The Western Australian Ten Thousand

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
Year Winner Score Margin

of victory

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

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