Bob Tuohy (born c. August 1940[1]) is a former Australian professional golfer and current tournament director.
Well-known golfers like Peter Thomson, Gary Player, and Bruce Crampton played the event.
In mid-August, he also had success in the state, winning a pairs event with Len Thomas at Lake Karrinyup Country Club.
[15] The following week Tuohy played the Australian PGA Championship held at Royal Fremantle Golf Club, also in Western Australia.
In January, he finished joint third at the East Rand Open in South Africa, three behind champion Jimmy Hitchcock at 282.
[24] He closed with a 76, however, to finish solo ninth at 295 (+7), several shots behind champion Gary Player and one behind Arnold Palmer.
According to The Straits Times, they were suspended "for playing in exhibition matches and making sports stores appearances allegedly without permission."
However, the ban was quickly lifted when several prominent players, including Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle, threatened to boycott the Victorian PGA Championship.
[31] In the final round, playing well ahead of Tuohy, Scotsman John Panton scored a "magnificent" 69, the course record, to take the clubhouse lead.
In June, at the one-day, two-round West of England event, he noticed at the end of the tournament he had an extra club in his bag.
[54] In November, he had success in the first round of the Australian PGA Championship shooting a 68 (−4) putting him two back of Eric Cremin's lead.
The good play continued in the first round as he shot a 35 (−2) on the front nine to take the early lead and ultimately finished with a 71 (−2).
During the final round, Tuohy was unable to make a comeback – shooting a 68, matching Ball's score – but still managed joint second with Barry Coxon.
Tuohy again set a course record, shooting an opening round 66 (−6), breaking the mark established by Peter Thomson nine years ago.
[65] The following month, he played in the British Isles and Commonwealth verses Rest of the World matchplay event in Newcastle, England.
[68] In April, he finished in joint fourth at the Kenya Open with Christy O'Connor Snr and Russel Meek.
Tuohy would serve as a "liaison" for British golfers who intended to play in South Africa during the offseason.
Over the course of three rounds, Tuohy was at 216, just even par, but at the difficult Kooyonga Golf Club that was good for the joint lead with England's Guy Wolstenholme.
In October, at the New South Wales Open, he shot a second round 70 (−2) to put himself in joint second, two back of the lead held by Owen Beldham.
[75] By the 10th hole of the final round, Tuohy had a two-stroke lead over Beldham and Sydney professional Tim Woolbank.
[76] Later in the year, in December, Tuohy recorded another high finish, this time at the City of Auckland Classic.
Entering the final round, Tuohy was tied for the lead with American George Archer, recent Masters champion.
Australian Jack Newton played excellently on the front nine, however, and the final round would turn out to be a "three-man struggle" between these competitors.
[77] Tuohy played "consistently" over the course of the round, with only one bogey against four birdies, but it wasn't enough as he again finished solo second, one back of Newton.
He closed with bogeys on four of his final eight holes to finish joint second with Ginn, two back of champion Peter Thomson.
[82] In August 1974, at the Air New Zealand Fiji Open, he shot a final round 68 (−4) to tie the course record and win.
[83] The following month, in a warm-up for the South Australian Open, he and David Galloway scored matching 70s (−2) to tie for the victory at the Rothman's pro-am.
Tuohy worked as a "sporting liaison" between the TAA and certain golf organizations to enhance these companies services.
They shot a 67 (−3) in the fourth round but were caught by the teams of Noel Ratcliffe and Rodger Davis and Duncan Park and David Galloway.
[92][93] During this era, he also started working as the tournament director of the New South Wales Open, Resch's Pilsner Tweed Classic, and Nedlands Masters.