Australian Open
Aus/NZ
ISPS Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa Australian Open (Nov 28-Dec 1; European-DP World/Aus Tours event). Second-placed Curtis Luck (Aus) finished 3 shots behind 24-year-old Ryggs Johnston (USA), who recorded his first European and Australasian Tours win. [Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne, Australia; first two rounds also played at Victoria GC, Melbourne].
Note: played concurrently with the Women's Australian Open, a WPGA Aus Tour event.
Aus/NZ
ISPS Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa Australian Open (Dec 1-4; Aus Tour and European-DP World Tour 2023/24 season event). 25-year-old, two-time PGA Tour winner, Joaquín Niemann (Chile) beat Rikuya Hoshino (Jpn) with an eagle at the second playoff hole (par-5 18th), to record his first win on the European and Australasian Tours. [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney; first two rounds also use The Lakes GC, Sydney].
Note: played concurrently with the Women's Australian Open, a WPGA Aus Tour event.
Aus/NZ
ISPS Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa Australian Open (Dec 1-4; Aus Tour and European-DP World Tour event). Second-placed Adam Scott (Aus) finished 5 shots behind Adrian Meronk (Pol), who recorded his second European Tour win. [Victoria GC, Melbourne, Aus; first two rounds also used Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne]. Note: played concurrently with the Women's Australian Open, a WPGA Aus Tour event.
Aus/NZ
Emirates
Emirates Australian Open not played in 2021 (scheduled for February but cancelled due to the ongoing world coronavirus pandemic). [Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne, Australia].
Aus/NZ
Emirates
Emirates Australian Open not played in 2020 (cancelled due to the global coronavirus pandemic; Aus Tr event). [Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne, Australia].
Aus/NZ
Emirates
Played as the Emirates Australian Open (Dec 5-8; Aus Tr event). Second-placed Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) finished 1 shot behind Jones (Aus), who won his home country national championship for the second time. [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
Emirates
Played as the Emirates Australian Open (Nov 15-18; Aus Tr event). Second-placed Dimitrios Papadatos (Aus) finished 5 shots behind Ancer (Mex), who recorded his second professional win, and first on a major international tour. [The Lakes GC, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
Emirates
Played as the Emirates Australian Open (Nov 23-26; Aus Tr event). Second-placed Matt Jones (Aus) and Jonas Blixt (Swe) finished 1 shot behind 22-year-old Cameron "Cam" Davis (Aus), who closed with a 7-under par 64 to claim his first professional win. [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
Emirates
Played as the Emirates Australian Open (Nov 17-20; Aus/OneAsia Trs event). Spieth (USA) beat Cameron Smith (Aus) and Ashley Hall (Aus) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-4 18th) to win this event for the second time in three years. [Royal Sydney GC, Rose Bay, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
Emirates
Played as the Emirates Australian Open (100th) (Nov 26-29; Aus/OneAsia Trs event). Second-placed Adam Scott (Aus) and defending champion Jordan Spieth (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jones (Aus). Despite a shaky final round 73, Jones secured his first professional win on home soil ... in his national championship. [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
Emirates
Played as the Emirates Australian Open (Nov 27-30; Aus/OneAsia Trs event). Second-placed Rod Pampling (Aus) finished 6 shots behind Spieth (USA), who recorded his second professional win, and first outside the USA. [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
Emirates
Played as the Emirates Australian Open (Nov 28-Dec 1; Aus/OneAsia Trs event). Second-placed Adam Scott (Aus) finished 1 shot behind McIlroy (N.Ire), who recorded his first win in 2013. Scott narrowly missed-out on completing the "Australian treble," having already won the Australian PGA and Australian Masters in 2013. [Royal Sydney GC, Sydney, Australia].
Aus/NZ
Emirates
Played as the Emirates Australian Open (Dec 6-9; Aus/OneAsia Trs event). Second-placed Brendan Jones (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Senior (Aus), who at 53 years became the oldest winner of this title. [The Lakes GC, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
Emirates
Played as the Emirates Australian Open (Nov 10-13; Aus/OneAsia Trs event). Second-placed John Senden (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Chalmers (Aus). Tiger Woods (USA) finished in third place, one shot behind Senden. [The Lakes GC, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
Century 21
Played as the Australian Open presented by Century 21 (Dec 2-5; Aus/OneAsia Trs event). Second-placed Alistair Presnell (Aus) and Matthew Jones (Aus) finished 4 shots behind first-time Australian Open winner Ogilvy (Aus). [The Lakes GC, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Dec 3-6; Aus/OneAsia Trs event). Second-placed Stuart Appleby (Aus) finished 5 shots behind Scott (Aus). [New South Wales GC, La Perouse, Sydney, NSW].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Dec 11-14; Aus Tr event). Clark (RSA) beat Mathew Goggin (Aus) at the first playoff hole. [Royal Sydney GC, Rose Bay, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
MFS
Played as the MFS Australian Open (Dec 13-16; Aus Tr event). Second-placed Nick O'Hern (Aus), Won Joon Lee (Aus) and Brandt Snedeker (USA) finished 1 shot behind Parry (Aus). [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
MFS
Played as the MFS Australian Open (Nov 16-19; Aus Tr event). Second-placed Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Senden (Aus). [Royal Sydney GC, Rose Bay, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
MFS
Played as the MFS Australian Open (Nov 24-27; Aus Tr event). Second-placed John Senden (Aus), Nick O'Hern (Aus) and Paul Sheehan (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Allenby (Aus). [Open course, Moonah Links, Fingal, Vic.].
Aus/NZ
Hillross
Played as the Hillross Australian Open (Nov 25-28). Second-placed Stuart Appleby (Aus) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Lonard (Aus). This was the 100th year and 89th playing of the Australian Open. [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
Hillross
Played as the Hillross Australian Open (Dec 18-21). Second-placed Chris Downes (Aus) and Stephen Leaney (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Lonard (Aus). [Open course, Moonah Links, Fingal, Vic.].
Aus/NZ
Holden
Played as the Holden Australian Open (Nov 21-24). Second-placed Aaron Baddeley (Aus), Craig Parry (Aus) and Rich Beem (USA) finished 1 shot behind Steve Allan (Aus). Championship reduced to 54 holes due to weather. [Victoria GC, Melbourne, Aus].
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Holden
Played as the Holden Australian Open (Nov 22-25). Second-placed Scott Laycock (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Stuart Appleby (Aus). [The Grand GC, Gilston, Gold Coast, Qld.].
Aus/NZ
Holden
Played as the Holden Australian Open (Nov 23-26). Second-placed Robert Allenby (Aus) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Baddeley (Aus). Having won this title in 1999 as an amateur, 19-year-old Baddeley successfully defended in only his second tournament as a professional. [Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne, Australia].
Aus/NZ
Holden
Played as the Holden Australian Open (Nov 25-28). Second-placed Greg Norman (Aus) and Nick O'Hern (Aus) finished 2 shots behind 18-year-old Baddeley (Aus, amateur), the youngest ever Australian Open winner. [Royal Sydney GC, Rose Bay, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
Holden
Played as the Holden Australian Open (Dec 3-6). Second-placed Peter Senior (Aus) and Stuart Appleby (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Chalmers (Aus). [Royal Adelaide GC, Seaton, Adelaide, SA].
Aus/NZ
Holden
Played as the Holden Australian Open (Nov 27-30). Westwood (Eng) beat defending champion Greg Norman (Aus) with a par at the fourth sudden-death playoff hole. [Metropolitan GC, South Oakleigh, Melbourne, Aus].[Metropolitan GC, South Oakleigh, Melbourne, Aus].
Aus/NZ
Holden
Played as the Holden Australian Open (Nov 21-24). Second-placed Wayne Grady (Aus) finished 8 shots behind defending champion Norman (Aus), who recorded the last of his five Australian Open wins. [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
Heineken
Played as the Heineken Australian Open (Nov 23-26). Second-placed Peter McWhinney (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Norman (Aus), who posted the fourth of his five Australian Open wins. [Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne, Australia].
Aus/NZ
Heineken
Played as the Heineken Australian Open (Nov 24-27). Second-placed Brett Ogle (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Allenby (Aus), who stumbled across the finish line after a bogey, double-bogey, bogey, bogey end to his final round. [Royal Sydney GC, Rose Bay, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
Heineken
Played as the Heineken Australian Open (Nov 25-28). Second-placed Michael Clayton (Aus) and Jeff Woodland (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Faxon (USA). [Metropolitan GC, South Oakleigh, Melbourne, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Nov 26-29). Second-placed Peter McWhinney (Aus) and Duffy Waldorf (USA) finished 2 shots behind Elkington (Aus). [The Lakes GC, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Nov 28-Dec 1). Second-placed Robert Allenby (Aus, amateur) finished 1 shot behind Riley (Aus), who snatched victory with three straight birdies to finish, including a 40-foot putt at the last hole. [Composite of East & West courses, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (75th) (Nov 29-Dec 2). Morse (USA) beat Craig Parry (Aus) with a par at the first playoff hole (par-4 17th). [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Nov 30-Dec 3). Second-placed Peter Fowler (Aus) finished 7 shots behind Senior (Aus). [Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne, Australia].
Aus/NZ
Panasonic
Played as the Panasonic Australian Open (Nov 24-27). Second-placed Mark McCumber (USA) finished 6 shots behind Calcavecchia (USA). [Royal Sydney GC, Rose Bay, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
Panasonic
Played as the Panasonic Australian Open (Nov 26-30). Sandy Lyle (Scot) finished 10 shots behind Norman (Aus), who recorded the third of his five Australian Open wins. Monday finish required after the cancellation of Sunday's final round due to high winds. [Composite of East & West courses, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus].
Aus/NZ
Natl Panasonic
Played as the National Panasonic Australian Open (Nov 13-16). Second-placed Ian Baker-Finch (Aus), Graham Marsh (Aus) and Bob Shearer (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Davis (Aus). [Metropolitan GC, South Oakleigh, Melbourne, Aus].
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Natl Panasonic
Played as the National Panasonic Australian Open (Nov 14-17). Second-placed Ossie Moore (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Norman (Aus). This was the second of five Australian Open wins for Norman. Event reduced to 54 holes due to heavy rain on the first day. [Composite of East & West courses, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus].
Aus/NZ
Natl Panasonic
Played as the National Panasonic Australian Open (Nov 15-18). Second-placed Bob Stanton (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Watson (USA). [Composite of East & West courses, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Nov 17-20). Second-placed Ian Baker-Finch (Aus) finished 3 shots behind 24-year-old Fowler (Aus), who recorded his first significant win as a professional. [Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne, Australia].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Nov 18-21). Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) and Payne Stewart (USA) finished 4 shots behind Bob Shearer (Aus). [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Nov 19-22). Second-placed and defending champion Greg Norman (Aus) finished 1 shot behind 30-year-old Rogers (USA). [Victoria GC, Melbourne, Aus].
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Dunhill
Played as the Dunhill Australian Open (Nov 13-16). Second-placed Brian Jones (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Norman (Aus), who posted the first of his five Australian Open wins. [The Lakes GC, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
Dunhill
Played as the Dunhill Australian Open (Nov 15-18). Second-placed Graham Marsh (Aus) and Greg Norman (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Newton (Aus). Norman missed a three-foot putt on the final green that would have forced a playoff. [Metropolitan GC, South Oakleigh, Melbourne, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Nov 16-19). Second-placed Ben Crenshaw (USA) finished 6 shots behind Nicklaus (USA), who posted the last of his six Australian Open wins. [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Nov 17-20). Second-placed Don January (USA), Bruce Lietzke (USA) and John Lister (NZ) finished 3 shots behind Graham (Aus). [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 28-31). Second-placed Curtis Strange (USA) finished 4 shots behind defending champion Nicklaus (USA), who recorded the fifth of his six Australian Open wins. [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 30-Nov 2). Second-placed Bill Brask (USA) finished 3 shots behind Nicklaus (USA), who posted the fourth of his six Australian Open wins. [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 31-Nov 3). Second-placed Norman Wood (Scot) finished 3 shots behind Player (RSA), who posted the last of his seven Australian Open wins. [Lake Karrinyup CC, Perth, WA, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 25-28). Second-placed Jerry Breaux (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jesse Carlyle "J.C." Snead (USA). [Royal Queensland GC, Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Qld.].
Aus/NZ
Qantas
Played as the Qantas Australian Open (Oct 26-30). 43-year-old Thomson (Aus) beat 26-year-old David Graham (Aus) in an 18-hole playoff (Thomson 68, Graham 74), to record the last of his three Australian Open wins. [Kooyonga GC, Lockleys, Adelaide, SA].
Aus/NZ
Qantas
Played as the Qantas Australian Open (Oct 28-31). Second-placed Bruce Crampton (Aus) finished 8 shots behind Nicklaus (USA), who posted the third of six Australian Open wins. [Royal Hobart GC, Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 22-25). Second-placed Bruce Devlin (Aus) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Player (RSA), who posted the sixth of his seven Australian Open wins. [Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne, Australia].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 23-26). Second-placed Guy Wolstenholme (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Player (RSA). On a wet and windy final day, Player's 5-over-par 77 just got him over the line. He became only the second five-time winner of this coveted title. [Royal Sydney GC, Rose Bay, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 24-27). Second-placed Gary Player (RSA) finished 1 shot behind Nicklaus (USA), who recorded the second of his six Australian Open wins. An 8-foot birdie putt at the last hole clinched it for the Golden Bear. [Lake Karrinyup CC, Perth, WA, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 25-28). Second-placed Colin Johnston (Aus) finished 7 shots behind Thomson (Aus), who posted the second of his three Australian Open wins. [Commonwealth GC, South Oakleigh, Melbourne, Vic].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 27-30). Second-placed Kel Nagle (Aus) finished 5 shots behind Palmer (USA). [Royal Queensland GC, Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Qld.].
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Played as the Australian Open (50th) (Oct 28-30). Second-placed Frank Phillips (Aus) and Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 6 shots behind Player (RSA), who claimed the fourth of his seven Australian Open wins. Player shot 11-under par rounds of 62 in the first and third rounds of the championship. [Kooyonga GC, Lockleys, Adelaide, SA].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 29-Nov 1). Nicklaus (USA) beat Bruce Devlin (Aus) in an 18-hole playoff (Nicklaus 67, Devlin 70), to record the first of his six Australian Open wins. [The Lakes GC, Sydney, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 31-Nov 2). Second-placed Bruce Devlin (Aus) finished 7 shots behind defending champion Player (RSA), who posted the third of his seven Australian Open wins. [East course, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Nov 1-3). Second-placed Kel Nagle (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Player (RSA), who posted the second of his seven Australian Open wins. [Royal Adelaide GC, Seaton, Adelaide, SA].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Nov 23-25). Second-placed Kel Nagle (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Phillips (Aus). [Victoria GC, Melbourne, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Aug 18-20). Second-placed Edward "Ted" Ball (Aus, amateur) finished 1 shot behind Devlin (Aus, amateur, described in the press as a master plumber). [Lake Karrinyup CC, Perth, WA, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 10-12). Second-placed Vic Bulgin (Aus, amateur) and John Sullivan (Aus) finished 5 shots behind 38-year-old Nagle (Aus), who recorded his first and only Australian Open win. [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
Played as the Australian Open (Aug 28-30). Second-placed Kel Nagle (Aus) finished 5 shots behind Player (S Africa), who recorded the first of his seven Australian Open wins. [Kooyonga GC, Lockleys, Adelaide, SA].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Nov 14-16). Second-placed Ossie Pickworth (Aus) and Gary Player (RSA) finished 1 shot behind Phillips (Aus). [Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne, Australia].
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Played as the Australian Open (Aug 9-11). Second-placed Kelvin "Kel" Nagle (Aus) finished 2 shots behind 20-year-old Crampton (Aus). [Royal Sydney GC, Rose Bay, Sydney, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (May 26-28). Second-placed Norman Von Nida (Aus) and Kel Nagle (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Locke (RSA). [Gailes GC, Brisbane, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 2-4). Second-placed Norman Von Nida (Aus) finished 8 shots behind Pickworth (Aus), who posted the last of his four Australian Open wins. [Kooyonga GC, Lockleys, Adelaide, SA].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 22-24). Second-placed Peter Thomson (Aus) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Von Nida (Aus), who recorded the last of his three Australian Open wins. [East course, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Aug 29-31). Second-placed Ossie Pickworth (Aus) finished 5 shots behind Von Nida (Aus), who posted the second of his three Australian Open wins. [Lake Karrinyup CC, Perth, WA, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 4-6). Second-placed Norman Von Nida (Aus) finished 4 shots behind 22-year-old Thomson (Aus), who posted the first of his three Australian Open wins. [Metropolitan GC, South Oakleigh, Melbourne, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Aug 24-26). Second-placed Peter Thomson (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Von Nida (Aus), who recorded the first of his three Australian Open wins. [Kooyonga GC, Lockleys, Adelaide, SA].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 29-Oct 1). Second-placed Norman Von Nida (Aus) finished 7 shots behind Cremin (Aus), who shot a 4-under-par 31 on the final nine holes. Cremin was already in the lead when defending champion Ossie Pickworth (Aus), who held a six shot lead going into the final round, took an eight at the par-4 last. Even worse for Pickworth he was then disqualified for incorrectly recording that final hole score. [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 21-24). Pickworth (Aus) beat Jim Ferrier (Aus) in an 18-hole playoff (Pickworth 71, Ferrier 74). Pickworth posted his third straight win in this event, and the third of his four Australian Open victories. [Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne, Australia].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (June 5/6). Second-placed F.W. "Billy" McWilliam (Aus) finished 6 shots behind defending champion Pickworth (Aus), who posted the second of his four Australian Open wins. [Royal Queensland GC, Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Qld.].
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 3-5). Second-placed Alan "Stumpy" Waterson (Aus, amateur) finished 2 shots behind Pickworth (Aus), who recorded the first of his four Australian Open wins. [Royal Sydney GC, Rose Bay, Sydney, Aus].
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Australian Open not played 1940-45 due to World War II.
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Australian Open not played 1940-45 due to World War II.
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Australian Open not played 1940-45 due to World War II.
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Australian Open not played 1940-45 due to World War II.
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Australian Open not played 1940-45 due to World War II.
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Australian Open not played 1940-45 due to World War II.
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Played as the Australian Open (Aug 24-26). Second-placed Norman Von Nida (Aus) and Martin Smith (Aus) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Ferrier (Aus, amateur). [West course, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Aug 18-20). Second-placed Norman Von Nida (Aus) finished 14 shots behind Ferrier (Aus, amateur). [Royal Adelaide GC, Seaton, Adelaide, SA].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 9-11). Second-placed Tom McKay (Aus, amateur), O.V. "Ossie" Walker (Aus) and D.J. Davies (amateur) finished 1 shot behind Naismith (Aus). [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 24-26). Second-placed Harry Williams (Aus, amateur) finished 4 shots behind Sarazen (USA). [Metropolitan GC, South Oakleigh, Melbourne, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Aug 23/24). Second-placed Jim Ferrier (Aus, amateur) finished 1 shot behind McMahon (Aus). [Royal Adelaide GC, Seaton, Adelaide, SA].
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Played as the Australian Open (25th) (Oct 11-13). Second-placed Gene Sarazen (USA; the world's best player at that time) finished 3 shots behind William "Billy" Bolger (Aus). Bolger's total of 283 was hailed as a world record ... the lowest 72-hole aggregate ever recorded in a national Open Championship. [Royal Sydney GC, Rose Bay, Sydney, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 8/9). Second-placed Jim Ferrier (Aus, amateur), Reg Jupp (Aus) and A.W. "Gus" Jackson (Aus, amateur) finished 3 shots behind M.L. "Lou" Kelly (Aus). [West course, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Aug 18/19). Second-placed Fergus McMahon (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Ryan (Aus, amateur). [Royal Adelaide GC, Seaton, Adelaide, SA].
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Played as the Australian Open (Aug 28/29). Second-placed Jim Ferrier (Aus, amateur) finished 1 shot behind Whitton (Aus, amateur), who posted the last of five Australian Open wins. [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 11/12; first year the Stonehaven Cup was presented to the winner). Second-placed Rufus Stewart (Aus) and C.H. "George" Fawcett (Aus, amateur) finished 7 shots behind Eyre (Aus). [Metropolitan GC, South Oakleigh, Melbourne, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 22/23). Second-placed Frank Eyre (Aus) and Rufus Stewart (Aus) finished 5 shots behind Whitton (Aus, amateur), who recorded the fourth of his five Australian Open wins. [Royal Adelaide GC, Seaton, Adelaide, SA].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 7/8). Second-placed and defending champion Rufus Stewart (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Popplewell (Aus). [Royal Sydney GC, Rose Bay, Sydney, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 1/2). Second-placed Henry Roland "Harry" Sinclair (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Stewart (Aus). [Sandringham course, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus. This course no longer exists; it lay to the north and west of RMGC's current West course].
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Played as the Australian Open (Aug 26/27). Second-placed Rufus Stewart (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Whitton (Aus, amateur), who posted the third of his five Australian Open wins. [Royal Adelaide GC, Seaton, Adelaide, SA].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 22/23). Second-placed Tom Howard (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Popplewell (Aus). [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 4/5). Second-placed Carnegie Clark (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Russell (Aus, amateur). [Sandringham course, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus. This course no longer exists; it lay to the north and west of RMGC's current West course].
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Played as the Australian Open (Aug 16-17). Second-placed E. Ham (NZ) finished 3 shots behind Howard (Aus). [Royal Adelaide GC, Seaton, Adelaide, SA].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 14/15). Second-placed Arthur Le Fevre (Aus) finished 4 shots behind Charles "Charlie" Campbell (Aus). [Royal Sydney GC, Rose Bay, Sydney, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 17/18). Second-placed Thomas Forster "Tom" Rutledge (Aus, amateur) finished 10 shots behind Le Fevre (Aus). [Sandringham course, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus. This course no longer exists; it lay to the north and west of RMGC's current West course].
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Played as the Australian Open (July 16/17). Second-placed Dan Soutar (Scot/Aus) finished 5 shots behind Joe Kirkwood Sr (Aus). [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
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Australian Open not played 1914-19 due to World War I.
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Australian Open not played 1914-19 due to World War I.
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Australian Open not played 1914-19 due to World War I.
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Australian Open not played 1914-19 due to World War I.
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Australian Open not played 1914-19 due to World War I.
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Australian Open not played 1914-19 due to World War I.
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Played as the Australian Open (Aug 29/30). Second-placed Audley Raoul "Ben" Lempriere (Aus, amateur) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Whitton (Aus, amateur), who recorded the second of his five Australian Open wins. [Sandringham course, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus. This course no longer exists; it lay to the north and west of RMGC's current West course].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 13/14). Second-placed Fred Popplewell (Aus) and Dan Soutar (Scot/Aus) finished 5 shots behind Whitton (Aus, amateur), who posted the first of his five Australian Open wins. [Sandringham course, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus. This course no longer exists; it lay to the north and west of RMGC's current West course].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 15/16). Second-placed Fred Popplewell (Aus) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Clark (Aus), who recorded the last of his three Australian Open wins. [Royal Sydney GC, Rose Bay, Sydney, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Aug 12/13). Second-placed Dan Soutar (Scot/Aus) finished 11 shots behind Clark (Aus). Soutar was runner-up for the fifth straight year. [Royal Adelaide GC, Seaton, Adelaide, SA].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 9-10). Second-placed Dan Soutar (Scot/Aus) finished 2 shots behind Felstead (Aus, amateur). [Sandringham course, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus. This course no longer exists; it lay to the north and west of RMGC's current West course].
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Played as the Australian Open (July 10/11). Second-placed Dan Soutar (Scot/Aus) finished 3 shots behind Pearce (Aus, amateur). [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 26/27). Second-placed Dan Soutar (Scot/Aus) finished 8 shots behind the Hon. Michael Scott (Eng, amateur). [Sandringham course, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus. This course no longer exists; it lay to the north and west of RMGC's current West course].
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 11/12). Second-placed Dan Soutar (Scot/Aus) finished 5 shots behind Clark (Aus). [Royal Sydney GC, Rose Bay, Sydney, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 26/27). Second-placed and defending champion Hon. Michael Scott (Eng, amateur) finished 10 shots behind Soutar (Scot/Aus). [Sandringham course, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus. This course no longer exists; it lay to the north and west of RMGC's current West course].
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Played as the inaugural Australian Open (Sept 2/3). Second-placed H.L. Hyland (amateur) finished 8 shots behind the Hon. Michael Scott (Eng, amateur). [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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