Commonwealth Tournament


The Commonwealth Tournament was a men's team golf tournament between teams of amateurs golfers from Great Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. It was played roughly every four years, in 1954, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971 and 1975. In 1971 and 1975 there were only four teams, South Africa did not compete in 1971 while Australia missed the 1975 event.

Format

Each team played the others. Each match was contested over one day with foursomes in the morning and singles matches in the afternoon. There were 3 foursomes and 6 singles in each match.

Results

1954

The first tournament was organised to celebrate the bicentenary of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. It was played on the Old Course at St Andrews from 1 to 5 June.
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1959

The second tournament was held at the Royal Johannesburg Golf Club from 3 to 7 November.
The teams were:
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1963

The third tournament was held at the Royal Sydney Golf Club from 15 to 19 October.
The teams were:
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1967

The fourth tournament was held at the Victoria Golf Club, British Columbia, Canada from 9 to 13 August.
The teams were:
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1971

The fifth tournament was held at the Auckland Golf Club from 20 to 24 August. There were only four teams, South Africa withdrawing because of threats of anti-apartheid demonstrations. With only three rounds of matches, the tournament was originally planned to be played on 20, 21 and 23 August. Rain on the first day meant that the first round of matches was not completed until 21 August, the second round being moved to the following day. Further bad weather caused the final round of matches to be delayed by a day. The event was called the New Zealand Golf Centennial Tournament, celebrating the centenary of golf in New Zealand.
The teams were:
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1975

The sixth tournament was held at the Royal Durban Golf Club from 20 to 22 November. There were only four teams, Australia did not compete.
The teams were:
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