Peter Toogood
Peter Toogood | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Peter Alfred Toogood |
Born | North Adelaide, South Australia | 11 April 1930
Died | 5 June 2019 Tasmania | (aged 89)
Sporting nationality | Australia |
Career | |
Status | Amateur |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T15: 1954 |
Peter Alfred Toogood,
Early life
Toogood was born in North Adelaide, South Australia on 11 April 1930.[3] His father, Alf Toogood, had recently been appointed professional at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide.[4] He was the grandson of Alfred Toogood, Sr. As an 8-year-old he made a hole-in-one at the 7th hole at Kingston Beach Golf Club.[5]
Golf career
Toogood was the leading amateur in the 1950, 1952, 1955, and 1957
Toogood won the Tasmanian Open eight times: in 1949, 1951, and six years in succession from 1954 to 1959.[6] He also won the New Zealand Amateur in 1956, beating Bob Charles 3&2 in the 36-hole final.[6][10]
Family
His father, Alf Toogood, son of Alfred Toogood, Sr., was born in England in 1895 and had arrived in Australia in about 1919. He moved to Tasmania from South Australia in 1936 as professional at the Kingston Beach Club,[11] and won two Tasmanian Opens, in 1938 and 1950. Peter Toogood finished runner-up behind his father in the 1950 event.[12]
Awards and honors
Toogood was awarded the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1980[13][6] and appointed Member of the Order of Australia in 2006.[14]
Toogood's lasting contribution to Tasmanian golf is the foundation in 1993 of the Australasian Golf Museum, located at Bothwell, Tasmania.
Team appearances
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1958 (winners)
- Commonwealth Tournament (representing Australia): 1959
- Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing Australia): 1956 (winners), 1969 (winners)
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Tasmania): 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968 (winners), 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 (winners), 1976, 1977 (winners), 1978, 1979, 1980
References
- ^ "Vale Peter Toogood, a genuine legend". Golf Australia. 6 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ Geale, Hamish (6 June 2019). "Tasmania's best golfer Peter Toogood dies aged 89". The Advocate (Tasmania).
- ^ "Family Notices". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 18 April 1930. p. 8. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Grange Golf Club". The News (Adelaide). Vol. XIV, no. 2, 075. South Australia. 11 March 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Boy's notable feat". Daily Mercury. Vol. 73, no. 28. Queensland, Australia. 2 February 1939. p. 10. Retrieved 7 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c d "Peter Alfred Toogood MBE". Department of Premier and Cabinet, Tasmania.
- The Glasgow Herald. 28 May 1954. p. 4.
- ^ "Toogood Was Too Good For Toogood". The Mercury (Hobart). Vol. CLXXV, no. 26, 120. Tasmania, Australia. 11 September 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Dey, Jr., Joseph C. (November 1958). "World Is Winner In Team Event" (PDF). USGA Journal And Turf Management. pp. 4–7.
- ^ "NZ Open win to Toogood". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 18 October 1956. p. 18. Retrieved 6 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 21, no. 1, 238. South Australia. 15 February 1936. p. 13. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A. Toogood wins Open title". The Examiner (Tasmania). Vol. CIX, no. 165. Tasmania, Australia. 26 September 1950. p. 15. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The New Year Honours List". The Canberra Times. 31 December 1979. p. 8.
- ^ "And The Australian of the Year Award Goes to – Someone Else". 26 January 2006.