Pelaco Tournament

Pelaco Tournament
Tournament information
Location	Australia
Established	1955
Final year	1959
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

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

^ "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.

[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.

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