Lakes Open

The Lakes Open was a golf tournament played at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia between 1934 and 1974.^[1]

History

The inaugural event was organised in connection with the visit of a group of American professionals who had earlier played in the Lakes International Cup.

It was held annually until World War II with Jim Ferrier and Norman Von Nida both winning twice. It did not restart until 1947 and was held annually until 1967, except for 1965.^[2]^[3] The event was revived in 1974 as the Coca-Cola Lakes Open.^[4] Ferrier won for the third time in 1948, a feat later matched by Eric Cremin, Kel Nagle and Frank Phillips.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref
1934	Craig Wood	United States	283	−5	4 strokes	Paul Runyan	^[5]
1935	Fred Bolger	Australia	284	−4	5 strokes	Jim Ferrier (a)	^[6]
1936	Jim Ferrier (a)	Australia	281	−7	9 strokes	Billy Bolger	^[7]
1937	Jim Ferrier (a)	Australia	297	+9	1 stroke	Bill Holder	^[8]
1938	Norman Von Nida	Australia	277	−11	6 strokes	Jim Ferrier (a)	^[9]
1939	Norman Von Nida	Australia	292	+4	Playoff	Billy Bolger	^[10]^[11]
1940–1946: No tournament
1947	Ossie Pickworth	Australia	291	+3	2 strokes	Eric Cremin	^[12]
1948	Jim Ferrier	Australia	283	−5	4 strokes	Eric Cremin	^[13]
1949	Eric Cremin	Australia	287	−1	3 strokes	Norman Von Nida	^[14]
1950	Eric Cremin	Australia	293	+5	4 strokes	Kel Nagle	^[15]
1951	Ted Naismith	Australia	296	+8	4 strokes	Jack Barkel (a) Jim Moran	^[16]
1952	Jimmy Adams	Scotland	307	+19	4 strokes	Eric Cremin Kel Nagle	^[17]
1953	Eric Cremin	Australia	296	+8	3 strokes	Dan Cullen Frank Phillips	^[18]
1954	Kel Nagle	Australia	282	−6	8 strokes	Ted Rigney (a)	^[19]
1955	Les Wilson	Australia	296	+8	1 strokes	Mick Kelly Jim McInnes	^[20]
1956	Harry Berwick (a)	Australia	305	+17	3 strokes	Billy Bolger Eric Cremin	^[21]
1957	Kel Nagle	Australia	289	+1	1 stroke	Bill Holder	^[22]
1958	Kel Nagle	Australia	290	+2	1 stroke	Bruce Devlin (a)	^[23]
1959	Frank Phillips	Australia	290	+2	3 strokes	Kel Nagle Len Woodward	^[24]
1960	Frank Phillips	Australia	291	+3	4 strokes	Alan Murray	^[25]
1961	Phil Billings (a)	Australia	280	−8	8 strokes	Bill See Hoe	^[26]
1962	Les Wilson	Australia	282	−6	3 strokes	Phil Billings (a)	^[27]
1963	Peter Thomson	Australia	288	E	2 strokes	Bob Swinbourne	^[28]
1964	Ted Ball	Australia	279	−9	2 strokes	Les Wilson	^[29]
1965: No tournament
1966	Frank Phillips	Australia	280	−8	7 strokes	Alan Murray	^[30]
1967	Bruce Devlin	Australia	287	−1	1 stroke	Ted Ball Jim Moran	^[31]
1968–1973: No tournament
Coca-Cola Lakes Open
1974	Bob Shearer	Australia	297	+5	Playoff	Ted Ball Paul Murray	^[32]

In 1939 there was an 18-hole playoff a week later. Von Nida scored to 74 to Bulger's 75. In 1974 Shearer won with a birdie at the first extra hole.

References

^ Michael Sheret. "Australia's Ryder Cup" (PDF). Through the Green. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^ "Pickworth's great run". The Sun. New South Wales, Australia. 31 July 1947. p. 23. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "The Lakes Open in out". The Age. 8 December 1964. p. 25.
^ "Dunk leads golf three under par". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 January 1974. p. 13.
^ "Records at The Lakes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 December 1934. p. 14. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Golf F. Bolger wins". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 October 1935. p. 14. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Ferrier's New Record". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 19 October 1936. p. 17. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Jim Ferrier's Fine Fighting Round W. Holder Only One Stroke Behind". The Sun. New South Wales, Australia. 22 August 1937. p. 52. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Von Nida Superb in Lakes Open". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. 25 July 1938. p. 11. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Lakes Open". Daily News. New South Wales, Australia. 17 July 1939. p. 8. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Lakes Open Title To Von Nida". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. 24 July 1939. p. 12. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Pickworth's great finish to take golf title". The Daily Telegraph. New South Wales, Australia. 21 September 1947. p. 43. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Lakes Open To Ferrier". The Mercury. Tasmania, Australia. 27 September 1948. p. 10. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Cremin wins by three strokes in Lakes Open". The Newcastle Sun. New South Wales, Australia. 9 July 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Cremin Wins Lakes Open". The Daily News. Western Australia. 8 July 1950. p. 24 (First). Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "E. Naismith wins Lakes Open golf". The Sun. New South Wales, Australia. 7 July 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Jim Adams Takes Lakes Open Golf". Truth. Sydney. 6 July 1952. p. 23. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Lakes Open golf title to Cremin". The Sun. New South Wales, Australia. 5 July 1953. p. 38. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Nagle wins Lakes Open in rain, wind". The Daily Telegraph. New South Wales, Australia. 11 July 1954. p. 38. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Wilson's fine win". The Sun-Herald. 24 July 1955. p. 40.
^ "Amateur wins Open". The Age. 27 August 1956. p. 15.
^ "Open to K. Nagle". The Sun-Herald. 5 May 1957. p. 66.
^ "Nagle Wins Third Lakes Open Title". The Canberra Times. 30 June 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Phillips Wins Lakes Open Tournament". The Canberra Times. 1 June 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Lakes Open to Phillips". The Sun-Herald. 8 May 1960. p. 66.
^ "Lakes total best in 23 years". The Sun-Herald. 21 May 1961. p. 57.
^ "Martini Win". The Canberra Times. 7 May 1962. p. 20. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Thomson's Lakes win". The Sun-Herald. 5 May 1963. p. 65.
^ "Ball wins golf". The Sun-Herald. 3 May 1964. p. 69.
^ "Phillips wins Lakes Open". The Canberra Times. 16 May 1966. p. 17. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Final putt gives Open to Devlin". The Canberra Times. 24 April 1967. p. 12. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Shearer wins Lakes Open". The Canberra Times. 21 January 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 14 February 2020 – via Trove.

[sheret-1] Michael Sheret. "Australia's Ryder Cup" (PDF). Through the Green. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[2] "Pickworth's great run". The Sun. New South Wales, Australia. 31 July 1947. p. 23. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[3] "The Lakes Open in out". The Age. 8 December 1964. p. 25.

[4] "Dunk leads golf three under par". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 January 1974. p. 13.

[5] "Records at The Lakes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 December 1934. p. 14. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[6] "Golf F. Bolger wins". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 October 1935. p. 14. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[7] "Ferrier's New Record". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 19 October 1936. p. 17. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[8] "Jim Ferrier's Fine Fighting Round W. Holder Only One Stroke Behind". The Sun. New South Wales, Australia. 22 August 1937. p. 52. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[9] "Von Nida Superb in Lakes Open". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. 25 July 1938. p. 11. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[10] "Lakes Open". Daily News. New South Wales, Australia. 17 July 1939. p. 8. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[11] "Lakes Open Title To Von Nida". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. 24 July 1939. p. 12. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[12] "Pickworth's great finish to take golf title". The Daily Telegraph. New South Wales, Australia. 21 September 1947. p. 43. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[13] "Lakes Open To Ferrier". The Mercury. Tasmania, Australia. 27 September 1948. p. 10. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[14] "Cremin wins by three strokes in Lakes Open". The Newcastle Sun. New South Wales, Australia. 9 July 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[15] "Cremin Wins Lakes Open". The Daily News. Western Australia. 8 July 1950. p. 24 (First). Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[16] "E. Naismith wins Lakes Open golf". The Sun. New South Wales, Australia. 7 July 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[17] "Jim Adams Takes Lakes Open Golf". Truth. Sydney. 6 July 1952. p. 23. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[18] "Lakes Open golf title to Cremin". The Sun. New South Wales, Australia. 5 July 1953. p. 38. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[19] "Nagle wins Lakes Open in rain, wind". The Daily Telegraph. New South Wales, Australia. 11 July 1954. p. 38. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[20] "Wilson's fine win". The Sun-Herald. 24 July 1955. p. 40.

[21] "Amateur wins Open". The Age. 27 August 1956. p. 15.

[22] "Open to K. Nagle". The Sun-Herald. 5 May 1957. p. 66.

[23] "Nagle Wins Third Lakes Open Title". The Canberra Times. 30 June 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[24] "Phillips Wins Lakes Open Tournament". The Canberra Times. 1 June 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[25] "Lakes Open to Phillips". The Sun-Herald. 8 May 1960. p. 66.

[26] "Lakes total best in 23 years". The Sun-Herald. 21 May 1961. p. 57.

[27] "Martini Win". The Canberra Times. 7 May 1962. p. 20. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[28] "Thomson's Lakes win". The Sun-Herald. 5 May 1963. p. 65.

[29] "Ball wins golf". The Sun-Herald. 3 May 1964. p. 69.

[30] "Phillips wins Lakes Open". The Canberra Times. 16 May 1966. p. 17. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[31] "Final putt gives Open to Devlin". The Canberra Times. 24 April 1967. p. 12. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Trove.

[32] "Shearer wins Lakes Open". The Canberra Times. 21 January 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 14 February 2020 – via Trove.

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