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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Australia |
| Established | 1955 |
| Final year | 1959 |
| Final champion | |
| Peter Thomson | |
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (A£) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Peter Thomson |  Australia |
Commonwealth Golf Club | 366 | 5 strokes | Kel Nagle Ossie Pickworth |
1,000 | [1] |
| 1956 | Peter Thomson (2) | Australia |
The Australian Golf Club | 349 | 7 strokes | Frank Phillips |
1,000 | [2] |
| 1957 | Bruce Crampton | Australia |
Victoria Golf Club | 354 | 1 stroke | Frank Phillips Gary Player |
650 | [3] |
| 1958 | Peter Thomson (3) | Australia |
The Australian Golf Club | 342 | 6 strokes | Gary Player |
650 | [4] |
| 1959 | Peter Thomson (4) | Australia |
Victoria Golf Club | 339 | 7 strokes | Kel Nagle |
650 | [5] |
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Crampton by a stroke in big golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 November 1957. p. 66.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.