Bradman Prize
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The Bradman Prize or Trophy is an award given the given to the player with highest score at golf tournaments in Australia. It was first awarded as the Bradman Trophy on 14 October 1934 following the Open Tournament run by the Queanbeyan Legacy Club[1].
From 1930 high scores in golf, especially if over a century or ton were being jovially referred to as, a Bradman score, having the "Bradman" touch, Bradmanic, Bradmanism, worthy or reminiscent of Bradman, Bradman-esque etc.. This off-hand persiflage morphed into official recognition at the annual golf days of many clubs in Australia. These days were very much social occasions and the prize for highest score encouraged novices and added to the fun of the occasion.
1930 was the year Don Bradman broke the record for the highest score in an innings in 1st class cricket with 452 not out, became Australia's most prolific batsman[2] and the country's most well-known sportsman.
References
[edit]- ^ "Legacy Club". Queanbeyan Age. New South Wales, Australia. 16 October 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 30 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "AUSTRALIA'S MOST PROLIFIC BATSMAN-BRADMAN BREAKS PONSFORD'S WORLD RECORD IN FIRST-CLASS CRICKET". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 28, 707. New South Wales, Australia. 7 January 1930. p. 14. Retrieved 30 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.