West End Tournament

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West End Tournament
Tournament information
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]

Victor Harbor, South Australia Town in South Australia

Victor Harbor is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located within the City of Victor Harbor on the south coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of the state capital of Adelaide. The town is the largest population centre on the peninsula, with an economy based upon agriculture, fisheries and various industries. It is also a highly popular tourist destination, with the area's population greatly expanded during the summer holidays, usually by Adelaide locals looking to escape the summer heat.

Kelvin David George Nagle AM was an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Open Championship in 1960. He won at least one tournament each year from 1949 to 1975.

South Australian Brewing Company

The South Australian Brewing Company, Limited, was established in February 1888 as the South Australian Brewing, Malting, and Wine and Spirit Company by the amalgamation of Sir Edwin Thomas Smith's Kent Town Brewery, William Knox Simms's West End Brewery and the wine and spirit merchants Rounsevell & Simms.

Winners

Year Winner Country Score Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Ref
1962 Frank Phillips Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 138 3 strokes Flag of Australia.svg Len Woodward [2]
1963 Len Thomas Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 272 2 strokes Flag of Australia.svg John Sullivan
Flag of Australia.svg Peter Thomson
[3]
1964 Walter Godfrey
Frank Phillips (2)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
280 Tie [4]
1965 John Sullivan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 278 2 strokes Flag of Australia.svg Ted Ball
Flag of Australia.svg Alan Murray
Flag of Australia.svg Bob Stanton
[5]
1966 Murray Crafter
Kel Nagle
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
274 Tie [6]
1967 Kel Nagle (2)Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 274 3 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Walter Godfrey
Flag of Australia.svg Bob Stanton
Flag of Australia.svg Tim Woolbank
[7]
1968 Kel Nagle (3)Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 279 1 stroke Flag of Australia.svg Peter Harvey
Flag of Australia.svg Stan Peach
[8]
1969 Guy Wolstenholme Flag of England.svg  England 274 5 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Terry Kendall [9]
1970 Frank Phillips (3)Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 277 1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Stolhand [10]
1971 Walter Godfrey (2)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 276 5 strokes Flag of Australia.svg Bob Touhy
Flag of Australia.svg Randall Vines
[11]
1972 Kel Nagle (4)Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 275 4 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Walter Godfrey [12]
1973 David Galloway Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 276 2 strokes Flag of Australia.svg Randall Vines [13]
1974 Kel Nagle (5)Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 281 1 stroke Flag of Australia.svg Tom Linskey
Flag of Australia.svg Rob McNaughton
[14]

The 1962 event was played over 36 holes.

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References

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  2. "West End £500 to Phillips". Victor Harbour Times . 51 (8). South Australia. 12 October 1962. p. 3. Retrieved 10 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "West End £1,000 to L. Thomas". Victor Harbour Times . 52 (1). South Australia. 1 November 1963. p. 1. Retrieved 10 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Thrilling Finish in West End £1,000". Victor Harbour Times . 52 (45). South Australia. 18 September 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 10 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "West End golf to John Sullivan". Victor Harbour Times . 53 (2692). South Australia. 8 October 1965. p. 458. Retrieved 10 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Tight Finish in Big Golf". Victor Harbour Times . 54 (2,695). South Australia. 21 October 1966. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
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  8. "West End Golf to Nagle". Victor Harbour Times . 56 (2,434). South Australia. 11 October 1968. p. 4. Retrieved 10 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  9. "West End $4,000 to Wolstenholme". Victor Harbour Times . 57 (2,483). South Australia. 3 October 1969. p. 3. Retrieved 10 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  10. "West End to F. Phillips". Victor Harbour Times . 58 (2,533). South Australia. 9 October 1970. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  11. "West End to Godfrey". Victor Harbour Times . 59 (2,582). South Australia. 1 October 1971. p. 8. Retrieved 10 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  12. "West End $5,000". Victor Harbour Times . 60 (2,634). South Australia. 29 September 1972. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  13. "West End $7,000 to young pro". Victor Harbour Times . 61 (2,683). South Australia. 27 September 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 10 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  14. "West End to Kel Nagel". Victor Harbour Times . 63 (2,732). South Australia. 25 September 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 10 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.