Australian, The
The main tournaments played at Australian, The are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
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 Women's Australian Open (Nov 30-Dec 3; WPGA Aus Tour event). Second-placed Minjee Lee (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Ashleigh Buhai (RSA; née Simon), who recorded back-to-back wins in this event. [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, and The Lakes GC, Sydney].
Note: played concurrently with the men's Australian Open, an Aus/European-DP World Tours event.
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 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 (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
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
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
Holden
Played as the Greg Norman Holden International (Feb 5-8; Aus Tr event). Second-placed José María Olazábal (Esp) finished 2 shots behind 42-year-old Greg Norman (Aus), who recorded the last of his 33 Australasian Tour wins. Norman's 272 set a new 72-hole course record at The Australian. [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, 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
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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
x
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 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
x
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
x
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
x
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
Wills/Qantas
Played as the Wills-Qantas Australian Ladies Open (Feb 28-Mar 2). Won by Carner (née Gunderson) (USA). [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
Aus/NZ
x
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].
Aus/NZ
x
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].
Aus/NZ
x
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].
Aus/NZ
x
Played as the Australian PGA Ch'ship. Cremin (Aus) beat Sam Richardson (Aus) 4 and 2 in the final.
Aus/NZ
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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].
Aus/NZ
x
Played as the Australian PGA Ch'ship. John Donald Spence (Aus) beat Bill Bolger (Aus) 2 and 1 in the final.
Aus/NZ
x
Played as the Australian PGA Ch'ship. Frank (Happy) Eyre (Aus) beat Arthur Le Fevre (Aus) 6 and 5 in the final.
Aus/NZ
x
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].
Aus/NZ
x
Played as the Australian PGA Ch'ship. Howard (Aus) beat Fred Popplewell (Aus) 3 and 1 in the final.
Aus/NZ
x
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].
Aus/NZ
x
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].
Aus/NZ
x
Played as the Australian PGA Ch'ship. Clark (Aus, b. Scotland) beat Victor East (Aus) 4 and 3 in the final.
Aus/NZ
x
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].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
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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.
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