Kevin Hartley

Kevin William Hartley (30 January 1934 – 22 December 2020)[1] was an Australian amateur golfer. He won the Australian Amateur in 1958 and was part of the Australian team that won the 1966 Eisenhower Trophy.

Kevin Hartley
Personal information
Full nameKevin William Hartley
NicknameThe Dart
Born(1934-01-30)30 January 1934
Victoria, Australia
Died22 December 2020(2020-12-22) (aged 86)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality Australia
Career
StatusAmateur

Golf career

Hartley won the 1958 Australian Amateur at Royal Adelaide, beating Noel Bartell in a final that went to extra holes. Bartell missed short putts for victory at the 36th and 38th holes before Hartley holed a long putt to win the match at the 39th.[2] He reached the semi-finals the following year, 1959, losing to Bruce Devlin at the 20th hole.[3] Hartley was the medalist in 1965, with a score of 140.[4] He won the 1969 Victorian Amateur Championship, beating Tony Limon, 12 and 10, in the final.[5] He had won the Victorian Boys' Championship in 1950.[6]

Hartley won the Riversdale Cup ten times between 1958 and 1978. 1958 was the first time the event was played over 72 holes, Hartley winning by 9 strokes.[7] He won again in 1963, the start of a run of 5 wins in 6 years; he was runner-up by one stroke to Bill Britten in the other.[8] He won again in 1971 and then three in succession from 1976 to 1978.[9]

Hartley was a regular member of the Australian amateur team between 1959 and 1970. He played in four successive Eisenhower Trophy contests, including in the winning 1966 team in Mexico City. He also played in the Commonwealth Tournament three times between 1959 and 1967 and five times in the Sloan Morpeth Trophy against New Zealand.[10] Australia were joint winner in the 1963 Commonwealth Tournament at Royal Sydney.[11]

Hartley was a runner-up in the 1970 Victorian Open at Riversdale, four strokes behind David Graham. Five behind with 8 holes to play, Hartley reduced the deficit to one, when he birdied the 11th and 12th, while Graham had bogeys on both holes. Hartley, however, had a poor finish and dropped into a tie for second place with Kel Nagle and Guy Wolstenholme.[12]

Personal life

Hartley was an engineer by profession, but was also involved in golf course design.[13][14] In 2002, he was named as one of the twelve members of the Victorian golfing team of the 20th century.[15] He died on 22 December 2020.[1][14]

Team appearances

References
  1. "Kevin William Hartley". Nelson Bros Funeral Services. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. Lawrence, Don (11 September 1958). "Kevin Hartley wins amateur golf". The Age. p. 24. Retrieved 18 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  3. Lawrence, Don (9 September 1959). "Devlin and Coogan to play off in golf final". The Age. p. 22. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  4. "Hartley top qualifier in "National"". The Age. 1 December 1965. p. 20. Retrieved 18 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  5. Stone, Peter (22 September 1969). "Hartley a machine says runner-up". The Age. p. 20. Retrieved 18 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  6. "K. Hartley wins boys' title". The Age. 15 September 1950. p. 17. Retrieved 18 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  7. Lawrence, Don (10 March 1958). "Hartley brilliant in cup victory". The Age. p. 14. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  8. "Britten hangs on to beat Hartley by stroke". The Age. 15 March 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  9. Stone, Peter (14 March 1978). "Hartley wins 10th cup by 4 shots". The Age. p. 42. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  10. "Sloan Morpeth Trophy" (PDF). Golf Australia. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  11. "Commonwealth title shared – Britain and Australia". The Glasgow Herald. 21 October 1963. p. 6.
  12. "Young pro wins Vic. Open". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 February 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 18 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. Clayton, Mike (26 December 2020). "The legend of 'The Dart'". Golf Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  14. "Vale Kevin Hartley, golf legend". Golf Australia. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  15. "Appleby, Allenby in state team of the century". The Age. 19 November 2002. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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