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Kel Nagle
Kel Nagle
Personal information
Full name	; Kelvin David George Nagle
Nickname	; "The Pymble Crusher";
Born	; (1920-12-21)21 December 1920; North Sydney, Australia
Died	; 29 January 2015(2015-01-29) (aged 94); Sydney, Australia
Height	; 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Weight	; 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality	; Australia;
Career
Turned professional	; 1946
Former tour(s)	; PGA Tour of Australasia; European Tour; Champions Tour;
Professional wins	; 83
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	; 2
PGA Tour of Australasia	; 61
Other	; 20
Best results in major championships; (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	; T15: 1965
U.S. Open	; 2nd: 1965;
The Open Championship	; Won: 1960;
PGA Championship	; T20: 1965
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame	; 2007 (member page);

Kelvin David George Nagle AM (21 December 1920 – 29 January 2015) was an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Open Championship in 1960.^[1] He won at least one tournament each year from 1949 to 1975.

Biography

Nagle was born in North Sydney. Because of five-and-a-half years of World War II military service (1939–45), Nagle got a late start on pro golf, as he played no golf between ages 19 and 24, and turned pro at age 25 (1946). He made up for lost time by winning at least one tournament each year from 1949 to 1975. During his early career, he had a long swing and was regarded as the longest hitter on the Australasia tour, as evidenced by the Australian press dubbing him as "the Pymble Crusher".^[2] By age 39 (in 1960, when he won The Open Championship), Nagle had shortened his swing and become a straight hitter with what Gary Player described as "the best short game out here".^{[citation needed]}

Although he had won over 30 tournaments in Australia, and had won the Canada Cup for Australia in partnership with five-time Open champion Peter Thomson in 1954 and 1959, Nagle was a shock winner of The Open, as he was 39 years old but had never finished in the top-10 at a major championship before. Thomson told Nagle a few weeks prior to the 1960 Open championship that he "had the game" to win and that "you can beat me". He beat the rising star of American golf Arnold Palmer into second place, and it was Palmer who deprived him of his title in 1961. Although he never regained The Open title, Kel Nagle had six top-five finishes at the Open between 1960 and 1966 (ages 39 to 45). His best result in a United States major was second in the 1965 U.S. Open—the year after he won the Canadian Open—when he and Gary Player finished the 72-hole tournament in a tie. Nagle lost to Player the next day in an 18-hole playoff, during which Nagle hit a female spectator in the forehead on the fifth hole and was visibly affected to the point that he hit another spectator on the same hole. Player won the playoff by 3 strokes.

As late as 1970, the year he turned 50, Nagle was ranked among the top ten players in the world on the McCormack's World Golf Rankings, the forerunner of the modern world ranking system. Nagle won 61 times on the PGA Tour of Australasia, giving him the most wins all-time on that tour, 30 wins ahead of Greg Norman, whose 31 wins sit in second place. Nagle played on the Senior PGA Tour (now Champions Tour) in the U.S. in the 1980s, when he was in his 60s and early 70s. His best finishes were a pair of T-3s: at the 1981 Eureka Federal Savings Classic and the 1982 Peter Jackson Champions. In his final round at the 1982 Charlie Pride Invitational (Four Hills CC Albuquerque, NM), he "shot his age" of 71. In July 2007, Nagle was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, and was inducted in November 2007.

Nagle died in Sydney on 29 January 2015 at the age of 94.^[3]

Recognition

1980 – Member of the Order of Australia for the service to the sport of golf.^[4]

1986 – Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductee.^[4]

2001 – Australian Sports Medal

2005 – Kel Nagle Plate, presented annually to the best performing rookie in the Australian PGA Championship.^[4]

2007 – World Golf Hall of Fame inductee.

Professional wins (83)

Australasian Tour wins (61)

1949 (1) Australian PGA Championship

1950 (1) WA Open

1951 (4) North Coast Open, New South Wales Open, WA Open, ACT Open

1952 (3) North Coast Open, WA Open, NSW PGA Championship

1953 (3) NSW PGA Championship, Adelaide Advertiser Tournament, McWilliam's Wines Tournament

1954 (4) Australian PGA Championship, North Coast Open, Lakes Open, ACT Open

1955 (2) North Coast Open, NSW PGA Championship

1956 (1) NSW PGA Championship

1957 (4) New South Wales Open, New Zealand Open, New Zealand PGA Championship, Lakes Open

1958 (5) New Zealand Open, New Zealand PGA Championship, Australian PGA Championship, Lakes Open, Adelaide Advertiser Tournament

1959 (5) Australian Open, Australian PGA Championship, Queensland Open, NSW PGA Championship, Ampol Tournament (tie with Gary Player)

1960 (1) New Zealand PGA Championship

1962 (3) New Zealand Open, Victorian PGA Championship, Adelaide Advertiser Tournament

1964 (2) New Zealand Open, Queensland Open

1965 (2) Australian PGA Championship, NSW PGA Championship

1966 (2) Wills Masters, West End Tournament (tie with Murray Crafter)

1967 (3) Victorian Open, New Zealand Open, West End Tournament

1968 (4) New South Wales Open, New Zealand Open, Australian PGA Championship, West End Tournament

1969 (2) New Zealand Open, Victorian Open

1970 (1) New Zealand PGA Championship

1971 (1) NSW PGA Championship

1972 (1) West End Tournament

1973 (1) New Zealand PGA Championship

1974 (2) New Zealand PGA Championship, West End Tournament

1975 (2) New Zealand PGA Championship, South Coast Open

1977 (1) Western Australia PGA Championship^[5]

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	9 Jul 1960	The Open Championship	−10 (69-67-71-71=278)	1 stroke	Arnold Palmer
2	2 Aug 1964	Canadian Open	−11 (73-71-66-67=277)	2 strokes	Arnold Palmer

Major championship is shown in bold.

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1965	U.S. Open	Gary Player	Lost 18-hole playoff (Player:71, Nagle:74)

Other wins (15)

1954 Canada Cup (with Peter Thomson), Riverside and Tasmanian Tyre Services £500 Tournament^[6]

1959 Canada Cup (with Peter Thomson)

1961 French Open, Hong Kong Open, Swiss Open, Irish Hospitals Tournament, Dunlop Tournament

1962 Bowmaker Tournament, Carling-Lancastrian Tournament

1963 Esso Golden Tournament, Lake Karrinyup Bowl

1965 Bowmaker Tournament

1967 Esso Golden Tournament (tie with Peter Thomson)

1971 Volvo Open

Senior wins (5)

this list may be incomplete

1971 Pringle of Scotland Seniors Championship, World Senior Championship

1973 Pringle of Scotland Seniors Championship

1975 PGA Seniors Championship, World Senior Championship

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1960	The Open Championship	2 shot lead	−10 (69-67-71-71=278)	1 stroke	Arnold Palmer

Results timeline

Tournament	1951	1955
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	T19	T19
PGA Championship

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	CUT	CUT	CUT	T35	T21	T15	CUT	T31	T30
U.S. Open		T17		CUT	CUT	2	T34	T9	T52	CUT
The Open Championship	1	T5	2	4	45	T5	T4	T22	T13	9
PGA Championship						T20	CUT

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1978
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	T30
The Open Championship	T32	T11	T31	T39	CUT	T40	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship					CUT
PGA Championship

Win

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1974 Open Championship)

"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	2	9	5
U.S. Open	0	1	1	2	3	9	6
The Open Championship	1	1	6	7	12	21	17
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	2	1
Totals	1	2	7	9	18	41	29

Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (twice)

Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1965 U.S. Open – 1965 Open Championship)

Team appearances

Canada Cup (representing Australia): 1954 (winners), 1955, 1958, 1959 (winners), 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966

References

^ "1960 Kel Nagle". The Open. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

^ Howard, Al (10 October 1948). "Cremin Bashes Par to Bag Pro Purse". Truth. Sydney. p. 23.

^ "Aussie golf great Nagle dies". SBS News. 29 January 2015.

^ ^a^b^c "Kel Nagle". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

^ "Gentleman golfer Kel Nagle celebrates 90th birthday with some of the greats". The Australian. Associated Press. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

^ "Nagle beats Pickworth by one stroke". The Mercury. 22 November 1954.

External links

Kel Nagle at the European Tour official site

Kel Nagle at the PGA Tour official site

World Golf Hall of Fame profile

Sport Australia Hall of Fame profile

Kel Nagle interviewed by Neil Bennetts, National Library of Australia, 1990

[1] "1960 Kel Nagle". The Open. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

[2] Howard, Al (10 October 1948). "Cremin Bashes Par to Bag Pro Purse". Truth. Sydney. p. 23.

[Death-3] "Aussie golf great Nagle dies". SBS News. 29 January 2015.

[sahof-4] "Kel Nagle". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

[5] "Gentleman golfer Kel Nagle celebrates 90th birthday with some of the greats". The Australian. Associated Press. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

[6] "Nagle beats Pickworth by one stroke". The Mercury. 22 November 1954.

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