Australian Open (golf)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sydney (2018) |
| Established | 1904 |
| Course(s) | The Lakes (2018) |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,938 yards (6,344 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia OneAsia Tour (2009–16) |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | A$1,250,000 |
| Month played | November |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Gary Player (1965) |
| To par | –28 Gary Player (1965) |
| Current champion | |
 Cameron Davis | |
The Lakes GC
The Lakes GC
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. The winner of the tournament receives the Stonehaven Cup.
Contents
1 Status
2 History
3 Venues
4 Winners
5 Multiple winners
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Status
The prize money is considered modest when compared to tournaments on the PGA Tour and the European Tour, however the Australian Open's position is one of the traditional golf powers. Winners between the mid-1950s to the late 1980s included many of the most distinguished international golfers, such as Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.
The Australian Open is the "flagship tournament" of the PGA Tour of Australasia, having a special status in the Official World Golf Ranking's points system. This status awards a minimum 32 points to the winner regardless of the strength of the field. The tournament is also part of the OneAsia Tour which was formed in 2009.
Since the Open Qualifying Series was introduced for the 2014 Open Championship, the Australian Open has been one of the qualifying tournaments, giving up to three non-exempt players entry into the Open Championship.
History
In recent years American Jordan Spieth has dominated the event winning twice (2014, 2016) and finishing runner-up once (2015). England's Lee Westwood and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy are the only European golfers to have won the tournament.
Venues
| Venue | Location | First | Last | Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Australian Golf Club | Sydney | 1904 | 2017 | 20 |
| 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 | 2000 | 7 |
| 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 | 2002 | 3 |
| The Lakes Golf Club | Sydney | 1964 | 2018 | 7 |
| 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
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| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | First prize (A$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates Australian Open | |||||||
| 2018 | The Lakes |  | 225,000 | ||||
| 2017 | Cameron Davis | Australia | The Australian | 273 (−11) | 1 stroke |  Jonas Blixt Matt Jones | 225,000 |
| 2016 | Jordan Spieth (2) |  United States | Royal Sydney | 276 (−12) | Playoff | Ashley Hall Cameron Smith | 225,000 |
| 2015 | Matt Jones | Australia | The Australian | 276 (−8) | 1 stroke | Adam Scott Jordan Spieth | 225,000 |
| 2014 | Jordan Spieth | United States | The Australian | 271 (−13) | 6 strokes | Rod Pampling | 225,000 |
| 2013 | Rory McIlroy |  Northern Ireland | Royal Sydney | 270 (−18) | 1 stroke | Adam Scott | 225,000 |
| 2012 | Peter Senior (2) | Australia | The Lakes | 284 (−4) | 1 stroke | Brendan Jones | 225,000 |
| 2011 | Greg Chalmers (2) | Australia | The Lakes | 275 (−13) | 1 stroke | John Senden | 270,000 |
| Australian Open presented by Century 21 | |||||||
| 2010 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | The Lakes | 269 (−19) | 4 strokes | Matt Jones Alistair Presnell | 270,000 |
| Australian Open | |||||||
| 2009 | Adam Scott | Australia | New South Wales | 273 (−15) | 5 strokes | Stuart Appleby | 270,000 |
| 2008 | Tim Clark |  South Africa | Royal Sydney | 279 (−9) | Playoff | Mathew Goggin | 270,000 |
| MFS Australian Open | |||||||
| 2007 | Craig Parry | Australia | The Australian | 277 (−11) | 1 stroke | Won Joon Lee Nick O'Hern Brandt Snedeker | 315,000 |
| 2006 | John Senden | Australia | Royal Sydney | 280 (−8) | 1 stroke | Geoff Ogilvy | 270,000 |
| 2005 | Robert Allenby (2) | Australia | Moonah Links | 284 (−4) | 1 stroke | Nick O'Hern John Senden Paul Sheehan | 216,000 |
| Hillross Australian Open | |||||||
| 2004 | Peter Lonard (2) | Australia | The Australian | 281 (−3) | 1 stroke | Stuart Appleby | 270,000 |
| Australian Open presented by Hillross Financial | |||||||
| 2003 | Peter Lonard | Australia | Moonah Links | 279 (−9) | 1 stroke | Chris Downes Stephen Leaney | 270,000 |
| Holden Australian Open | |||||||
| 2002 | Stephen Allan | Australia | Victoria | 198 (−12) | 1 stroke | Aaron Baddeley Rich Beem Craig Parry | 270,000 |
| 2001 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | The Grand | 271 (−13) | 3 strokes | Scott Laycock | 270,000 |
| 2000 | Aaron Baddeley (2) | Australia | Kingston Heath | 278 (−10) | 2 strokes | Robert Allenby | 250,000 |
| 1999 | Aaron Baddeley (a) | Australia | Royal Sydney | 274 (−14) | 2 strokes | Greg Norman Nick O'Hern | (180,000) |
| 1998 | Greg Chalmers | Australia | Royal Adelaide | 288 (E) | 1 stroke | Stuart Appleby Peter Senior | |
| 1997 | Lee Westwood |  England | Metropolitan | 274 (−14) | Playoff | Greg Norman | |
| 1996 | Greg Norman (5) | Australia | The Australian | 280 (−8) | 8 strokes | Wayne Grady | |
| Heineken Australian Open | |||||||
| 1995 | Greg Norman (4) | Australia | Kingston Heath | 278 (−10) | 2 strokes | Peter McWhinney | 153,000 |
| 1994 | Robert Allenby | Australia | Royal Sydney | 280 (−8) | 1 stroke | Brett Ogle | |
| 1993 | Brad Faxon | United States | Metropolitan | 275 (−13) | 2 strokes | Michael Clayton Jeff Woodland | 153,000 |
| Australian Open | |||||||
| 1992 | Steve Elkington | Australia | The Lakes | 280 (−8) | 2 strokes | Peter McWhinney Duffy Waldorf | 144,000 |
| 1991 | Wayne Riley | Australia | Royal Melbourne | 285 (−3) | 1 stroke | Robert Allenby (a) | 126,000 |
| 1990 | John Morse | United States | The Australian | 283 (−5) | Playoff | Craig Parry | 108,000 |
| 1989 | Peter Senior | Australia | Kingston Heath | 271 (−17) | 7 strokes | Peter Fowler | 90,000 |
| National Panasonic Australian Open | |||||||
| 1988 | Mark Calcavecchia | United States | Royal Sydney | 269 (−19) | 6 strokes | Mark McCumber | 63,000 |
| 1987 | Greg Norman (3) | Australia | Royal Melbourne | 273 (−15) | 10 strokes |  Sandy Lyle | 54,000 |
| 1986 | Rodger Davis | Australia | Metropolitan | 278 (−10) | 1 stroke | Ian Baker-Finch Graham Marsh Bob Shearer | 49,500 |
| 1985 | Greg Norman (2) | Australia | Royal Melbourne | 212 (−4) | 2 strokes | Ossie Moore | 45,000 |
| 1984 | Tom Watson | United States | Royal Melbourne | 281 (−7) | 1 stroke | Bob Stanton | 36,000 |
| Australian Open | |||||||
| 1983 | Peter Fowler | Australia | Kingston Heath | 285 (−3) | 3 strokes | Ian Baker-Finch | 27,000 |
| 1982 | Bob Shearer | Australia | The Australian | 287 (−1) | 4 strokes | Jack Nicklaus Payne Stewart | 40,500 |
| 1981 | Bill Rogers | United States | Victoria | 282 (−6) | 1 stroke | Greg Norman | 27,000 |
| Dunhill Australian Open | |||||||
| 1980 | Greg Norman | Australia | The Lakes | 284 (−4) | 1 stroke | Brian Jones | 35,000 |
| 1979 | Jack Newton | Australia | Metropolitan | 288 (E) | 1 stroke | Graham Marsh Greg Norman | 30,000 |
| Australian Open | |||||||
| 1978 | Jack Nicklaus (6) | United States | The Australian | 284 (−4) | 6 strokes | Ben Crenshaw | 44,000 |
| 1977 | David Graham | Australia | The Australian | 284 (−4) | 3 strokes | Don January Bruce Lietzke John Lister | 36,000 |
| 1976 | Jack Nicklaus (5) | United States | The Australian | 286 (−2) | 4 strokes | Curtis Strange | 32,000 |
| 1975 | Jack Nicklaus (4) | United States | The Australian | 279 (−9) | 3 strokes | Bill Brask | 8,820 |
| Qantas Australian Open | |||||||
| 1974 | Gary Player (7) |  South Africa | Lake Karrinyup | 277 (−11) | 3 strokes | Norman Wood | |
| 1973 | J. C. Snead | United States | Royal Queensland | 280 (−8) | 2 strokes | Jerry Breaux | 4,000 |
| 1972 | Peter Thomson (3) | Australia | Kooyonga | 281 (−7) | Playoff | David Graham | |
| 1971 | Jack Nicklaus (3) | United States | Royal Hobart | 269 (−19) | 8 strokes | Bruce Crampton | |
| Australian Open | |||||||
| 1970 | Gary Player (6) | South Africa | Kingston Heath | 280 (−8) | 3 strokes | Bruce Devlin | 3,000 |
| 1969 | Gary Player (5) | South Africa | Royal Sydney | 288 (E) | 1 stroke | Guy Wolstenholme | 2,500 |
| 1968 | Jack Nicklaus (2) | United States | Lake Karrinyup | 270 (−18) | 1 stroke | Gary Player | |
| 1967 | Peter Thomson (2) | Australia | Commonwealth | 281 (−11) | 7 strokes | Colin Johnston | |
| 1966 | Arnold Palmer | United States | Royal Queensland | 276 (−22) | 5 strokes | Kel Nagle | 1,600 |
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Gary Player (4) | South Africa | Kooyonga | 264 (−28) | 6 strokes | Frank Phillips Jack Nicklaus |
| 1964 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | The Lakes | 287 (−1) | Playoff | Bruce Devlin |
| 1963 | Gary Player (3) | South Africa | Royal Melbourne | 278 (−18) | 7 strokes | Bruce Devlin |
| 1962 | Gary Player (2) | South Africa | Royal Adelaide | 281 | 2 strokes | Kel Nagle |
| 1961 | Frank Phillips (2) | Australia | Victoria | 275 | 2 strokes | Kel Nagle |
| 1960 | Bruce Devlin (a) | Australia | Lake Karrinyup | 282 | 1 stroke | Ted Ball (a) |
| 1959 | Kel Nagle | Australia | The Australian | 284 | 5 strokes | Vic Bulgin (a) John Sullivan |
| 1958 | Gary Player | South Africa | Kooyonga | 271 | 5 strokes | Kel Nagle |
| 1957 | Frank Phillips | Australia | Kingston Heath | 287 | 1 stroke | Ossie Pickworth Gary Player |
| 1956 | Bruce Crampton | Australia | Royal Sydney | 289 | 2 strokes | Kel Nagle |
| 1955 | Bobby Locke | South Africa | Gailes | 290 | 1 stroke | Kel Nagle Norman Von Nida |
| 1954 | Ossie Pickworth (4) | Australia | Kooyonga | 280 | 8 strokes | Norman Von Nida |
| 1953 | Norman Von Nida (3) | Australia | Royal Melbourne | 278 | 2 strokes | Peter Thomson |
| 1952 | Norman Von Nida (2) | Australia | Lake Karrinyup | 278 | 5 strokes | Ossie Pickworth |
| 1951 | Peter Thomson | Australia | Metropolitan | 283 | 4 strokes | Norman Von Nida |
| 1950 | Norman Von Nida | Australia | Kooyonga | 286 | 1 stroke | Peter Thomson |
| 1949 | Eric Cremin | Australia | The Australian | 287 | 7 strokes | Norman Von Nida |
| 1948 | Ossie Pickworth (3) | Australia | Kingston Heath | 289 | Playoff | Jim Ferrier |
| 1947 | Ossie Pickworth (2) | Australia | Royal Queensland | 285 | 5 strokes | Billy McWilliam |
| 1946 | Ossie Pickworth | Australia | Royal Sydney | 289 | 2 strokes | Alan Waterson (a) |
1940–45: No tournament due to World War II | ||||||
| 1939 | Jim Ferrier (a) (2) | Australia | Royal Melbourne | 285 | 2 strokes | Norman Von Nida Martin Smith |
| 1938 | Jim Ferrier (a) | Australia | Royal Adelaide | 283 | 14 strokes | Norman Von Nida |
| 1937 | George Naismith | Australia | The Australian | 299 | 1 stroke | Doug Davies (a) Tom McKay (a) Ossie Walker |
| 1936 | Gene Sarazen | United States | Metropolitan | 282 | 4 strokes | Harry Williams |
| 1935 | Fergus McMahon | Australia | Royal Adelaide | 293 | 1 stroke | Jim Ferrier (a) |
| 1934 | Billy Bolger | Australia | Royal Sydney | 283 | 3 strokes | Gene Sarazen |
| 1933 | Lou Kelly | Australia | Royal Melbourne | 302 | 3 strokes | Jim Ferrier (a) Gus Jackson (a) Reg Jupp |
| 1932 | Mick Ryan (a) | Australia | Royal Adelaide | 296 | 1 stroke | Fergus McMahon |
| 1931 | Ivo Whitton (a) (5) | Australia | The Australian | 301 | 1 stroke | Jim Ferrier (a) |
| 1930 | Frank Eyre | Australia | Metropolitan | 306 | 7 strokes | George Fawcett (a) Rufus Stewart |
| 1929 | Ivo Whitton (a) (4) | Australia | Royal Adelaide | 309 | 5 strokes | Frank Eyre Rufus Stewart |
| 1928 | Fred Popplewell (2) | Australia | Royal Sydney | 295 | 1 stroke | Rufus Stewart |
| 1927 | Rufus Stewart | Australia | Royal Melbourne | 297 | 2 strokes | Harry Sinclair |
| 1926 | Ivo Whitton (a) (3) | Australia | Royal Adelaide | 297 | 3 strokes | Rufus Stewart |
| 1925 | Fred Popplewell | Australia | The Australian | 299 | 2 strokes | Tom Howard |
| 1924 | Alex Russell (a) | Australia | Royal Melbourne | 303 | 2 strokes | Carnegie Clark |
| 1923 | Tom Howard | Australia | Royal Adelaide | 301 | 3 strokes | Arthur Ham |
| 1922 | Charlie Campbell | Australia | Royal Sydney | 307 | 3 strokes | Arthur Le Fevre |
| 1921 | Arthur Le Fevre | Australia | Royal Melbourne | 295 | 10 strokes | Tom Rutledge (a) |
| 1920 | Joe Kirkwood, Sr. | Australia | The Australian | 290 | 5 strokes | Dan Soutar |
1914–19: No tournament due to World War I | ||||||
| 1913 | Ivo Whitton (a) (2) | Australia | Royal Melbourne | 302 | 3 strokes | Audley Lemprière (a) |
| 1912 | Ivo Whitton (a) | Australia | Royal Melbourne | 321 | 5 strokes | Dan Soutar Fred Popplewell |
| 1911 | Carnegie Clark (3) | Australia | Royal Sydney | 321 | 1 stroke | Fred Popplewell |
| 1910 | Carnegie Clark (2) | Australia | Royal Adelaide | 306 | 11 strokes | Dan Soutar |
| 1909 | Claude Felstead (a) | Australia | Royal Melbourne | 316 | 2 strokes | Dan Soutar |
| 1908 | Clyde Pearce (a) | Australia | The Australian | 311 | 3 strokes | Dan Soutar |
| 1907 | Michael Scott (a) (2) | England | Royal Melbourne | 318 | 8 strokes | Dan Soutar |
| 1906 | Carnegie Clark | Australia | Royal Sydney | 322 | 5 strokes | Dan Soutar |
| 1905 | Dan Soutar | Scotland | Royal Melbourne | 337 | 10 strokes | Michael Scott (a) |
| 1904 | Michael Scott (a) | England | The Australian | 315 | 8 strokes | Leslie Penfold Hyland (a) |
(a) denotes amateur
The 1985 and 2002 events were reduced to 54 holes
In 2016 Spieth won the playoff with a birdie at the first extra hole. In 2008 Clark won the playoff with a par at the first extra hole. In 1997 Westwood won the playoff with a par at the fourth extra hole. In 1990 Morse won the playoff with a par at the first extra hole. In 1972 Thomson won the 18-hole playoff 68 to 74. In 1964 Nicklaus won the 18-hole playoff 67 to 70. In 1948 Pickworth won the 18-hole playoff 71 to 74.
Multiple winners
As of the 2016 event, the following golfers have won the Australian Open more than once.
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See also
- Women's Australian Open
- Australian Amateur
- Australian Boys' Amateur
References
^ http://www.golf.org.au/past-results
^ http://www.pga.org.au/tourns/pga-tour/event/past-champions?id=1076
^ https://www.where2golf.com/golf-tournament/australian-open.asp
^ http://users.tpg.com.au/users/robmoski/Australian%20Open.html
External links
- Official tournament website from Golf Australia
- Coverage on the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
Coordinates: 33°33′19″S 151°07′25″E / 33.5554°S 151.1237°E / -33.5554; 151.1237
