Adelaide Advertiser Tournament Explained

Adelaide Advertiser Tournament
Location:Adelaide, Australia
Establishment:1948
Final Year:1967
Final Champion:Bob Stanton

The Adelaide Advertiser Tournament was a golf event played in Adelaide, Australia between 1948 and 1967. Up to 1960 the event was played in March or April but was later played in September or October. The venue generally alternated between Royal Adelaide Golf Club and Kooyonga Golf Club. Prize money was £500 from 1948 to 1952, £1,000 from 1953 to 1964, £1,500 in 1965 and A$3,000 in 1966 and 1967.

Adelaide Advertiser Special Tournament

An extra event was played in October 1952 called the Adelaide Advertiser Special Tournament with prize money of £1,000. It was played at Kooyonga Golf Club with a first prize of £350. The tournament was organised because of the visit of a team of four American golfers; Jimmy Demaret, Lloyd Mangrum, Ed Oliver and Jim Turnesa. Mangrum won with a 36-hole score of 137, four strokes ahead of Oliver.[1]

Winners

Year Winner Country Venue Score Margin
of victory 		Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (A£) 		Ref
1948 287 2 strokes [2]
1949 284 4 strokes [3]
1950 284 1 stroke [4]
1951 Eric Cremin (2) 281 1 stroke [5]
1952 285 2 strokes [6]
1953 279 1 stroke [7]
align=center colspan=91954 and 1955: No tournament
1956 Bill Shephard (a) 211 5 strokes [8]
1957 282 4 strokes [9]
1958 Kel Nagle (2) 279 1 stroke [10]
1959 Murray Crafter (2) 281 2 strokes [11]
1960 Eric Cremin (3) 288 1 stroke [12]
1961 286 1 stroke [13]
1962 Kel Nagle (3) 280 6 strokes [14]
1963
282 Tied [15]
1964 Frank Phillips (2) 285 1 stroke [16]
1965 291 1 stroke 350 [17]
1966 275 4 strokes A$700 [18]
1967 Bob Stanton (2) 291 9 strokes A$700 [19]

Notes and References

  1. News: "Power Plus" Golf Wins for Mangrum . . Victoria, Australia . 29 October 1952 . 5 January 2020 . 10 . Trove.
  2. News: Pickworth Wins The Advertiser Five Hundred . . South Australia . 12 April 1948 . 5 January 2020 . 3 . Trove.
  3. News: Record Gallery Sees Von Nida's Golf Win . . South Australia . 11 April 1949 . 5 January 2020 . 4 . Trove.
  4. News: Cremin's One Stroke Win From Dai Rees . . South Australia . 3 April 1950 . 5 January 2020 . 10 . Trove.
  5. News: Adelaide Golf . . Victoria, Australia . 2 April 1951 . 5 January 2020 . 16 . Trove.
  6. News: First Major Win For Vic. Professional . . South Australia . 7 April 1952 . 5 January 2020 . 4 . Trove.
  7. News: Nagle Wins Advertiser Golf With Record 279 . . South Australia . 2 April 1953 . 5 January 2020 . 42 . Trove.
  8. News: Adelaide Golf to Shephard . . 9 April 1956 . 17.
  9. News: Crafter's 4-Stroke in Big Adelaide Golf . . 9 April 1957 . 18.
  10. News: Decision pays off for Kel Nagle . . 14 April 1958 . 15.
  11. News: Strong Finish by Crafter in Golf . . 6 April 1959 . 17.
  12. News: Golf Win to Eric Cremin . . 25 April 1960 . 20.
  13. News: Thomas by Stroke in S.A. . . 23 October 1961 . 20.
  14. News: Nagle Tames Gale to Win . . 8 October 1962 . 20.
  15. News: £1,000 Open Golf Tied . . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 21 October 1963 . 5 January 2020 . 18 . Trove.
  16. News: Phillips by One Stroke . . 7 September 1964 . 23.
  17. News: Stanton wins Adelaide golf . . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 11 October 1965 . 5 January 2020 . 13 . Trove.
  18. News: "Young" Crafter wins well . . 10 October 1966 . 23.
  19. News: Stanton in easy S. Aust golf win . . 8 October 1967 . 64.

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