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The Pelaco Tournament was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1955 to 1959. Peter Thomson won the event four of the five times it was contested. Total prize money for the 90-hole tournament was £2,500. The sponsor was Pelaco, an Australian shirt manufacturer.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (A£)	Ref
1955	Peter Thomson	Australia	Commonwealth Golf Club	366	5 strokes	Kel Nagle Ossie Pickworth	1,000
1956	Peter Thomson (2)	Australia	The Australian Golf Club	349	7 strokes	Frank Phillips	1,000
1957	Bruce Crampton	Australia	Victoria Golf Club	354	1 stroke	Frank Phillips Gary Player	650
1958	Peter Thomson (3)	Australia	The Australian Golf Club	342	6 strokes	Gary Player	650
1959	Peter Thomson (4)	Australia	Victoria Golf Club	339	7 strokes	Kel Nagle	650

References

1. "Steel-nerved Peter takes a 'cool' £1,000". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 24 October 1955. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "The weather was on Pete's side". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 12 November 1956. p. 18. Retrieved 20 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Crampton by a stroke in big golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 November 1957. p. 66.
4. "Thomson Wins Pelaco Golf Tournament". The Canberra Times. Vol. 33, no. 9, 633. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 November 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 20 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Five under-par pounds win Thomson Pelaco". The Canberra Times. Vol. 34, no. 9, 460. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 November 1959. p. 16. Retrieved 20 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

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