Eric Cremin

Background

Cremin was born in Mascot, New South Wales.

Career

He played mostly in Australasia, only occasionally travelling to Europe to compete, but enjoyed great success on the Australian circuit, including victories in the 1949 Australian Open and the 1937 and 1938 Australian Professional Golf Association Championship. After World World War II, Cremin was runner-up in the Australian Professional Golf Association Championship a further seven times, including 1946 to 1948 consecutively. In 1959, Cremin and a Welsh international golfer, Kim Hall, had the idea of establishing a tournament in Hong Kong to provide an additional event for the Australian professionals who were travelling to play in the Philippine Open.

The event was a great success, and within a few years, similar tournaments had begun in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and Japan, and the Asian circuit had become firmly established.

Cremin died of a heart attack while playing golf in Singapore. Professional Golf Association Tour of Australasia (25) 1937 Australian Professional Golf Association Championship, New South Wales Professional Golf Association.

Achievements

• 1937 Australian Professional Golf Association Championship, New South Wales Professional Golf Association 1938 Australian Professional Golf Association Championship, New South Wales Professional Golf Association 1946 Queensland Open, Victorian Professional Golf Association Championship 1947 New South Wales Professional Golf Association, Victorian Professional Golf Association Championship 1948 Queensland Open 1949 Australian Open, New South Wales Open, Victorian Professional Golf Association Championship, Western Australia Open 1950 New South Wales Open, Queensland Open, Adelaide Advertiser Tournament, McWilliams Wines Tournament, New South Wales Professional Golf Association 1951 Adelaide Advertiser Tournament 1954 New South Wales Professional Golf Association, Western Australia Open 1955 Ampol Tournament 1956 Queensland Open 1957 Queensland Open 1960 Adelaide Advertiser Tournament.