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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.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Each 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.Table of ContentsResults[edit]Final table[edit]Final table[edit]Final table[edit]Final table[edit]Final table[edit]Final table[edit]References[edit]Results[edit]The first tournament was organised to celebrate the bicentenary of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.[7] It was played on the Old Course at St Andrews from 1 to 5 June.The teams were:       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Great Britain: David Blair, Ian Caldwell, Frank Deighton, Gerald Micklem, Alan Thirlwell, James WilsonAustralia: Doug Bachli, Harry Berwick, Jack Coogan, Peter Heard, Bill Shephard, Bob StevensCanada: Don Doe, Phil Farley, Bob Fleming, Walter McElroy, Douglas Silverberg, Nick WeslockNew Zealand: Tony Gibbs, Tom Jeffery, Stuart Jones, Bryan Silk, Ron Timms, Tim WoonSouth Africa: Jimmy Boyd, Roger Brews, Eric Dalton, Denis Hutchinson, A D Jackson, Reg TaylorFinal table[edit]Source: [1]The second tournament was held at the Royal Johannesburg Golf Club from 3 to 7 November.The teams were:Great Britain: Michael Bonallack, Frank Deighton, Reid Jack, Sandy Saddler, Doug Sewell, Guy WolstenholmeAustralia: Doug Bachli, Vic Bulgin, Jack Coogan, Bruce Devlin, Kevin Hartley, Justin Seward, Peter ToogoodCanada: Gary Cowan, John Johnston, Douglas Silverberg, Bert Ticehurst, Nick Weslock, Ron WilleyNew Zealand: Bob Charles, John Durry, Bob Glading, Stuart Jones, Ross Murray, Ross NewdickSouth Africa: Jimmy Boyd, Denis Hutchinson, Jannie le Roux, Reg Taylor, Arthur Walker, R C WilliamsFinal table[edit]Source: [2]The third tournament was held at the Royal Sydney Golf Club from 15 to 19 October.The teams were:Great Britain: Michael Bonallack, Peter Green, Michael Lunt, Sandy Saddler, Ronnie Shade, Alan ThirlwellAustralia: Dennis Bell, Phil Billings, Tom Crow, Kevin Donohoe, Kevin Hartley, John HoodCanada: Keith Alexander, Gary Cowan, Douglas Silverberg, Bert Ticehurst, Bill Wakeham, Nick WeslockNew Zealand: Brian Boys, Peter Creighton, Terry Leech, Stuart Jones, Ross Murray, Ross NewdickSouth Africa: B Franklin, John Hayes, Derek Kemp, Jannie le Roux, Dave Symons, Reg TaylorFinal table[edit]Source: [3]The fourth tournament was held at the Victoria Golf Club, British Columbia, Canada from 9 to 13 August.The teams were:Great Britain: Michael Bonallack, Gordon Cosh, Rodney Foster, Dudley Millensted, Sandy Saddler, Ronnie ShadeAustralia: Dennis Bell, Phil Billings, Bill Britten, Vic Bulgin, Kevin Donohoe, Kevin HartleyCanada: Keith Alexander, Gary Cowan, John Johnston, Douglas Silverberg, Wayne Vollmer, Nick WeslockNew Zealand: Geoff Clarke, John Durry, Stuart Jones, Ross Murray, Bruce Stevens, Boris VezichSouth Africa: Hugh Baiocchi, Comrie du Toit, John Fourie, Derek Kemp, Rod Mullan, Dave SymonsFinal table[edit]Source: [4]The fifth tournament was held at the Auckland Golf Club from 20 to 24 October. There were only four teams, South Africa withdrawing because of threats of anti-apartheid demonstrations.[8] With only three rounds of matches, the tournament was originally planned to be played on 20, 21 and 23 October. 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:Great Britain: Michael Bonallack, Charlie Green, Rodney Foster, Michael King, George Macgregor, Hugh StuartAustralia: Peter Bennett, Bill Britten, Kevin Donohoe, Terry Gale, Tony Gresham, Noel RatcliffeCanada: Keith Alexander, Gary Cowan, Stu Hamilton, Doug Roxburgh, Douglas Silverberg, Nick WeslockNew Zealand: Rodney Barltrop, Geoff Clarke, Stuart Jones, Ian MacDonald, Paul Shadlock, Ross MurrayFinal table[edit]TeamMatchesPointsGamesWonLostTie\u00a0Canada300617\u00bd\u00a0Australia210414\u00bd\u00a0Great Britain120213\u00bd\u00a0New Zealand03008\u00bdSource: [5]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:Great Britain: Nick Faldo, David Greig, Ian Hutcheon, Sandy Lyle, George Macgregor, Geoff MarksCanada: Cec Ferguson, Robbie Jackson, Jim Nelford, Doug Roxburgh, Kem Tamke, Dave WebberNew Zealand: Rodney Barltrop, Geoff Clarke, Stuart Jones, Ted McDougall, Mike Nicholson, Stuart ReeseSouth Africa: Coen Dreyer, Chris Heyneman, Gavan Levenson, Robbie Stewart, David Suddards, Peter TodtFinal table[edit]TeamMatchesPointsGamesWonLostTie\u00a0Canada210416\u00a0Great Britain210413\u00a0South Africa120214\u00bd\u00a0New Zealand120210\u00bdSource: [6]References[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/commonwealth-tournament-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Commonwealth Tournament – Wikipedia"}}]}]