The City of Cairns Open is a professional and amateur golf tournament. It was briefly part of the PGA Tour of Australia's calendar.
History edit
The City of Cairns Open began in 1965.[1] It is held at Cairns Golf Club in Cairns, Australia.[1] In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the event was won by leading touring professionals, including Randall Vines and Vic Bennetts.[2] In 1975, it became an amateur event.[1] In 1983, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Mark Nash won the event.[3]
In recent years, the City of Cairns Open has evolved into a week-long event with four different tournaments. On Sunday, the first day of the event, the first tournament is held, a 4BBB Stableford for both men and women. The following two days a 36-hole women's tournament is held. On Wednesday, a men's team event is held. The event concludes with a 54-hole stroke play event for men.[1]
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  Randall Vines
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[4] |
| 1973 | Bob Taylor
|
[5] |
| 1972 | Graeme Bell
|
[5] |
| 1971 | Vic Bennetts
|
[6] |
| 1970 | [7] | |
| 1969 | ||
| 1968 | ||
| 1967 | ||
| 1966 | Randall Vines
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[2] |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "City of Cairns Amateur Golf Week". Cairns Golf Club. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Slim, Shy and Successful". The Age. 26 March 1968. p. 27. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ramsay, Jim (17 August 1983). "Petersen retains form with a 60". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 40. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vines takes golf despite errors". The Canberra Times. 1 March 1976. p. 14. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ a b McCormack, Mark H. (1974). The World of Professional Golf 1974. Collins. pp. 331–332, 565. ISBN 0002119544.
- ^ Fitter, Bill (8 August 1971). "'Doing Nicely'". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 78. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 July 1970. p. 81. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Newspapers.com.