Eric James Cremin (15 June 1914 – 29 December 1973) was an Australian professional
golf
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er who, later in his career, was instrumental in the establishment of the Far East Circuit, later known as the
Asia Golf Circuit
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.
Cremin was born in
Mascot, New South Wales
Mascot is a suburb in the Inner-South of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mascot is located 7 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is one of the administrative centres of the Bayside Council. A small pa ...
. He played mostly in Australasia, only occasionally travelling to Europe to compete, but enjoyed great success on the Australian circuit, including victories in the 1949
Australian Open
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and the 1937 and 1938
Australian PGA Championship
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. After
World War II
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, Cremin was runner-up in the Australian PGA Championship a further seven times, including 1946 to 1948 consecutively.
In 1959, Cremin and a Welsh international golfer,
Kim Hall, established a tournament in Hong Kong to provide an additional event for the Australian professionals who were travelling to play in the
Philippine Open. The
Hong Kong Open was a great success, and within a few years, similar tournaments had been founded in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and Japan, and the Far East Circuit had become firmly established.
Cremin died of a heart attack while playing golf in
Singapore
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.
Professional wins (28)
PGA Tour of Australasia (28)
*1937
Australian PGA Championship
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,
New South Wales PGA
*1938
Australian PGA Championship
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,
New South Wales PGA
*1946
Queensland Open
The Queensland Open originally called the Queensland Championships and also known as the Queensland Lawn Tennis Championships and the Queensland State Championships was a tennis tournament played in Brisbane, Australia, from 1888 to 1994. Th ...
,
Victorian PGA Championship
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...
*1947
New South Wales PGA,
Victorian PGA Championship
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...
*1948
Queensland Open
The Queensland Open originally called the Queensland Championships and also known as the Queensland Lawn Tennis Championships and the Queensland State Championships was a tennis tournament played in Brisbane, Australia, from 1888 to 1994. Th ...
*1949
Australian Open
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,
New South Wales Close,
Victorian PGA Championship
The Victorian PGA Championship is a golf tournament played in Victoria, Australia. It has been part of the PGA Tour of Australasia each season since 2009. It is the oldest of the state professional championships, having been first held in 1922.
...
,
Western Australia Open,
Lakes Open
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*1950
New South Wales Close,
Queensland Open
The Queensland Open originally called the Queensland Championships and also known as the Queensland Lawn Tennis Championships and the Queensland State Championships was a tennis tournament played in Brisbane, Australia, from 1888 to 1994. Th ...
,
Adelaide Advertiser Tournament
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,
McWilliam's Wines Tournament,
New South Wales PGA,
Lakes Open
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*1951
Adelaide Advertiser Tournament
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*1953
Lakes Open
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*1954
New South Wales PGA,
Western Australia Open
*1955
Ampol Tournament
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Total prize money was initially A£1,000, rising ...
*1956
Queensland Open
The Queensland Open originally called the Queensland Championships and also known as the Queensland Lawn Tennis Championships and the Queensland State Championships was a tennis tournament played in Brisbane, Australia, from 1888 to 1994. Th ...
*1957
Queensland Open
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*1960
Adelaide Advertiser Tournament
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Team appearances
*
Vicars Shield
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(representing New South Wales): 1937 (winners), 1938 (winners), 1939, 1946 (winners), 1947 (winners), 1948 (winners), 1949 (winners), 1950 (winners), 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 (winners), 1955 (winners)
References
External links
Australian Dictionary of Biography
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Australian male golfers
Golfers from Sydney
1914 births
1973 deaths