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
LocationVictor Harbor, South Australia
Established1962
Course(s)Victor Harbor Golf Club
Final year1974
Final champion
Kel Nagle

Winners

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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 Tuohy
  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

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  1. ^ "West End Golf Next Week". Victor Harbour Times. Vol. 63, no. 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. Vol. 51, no. 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. Vol. 52, no. 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. Vol. 52, no. 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. Vol. 53, no. 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. Vol. 54, no. 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. Vol. 55, no. 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. Vol. 56, no. 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. Vol. 57, no. 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. Vol. 58, no. 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. Vol. 59, no. 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. Vol. 60, no. 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. Vol. 61, no. 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. Vol. 63, no. 2, 732. South Australia. 25 September 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 10 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.