GLADES OPEN 1974 - NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

These newspaper articles from "The West Australian" newspaper cover the 1974 Glades Open.

Hooker Rex Estates (a land developer at the time) was the main sponsor for this event so its formal title was the Hooker Rex Glades $10,000 Challenge.

The professional purse for winning the event was $2,000. However, the $10,000 was an additional incentive for any professional who could score 69 or better for the two rounds of stroke.

The article titles and a precis of each of the attachments are:

• "$10,000 lure for pros at Melville" Suggests that the prize of $10,000 was one of the biggest in an Australian golf event. The article introduces some of the professionals and includes a draw for the event.

• ''Thompson to compete in Challenge event'' States that former Australian and British Open champion Peter Thompson was to play in the event after being approached by MGGC golf professional, Tony Kelly. The article also lists the draw for the event which included many of Australia's leading golf professionals at that time.

• "Melville Glades Finds Them Out" Summarises the results of the event including the winner, Graham Johnson from Geraldton, and of other scoring results which include some Melville Glades players.