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The Western Australian Ten Thousand

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The Western Australian Ten Thousand[1] was a golf tournament in Australia held in October 1968. The event was held at Cottesloe Golf Club in Cottesloe, Western Australia.[1] The tournament was won by England's Peter Townsend.[2]

The event was held a week before the Australian Open which was also held in Western Australia.[3] This helped attract top Australian golfers like Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson.[1] In the second round, England's Peter Townsend broke Cottelsoe's course record with a 66 (−6) to take the lead.[3] He received "only token resistance" thereafter and defeated Australian Bill Dunk by two shots at 282 (−6).[3] Nagle and Japan's Takashi Murakami finished a further shot back (−3, 285) in joint third.[2]

Winners

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Year Winner Score Margin

of victory

Runner-up
1968 England Peter Townsend 282 (−6) 2 strokes Australia Bill Dunk

References

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  1. ^ a b c "History". Cottesloe Golf Club. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Townsend Wins West Australian Title". The Glasgow Herald. Associated Press. 21 October 1968. p. 5. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Thomson, Peter (22 October 1968). "Townsend Has 2 Stroke Win". The Age. p. 30. Retrieved 28 January 2021.