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David Graham (golfer)
Anthony David Graham, AM (born 23 May 1946) is a former professional golfer from Australia. He won eight times on the PGA Tour, including two major championships. Early life Graham is from Tasmania, Australia. He is a natural left-hander but "converted" into a right-hander. Professional career At the age of 14, Graham began his first job as an assistant professional at Riversdale Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia. In 1967, he started working at a sporting goods store in Sydney, New South Wales. During this time he honed his golf skills at Royal Sydney Golf Club under the tutelage of Alec Mercer, the club professional. He stated later, "Alec taught me all I know. When I arrived in Sydney two years ago I could hardly play and he taught me everything. I've been lucky, I've had financial sponsorships and lots of advice, but Alec stuck with me through thick and thin and I owe all my success and good fortune to him." In early 1968, Graham started working full-time as a touring prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windsor, New South Wales
Windsor is a historic town north-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is the council seat of the Hawkesbury local government area. The town sits on the Hawkesbury River, enveloped by farmland and Australian bush. Many of the oldest surviving European buildings in Australia are located at Windsor. It is north-west of metropolitan Sydney, on the fringes of urban sprawl. Demographics At the , Windsor had a reported population of 1,891 people, with a median age of 42. The most common ancestries in Windsor were English (30.9%), Australian (28.9%), Irish (10.3%), Scottish (7.5%), and German (2.8%). Most people from Windsor were born in Australia (78.8%), followed by England (3.3%), and New Zealand (1.5%). The most common religious group in Windsor was Christianity (65.8%), 25.2% being Catholic and 23.0% Anglican. The second largest group was No Religion (28.9%). The most common occupations in Windsor included Professionals (15.9%), Technicians and Trades Workers (15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbes, New South Wales
Forbes is a town in the Central West, New South Wales, Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the Newell Highway between Parkes, New South Wales, Parkes and West Wyalong, New South Wales, West Wyalong. At the , Forbes had a population of 9,319. Forbes is probably named after Francis Forbes, Sir Francis Forbes, first Chief Justice of NSW. Located on the banks of the Lachlan River, Forbes is above sea-level and about west of Sydney. The district is a cropping area where wheat and similar crops are grown. Nearby towns and villages include Calarie, Parkes, New South Wales, Parkes, Bedgerebong, New South Wales, Bedgerebong, Bundabarrah, New South Wales, Bundabarrah, Corradgery, New South Wales, Corradgery, Daroobalgie, New South Wales, Daroobalgie, Eugowra, New South Wales, Eugowra, Ooma North, New South Wales, Ooma North and Paytens Bridge, New South Wales, Paytens Bridge. Forbes is subject to a pattern of flooding, generally occurring to a significant le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goolwa, South Australia
Goolwa is a historic river port on the Murray River near the Murray Mouth in South Australia, and joined by a bridge to Hindmarsh Island. The name "Goolwa" means "elbow" in Ngarrindjeri, the local Aboriginal language, and the area was known as "The Elbow" to the early settlers. Goolwa is approximately 85 km south of Adelaide, and is the seat of the Alexandrina Council. It is in the state electoral district of Hammond and the federal Division of Mayo. At the 2011 census, the state suburb of Goolwa (excluding Goolwa Beach, Goolwa North and Goolwa South) had a population of 2,201. At June 2018, the estimated urban population for Goolwa together with nearby Victor Harbor was 26,532, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. having increased at an average annual rate of 1.07% year-on-year over the preceding five years. The portion of this combined urban area residing in Goolwa is 11,578. History Before 1837 the area was briefly considered for the site of the colony's cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsieh Yung-yo
Hsieh Yung-yo (, born 23 October 1934) is a Taiwanese professional golfer. Hsieh had great success playing throughout Asia, winning 16 national opens. Most of those victories were on the Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit, where he was also the circuit champion on four occasions. He also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice. Professional wins (26) Japan Golf Tour wins (2) Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2) Asia Golf Circuit wins (13) * 1963 Hong Kong Open * 1964 Hong Kong Open * 1965 Thailand Open * 1967 Taiwan Open * 1968 Taiwan Open, Singapore Open * 1969 Thailand Open * 1970 Singapore Open, Philippine Open * 1975 Hong Kong Open * 1977 Philippine Open * 1978 Hong Kong Open, Taiwan Open Japanese circuit wins (7) * 1967 Chunichi Crowns * 1969 Kanto Open * 1970 Kanto Open, Wizard Tournament * 1971 Kanto Open * 1972 Hiroshima Open, World Friendship Tournament Other Asian wins ''this list may be incomplete'' *1961 Korea Open *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcan International
The Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship, also known as the Alcan Open, was an international golf tournament played from 1967 to 1970. It was sponsored by Alcan Aluminum of Canada, a long-time corporate sponsor of professional golf on international circuits. A concurrent Alcan International tournament was also played. The 1969 tournament, played in the United States, was an official PGA Tour event. Tournament hosts *1967 Old Course at St Andrews The Old Course at St Andrews, also known as the Old Lady or the Grand Old Lady, is considered the oldest golf course. It is a public course over common land in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland and is held in trust by the St Andrews Links Trust under ..., St Andrews, Scotland *1968 Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England *1969 Portland Golf Club, Portland, Oregon, United States *1970 Portmarnock Golf Club, Portmarnock, Republic of Ireland, Ireland Winners Alcan Open Alcan International Notes References Former PGA Tour e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Open (golf)
The Hong Kong Open is a golf tournament which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour. It was founded in 1959 and in 1962 was one of the five tournaments that made up the inaugural Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit. It remained part of the circuit until 1996, before joining the Asian Tour, then known as the Omega Tour, in 1997. It became co-sanctioned by the European Tour in 2001, as part of the 2002 season. The Hong Kong Open was played in spring from its inception until 1994, but since 1995 has usually been played towards the end of the year, in November or December, and as a result has often fallen into the following year's European Tour season. Since taking its place on the European Tour the event has always been held at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Sheung Shui, New Territories. The Hong Kong Golf Association, Hong Kong PGA, and Chinese PGA receive a limited number of exemptions into the tournament for their members. History In 1958, Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Wolstenholme
Guy Bertram Wolstenholme (8 March 1931 – 9 October 1984) was an English professional golfer. He had a successful career both as an amateur and then as a professional. Early life Wolstenholme was born in Leicester, and is the father of Gary Wolstenholme. Amateur career As an amateur, Wolstenholme won both the English stroke play and match play championships, the latter on two occasions. He also won several other prestigious titles, including the Berkshire Trophy three times, and the German Amateur Championship in 1956. Wolstenholme remains one the few amateur golfers to have won both The Berkshire and Brabazon Trophies in the same calendar year, the others being Philip Scrutton (1952), Michael Bonallack (1968, 1971), Peter Hedges (1976), Sandy Lyle (1977) and Jeremy Robinson (1987). He played on the Great Britain and Ireland team in the 1957 and 1959 Walker Cup matches and the 1958 and 1960 Eisenhower Trophy, finishing third both years. The highlight of his amateur career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomio Kamata
Tomio is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Tomio can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples: *富雄, "enrich, masculine" *富男, "enrich, man" *富夫, "enrich, husband" *冨雄, "enrich, masculine" *冨男, "enrich, man" *冨夫, "enrich, husband" *斗巳雄, "Big Dipper, sign of the snake (Chinese zodiac), masculine" The name can also be written in hiragana とみお or katakana トミオ. Notable people with the name * , Japanese film actor * , Japanese historian * , Japanese sprinter * , Japanese karateka * , Japanese photographer * , Japanese diver * , Japanese mathematician * , Japanese professor at Osaka University * , Japanese educator * , American businessman *, Japanese rower * , Czech-Japanese politician and entrepreneur *, Japanese cross-country skier * , Japanese triple jumper * , Japanese alpine skier * , Japanese sprint canoer * , Japanese baseball player *, Japanese ice hockey player Places * Tomio Building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Open (golf)
The Singapore Open was a golf tournament in Singapore that was predominantly part of the Asian Tour schedule. The event was held at Sentosa Golf Club since 2005 and since 2017 had been part of the Open Qualifying Series, giving up to four non-exempt players entry into The Open Championship. The Singapore Open was founded in 1961 and was one of the tournaments on the first season of the Far East Circuit (later the Asia Golf Circuit) the following year. It remained part of the Asia circuit until 1993 when it became a fixture on the Australasian Tour. After just 3 seasons, it left the Australasian Tour to join the fledgling Asian Tour for that tour's second season in 1996. The event was also co-sanctioned with the European Tour from 2009 to 2012, and with the Japan Golf Tour since 2016. History The Singapore Open was founded in 1961 and was staged annually until 2001, when it was won by Thaworn Wiratchant. Other winners in the years leading up to this included American Shaun Michee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takaaki Kono
Takaaki Kono (4 January 1940 – 22 April 2010) was a Japanese professional golfer. Early life Kono was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan in 1940. He started playing golf at the age of 15. Professional career Kono had much success on the Japanese and Asian circuits at the beginning of his career, winning several times. One of his top successes was at the 1969 Malaysian Open. Six shots behind at the beginning of the final round, Kono fired a 66 (−6) to capture the title by one shot over New Zealand's John Lister and Australia's David Graham. This performance helped him earn his first special foreign invitation to the Masters Tournament that April. At Augusta, he shot a third round 68 (−4) put him in the top ten and a slight chance for the title. However he stumbled home on the final day and did not seriously contend for the championship, won by George Archer. This would be the beginning of a relatively long relationship with the event, however, as Kono would be invit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lister (golfer)
John Malcolm Lister (born 9 March 1947) is a professional golfer from New Zealand. Golf career Lister was one of the leading players on the Australia and New Zealand circuits during the 1970s. Between 1972 and 1977, he was the leading player on the New Zealand Tour winning ten of twenty-five events. He won the Garden City Classic four consecutive times (1972–1975). His four consecutive wins in a professional tour event is a record that he shares with Tiger Woods, who won the Bay Hill Invitational from 2000–2003. Lister also enjoyed success around the world. In 1970, he won twice on the British PGA circuit and finished the season in fourth place on the Order of Merit. At the end of the year he qualified for the PGA Tour. He played on the PGA Tour from 1971 until 1982, where he had 15 top-10 finishes in 12 seasons, including a win at the 1976 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open, the first international player to win this tournament. His best finish in a major championship was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysian Open (golf)
The Malaysian Open is a men's professional golf tournament currently played on the Asian Tour. Notable past winners include world number one golfers Vijay Singh and Lee Westwood (both players winning the event on two occasions). Other notable winners include 17-year-old Italian Matteo Manassero in 2011 as well as former Open champion Louis Oosthuizen the following year. PGA Tour winners including Harold Henning, Jeff Maggert, Glen Day, Steve Flesch, Arjun Atwal and Noh Seung-yul have also won the event. Since its inauguration there has never been a Malaysian winner. History The tournament was inaugurated in 1962 as the Malayan Open, and was one of the events on the first season of the Far East Circuit that year. In 1999 it joined the Asian Tour and also became part of the European Tour's expansion into Asia as a jointly sanctioned event. The six events from 2010 to 2015 were held at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club. The 2015 champion was India's Anirban Lahiri. This was h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
