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Top tournament results: Lakes, The (Sydney)

The main tournaments played at Lakes, The (Sydney) are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.

2018
Aus/NZ
272 (-16)
A$225,000
Emirates

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Ancer, Abraham

Score

272 (-16)

Prize money

A$225,000

Title sponsor

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].

2012
Aus/NZ
284 (-4)
A$225,000
Emirates

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Senior, Peter

Score

284 (-4)

Prize money

A$225,000

Title sponsor

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].

2011
Aus/NZ
Chalmers, Greg
275 (-13)
A$270,000
Emirates

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Chalmers, Greg

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

A$270,000

Title sponsor

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].

2010
Aus/NZ
269 (-19)
A$270,000
Century 21

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Ogilvy, Geoff

Score

269 (-19)

Prize money

A$270,000

Title sponsor

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].

2002
Aus/NZ
Johnson, Richard
46 pts
€195,080
ANZ Bank

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Johnson, Richard

Score

46 pts

Prize money

€195,080

Title sponsor

ANZ Bank

Played as the ANZ Players Championship (Feb 7-10; Aus/Eurpn Trs event; modified stableford format). Second-placed Scott Laycock (Aus) and Craig Parry (Aus) finished 2 points behind 25-year-old Richard S. Johnson (Swe), who recorded the first of his two European Tour wins. [The Lakes GC, Sydney, Aus].

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Baddeley, Aaron

Score

271 (-21)

Prize money

€223,600

Title sponsor

Holden

Played as the Greg Norman Holden International (Feb 8-11; Aus/Eurpn Trs event). 19-year-old Aaron Baddeley (Aus) beat Sergio García (Esp) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record his first European Tour win. [The Lakes GC, Sydney, Aus].

2000
Aus/NZ
Parsons, Lucas
273 (-19)
€243,118
Holden

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Parsons, Lucas

Score

273 (-19)

Prize money

€243,118

Title sponsor

Holden

Played as the Greg Norman Holden International (Feb 3-6; Aus/Eurpn Trs event). Second-placed Peter Senior (Aus) finished 4 shots behind 30-year-old Lucas Parsons (Aus), who recorded his first and only European Tour win. [The Lakes GC, Sydney, Aus].

1999
Aus/NZ
Long, Michael
283 (-9)
Holden

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Long, Michael

Score

283 (-9)

Prize money

Title sponsor

Holden

Played as the Greg Norman Holden International (Feb 4-7; Aus Tr event). Second-placed Michael Campbell (NZ) finished 1 shot behind Michael Long (NZ), who recorded the second of his four Australasian Tour wins. [The Lakes GC, Sydney, Aus].

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Parry, Craig

Score

276 (-16)

Prize money

A$106,100

Title sponsor

Holden

Played as Greg Norman's Holden Classic (Nov 30-Dec 3; Aus Tr event). Second-placed Michael Campbell (NZ) finished 1 shot behind Craig Parry (Aus). [The Lakes GC, Sydney, Aus].

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Strange, Curtis

Score

274 (-18)

Prize money

Title sponsor

Holden

Played as the inaugural Greg Norman's Holden Classic (Dec 2-5; Aus Tr event). Second-placed John Wade (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Curtis Strange (USA), who recorded the last of his three Australasian Tour wins. [The Lakes GC, Sydney, Aus].

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Elkington, Steve

Score

280 (-8)

Prize money

A$144,000

Title sponsor

x

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].

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Senior, Peter

Score

Prize money

Title sponsor

Johnnie Walker

Played as the Johnnie Walker Classic. [The Lakes GC, Sydney, Aus].

1987
Aus/NZ
Mackay, Roger
284
ESP

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Mackay, Roger

Score

284

Prize money

Title sponsor

ESP

Played as the ESP Australian PGA Ch'ship. Won by Roger Mackay (Aus). [The Lakes GC, Sydney, Aus].

1980
Aus/NZ
284 (-4)
A$35,000
Dunhill

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Norman, Greg

Score

284 (-4)

Prize money

A$35,000

Title sponsor

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].

1972
Aus/NZ
Vines, Randall
290
x

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Vines, Randall

Score

290

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Australian PGA Ch'ship. Bill Dunk (Aus) finished in second place behind Vines (Aus). [The Lakes GC, Sydney, Aus].

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Nicklaus, Jack

Score

287 (-1)

Prize money

A$1,060

Title sponsor

x

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].

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Von Nida, Norman

Score

6 & 5

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Australian PGA Ch'ship. Von Nida (Aus) beat Eric Cremin (Aus) 6 and 5 in the final. [The Lakes GC, Sydney, Aus].

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