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Australian Open (golf)

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The Australian Open, owned and run by Golf Australia, is the oldest and most prestigious golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The Open was first played in 1904 and takes place toward the end of each year.

ISPS Handa Australian Open
Tournament information
LocationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Established1904
Course(s)The Lakes Golf Club
The Australian Golf Club
Par72
Length7,207 yards (6,590 m)
Organized byGolf Australia
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
OneAsia Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$1,700,000
Month playedDecember
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Gary Player (1965)
To par−28 as above
Current champion
Chile Joaquín Niemann
Location map
The Lakes GC & The Australian GC is located in Australia
The Lakes GC & The Australian GC
The Lakes GC & The Australian GC
Location in Australia
The Lakes GC & The Australian GC is located in New South Wales
The Lakes GC & The Australian GC
The Lakes GC & The Australian GC
Location in New South Wales

The winner of the tournament receives the Stonehaven Cup, presented by Lord Stonehaven, the Governor-General of Australia from 1925 to 1930. It was first presented in 1930.[1]

Status edit

The Australian Open was the flagship tournament of the PGA Tour of Australasia from 1992 to 2019. It had a special status in the Official World Golf Ranking's points system, awarding a minimum 32 points to the winner regardless of the strength of the field.

The tournament was part of the OneAsia Tour from 2009 to 2016. The 2022 edition was co-sanctioned by the European Tour.

Since the Open Qualifying Series was introduced for the 2014 Open Championship, the Australian Open has been the first of a number of qualifying tournaments, giving up to three non-exempt players entry into the Open Championship.[2]

The Australian Open was once referred to as the "fifth major" by Jack Nicklaus and Rory McIlroy.[3][4]

History edit

The Australian Golf Union was formed in 1898 and from 1899 organised a championship meeting. From 1899 to 1902 this included the Australian Amateur championship contested over 72 holes of stroke play. In 1903 the format was revised, there being a 36-hole stroke-play stage after which the leading 8 played match-play with a 36-hole final. The 1904 championship meeting was held at The Australian Golf Club. In 1903, the club had hosted the New South Wales Amateur and had run the 36-hole stroke-play qualifying stage as an open event, with professionals as well as amateurs competing. The idea was used at the 1904 championship meeting. There was a 72-hole stroke-play event open to professionals, played over two days, after which the leading 16 amateurs competed for the amateur championship. The stroke-play event became the first Australian Open and was won by an English amateur, Michael Scott, with a score of 315. Two more amateurs Leslie Penfold Hyland and Dan Soutar finished second and third, while Carnegie Clark was the leading professional, tied for fourth place.[5]

The 1905 championship meeting was played at Royal Melbourne and the open and amateur championship were decided by the same 72-hole tournament. Dan Soutar, now a professional, won the open with Michael Scott second, 10 strokes behind. As the leading amateur, Scott won the amateur championship.[6] The 1906 open was won by Carnegie Clark, 5 ahead of Soutar.[7] Soutar was to be runner-up in five successive opens, from 1906 to 1910. In 1907 Scott repeated his success of 1904, and further amateur wins came in the following two years, Clyde Pearce winning in 1908 and Claude Felstead in 1909.[8][9][10] The 1910 open was held in South Australia for the first time and resulted in a second win for Clark, with a record score of 306, 11 strokes ahead of Soutar.[11] Clark won for the third time the following year, although only by a single shot from Fred Popplewell.[12] The 1912 open was won by an 18-year-old amateur, Ivo Whitton, 5 ahead of Popplewell and Soutar.[13] Whitton won again the following year with a new record score of 302. Another amateur Audley Lemprière came second with Soutar third, a distant 15 strokes behind Whitton.[14]

The open restarted in 1920 and was won by Joe Kirkwood Sr. with a score of 290, 12 strokes better than the previous record score. Dan Soutar was second, 5 shots behind, the seventh time he had been runner-up.[15] Five of the nine opens between 1924 and 1932 were won by amateurs. In 1924 Alex Russell led from the start after an opening round of 68 and, with further rounds of 79, 78 and 78, won by two strokes from Carnegie Clark.[16] Ivo Whitton won in 1926, 13 years after his last win, and won again in 1929 and 1931.[17][18][19] Mick Ryan won in 1932, the third successive amateur winner at Royal Adelaide.[20] Of the professionals, Fred Popplewell won twice, in 1925 and 1928, while Rufus Stewart won in 1927 and was runner-up in the other four opens between 1926 and 1930.[21][22][23] 1928 was the first Open played over 3 days, with 36 holes on the final day. There was a cut after 36 holes with the leading 60 and ties playing on the final day. With the leading 16 amateurs in the Open qualifying for the match play stage of the amateur championship, there was also a proviso that at least 24 amateurs should make the cut.[24] The 1930 open was the first to be held at the Metropolitan Golf Club and the winner, Frank Eyre, was the first to be presented with the Stonehaven Cup.[25]

1931 saw the emergence of 16-year-old Jim Ferrier. Needing 5 at the last hole to tie Ivo Whitton, he took 6 and finished runner-up.[19] He was also a runner-up in 1933 and 1935. He had another good change to win in 1935 but took 7 at the 71st hole and again finished a stroke behind the winner.[26] He didn't win the open until 1938, when he won by a record 14 strokes from Norman Von Nida.[27] He repeated his success in 1939.[28] 1934 saw the first serious American challenger when Gene Sarazen played in the event. He was on a world tour with Joe Kirkwood Jr. However Billy Bolger won the open with a new record score of 283, with Sarazen second and Kirkwood fourth.[29] Sarazen returned in 1936 and won with a score of 282, a new record.[30]

The championship resumed in 1946 at Royal Sydney and was won by Ossie Pickworth, who finished two ahead of the amateur Alan Waterson.[31] The Australian Amateur was also played at Royal Sydney, starting the following week. However, the Open no longer acted as a qualifying event for the amateur championship, which became match-play only.[32] 1947 was the first year that the open and amateur were played at different venues, Royal Queensland hosting the open for the first time. It was also the first time it had been played as early as June. Billy McWilliam scored 65 in the first round and took an 8 stroke lead. He still led by 4 at the start of the final round but took 78, while Pickworth scored 69 to retain his title by 5 shots.[33] From 1947 it was generally the case that the Open and the Amateur were played at separate venues. This naturally tended to reduce the number of amateurs playing in the open, since they no longer had to play it to qualify for the amateur championship. 1948 saw the first appearance of Jim Ferrier since 1939, creating much public interest in the event. Pickworth and Ferrier tied on 289, resulting in the first open playoff.[34] Pickworth won the 18 hole playoff with a score of 71 to Ferrier's 74, to win his third successive title.[35] Pickworth seemed likely to win his fourth title in 1949 as he led by 6 strokes after 3 rounds. However, Eric Cremin had a last round of 68 to Pickworth's 80 to win the title. Pickworth was later disqualified for recording an incorrect score at his final hole, so that Norman Von Nida, playing in his first open since 1939, became the runner-up.[36]

Norman Von Nida was the leading player of the early-1950s, winning the open in 1950, 1952 and 1953 and being a runner-up in the other four opens between 1949 and 1955. Peter Thomson won in 1951 while Ossie Pickworth took his fourth title in 1954.[37][38] 1952 was the first open held in Western Australia, being played at Lake Karrinyup. Von Nida won with a record score of 278.[39] Von Nida equalled that record in 1953 and also equalled the record for the lowest round, with his final 65.[40] Bobby Locke won in 1955, the first overseas winner since 1936. This was played at Gailes, near Brisbane, in late May, the earliest of any open.[41] Kel Nagle seems a likely winner in 1956 but finished badly, for a final round 76, while Bruce Crampton finished with two birdies for a 68 and won by two strokes.[42]

Gary Player made his first appearance in 1957, and would eventually win the title 7 times. He seemed a likely winner on his debut, but in the final round took 7 at the 13th and 6 at the 16th and lost by a stroke from Frank Phillips.[43][44] Player returned in 1958, winning by 5 strokes.[45] Kel Nagle had been close to winning a number of times and won his only open in 1959.[46] The 1960 open was held at Lake Karrinyup for the second time, a week after the amateur championship. Bruce Devlin, still an amateur, won his only open. Amateurs took 8 of the first 9 places.[47] Player returned in 1961 but only finished tied for third, Phillips winning by two strokes from Nagle.[48] Player won in 1962, by two strokes from Nagle. Jack Nicklaus made his debut in 1962, finishing 5th.[49] Player won again in 1963, his third win, by 5 shots from Bruce Devlin.[50] Devlin came close to winning in 1964. Needing a par-5 at the 72nd hole he took 6, and then lost to Jack Nicklaus by 3 strokes in an 18-hole playoff. The playoff was played on a Sunday, the first Sunday play in the open's history.[51] Player won his fourth title in 1965, setting a new record score of 264, despite taking a bogey-5 at the final hole. Player started with a record round of 62 and had another 62 in the third round. Nicklaus and Phillips tied for second place, 6 behind Player.[52]

The 1966 open was the first to be held over four days and the first to finish on a Sunday. Arnold Palmer made his debut in the event and won by 5 strokes from Kel Nagle.[53] Peter Thomson won his second open in 1967, the first Australian winner since 1961. He won by 7 strokes from Col Johnston.[54] Jack Nicklaus won for the second time in 1968, beating Gary Player by a stroke after making a birdie-3 at the final hole.[55] The 1968 open was sponsored by a local TV company, the first open to be sponsored. From 1969 the event was sponsored by Qantas.[56][57] In difficult conditions, Player had a final round 77, but still won his 5th title in 1969, equalling Ivo Whitton's record.[58] In 1970 Player led by 8 strokes after three rounds and, despite a last round 74, won by 3, for his 6th win in the event.[59] In 1971 the open was held in Tasmania for the only time, at Royal Hobart. Nicklaus had a 9-stroke lead after three rounds and won by 8 shots.[60] In 1972 there was an 18-hole playoff after a tie between Peter Thomson and David Graham.[61] Graham drove out-of-bounds at the first hole and Thomson took a three-stroke lead after making a birdie. Thomson eventually won by 6 strokes for his third title.[62] J. C. Snead won in 1973, by two strokes from Jerry Breaux, a little-known American.[63] In 1974 Player won his 7th title. Leading by 5 strokes at the start of the final round, he scored 73 and won by 3.[64]

From 1975 to 1978 the open was held at The Australian Golf Club. Kerry Packer had funded a redesign of the course by Jack Nicklaus. The event was broadcast through Packer's Channel Nine network. He also financed a large increase in the prize money.[citation needed] Nicklaus won three of the four events, in 1973, 1974 and 1976 while David Graham won in 1975.[65] The 1979 and 1980 events were sponsored by Dunhill but with less prize money than in 1978. Jack Newton won in 1979 with Greg Norman winning in 1980.[66][67] The 1981 event was multi-sponsored, without a title sponsor, and was won by Bill Rogers, beating Norman by a stroke.[68][69]

Having not been played in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event returned in 2022. It was announced that the 2022 tournament would feature the men's and women's Opens played on the same course at the same time. They would also share a prize fund of US$3,400,000. In addition to this announcement, it was also confirmed that the European Tour would sanction the men's event for the first time.[70]

Venues edit

Venue Location First Last Times
The Australian Golf Club Sydney 1904 2023 22
Royal Melbourne Golf Club Melbourne 1905 1991 16
Royal Sydney Golf Club Sydney 1906 2016 15
Royal Adelaide Golf Club Adelaide, South Australia 1910 1998 9
Metropolitan Golf Club Melbourne 1930 1997 7
Royal Queensland Golf Club Brisbane, Queensland 1947 1973 3
Kingston Heath Golf Club Melbourne 1948 2022 8
Kooyonga Golf Club Adelaide, South Australia 1950 1972 5
Lake Karrinyup Country Club Perth, Western Australia 1952 1974 4
Gailes Golf Club Brisbane, Queensland 1955 1955 1
Victoria Golf Club Melbourne 1961 2022 4
The Lakes Golf Club Sydney 1964 2023 8
Commonwealth Golf Club Melbourne 1967 1967 1
Royal Hobart Golf Club Hobart, Tasmania 1971 1971 1
The Grand Golf Club Gold Coast, Queensland 2001 2001 1
Moonah Links Golf Club Rye, Victoria 2003 2005 2
New South Wales Golf Club Sydney 2009 2009 1

Winners edit

PGA Tour of Australasia (Flagship event) 1992–2019
PGA Tour of Australasia (Regular) 1973–1991, 2022–
Pre-PGA Tour of Australasia 1904–1972
# Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (A$)		 Venue Ref.
ISPS Handa Australian Open
106th 2023 ANZ, EUR   Joaquín Niemann 271 −14 Playoff   Rikuya Hoshino 289,000 The Lakes
The Australian
105th 2022 ANZ, EUR   Adrian Meronk 268 −14 5 strokes   Adam Scott 289,000 Victoria
Kingston Heath		 [71]
Australian Open
– 2021 ANZ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [72]
Emirates Australian Open
– 2020 ANZ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [73]
104th 2019 ANZ   Matt Jones (2) 269 −15 1 stroke   Louis Oosthuizen 225,000 The Australian [74]
103rd 2018 ANZ   Abraham Ancer 272 −16 5 strokes   Dimitrios Papadatos 225,000 The Lakes [75]
102nd 2017 ANZ   Cameron Davis 273 −11 1 stroke   Jonas Blixt
  Matt Jones		 225,000 The Australian [76]
101st 2016 ANZ, ONE   Jordan Spieth (2) 276 −12 Playoff[b]   Ashley Hall
  Cameron Smith		 225,000 Royal Sydney [77]
100th 2015 ANZ, ONE   Matt Jones 276 −8 1 stroke   Adam Scott
  Jordan Spieth		 225,000 The Australian [78]
99th 2014 ANZ, ONE   Jordan Spieth 271 −13 6 strokes   Rod Pampling 225,000 The Australian [79]
98th 2013 ANZ, ONE   Rory McIlroy 270 −18 1 stroke   Adam Scott 225,000 Royal Sydney
97th 2012 ANZ, ONE   Peter Senior (2) 284 −4 1 stroke   Brendan Jones 225,000 The Lakes
96th 2011 ANZ, ONE   Greg Chalmers (2) 275 −13 1 stroke   John Senden 270,000 The Lakes
Australian Open
95th 2010 ANZ, ONE   Geoff Ogilvy 269 −19 4 strokes   Matt Jones
  Alistair Presnell		 270,000 The Lakes
94th 2009 ANZ, ONE   Adam Scott 273 −15 5 strokes   Stuart Appleby 270,000 New South Wales
93rd 2008 ANZ   Tim Clark 279 −9 Playoff[c]   Mathew Goggin 270,000 Royal Sydney
MFS Australian Open
92nd 2007 ANZ   Craig Parry 277 −11 1 stroke   Won Joon Lee
  Nick O'Hern
  Brandt Snedeker		 315,000 The Australian
91st 2006 ANZ   John Senden 280 −8 1 stroke   Geoff Ogilvy 270,000 Royal Sydney
90th 2005 ANZ   Robert Allenby (2) 284 −4 1 stroke   Nick O'Hern
  John Senden
  Paul Sheehan		 216,000 Moonah Links
Hillross Australian Open
89th 2004 ANZ   Peter Lonard (2) 281 −3 1 stroke   Stuart Appleby 270,000 The Australian
Australian Open
88th 2003 ANZ   Peter Lonard 279 −9 1 stroke   Chris Downes
  Stephen Leaney		 270,000 Moonah Links
Holden Australian Open
87th 2002 ANZ   Stephen Allan 198[d] −12 1 stroke   Aaron Baddeley
  Rich Beem
  Craig Parry		 270,000 Victoria
86th 2001 ANZ   Stuart Appleby 271 −13 3 strokes   Scott Laycock 270,000 The Grand
85th 2000 ANZ   Aaron Baddeley (2) 278 −10 2 strokes   Robert Allenby 250,000 Kingston Heath
84th 1999 ANZ   Aaron Baddeley (a) 274 −14 2 strokes   Greg Norman
  Nick O'Hern		 180,000 Royal Sydney
83rd 1998 ANZ   Greg Chalmers 288 E 1 stroke   Stuart Appleby
  Peter Senior		 115,200 Royal Adelaide
82nd 1997 ANZ   Lee Westwood 274 −14 Playoff[e]   Greg Norman 180,000 Metropolitan
81st 1996 ANZ   Greg Norman (5) 280 −8 8 strokes   Wayne Grady 153,000 The Australian
Heineken Australian Open
80th 1995 ANZ   Greg Norman (4) 278 −10 2 strokes   Peter McWhinney 114,750 Kingston Heath
79th 1994 ANZ   Robert Allenby 280 −8 1 stroke   Brett Ogle 115,000 Royal Sydney
78th 1993 ANZ   Brad Faxon 275 −13 2 strokes   Mike Clayton
  Jeff Woodland		 153,000 Metropolitan [80]
Australian Open
77th 1992 ANZ   Steve Elkington 280 −8 2 strokes   Peter McWhinney
  Duffy Waldorf		 144,000 The Lakes
76th 1991 ANZ   Wayne Riley 285 −3 1 stroke   Robert Allenby (a) 126,000 Royal Melbourne
75th 1990 ANZ   John Morse 283 −5 Playoff[f]   Craig Parry 108,000 The Australian
74th 1989 ANZ   Peter Senior 271 −17 7 strokes   Peter Fowler 90,000 Kingston Heath [81]
National Panasonic Australian Open
73rd 1988 ANZ   Mark Calcavecchia 269 −19 6 strokes   Mark McCumber 63,000 Royal Sydney [82]
72nd 1987 ANZ   Greg Norman (3) 273 −15 10 strokes   Sandy Lyle 54,000 Royal Melbourne [83]
71st 1986 ANZ   Rodger Davis 278 −10 1 stroke   Ian Baker-Finch
  Graham Marsh
  Bob Shearer		 49,500 Metropolitan [84]
70th 1985 ANZ   Greg Norman (2) 212[d] −4 2 strokes   Ossie Moore 45,000 Royal Melbourne [85]
69th 1984 ANZ   Tom Watson 281 −7 1 stroke   Bob Stanton 36,000 Royal Melbourne [86]
Australian Open
68th 1983 ANZ   Peter Fowler 285 −3 3 strokes   Ian Baker-Finch 27,000 Kingston Heath [87]
67th 1982 ANZ   Bob Shearer 287 −1 4 strokes   Jack Nicklaus
  Payne Stewart		 40,500 The Australian [88]
66th 1981 ANZ   Bill Rogers 282 −6 1 stroke   Greg Norman 27,000 Victoria [69]
Dunhill Australian Open
65th 1980 ANZ   Greg Norman 284 −4 1 stroke   Brian Jones 35,000 The Lakes [67]
64th 1979 ANZ   Jack Newton 288 E 1 stroke   Graham Marsh
  Greg Norman		 30,000 Metropolitan [66]
Australian Open
63rd 1978 ANZ   Jack Nicklaus (6) 284 −4 6 strokes   Ben Crenshaw 44,000 The Australian [89]
62nd 1977 ANZ   David Graham 284 −4 3 strokes   Don January
  Bruce Lietzke
  John Lister		 36,000 The Australian [90]
61st 1976 ANZ   Jack Nicklaus (5) 286 −2 4 strokes   Curtis Strange 32,000 The Australian [91]
60th 1975 ANZ   Jack Nicklaus (4) 279 −9 3 strokes   Bill Brask 8,820 The Australian [65]
Qantas Australian Open
59th 1974 ANZ   Gary Player (7) 277 −11 3 strokes   Norman Wood Lake Karrinyup [64]
58th 1973 ANZ   J. C. Snead 280 −8 2 strokes   Jerry Breaux 4,000 Royal Queensland [63]
57th 1972   Peter Thomson (3) 281 −7 Playoff[g]   David Graham 3,600 Kooyonga [61][62]
56th 1971   Jack Nicklaus (3) 269 −19 8 strokes   Bruce Crampton 3,600 Royal Hobart [60]
55th 1970   Gary Player (6) 280 −8 3 strokes   Bruce Devlin 3,000 Kingston Heath [59]
54th 1969   Gary Player (5) 288 E 1 stroke   Guy Wolstenholme 2,500 Royal Sydney [58]
Australian Open
53rd 1968   Jack Nicklaus (2) 270 −18 1 stroke   Gary Player 2,500 Lake Karrinyup [55]
52nd 1967   Peter Thomson (2) 281 −11 7 strokes   Col Johnston 1,600 Commonwealth [54]
51st 1966   Arnold Palmer 276 −20 5 strokes   Kel Nagle 1,600 Royal Queensland [53]
50th 1965   Gary Player (4) 264 −28 6 strokes   Jack Nicklaus
  Frank Phillips		 Kooyonga [52]
49th 1964   Jack Nicklaus 287 −1 Playoff[h]   Bruce Devlin The Lakes [51]
48th 1963   Gary Player (3) 278 −18 7 strokes   Bruce Devlin Royal Melbourne [50]
47th 1962   Gary Player (2) 281 2 strokes   Kel Nagle Royal Adelaide [49]
46th 1961   Frank Phillips (2) 275 2 strokes   Kel Nagle Victoria [48]
45th 1960   Bruce Devlin (a) 282 1 stroke   Ted Ball (a) Lake Karrinyup [47]
44th 1959   Kel Nagle 284 5 strokes   Vic Bulgin (a)
  John Sullivan		 The Australian [46]
43rd 1958   Gary Player 271 5 strokes   Kel Nagle Kooyonga [45]
42nd 1957   Frank Phillips 287 1 stroke   Ossie Pickworth
  Gary Player		 Kingston Heath [43][44]
41st 1956   Bruce Crampton 289 2 strokes   Kel Nagle Royal Sydney [42]
40th 1955   Bobby Locke 290 1 stroke   Kel Nagle
  Norman Von Nida		 Gailes [41]
39th 1954   Ossie Pickworth (4) 280 8 strokes   Norman Von Nida Kooyonga [38]
38th 1953   Norman Von Nida (3) 278 2 strokes   Peter Thomson Royal Melbourne [40]
37th 1952   Norman Von Nida (2) 278 5 strokes   Ossie Pickworth Lake Karrinyup [39]
36th 1951   Peter Thomson 283 4 strokes   Norman Von Nida Metropolitan [37]
35th 1950   Norman Von Nida 286 1 stroke   Peter Thomson Kooyonga [92]
34th 1949   Eric Cremin 287 7 strokes   Norman Von Nida The Australian [36]
33rd 1948   Ossie Pickworth (3) 289 Playoff[i]   Jim Ferrier Kingston Heath [34][35]
32nd 1947   Ossie Pickworth (2) 285 5 strokes   Billy McWilliam Royal Queensland [33]
31st 1946   Ossie Pickworth 289 2 strokes   Alan Waterson (a) Royal Sydney [31]
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
30th 1939   Jim Ferrier (a) (2) 285 2 strokes   Norman Von Nida
  Martin Smith		 Royal Melbourne [28][93]
29th 1938   Jim Ferrier (a) 283 14 strokes   Norman Von Nida Royal Adelaide [27][94]
28th 1937   George Naismith 299 1 stroke   Doug Davies (a)
  Tom McKay (a)
  Ossie Walker
 The Australian [95][96]
27th 1936   Gene Sarazen 282 4 strokes   Harry Williams (a) Metropolitan [30][97]
26th 1935   Fergus McMahon 293 1 stroke   Jim Ferrier (a) Royal Adelaide [26]
25th 1934   Billy Bolger 283 3 strokes   Gene Sarazen Royal Sydney [29][98]
24th 1933   Lou Kelly 302 3 strokes   Jim Ferrier (a)
  Gus Jackson (a)
  Reg Jupp
 Royal Melbourne [99][100]
23rd 1932   Mick Ryan (a) 296 1 stroke   Fergus McMahon Royal Adelaide [20]
22nd 1931   Ivo Whitton (a) (5) 301 1 stroke   Jim Ferrier (a) The Australian [19]
21st 1930   Frank Eyre 306 7 strokes   George Fawcett (a)
  Rufus Stewart		 Metropolitan [101]
20th 1929   Ivo Whitton (a) (4) 309 5 strokes   Frank Eyre
  Rufus Stewart		 Royal Adelaide [18]
19th 1928   Fred Popplewell (2) 295 1 stroke   Rufus Stewart Royal Sydney [22]
18th 1927   Rufus Stewart 297 2 strokes   Harry Sinclair Royal Melbourne [23]
17th 1926   Ivo Whitton (a) (3) 297 3 strokes   Rufus Stewart Royal Adelaide [17]
16th 1925   Fred Popplewell 299 2 strokes   Tom Howard The Australian [21]
15th 1924   Alex Russell (a) 303 2 strokes   Carnegie Clark Royal Melbourne [16][102]
14th 1923   Tom Howard 301 3 strokes   Arthur Ham Royal Adelaide [103]
13th 1922   Charlie Campbell 307 3 strokes   Arthur Le Fevre Royal Sydney [104]
12th 1921   Arthur Le Fevre 295 10 strokes   Tom Rutledge (a) Royal Melbourne [105]
11th 1920   Joe Kirkwood Sr. 290 5 strokes   Dan Soutar The Australian [15]
1914–1919: No tournament due to World War I
10th 1913   Ivo Whitton (a) (2) 302 3 strokes   Audley Lemprière (a) Royal Melbourne [14]
9th 1912   Ivo Whitton (a) 321 5 strokes   Dan Soutar
  Fred Popplewell		 Royal Melbourne [13]
8th 1911   Carnegie Clark (3) 321 1 stroke   Fred Popplewell Royal Sydney [12]
7th 1910   Carnegie Clark (2) 306 11 strokes   Dan Soutar Royal Adelaide [11]
6th 1909   Claude Felstead (a) 316 2 strokes   Dan Soutar Royal Melbourne [10]
5th 1908   Clyde Pearce (a) 311 3 strokes   Dan Soutar The Australian [9]
4th 1907   Michael Scott (a) (2) 318 8 strokes   Dan Soutar Royal Melbourne [8]
3rd 1906   Carnegie Clark 322 5 strokes   Dan Soutar Royal Sydney [7]
2nd 1905   Dan Soutar 337 10 strokes   Michael Scott (a) Royal Melbourne [6]
1st 1904   Michael Scott (a) 315 8 strokes   Leslie Penfold Hyland (a) The Australian [5]

Sources:[106][107]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
  2. ^ Spieth won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. ^ Clark won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. ^ a b Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  5. ^ Westwood won with a par on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. ^ Morse won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. ^ Thomson won the title following an 18-hole playoff; Thomson 68, Graham 74.
  8. ^ Nicklaus won the title following an 18-hole playoff; Nicklaus 67, Devlin 70.
  9. ^ Pickworth won the title following an 18-hole playoff; Pickworth 71, Ferrier 74

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