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Victorian Close Championship
The Victorian Close Championship was an annual golf tournament held in Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1948. It was superseded by the Victorian Open which was first held in 1957, but was reintroduced the following year and continued until about 1978. History A 36-hole close championship was planned for 1939 but was cancelled because of the war. The Victorian Golf Association revived the idea in 1947 as a 36-hole "open scratch event", open to amateurs and professionals resident in Victoria, played on a single day at Victoria Golf Club. Professional George Naismith and amateur Bill Higgins tied with scores of 149. The first Close Championship was played at Huntingdale in 1948 and was won by Ossie Pickworth who finished 12 strokes ahead of the field. Pickworth won again in 1950, 1954 and 1955, each time by large margins. 19-year-old Peter Thomson won in 1949 and he won again in 1951, each time by 8 strokes. Jack Harris won in 1952 while Tom Crow was the first amateur winn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stroke Play
Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes. In stroke play, the winner is the player who has taken the fewest strokes over the course of the round, or rounds. Although most professional tournaments are played using the stroke play scoring system, some notable exceptions exist. In match play, the player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents. Match play scoring is used in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, the Volvo World Match Play Championship, and most team events, for example the Ryder Cup. A few golf tournaments, such as the Barracuda Championship have used a modified stableford system. Scoring In stroke play scoring, players record the number of strokes taken at each hole and total them up at the end of a given round, or rounds. The player with the lowest total is the winner. In handicap competitions, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Routley (golfer)
Erik Reginald Routley (; 31 October 1917, Brighton, UK – 8 October 1982, Nashville TN) was an English Congregational churchman, theologian and musician and arguably the most significant hymnologist of the 20th century. His nearly 40 books on theological thought and music of the Christian church are renowned. Raised in Brighton in a Congregational family, he spent his formative years at Lancing College in West Sussex. In 1936 he received an exhibition to Magdalen College, Oxford and afterward ministerial training at Mansfield College, Oxford. Ordained in 1943, Routley held pastorates in Wednesbury and Dartford before returning to Mansfield in 1948 as Chaplain, Lecturer, Librarian and Director of Music. In 1953, he was named to the Mackennal Chair of History. It was during these years that he became visible as an historian and hymn expert. He was also Chaplain of the Oxford Congregationalist Society and left a significant positive imprint on those he worked with. He join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golf Tournaments In Australia
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. Courses typically have either 18 or 9 ''holes'', regions of terrain that each contain a ''cup'', the hole that receives the ball. Each hole on a course contains a teeing ground to start from, and a putting green containing the cup. There are several standard forms of terrain between the tee and the green, such as the fairway, rough (tall grass), and various ''hazards'' such as water, rocks, or sand-filled ''bunkers''. Each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout. Golf is played for the lowest number of strokes by an individual, known as stroke play, or the lowest score on the most individual holes in a complete round by an individual or team, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davis (golfer)
John Davis may refer to: Academics *John A. G. Davis (1802–1840), professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, shot to death by a student *John Aubrey Davis Sr. (1912–2002), African American activist and political science professor *John Adelbert Davis (1871–1934), American bible college founder *John Davies (lecturer) or Davis (fl. 1816–1850), English chemist and lecturer *John Davis (academic) (1938–2017), English anthropologist and Warden of All Souls College, Oxford *John Emmeus Davis (born 1949), scholar, writer and community organizer *John J. Davis (theologian) (born 1936), American theologian, archaeologist, and Christian educator *John Davis (paediatrician) (born 1923), British emeritus professor of paediatrics *John Jefferson Davis, professor of theology and Presbyterian pastor *John Warren Davis (college president) (1888–1980), African American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader Arts & entertainment Art *John Davis (sculptor) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Smith (golfer)
Bryan Smith may refer to: *Bryan Smith, driver of a van that hit author Stephen King in 1999 **Bryan Smith, a character in Stephen King's '' The Dark Tower'' based on the driver of the van that hit him * Bryan Smith (American football) (born 1983), defensive end * Bryan Smith (footballer) (born 1970), Scottish footballer (soccer) with Clydebank and Clyde * Bryan Smith (motorcyclist), American motorcycle racer * Bryan G. Smith, American chess grandmaster *Bryan Smith, Canadian politician, Green Party candidate in Ontario 2003 election *Bryan Smith, former member of Deep Banana Blackout *Bryan Smith, presenter for the Australian television series '' Beyond Tomorrow'' *Bryan Smyth (rugby league), Irish rugby league player See also *Brian Smith (other) *Brian Smyth (other) Brian Smyth (born 1967) is an Irish figurative painter. Brian or Bryan Smyth may also refer to: *Brian Smyth (Gaelic footballer) (1924–2016), Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler * Bryan Smyth ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Simpson (golfer)
Brian Simpson OBE (born 6 February 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West England. Born in Leigh, Lancashire, Simpson was educated at the West Midlands College of Education and became a teacher. He also joined the Labour Party, serving on Merseyside County Council from 1981 until 1986, and then on Warrington Borough Council from 1987. Simpson was a member of the European Parliament from 1989 until 1999 representing Cheshire East and from 1999 until 2004 representing the North West Region, when European Elections switched from First Past the Post to the List System. He lost his seat at the 2004 European Parliamentary Elections. He returned to the European Parliament in September 2006 and was re-elected again in 2009. He was the president of the European Parliaments Transport and Tourism Committee after serving as the Socialist Group Spokesperson on that committee for many years. He was also a substitute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Moir
Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places * County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (other), several other rivers with the name * Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a village and hill station in Dang district, Gujarat, India * Don, Nord, a ''commune'' of the Nord ''département'' in northern France * Don, Tasmania, a small village on the Don River, located just outside Devonport, Tasmania * Don, Trentino, a commune in Trentino, Italy *Don, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Don Republic, a temporary state in 1918–1920 * Don Jail, a jail in Toronto, Canada People Role or title *Don (honorific), a Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian title, given as a mark of respect *Don, a crime boss, especially in the Mafia , ''Don Konisshi'' (コニッシー) *Don, a resident assistant at universities in Canada and the U.S. * University don, in British and Irish universities, especially at Oxford, Cambridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Mills (Australian Golfer)
Peter Mills may refer to: *Peter Mills (1598–1670), English bricklayer and architect * Peter Mills (American politician) (born 1943), American politician from Maine *Peter Mills (British politician) (1921–1993), British Conservative politician * Peter Mills (1927–1988), pretender to the Byzantine throne *Peter Mills (badminton) (born 1988), English badminton player * Peter Mills (''Chicago Fire''), a fictional character from the TV series ''Chicago Fire'' * Peter Mills (composer), composer of musicals * Peter Mills (field hockey) (born 1945), British Olympic hockey player *Peter Mills (golfer) Ralph Peter Mills (born 14 May 1931) was an English professional golfer. He played in the Ryder Cup in 1957 and 1959. Golf career Mills was assistant at Fulwell Golf Club from 1948 and was tied for third place at his home course in the southern ... (born 1931), English golfer * Peter Mills (RAF officer) (born 1955), Church of Scotland minister and former head of the RAF Chaplains Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Heil
Alan may refer to: People *Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname *Alan (given name), an English given name ** List of people with given name Alan ''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' * Alan (Chinese singer) (born 1987), female Chinese singer of Tibetan ethnicity, active in both China and Japan * Alan (Mexican singer) (born 1973), Mexican singer and actor *Alan (wrestler) (born 1975), a.k.a. Gato Eveready, who wrestles in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración * Alan (footballer, born 1979) (Alan Osório da Costa Silva), Brazilian footballer * Alan (footballer, born 1998) (Alan Cardoso de Andrade), Brazilian footballer * Alan I, King of Brittany (died 907), "the Great" * Alan II, Duke of Brittany (c. 900–952) *Alan III, Duke of Brittany(997–1040) * Alan IV, Duke of Brittany (c. 1063–1119), a.k.a. Alan Fergant ("the Younger" in Breton language) * Alan of Tewkesbury, 12th century abbott * Alan of Lynn (c. 1348–1423), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick O'Shea (golfer)
Richard Laurence O'Shea (31 January 1909 – 10 October 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). O'Shea played with Victorian Football Association (VFA) clubs Camberwell Camberwell () is a district of South London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark, southeast of Charing Cross. Camberwell was first a village associated with the church of St Giles and a common of which Goose Green is a remnant. This e ... in 1934 and Northcote from 1935 to 1937 and then Fairfield from 1938 to 1940. O'Shea also later served in the Australian Army during World War II. Notes External links * * 1909 births 1998 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) North Melbourne Football Club players Essendon Football Club players Camberwell Football Club players Northcote Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1909-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Tetheridge
Neil is a masculine name of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish '' Niall'' which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion".. As a surname, Neil is traced back to Niall of the Nine Hostages who was an Irish king and eponymous ancestor of the Uí Néill and MacNeil kindred. Most authorities cite the meaning of Neil in the context of a surname as meaning "champion". Origins The Gaelic name was adopted by the Vikings and taken to Iceland as ''Njáll'' (see Nigel). From Iceland it went via Norway, Denmark, and Normandy to England. The name also entered Northern England and Yorkshire directly from Ireland, and from Norwegian settlers. ''Neal'' or ''Neall'' is the Middle English form of ''Nigel''. As a first name, during the Middle Ages, the Gaelic name of Irish origins was popular in Ireland and later Scotland. During the 20th century ''Neil'' began to be used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry West (golfer)
Barry West (24 October 1958 – 15 December 2022) was an English professional snooker player. Biography Barry West was born on 24 October 1958, in Wickersley, England, and became a professional snooker player in 1985. During his career he reached the quarter-finals of ranking tournaments three times. At the 1985 UK Championship, West lost 1–9 in the quarter-finals to Steve Davis; the 1988 International Open finished in a 2–5 loss to Jimmy White, and the UK Championship of that year ended for West with a 5–9 defeat to Terry Griffiths. He also reached the semi-finals of the 1988 English Professional Championship, losing 6–9 to Neal Foulds. West finished the 1996/1997 season ranked 179th, and was relegated from the tour as only the top 64 players automatically retained their professional status. West made a return to competition in qualifying for the 2010 World Snooker Championship, but was defeated in his first match, 1–5 by Del Smith. He entered the 2012 Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
