The Tuohy Trophy Sunday, 31St August 2014 18 Hole Canadian Foursomes

The Tuohy Trophy Sunday, 31st August 2014 18 Hole Canadian Foursomes

All entries via www.mitournament.com

Entrance Fee $25 per member – Includes BBQ lunch following (drinks not included) $50 per non-member - Includes Green Fee & BBQ lunch following (drinks not included)

CONDITIONS OF PLAY

1. The Tuohy Trophy will be played as a Canadian Foursomes over 18 holes. 2. Pairings must be made up of two generations of family members, either Parent/Child or Grandparent/Grandchild (including step sons/daughters or step grandsons/granddaughters), and can be all male, all female, or mixed. 3. All players must have an official Golf Australia handicap. Handicaps will be adjusted in accordance with Golf Australia regulations where pairings have one or both female entrants. 4. The pairing with the best net score will be awarded the Tuohy Trophy. In the event of a tie for placings, a countback will apply. 5. For the event, motorised transport may only be used where prior approval has been granted. 6. Competitors must start at the appointed time. Rule 6-3 will apply. 7. The Match Committee of Glenelg Golf Club will make playing arrangements and be umpire in the case of a dispute or protest which must be lodged in writing with the Match Committee at the Clubhouse not later than 5 minutes after the conclusion of the day’s play. 8. Competitors must play with a ball that is named in the current R & A and/or U.S.G.A. approved lists.

Entries Close: Wednesday, 27th August 2014 at 5:00pm NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED

Draw will be available at www.glenelggolf.com on Friday, 29th August 2014

The Tuohy Trophy is an event for the generations – a family foursomes played annually as one of the Club’s major trophy events.

The event is a Canadian Foursomes and open to pairings made up of two different generations of family members – either Parent & Child or Grandparent & Grandchild. Open to members and guests, the Tuohy Trophy is awarded to the pairing with the leading net score over the 18 hole competition.

About the Tuohy Family

The Tuohy Family is synonymous with Glenelg Golf Club and an outstanding family to be honoured by this event.

Bob Tuohy has been an active contributor to golf at this Club, locally, nationally and internationally for more than 50 years. He has had an amazingly successful career as a tournament promoter, responsible for some of the biggest tournaments in Australia & New Zealand, including the ANZ Ladies Masters, NZ Open, NZ PGA, The Player’s Championship and Tour Championship, and the Jacob’s Creek Open to name just a few. And it all started with the 1976 West Lakes Classic at which a young golfer by the name of Greg Norman earned the first of many tournament wins at Grange Golf Club.

Bob was a reasonable player too:  C Grade Champion in 1954 at age 13;  1955, 56 & 57 Club Foursomes Champion;  1957 State Amateur Champion  1957 State Junior Amateur Champion

Then in 1958, he dominated the local golf scene as an 18 year old, winning the State Amateur, State Junior Amateur, State Foursomes, State Mixed Foursomes, the Club Championship, and the Jimmy McLachlan Trophy, among other events. Bob turned professional shortly afterwards, and had a distinguished career on the Pro circuit, winning 13 different tournaments in 8 different countries, and was a fairly consistent bridesmaid on 29 separate occasions.

In 1990, Bob was awarded Honorary Membership of the PGA Tour of Australasia for his services to professional golf inAustralia, and in that year Tuohy Associates launched Australia’s highly successful Australian Ladies Masters on the Gold Coast and soon after was instrumental in reintroducing the Women’s Australian Open Championship.

Bob’s wife, Sue Tuohy, is able to stand on her own two feet as well in regards to golfing achievements and contributions to the game of golf at Glenelg. She is a multiple Club Champion, Club Foursomes Champion, Laurel Wreath winner and has won numerous Club Mixed Foursomes Championships with both her husband and son Ben. Sue’s pedigree for golf is undeniable as her mother Rhonda Watson OAM, undoubtedly remains one of the most outstanding female golfers, and arguably one of the best amateur golfers Australia has ever seen.

And the lineage does not stop their with Bob and Sue’s son, Ben Tuohy, already an accomplished golfer at Glenelg Golf Club, consistently playing off a scratch handicap and having won the 2003 State Amateur Championship, the Club Championship on three occasions, multiple Club Foursomes Championships and represented the Club in Simpson Cup in well over 100 matches.