Colgate Champion of Champions

The Colgate Champion of Champions was a golf tournament held at Victoria Golf Club, Melbourne in Australia in 1976 and 1977. Prize money was A$150,000.

Colgate Champion of Champions
Tournament information
LocationMelbourne, Australia
Established1976
Course(s)Victoria Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
FormatStroke play
Month playedNovember
Final year1977
Final champion
Australia Bob Shearer

Winners edit

Year Winner Country Score To par Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (A$)
Ref
1977 Bob Shearer   Australia 281 −7 1 stroke   Maurice Bembridge
  John Benda
  Curtis Strange
  Jack Newton
30,000 [1]
1976 Mark Lye   United States 276 −12 1 stroke   Simon Owen 30,000 [2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Shearer wins event with 2.5-metre putt". The Canberra Times. Vol. 52, no. 14, 943. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 November 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Lye downs them". The Age. 15 November 1976. p. 36.