Colgate Champion of Champions

Colgate Champion of Champions
Tournament information
LocationMelbourne, Australia
Established1976
Course(s)Victoria Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
FormatStroke play
Month playedNovember
Final year1977
Final champion
Australia Bob Shearer

The Colgate Champion of Champions was a golf tournament held at Victoria Golf Club, Melbourne in Australia in 1976 and 1977. Prize money was A$150,000.

Winners

Year Winner Country Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (A$)		 Ref
1977 Bob Shearer  Australia 281 −7 1 stroke England Maurice Bembridge
United States John Benda
United States Curtis Strange
Australia Jack Newton		 30,000 [1]
1976 Mark Lye  United States 276 −12 1 stroke New Zealand Simon Owen 30,000 [2]

References

  1. ^ "Shearer wins event with 2.5-metre putt". The Canberra Times. Vol. 52, no. 14, 943. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 November 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Lye downs them". The Age. 15 November 1976. p. 36.