The Commonwealth Tournament was a men's team

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tournament between teams of amateurs golfers from

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, Australia,

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and

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. It was played roughly every four years, in 1954, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971 and 1975. In 1971 and 1975 there were only four teams, South Africa did not compete in 1971 while Australia missed the 1975 event.

Format

Each team played the others. Each match was contested over one day with foursomes in the morning and singles matches in the afternoon. There were 3 foursomes and 6 singles in each match.

Results

1954

The first tournament was organised to celebrate the bicentenary of

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. It was played on the

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from 1 to 5 June. The teams were: *Great Britain: David Blair,

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, Frank Deighton, Gerald Micklem, Alan Thirlwell, James Wilson *Australia: Doug Bachli, Harry Berwick, Jack Coogan, Peter Heard, Bill Shephard, Bob Stevens *Canada: Don Doe, Phil Farley, Bob Fleming, Walter McElroy, Douglas Silverberg,

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*New Zealand:

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, Tom Jeffery, Stuart Jones, Bryan Silk,

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, Tim Woon *South Africa: Jimmy Boyd,

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, Eric Dalton, Denis Hutchinson, A D Jackson, Reg Taylor

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1959

The second tournament was held at the Royal Johannesburg Golf Club from 3 to 7 November. The teams were: *Great Britain:

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, Frank Deighton, Reid Jack, Sandy Saddler, Doug Sewell,

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 Gar ...

*Australia: Doug Bachli,

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, Jack Coogan, Bruce Devlin, Kevin Hartley,

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Peter Toogood Peter Alfred Toogood, (11 April 1930 – 5 June 2019) was an Australian amateur golfer from Tasmania. He won the Australian Amateur in 1954 and the Tasmanian Open eight times. He was the leading amateur in the 1954 Open Championship and was par ...

*Canada:

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, John Johnston, Douglas Silverberg,

Bert Ticehurst Bert or BERT may refer to: Persons, characters, or animals known as Bert * Bert (name), commonly an abbreviated forename and sometimes a surname *Bert, a character in the poem "Bert the Wombat" by The Wiggles; from their 1992 album Here Comes a So ...

, Ron Willey *New Zealand: Bob Charles,

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Bob Glading Robert Henry Glading (10 March 1920 – 19 August 2014) was a New Zealand golfer. He won consecutive New Zealand Open championships in 1946 and 1947. Biography Growing up in Lower Hutt, Glading earned pocket money as a golf caddy, and he caddi ...

, Stuart Jones, Ross Murray,

Ross Newdick Ross R. Newdick (1936/1937 – November 2005) was a professional golfer from New Zealand. He had a successful amateur career winning the New Zealand Amateur Championship in 1960. He turned professional in 1963 and won the New Zealand PGA Champion ...

*South Africa: Jimmy Boyd, Denis Hutchinson,

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, Reg Taylor, Arthur Walker, R C Williams

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1963

The third tournament was held at the

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from 15 to 19 October. The teams were: *Great Britain:

, Peter Green, Michael Lunt, Sandy Saddler,

Ronnie Shade Ronald David Bell Mitchell Shade, MBE (18 October 1938 – 10 September 1986) was a Scottish professional golfer. Life and career Shade was born in Edinburgh and grew up playing golf at Duddingston Golf Club in that city. He enjoyed unrivalled ...

, Alan Thirlwell *Australia:

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Phil Billings Phillip K. Billings (born 1939) is a former Australian amateur golfer. Golfing career He was part of the winning Australian team at the 1966 Eisenhower Trophy in Mexico City. As national captain, he led his country to a tie with Great Britain ...

, Tom Crow,

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, Kevin Hartley,

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*Canada: Keith Alexander,

, Douglas Silverberg,

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*New Zealand:

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, Stuart Jones, Ross Murray,

*South Africa: B Franklin, John Hayes, Derek Kemp,

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, Reg Taylor

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1967

The fourth tournament was held at the

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, Canada from 9 to 13 August. The teams were: *Great Britain:

, Gordon Cosh,

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, Sandy Saddler,

*Australia:

, Bill Britten,

, Kevin Hartley *Canada: Keith Alexander,

, John Johnston, Douglas Silverberg,

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*New Zealand:

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, Stuart Jones, Ross Murray, Bruce Stevens,

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*South Africa: Hugh Baiocchi,

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, John Fourie, Derek Kemp,

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1971

The fifth tournament was held at the

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from 20 to 24 October. There were only four teams, South Africa withdrawing because of threats of anti-

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demonstrations. With only three rounds of matches, the tournament was originally planned to be played on 20, 21 and 23 October. Rain on the first day meant that the first round of matches was not completed until 21 August, the second round being moved to the following day. Further bad weather caused the final round of matches to be delayed by a day. The event was called the New Zealand Golf Centennial Tournament, celebrating the centenary of golf in New Zealand. The teams were: *Great Britain:

, Charlie Green,

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, George Macgregor, Hugh Stuart *Australia: Peter Bennett, Bill Britten,

, Terry Gale, Tony Gresham,

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*Canada: Keith Alexander,

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, Doug Roxburgh, Douglas Silverberg,

*New Zealand:

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, Stuart Jones,

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, Ross Murray

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1975

The sixth tournament was held at the

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from 20 to 22 November. There were only four teams, Australia did not compete. The teams were: *Great Britain:

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, David Greig,

Ian Hutcheon Ian Colin Hutcheon (born February 1942) is a Scottish amateur golfer. He was one of the leading British amateurs of the 1970s. As an individual, he won the Scottish Amateur in 1973 and was Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Champion three times. He r ...

, Sandy Lyle, George Macgregor, Geoff Marks *Canada: Cec Ferguson, Robbie Jackson,

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, Doug Roxburgh,

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*New Zealand:

, Stuart Jones, Ted McDougall,

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*South Africa:

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, Gavan Levenson, Robbie Stewart,

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References

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