▁South ▁Australia ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁His ▁father , ▁Alf ▁To og ood , ▁had ▁recently ▁been ▁appointed ▁professional ▁at ▁the ▁G range ▁G olf ▁Club ▁in ▁Ad ela ide . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Alfred ▁To og ood , ▁Sr . ▁As ▁an ▁ 8 - year - old ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁hole - in - one ▁at ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁hole ▁at ▁King ston ▁Beach ▁G olf ▁Club . ▁ ▁G olf ▁career ▁To og ood ▁was ▁the ▁leading ▁amateur ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁Australian ▁Op ens , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁was ▁leading ▁amateur ▁in ▁The ▁Open ▁Championship . ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁last - 1 6 ▁of ▁the ▁Am ateur ▁Championship ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁Joe ▁Car r ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁hole . ▁He ▁defeated ▁his ▁brother ▁John ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Australian ▁Am ateur , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁famous ▁head line ▁" To og ood ▁Was ▁To o ▁Good ▁For ▁To og ood ". ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁for ▁Australia ' s ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁Eisen h ower ▁Tro phy ▁at ▁St ▁Andrew s , ▁where ▁they ▁beat ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁two ▁stro kes ▁in ▁a ▁play off . ▁His ▁third