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First Tournament

The first AGFR Tournament was held in 1979 at the Peninsula Golf Club on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. Eighty-eight Rotarians accompanied by 28 partners played in the Inaugural Tournament, for which the Guest of Honor was the incoming President of Rotary International, James Boman and his wife. The first tournament was held over 3 days with 10 Rotary Districts and all States (except Qld) represented.

 

This meeting was attended by the following Rotarians:-

  • Kevin Beaumont – Clayton Rotary Club

  • Alan Fulton – Clayton Rotary Club

  • John Hood – Moorabbin Rotary Club

  • Dick Knuckey – Broadmeadows Rotary Club

  • Don McRae – Camberwell Rotary Club

  • Ken Phelan – Oakleigh Rotary Club

  • Les Sturzaker – Clayton Rotary Club

  • Bob Louis – Hornsby Rotary Club

  • Norman Ronalds – Hornsby Rotary Club

  • Murray Guille – Oakleigh Rotary Club

  • Graeme Wilson – Camberwell Rotary Club

  • David Wells – Kingston Rotary Club

  • Alan Guest – Camberwell Rotary Club

 

It was at this meeting that is was agreed that the Australian Golfing Fellowship of Rotarians (AGFR) be formed and the Foundation Committee elected was:-

  • John Hood – President

  • Don McRae – Vice President

  • Norm Ronalds – Vice President

  • Kevin Beaumont – Secretary/Treasurer

  • David Cleland – South Australian Delegate

  • Harry Clark – Tasmanian Delegate

  • Peter Goode – Western Australian Delegate

 

A constitution was drafted by Don McRae, Kevin Beaumont and John Hood and later adopted to form the basis of our current AGFR model constitution today. The original AGFR logo which was based on the IGFR style was designed by John Hood and Kevin Beaumont,  however the current logo was designed by Peter Raue of the Wodonga Rotary Club and was first used in 1993 at the Albury/Wodonga tournament.

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