West End Tournament

The West End Tournament was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1962 to 1974. The events were held at Victor Harbor Golf Club, Victor Harbor, South Australia. Kel Nagle won the event five times between 1966 and 1974. The event was sponsored by the South Australian Brewing Company, brewers of West End Draught. Total prize money was A£500 in 1962, A£1,000 in 1963 and 1964, A£1,500 in 1965, A$3,000 in 1966 and 1967, A$4,000 from 1968 to 1970, A$5,000 in 1971 and 1972 and A$7,000 in 1973 and 1974.[1]

West End Tournament

Tournament information
Location	Victor Harbor, South Australia
Established	1962
Course(s)	Victor Harbor Golf Club
Final year	1974
Final champion
Kel Nagle

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref
1962	Frank Phillips	Australia	138	3 strokes	Len Woodward	[2]
1963	Len Thomas	Australia	272	2 strokes	John Sullivan Peter Thomson	[3]
1964	Walter Godfrey Frank Phillips (2)	New Zealand  Australia	280	Tie		[4]
1965	John Sullivan	Australia	278	2 strokes	Ted Ball Alan Murray Bob Stanton	[5]
1966	Murray Crafter Kel Nagle	Australia  Australia	274	Tie		[6]
1967	Kel Nagle (2)	Australia	274	3 strokes	Walter Godfrey Bob Stanton Tim Woolbank	[7]
1968	Kel Nagle (3)	Australia	279	1 stroke	Peter Harvey Stan Peach	[8]
1969	Guy Wolstenholme	England	274	5 strokes	Terry Kendall	[9]
1970	Frank Phillips (3)	Australia	277	1 stroke	Jerry Stolhand	[10]
1971	Walter Godfrey (2)	New Zealand	276	5 strokes	Bob Touhy Randall Vines	[11]
1972	Kel Nagle (4)	Australia	275	4 strokes	Walter Godfrey	[12]
1973	David Galloway	Australia	276	2 strokes	Randall Vines	[13]
1974	Kel Nagle (5)	Australia	281	1 stroke	Tom Linskey Rob McNaughton	[14]

The 1962 event was played over 36 holes.

References

1. "West End Golf Next Week". Victor Harbour Times. 63 (2, 730). South Australia. 11 September 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "West End £500 to Phillips". Victor Harbour Times. 51 (8). South Australia. 12 October 1962. p. 3. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "West End £1,000 to L. Thomas". Victor Harbour Times. 52 (1). South Australia. 1 November 1963. p. 1. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Thrilling Finish in West End £1,000". Victor Harbour Times. 52 (45). South Australia. 18 September 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "West End golf to John Sullivan". Victor Harbour Times. 53 (2692). South Australia. 8 October 1965. p. 458. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Tight Finish in Big Golf". Victor Harbour Times. 54 (2, 695). South Australia. 21 October 1966. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "West End Golf to Kel Nagle". Victor Harbour Times. 55 (2, 386). South Australia. 20 October 1967. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
8. "West End Golf to Nagle". Victor Harbour Times. 56 (2, 434). South Australia. 11 October 1968. p. 4. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
9. "West End $4,000 to Wolstenholme". Victor Harbour Times. 57 (2, 483). South Australia. 3 October 1969. p. 3. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
10. "West End to F. Phillips". Victor Harbour Times. 58 (2, 533). South Australia. 9 October 1970. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
11. "West End to Godfrey". Victor Harbour Times. 59 (2, 582). South Australia. 1 October 1971. p. 8. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
12. "West End $5,000". Victor Harbour Times. 60 (2, 634). South Australia. 29 September 1972. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
13. "West End $7,000 to young pro". Victor Harbour Times. 61 (2, 683). South Australia. 27 September 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
14. "West End to Kel Nagel". Victor Harbour Times. 63 (2, 732). South Australia. 25 September 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.