | 1962 |
Course(s) | Victor Harbor Golf Club |
Final year | 1974 |
Final champion | |
Kel Nagle |
The West End Tournament was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1962 to 1974. The events were held at Victor Harbor Golf Club, Victor Harbor, South Australia. Kel Nagle won the event five times between 1966 and 1974. The event was sponsored by the South Australian Brewing Company, brewers of West End Draught. Total prize money was A£500 in 1962, A£1,000 in 1963 and 1964, A£1,500 in 1965, A$3,000 in 1966 and 1967, A$4,000 from 1968 to 1970, A$5,000 in 1971 and 1972 and A$7,000 in 1973 and 1974.[1]
Winners
Year | Winner | Country | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref |
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1962 | Frank Phillips | Australia | 138 | 3 strokes | Len Woodward | [2] |
1963 | Len Thomas | Australia | 272 | 2 strokes | John Sullivan Peter Thomson | [3] |
1964 | Walter Godfrey Frank Phillips (2) | New Zealand Australia | 280 | Tie | [4] | |
1965 | John Sullivan | Australia | 278 | 2 strokes | Ted Ball Alan Murray Bob Stanton | [5] |
1966 | Murray Crafter Kel Nagle | Australia Australia | 274 | Tie | [6] | |
1967 | Kel Nagle (2) | Australia | 274 | 3 strokes | Walter Godfrey Bob Stanton Tim Woolbank | [7] |
1968 | Kel Nagle (3) | Australia | 279 | 1 stroke | Peter Harvey Stan Peach | [8] |
1969 | Guy Wolstenholme | England | 274 | 5 strokes | Terry Kendall | [9] |
1970 | Frank Phillips (3) | Australia | 277 | 1 stroke | Jerry Stolhand | [10] |
1971 | Walter Godfrey (2) | New Zealand | 276 | 5 strokes | Bob Tuohy Randall Vines | [11] |
1972 | Kel Nagle (4) | Australia | 275 | 4 strokes | Walter Godfrey | [12] |
1973 | David Galloway | Australia | 276 | 2 strokes | Randall Vines | [13] |
1974 | Kel Nagle (5) | Australia | 281 | 1 stroke | Tom Linskey Rob McNaughton | [14] |
The 1962 event was played over 36 holes.
References
- ↑ "West End Golf Next Week". Victor Harbour Times. Vol. 63, no. 2, 730. South Australia. 11 September 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "West End £500 to Phillips". Victor Harbour Times. Vol. 51, no. 8. South Australia. 12 October 1962. p. 3. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "West End £1,000 to L. Thomas". Victor Harbour Times. Vol. 52, no. 1. South Australia. 1 November 1963. p. 1. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Thrilling Finish in West End £1,000". Victor Harbour Times. Vol. 52, no. 45. South Australia. 18 September 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "West End golf to John Sullivan". Victor Harbour Times. Vol. 53, no. 2692. South Australia. 8 October 1965. p. 458. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Tight Finish in Big Golf". Victor Harbour Times. Vol. 54, no. 2, 695. South Australia. 21 October 1966. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "West End Golf to Kel Nagle". Victor Harbour Times. Vol. 55, no. 2, 386. South Australia. 20 October 1967. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "West End Golf to Nagle". Victor Harbour Times. Vol. 56, no. 2, 434. South Australia. 11 October 1968. p. 4. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "West End $4,000 to Wolstenholme". Victor Harbour Times. Vol. 57, no. 2, 483. South Australia. 3 October 1969. p. 3. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "West End to F. Phillips". Victor Harbour Times. Vol. 58, no. 2, 533. South Australia. 9 October 1970. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "West End to Godfrey". Victor Harbour Times. Vol. 59, no. 2, 582. South Australia. 1 October 1971. p. 8. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "West End $5,000". Victor Harbour Times. Vol. 60, no. 2, 634. South Australia. 29 September 1972. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "West End $7,000 to young pro". Victor Harbour Times. Vol. 61, no. 2, 683. South Australia. 27 September 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "West End to Kel Nagel". Victor Harbour Times. Vol. 63, no. 2, 732. South Australia. 25 September 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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