Pelaco Tournament

Pelaco Tournament
Tournament information
LocationAustralia
Established1955
Final year1959
Final champion
Peter Thomson

The Pelaco Tournament was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1955 to 1959. Peter Thomson won the event four of the five times it was contested. Total prize money for the 90-hole tournament was £2,500. The sponsor was Pelaco, an Australian shirt manufacturer.

Winners

YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (A£)		Ref
1955Peter Thomson AustraliaCommonwealth Golf Club3665 strokesAustralia Kel Nagle
Australia Ossie Pickworth		1,000
1956Peter Thomson (2) AustraliaThe Australian Golf Club3497 strokesAustralia Frank Phillips1,000
1957Bruce Crampton AustraliaVictoria Golf Club3541 strokeAustralia Frank Phillips
South Africa Gary Player		650
1958Peter Thomson (3) AustraliaThe Australian Golf Club3426 strokesSouth Africa Gary Player650
1959Peter Thomson (4) AustraliaVictoria Golf Club3397 strokesAustralia Kel Nagle650

References

  1. ↑ "Steel-nerved Peter takes a 'cool' £1,000". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 24 October 1955. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "The weather was on Pete's side". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 12 November 1956. p. 18. Retrieved 20 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Crampton by a stroke in big golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 November 1957. p. 66.
  4. ↑ "Thomson Wins Pelaco Golf Tournament". The Canberra Times. Vol. 33, no. 9, 633. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 November 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 20 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Five under-par pounds win Thomson Pelaco". The Canberra Times. Vol. 34, no. 9, 460. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 November 1959. p. 16. Retrieved 20 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.