Peter Toogood

Peter Alfred Toogood, MBE, AM (born 11 April 1930) is an Australian amateur golfer from Tasmania.

Early life

Toogood was born in Australia on 11 April 1930. He is the son of Alfred "Alf" Toogood, Jr. and the grandson of Alfred Toogood, Sr.

Golf career

Australian Open and Open Championship

Toogood was the leading amateur in the 1950, 1952, 1955, and 1957 Australian Opens, and in 1954 was leading amateur in The Open Championship.[1] He defeated his brother John in the final of the 1954 Australian Amateur, leading to the famous headline "Toogood Too Good For Toogood". He was selected in 1958 for Australia's first team for the Eisenhower Trophy, where they beat the United States by two strokes.[2] He also won the New Zealand Amateur in 1956.[1]

Tasmanian Open

Toogood won the Tasmanian Open eight times, including six consecutive: 1949, 1951, 1954–59.[1]

Family

His father, Alf Toogood – son of Alfred Toogood, Sr. – arrived in Tasmania from Britain in 1935 as professional at the Kingston Beach Golf Club, and won two Tasmanian Opens.

Awards and honors

He was awarded the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1980[3][1] and made Member in the Order of Australia in 2006.[4]

Toogood's lasting contribution to Tasmanian golf is the foundation in 1993 of the Australasian Golf Museum, located at Bothwell, Tasmania.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Peter Alfred Toogood MBE". Department of Premier and Cabinet, Tasmania.
  2. ↑ Dey, Jr., Joseph C. (November 1958). "World Is Winner In Team Event" (PDF). USGA Journal And Turf Management. pp. 4–7.
  3. ↑ "The New Year Honours List". The Canaberra Times. 31 December 1979. p. 8.
  4. ↑ "And The Australian of the Year Award Goes to – Someone Else". 26 January 2006.
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