Peter Alfred Toogood, AM, MBE (11 April 1930 – 5 June 2019)[1][2] 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 part of the team that won the inaugural Eisenhower Trophy in 1958.
| Peter Toogood | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Peter Alfred Toogood |
| Born | 11 April 1930 North Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 5 June 2019 (aged 89) Tasmania |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Career | |
| Status | Amateur |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T15: 1954 |
Early life
editToogood was born in North Adelaide, South Australia on 11 April 1930.[3] His father, Alf Toogood, had recently been appointed professional at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide.[4] He was the grandson of Alfred Toogood, Sr. As an 8-year-old he made a hole-in-one at the 7th hole at Kingston Beach Golf Club.[5]
Golf career
editToogood was the leading amateur in the 1950, 1952, 1955, and 1957 Australian Opens, and in 1954 was leading amateur in The Open Championship.[6] Earlier in 1954 he reached the last-16 of the Amateur Championship before losing to Joe Carr at the 20th hole.[7] He defeated his brother John in the final of the 1954 Australian Amateur, leading to the famous headline "Toogood Was Too Good For Toogood".[8] He was selected in 1958 for Australia's team for the first Eisenhower Trophy at St Andrews, where they beat the United States by two strokes in a playoff. His third round of 71 was the only sub-par round of the competition.[9]
Toogood won the Tasmanian Open eight times: in 1949, 1951, and six years in succession from 1954 to 1959.[6] He also won the New Zealand Amateur in 1956, beating Bob Charles 3&2 in the 36-hole final.[6][10]
Family
editHis father, Alf Toogood, son of Alfred Toogood, Sr., was born in England in 1895 and had arrived in Australia in about 1919. He moved to Tasmania from South Australia in 1936 as professional at the Kingston Beach Club,[11] and won two Tasmanian Opens, in 1938 and 1950. Peter Toogood finished runner-up behind his father in the 1950 event.[12]
Awards and honors
editToogood was awarded the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1980[13][6] and appointed Member of the Order of Australia in 2006.[14]
Toogood's lasting contribution to Tasmanian golf is the foundation in 1993 of the Australasian Golf Museum, located at Bothwell, Tasmania.
Team appearances
edit- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1958 (winners)
- Commonwealth Tournament (representing Australia): 1959
- Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing Australia): 1956 (winners), 1969 (winners)
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Tasmania): 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968 (winners), 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 (winners), 1976, 1977 (winners), 1978, 1979, 1980
References
edit- ^ "Vale Peter Toogood, a genuine legend". Golf Australia. 6 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ Geale, Hamish (6 June 2019). "Tasmania's best golfer Peter Toogood dies aged 89". The Advocate (Tasmania).
- ^ "Family Notices". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 18 April 1930. p. 8. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Grange Golf Club". The News (Adelaide). Vol. XIV, no. 2, 075. South Australia. 11 March 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Boy's notable feat". Daily Mercury. Vol. 73, no. 28. Queensland, Australia. 2 February 1939. p. 10. Retrieved 7 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c d "Peter Alfred Toogood MBE". Department of Premier and Cabinet, Tasmania.
- ^ "Controversial decision saves Carr". The Glasgow Herald. 28 May 1954. p. 4.
- ^ "Toogood Was Too Good For Toogood". The Mercury (Hobart). Vol. CLXXV, no. 26, 120. Tasmania, Australia. 11 September 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Dey, Jr., Joseph C. (November 1958). "World Is Winner In Team Event" (PDF). USGA Journal And Turf Management. pp. 4–7.
- ^ "NZ Open win to Toogood". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 18 October 1956. p. 18. Retrieved 6 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Engagement In Tasmania For Alf Toogood". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 21, no. 1, 238. South Australia. 15 February 1936. p. 13. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A. Toogood wins Open title". The Examiner (Tasmania). Vol. CIX, no. 165. Tasmania, Australia. 26 September 1950. p. 15. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The New Year Honours List". The Canberra Times. 31 December 1979. p. 8.
- ^ "And The Australian of the Year Award Goes to – Someone Else". 26 January 2006.