Doug Bachli Trophy - History

The Doug Bachli Trophy is named in memory of the late Doug Bachli, who in 1954, famously came from behind at Muirfield to upstage American Walker Cup player Bill Campbell, to become the only Australian to ever win the British Amateur Championship.

Bachli was an Eisenhower Cup Team Member for Australia in 1958 and 1962, and has an impressive list of amateur titles to his name including; 1948 Queensland Amateur Championship; 1948 and 1962 Australian Amateur Championship; 1949, 1950 and 1953 Victorian Amateur Championship and 12 time winner of the Club Championship at Victoria Golf Club.

A Life Member of Victoria Golf Club, Doug Bachli was also named in the VGA Team of the Century in 2002. The VGA express great thanks to Doug’s wife Dorothy and children Michelle, Simon, Mark and Paul for their support in naming this pinnacle trophy for Senior Golfers after one of Australia's finest golfers.

 

Year	Doug Bachli Trophy Winner	Club
2009	Michael Jackson	Yarra Yarra
2008	David McDonald	Sandhurst
2007	Ross Percy	Cobram-Barooga
2006	Ross Percy	Cobram-Barooga

 

Year	Vic Senior Handicap Trophy Winner	Club
2009	Michael Jackson	Yarra Yarra
2008	David McDonald	Sandhurst
2007	Michael Jackson	Yarra Yarra
2006	Alan Evans	Royal Melbourne