Australian Open (golf)
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The Australian Open is one of the principal annual golf
tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia
, and also the OneAsia Tour
since its formation in 2009. The event was first played in 1904 and takes place toward the end of each year. It is run by Golf Australia
and is one of the "national opens" which have a special status in the Official World Golf Rankings
's points system, with a minimum level of points guaranteed for the winner regardless of the strength of the field. The winner of the tournament receives the Stonehaven Cup.
Although the prize money is fairly modest compared to tournaments on the PGA Tour
and the European Tour, the Australian Open's position as the national open of one of the traditional golf powers means that its roll of honour for the years from the mid 1950s to the late 1980s includes many of the most distinguished international golfers of that era, including several Americans. However, in recent years fewer leading international players have entered, and the winners' list has come to be dominated by Australians again.
The vast majority of the tournament winners are Australians, though golfers from the United States and South Africa have also won. England's Lee Westwood
is the only European golfer to have won the tournament.
in New South Wales
where Adam Scott lifted his first Stonehaven Cup, presented to him by Greg Norman
. Stuart Appleby
finished runner up. International players included Steve Marino
, Bryce Molder
, John Daly
and Kevin Stadler
.
The 2010 Australian Open was played at The Lakes Golf Club.
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Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia
PGA Tour of Australasia
The PGA Tour of Australasia is a professional golf tour for men. Official events on the tour count for World Golf Ranking points. The tour was formed in 1973 as the PGA Tour of Australia and adopted its current name in 1991....
, and also the OneAsia Tour
OneAsia Tour
OneAsia is a men's professional golf tour based in the Asia-Pacific region. The tour was founded in 2009 as a joint venture between the PGA Tour of Australasia, the China Golf Association, the Korean Golf Association and the Korean PGA. The Japan Golf Tour has been invited to participate in the...
since its formation in 2009. The event was first played in 1904 and takes place toward the end of each year. It is run by Golf Australia
Golf Australia
Golf Australia is the governing body for the sport of golf in Australia, formed in 2006 after the Australian Golf Union and Women's Golf Australia agreed to merge...
and is one of the "national opens" which have a special status in the Official World Golf Rankings
Official World Golf Rankings
The Official World Golf Ranking is a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers...
's points system, with a minimum level of points guaranteed for the winner regardless of the strength of the field. The winner of the tournament receives the Stonehaven Cup.
Although the prize money is fairly modest compared to tournaments on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
and the European Tour, the Australian Open's position as the national open of one of the traditional golf powers means that its roll of honour for the years from the mid 1950s to the late 1980s includes many of the most distinguished international golfers of that era, including several Americans. However, in recent years fewer leading international players have entered, and the winners' list has come to be dominated by Australians again.
The vast majority of the tournament winners are Australians, though golfers from the United States and South Africa have also won. England's Lee Westwood
Lee Westwood
Lee John Westwood OBE is an English professional golfer. Noted for his consistency, Westwood is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on every major continent, including victories on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He was named player of the year for the 1998, 2000, and 2009 seasons...
is the only European golfer to have won the tournament.
History
The 2009 Open was played at New South Wales Golf ClubNew South Wales Golf Club
New South Wales Golf Club is a golf course designed by Alister MacKenzie in late 1926. It consists of 18 holes, 2 of which are beside the sea. This links style course is situated in La Perouse, Sydney, and regularly rates in the top 50 golf courses in the world....
in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
where Adam Scott lifted his first Stonehaven Cup, presented to him by Greg Norman
Greg Norman
Gregory John Norman AO is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1 ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s...
. Stuart Appleby
Stuart Appleby
Stuart Appleby is an Australian professional golfer.-Early life:Appleby was born in Cohuna in rural northern Victoria, and grew up on a nearby dairy farm. He began in golf by hitting balls from paddock to paddock after his farm chores were completed...
finished runner up. International players included Steve Marino
Steve Marino
Stephen Paul Marino, Jr. is an American professional golfer, a member of the PGA Tour since 2007.-Early life, education, early golf:...
, Bryce Molder
Bryce Molder
Bryce Wade Molder is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Early life:Molder was born in Harrison, Arkansas and attended public school in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Conway, Arkansas...
, John Daly
John Daly (golfer)
John Patrick Daly is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.Daly is known primarily for his driving distance off the tee , his non-country club appearance and attitude, and his rough-and-tumble personal life. Daly remains one of the most popular and intriguing figures on the PGA Tour...
and Kevin Stadler
Kevin Stadler
Kevin Stadler is an American professional golfer.Stadler was born in Reno, Nevada, and is the son of former Masters champion and 13-time winner on the PGA Tour, Craig Stadler. He moved with his family to Denver, Colorado, where he attended Kent Denver School, excelling on the school's golf team...
.
The 2010 Australian Open was played at The Lakes Golf Club.
Winners
- 2011 Greg ChalmersGreg ChalmersGreg J. Chalmers is an Australian professional golfer who has played on both the European Tour and currently the PGA Tour.Chalmers was born in Sydney...
- AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... - 2010 Geoff OgilvyGeoff OgilvyGeoff Charles Ogilvy is an Australian professional golfer. He won the 2006 U.S. Open and has also won three World Golf Championships.-Professional career:...
- AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... - 2009 Adam Scott - Australia
- 2008 Tim Clark - South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
- 2007 Craig ParryCraig ParryCraig David Parry is an Australian professional golfer. He has been one of Australia's premier golfers since turning professional in 1985, and has 23 career victories, two of those wins being events on the PGA Tour; the 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational and the 2004 Ford Championship at Doral.Parry was...
- Australia - 2006 John SendenJohn SendenJohn Gerard Senden is an Australian professional golfer.Senden was born in Brisbane, Queensland and turned pro in 1992....
- Australia - 2005 Robert AllenbyRobert AllenbyRobert Allenby is an Australian professional golfer.Allenby was born in Melbourne, Australia. His father was from Leeds, England and emigrated to Australia as a young man.-Professional career:...
- Australia - 2004 Peter LonardPeter LonardPeter Lawrence Lonard is an Australian professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based PGA Tour. He credits fellow Australian Greg Norman as his inspiration....
- Australia - 2003 Peter Lonard - Australia
- 2002 Stephen AllanStephen AllanStephen Douglas Allan is an Australian professional golfer.Allan was born in Melbourne. His parents emigrated from Edinburgh, Scotland three years before he was born. He turned professional in 1996 and was a member of the European Tour from 1997-2000...
- Australia - 2001 Stuart ApplebyStuart ApplebyStuart Appleby is an Australian professional golfer.-Early life:Appleby was born in Cohuna in rural northern Victoria, and grew up on a nearby dairy farm. He began in golf by hitting balls from paddock to paddock after his farm chores were completed...
- Australia - 2000 Aaron BaddeleyAaron BaddeleyAaron John Baddeley is an American-Australian professional golfer. He was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA and now plays on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, has joint U.S. and Australian citizenship and was raised in Australia from the age of two...
- Australia (professional) - 1999 Aaron Baddeley - Australia (amateur)
- 1998 Greg Chalmers - Australia
- 1997 Lee WestwoodLee WestwoodLee John Westwood OBE is an English professional golfer. Noted for his consistency, Westwood is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on every major continent, including victories on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He was named player of the year for the 1998, 2000, and 2009 seasons...
- EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... - 1996 Greg NormanGreg NormanGregory John Norman AO is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1 ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s...
- Australia - 1995 Greg Norman - Australia
- 1994 Robert Allenby - Australia
- 1993 Brad FaxonBrad FaxonBradford John Faxon, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour.-Early years and amateur career:Faxon was born in Oceanport, New Jersey and raised in Barrington, Rhode Island...
- United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... - 1992 Steve ElkingtonSteve ElkingtonStephen John Elkington is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He spent over 50 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings from 1995 to 1998.-Early years and education:...
- Australia - 1991 Wayne RileyWayne RileyWayne Riley is an Australian professional golfer.Riley was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1977, and started out on the PGA Tour of Australasia...
- Australia - 1990 John MorseJohn MorseJohn Paul Morse is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Champions Tour.-Amateur career:Morse was born in Marshall, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan and was an All-American member of the golf team and Big-10 Champion in 1980. He won the 1978 Michigan Amateur...
- United States - 1989 Peter SeniorPeter SeniorPeter Albert Charles Senior is an Australian professional golfer who has won more than twenty tournaments around the world....
- Australia - 1988 Mark CalcavecchiaMark CalcavecchiaMark John Calcavecchia is an American professional golfer and a former PGA Tour member. During his professional career, he has won thirteen PGA Tour events, including the 1989 Open Championship. Calcavecchia currently plays on the Champions Tour.-Early years:Calcavecchia was born in Laurel,...
- United States - 1987 Greg Norman - Australia
- 1986 Rodger DavisRodger DavisRodger Miles Davis is an Australian professional golfer.Davis was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1974 and spent his regular career playing mainly on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the European Tour. He won the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit in 1990 and 1991...
- Australia - 1985 Greg Norman - Australia
- 1984 Tom WatsonTom Watson (golfer)Thomas Sturges Watson is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and now mostly on the Champions Tour....
- United States - 1983 Peter FowlerPeter FowlerPeter Randall Fowler is an Australian golfer.Fowler was born in Hornsby, New South Wales. He turned professional in 1977 and won the Australian Open in 1983. He has spent a large part of his career playing on the European Tour, where he made the top one hundred on the Order of Merit every year...
- Australia - 1982 Bob ShearerBob ShearerRobert A. Shearer is an Australian professional golfer and golf course architect.Shearer was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He won the 1969 Australian Amateur and turned pro in 1970....
- Australia - 1981 Bill RogersBill Rogers (golfer)William Charles Rogers is an American professional golfer who is best known as the winner of the 1981 Open Championship....
- United States - 1980 Greg Norman - Australia
- 1979 Jack NewtonJack NewtonJack Newton OAM is a former Australian professional golfer.-Golf career:Newton was born in Cessnock, New South Wales. He was one of Australia's most successful golfers in the 1970s and early 1980s. He turned professional in 1971 and won his first professional tournament – the Dutch Open...
- Australia - 1978 Jack NicklausJack NicklausJack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
- United States - 1977 David GrahamDavid Graham (golfer)Anthony David Graham is a former professional golfer from Australia.Born in Windsor, Australia, Graham turned professional in 1962 at age 16 and spent much of his career in the United States, playing on the PGA Tour. Turning age 50 in 1996, he joined the Senior PGA Tour, later known as the...
- Australia - 1976 Jack Nicklaus - United States
- 1975 Jack Nicklaus - United States
- 1974 Gary PlayerGary PlayerGary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six...
- South Africa - 1973 J. C. Snead - United States
- 1972 Peter Thomson - Australia
- 1971 Jack Nicklaus - United States
- 1970 Gary Player - South Africa
- 1969 Gary Player - South Africa
- 1968 Jack Nicklaus - United States
- 1967 Peter Thomson - Australia
- 1966 Arnold PalmerArnold PalmerArnold Daniel Palmer is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955...
- United States - 1965 Gary Player - South Africa
- 1964 Jack Nicklaus - United States
- 1963 Gary Player - South Africa
- 1962 Gary Player - South Africa
- 1961 Frank PhillipsFrank Phillips (golfer)Frank Phillips is an Australian professional golfer. He was rated one of the best ball strikers of his era winning the 1957 and 1961 Australian Opens...
- Australia - 1960 Bruce DevlinBruce DevlinBruce William Devlin is an Australian professional golfer, sportscaster and golf course designer.Devlin was born in Armidale, Australia. He turned pro in 1961 and joined the PGA Tour in 1962 after an amateur career in Australia which included a win at the Australian Amateur in 1959...
- Australia (amateur)
- 1959 Kel NagleKel NagleKelvin David George Nagle is an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Open Championship in 1960. He won at least one tournament each year from 1949 to 1975.Nagle was born in North Sydney...
- AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... - 1958 Gary PlayerGary PlayerGary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six...
- South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... - 1957 Frank PhillipsFrank Phillips (golfer)Frank Phillips is an Australian professional golfer. He was rated one of the best ball strikers of his era winning the 1957 and 1961 Australian Opens...
- Australia - 1956 Bruce CramptonBruce CramptonBruce Crampton is an Australian professional golfer.Crampton was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Kogarah High School from 1948-1950. He turned professional in 1953....
- Australia - 1955 Bobby LockeBobby LockeArthur D'Arcy "Bobby" Locke was the first internationally successful South African professional golfer. He won four Open Championships.-Early years:...
- South Africa - 1954 Ossie PickworthOssie PickworthHorace Henry Alfred "Ossie" Pickworth was a leading Australian professional golfer of the 1940s and 1950s, winner of three successive Australian Open titles from 1946 to 1948, the first and last of which came in playoffs against Jim Ferrier.Pickworth was born in Sydney.Unlike his contemporary...
- Australia - 1953 Norman Von NidaNorman Von NidaNorman Guy Von Nida was an Australian professional golfer.Von Nida was born in Strathfield and grew up in Brisbane. He turned professional in 1933, after attracting attention by winning the Queensland Amateur aged just 18...
- Australia - 1952 Norman Von Nida - Australia
- 1951 Peter Thomson - Australia
- 1950 Norman Von Nida - Australia
- 1949 Eric CreminEric CreminEric James Cremin was an Australian golfer who, later in his career, was instrumental in the establishment of the Asian golf circuit.Cremin was born in Mascot, New South Wales...
- Australia - 1948 Ossie Pickworth - Australia
- 1947 Ossie Pickworth - Australia
- 1946 Ossie Pickworth - Australia
- 1940-45 No tournament due to World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
- 1939 Jim FerrierJim FerrierJames B. Ferrier was an Australian professional golfer from Manly, New South Wales. He became an American citizen in 1944.-Early years:...
- Australia (amateur) - 1938 Jim Ferrier - Australia (amateur)
- 1937 George Naismith - Australia
- 1936 Gene SarazenGene SarazenGene Sarazen was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s. He is one of five golfers to win all the current major championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam:U.S...
- United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... - 1935 Fergus McMahon - Australia
- 1934 Billy Bolger - Australia
- 1933 Lou Kelly - Australia
- 1932 Mick RyanMick Ryan (golfer)Michael J. "Mick" Ryan was an Australian amateur golfer who won the Australian Open in 1932. He also played Australian rules football for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....
- Australia (amateur) - 1931 Ivo WhittonIvo WhittonIvo Harrington Whitton was an Australian amateur golfer, who is the only Australian to have won the Australian Open five times .Whitton was born in Moonee Ponds, Victoria...
- Australia (amateur) - 1930 Frank Eyre - Australia
- 1929 Ivo Whitton - Australia (amateur)
- 1928 Fred Popplewell - Australia
- 1927 Rufus Stewart - Australia
- 1926 Ivo Whitton - Australia (amateur)
- 1925 Fred Popplewell - Australia
- 1924 A. Russell - Australia (amateur)
- 1923 Tom Howard - Australia
- 1922 Charlie CampbellCharlie CampbellCharlie Campbell is an American soccer player who currently plays for Orlando City in the USL Professional Division.-College and Amateur:...
- Australia - 1921 Arthur Le Fevre - Australia
- 1920 Joe Kirkwood, Sr.Joe Kirkwood, Sr.Joseph Henry Kirkwood, Sr. was a professional golfer who is acknowledged as having put Australian golf on the world map....
- Australia - 1914-19 no tournament due to World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
- 1913 Ivo Whitton - Australia (amateur)
- 1912 Ivo Whitton - Australia (amateur)
- 1911 Carnegie Clark - Australia
- 1910 Carnegie Clark - Australia
- 1909 Claude Felstead - Australia (amateur)
- 1908 Clyde Pearce - Australia (amateur)
- 1907 Michael ScottMichael Scott (golfer)The Hon. Michael Scott OBE was an English amateur golfer, most famous for being the oldest winner of The Amateur Championship....
- Australia (amateur) - 1906 Carnegie Clark - Australia
- 1905 Dan Soutar - Australia
- 1904 Michael Scott - Australia (amateur)
Multiple winners
As of the 2011 event, the following golfers have won the Australian Open more than once.7 wins
- Gary PlayerGary PlayerGary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six...
: 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1974
6 wins
- Jack NicklausJack NicklausJack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
: 1964, 1968, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1978
5 wins
- Greg NormanGreg NormanGregory John Norman AO is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1 ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s...
: 1980, 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996 - Ivo WhittonIvo WhittonIvo Harrington Whitton was an Australian amateur golfer, who is the only Australian to have won the Australian Open five times .Whitton was born in Moonee Ponds, Victoria...
: 1912, 1913, 1926, 1929, 1931 (amateur)
4 wins
- Ossie PickworthOssie PickworthHorace Henry Alfred "Ossie" Pickworth was a leading Australian professional golfer of the 1940s and 1950s, winner of three successive Australian Open titles from 1946 to 1948, the first and last of which came in playoffs against Jim Ferrier.Pickworth was born in Sydney.Unlike his contemporary...
: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1954
3 wins
- Peter Thomson: 1951, 1967, 1972
- Norman Von NidaNorman Von NidaNorman Guy Von Nida was an Australian professional golfer.Von Nida was born in Strathfield and grew up in Brisbane. He turned professional in 1933, after attracting attention by winning the Queensland Amateur aged just 18...
: 1950, 1952, 1953 - Carnegie Clark: 1906, 1910, 1911
2 wins
- Greg ChalmersGreg ChalmersGreg J. Chalmers is an Australian professional golfer who has played on both the European Tour and currently the PGA Tour.Chalmers was born in Sydney...
: 1998, 2011 - Robert AllenbyRobert AllenbyRobert Allenby is an Australian professional golfer.Allenby was born in Melbourne, Australia. His father was from Leeds, England and emigrated to Australia as a young man.-Professional career:...
: 1994, 2005 - Peter LonardPeter LonardPeter Lawrence Lonard is an Australian professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based PGA Tour. He credits fellow Australian Greg Norman as his inspiration....
: 2003, 2004 - Aaron BaddeleyAaron BaddeleyAaron John Baddeley is an American-Australian professional golfer. He was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA and now plays on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, has joint U.S. and Australian citizenship and was raised in Australia from the age of two...
: 1999, 2000 (first win as amateur) - Frank PhillipsFrank Phillips (golfer)Frank Phillips is an Australian professional golfer. He was rated one of the best ball strikers of his era winning the 1957 and 1961 Australian Opens...
: 1957, 1961 - Jim FerrierJim FerrierJames B. Ferrier was an Australian professional golfer from Manly, New South Wales. He became an American citizen in 1944.-Early years:...
: 1938, 1939 (both as an amateur) - Fred Popplewell: 1925, 1929
- Michael ScottMichael Scott (golfer)The Hon. Michael Scott OBE was an English amateur golfer, most famous for being the oldest winner of The Amateur Championship....
: 1904, 1907 (amateur)
External links
- Official website
- Coverage on the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- Australian Open to be given showbiz treatment from the Herald SunHerald SunThe Herald Sun is a morning tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia. It is published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Limited, itself a subsidiary of News Corporation. It is available for purchase throughout Melbourne, Regional Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital...
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