Eric James Cremin (15 June 1914 – 29 December 1973) was an Australian professional

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er who, later in his career, was instrumental in the establishment of the Far East Circuit, later known as the

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. Cremin was born in

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. 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

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and the 1937 and 1938

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. After

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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

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Professional wins (28)

PGA Tour of Australasia (28)

*1937

, New South Wales PGA *1938

, New South Wales PGA *1946 Queensland Open, Victorian PGA Championship *1947 New South Wales PGA, Victorian PGA Championship *1948 Queensland Open *1949

, New South Wales Close, Victorian PGA Championship, Western Australia Open, Lakes Open *1950 New South Wales Close, Queensland Open, Adelaide Advertiser Tournament, McWilliam's Wines Tournament, New South Wales PGA, Lakes Open *1951 Adelaide Advertiser Tournament *1953 Lakes Open *1954 New South Wales PGA, Western Australia Open *1955 Ampol Tournament *1956 Queensland Open *1957 Queensland Open *1960 Adelaide Advertiser Tournament

Team appearances

* Vicars Shield (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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cremin, Eric Australian male golfers Golfers from Sydney 1914 births 1973 deaths