South Australian Open (golf)

Jacob's Creek Open Championship
Tournament information
LocationLockleys, South Australia, Australia
Established1933
CourseKooyonga Golf Club
Par72
Length6,795 yards (6,213 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour of AustralasiaNationwide Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$600,000
Month playedFebruary
Final year2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Gordon Brand Jnr (1988)
To par−19 Peter Lonard (2000)
Final champion
United StatesScott Sterling
Location map
Kooyonga GC is located in Australia
Kooyonga GC
Kooyonga GC
Location in Australia
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Kooyonga GC is located in South Australia
Kooyonga GC
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Location in South Australia
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The South Australian Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Nationwide Tour.

History

The event started in 1933 as the South Australian Close Championship.[1] In 1950 it was renamed the South Australian Open, although it was only in 1952 that it was opened up to players from outside the state.[2][3][4]

In the late 1960s, there was no sponsor for the tournament; therefore, only local club professionals competed."[5] In 1975 the problem recurred when the South Australian Brewing Company did not renew its sponsorship. An economic downturn discouraged other companies from sponsoring,[5] and the event did not take place that year.

The event was retitled the Jacob's Creek Open Championship from 2002 to 2007, sponsored by the Jacob's Creek wine brand, and was co-sanctioned during that period by the United States–based Nationwide Tour. It was played annually in Adelaide. In 2007, the last time the tournament was held, it was one of three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour held outside the United States. After Jacob's Creek withdrew their support following the 2007 event, the search for a new sponsor proved fruitless and the tournament was cancelled.[6]

Winners

YearTour(s)[a]WinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upVenue Ref.
Jacob's Creek Open Championship
2007 ANZ, NWTUnited StatesScott Sterling[b]276−121 strokeAustraliaDavid LutterusKooyonga[7]
2006 ANZ, NWTAustraliaPaul Sheehan[b]281−7PlayoffAustraliaMichael Sim[b]Royal Adelaide
2005 ANZ, NWTAustraliaSteven Bowditch[b]277−115 strokesUnited StatesRyan ArmourAustraliaNathan Green[b]Royal Adelaide
Jacob's Creek Open
2004 ANZ, NWTAustraliaEuan Walters[b]275−95 strokesAustraliaWayne GradyAustraliaBrendan Jones[b]AustraliaAnthony PainterKooyonga
2003 ANZ, NWTUnited StatesJoe Ogilvie[b]279−51 strokeAustraliaShane TaitKooyonga
Jacob's Creek Open Championship
2002 ANZ, BUYAustraliaGavin Coles[b]279−92 strokesUnited StatesBryce MolderKooyonga
Ford South Australian Open
2001: No tournament due to scheduling changes
2000 ANZAustraliaPeter Lonard269−196 strokesAustraliaPaul GowKooyonga
1999 ANZAustraliaCraig Parry274−145 strokesScotlandRaymond RussellKooyonga
1998 ANZAustraliaStuart Bouvier282−62 strokesAustraliaStephen AllanAustraliaCraig ParryKooyonga
1997 ANZNew ZealandSteven Alker273−151 strokeAustraliaWayne GradyKooyonga
1996 ANZAustraliaGreg Norman (2)284−41 strokeFranceJean-Louis GuépyKooyonga
1995 ANZAustraliaTim Elliott275−173 strokesUnited StatesJack O'KeefeAustraliaAnthony PainterRoyal Adelaide
Eagle Blue Open
1994: No tournament due to scheduling changes
1993 ANZAustraliaWayne Smith210[c]−9PlayoffAustraliaJim KennedyUnited StatesKevin MiskiminsRoyal Adelaide[8]
1992 ANZAustraliaBrett Ogle (2)280−121 strokeAustraliaCraig WarrenRoyal Adelaide
West End South Australian Open
1991ANZAustraliaBrett Ogle279−132 strokesAustraliaMike HarwoodRoyal Adelaide[9]
1990ANZAustraliaMike Harwood278−145 strokesAustraliaPaul MoloneyNew ZealandSimon OwenRoyal Adelaide[10]
1989ANZZimbabweNick Price277−155 strokesAustraliaLucien TinklerAustraliaPaul FoleyRoyal Adelaide[11]
1988ANZScotlandGordon Brand Jnr267−137 strokesAustraliaGreg AlexanderAustraliaWayne GradyThe Grange[12]
1987ANZNorthern IrelandRonan Rafferty280−81 strokeAustraliaPeter FowlerThe Grange[13]
West End Jubilee South Australian Open
1986ANZAustraliaGreg Norman283−53 strokesAustraliaDavid GrahamKooyonga[14]
Ford Dealers South Australian Open
1985ANZAustraliaVaughan Somers284−42 strokesAustraliaGerry TaylorKooyonga[15]
1984ANZAustraliaBob Shearer286−21 strokeAustraliaTerry GaleKooyonga[16]
1983ANZAustraliaTerry Gale281−71 strokeAustraliaWayne GradyKooyonga[17]
1982ANZAustraliaGraham Marsh275−138 strokesAustraliaBill DunkKooyonga[18]
South Australian Open
1981ANZAustraliaLyndsay Stephen282−63 strokesAustraliaRodger DavisGlenelg[19]
Dunhill South Australian Open
1980ANZNew ZealandSimon Owen291+31 strokeAustraliaRodger DavisAustraliaGreg NormanKooyonga[20]
1979ANZAustraliaPeter Senior282−6PlayoffAustraliaGraham Stevens (a)Glenelg[21]
South Australian Open
1978ANZAustraliaTony Gresham (a)282−66 strokesAustraliaChris Bonython (a)Glenelg[22]
1977ANZAustraliaNoel Ratcliffe287−5PlayoffAustraliaDavid GallowayRoyal Adelaide[23]
1976ANZAustraliaDavid Galloway285−32 strokesAustraliaFrank PhillipsEnglandGuy WolstenholmeKooyonga[24]
1975: No tournament
1974ANZAustraliaRay Hore288E1 strokeAustraliaDavid GallowayAustraliaRandall VinesGlenelg[25]
1973ANZ AustraliaTed Ball (2)286−21 strokeNew ZealandTerry KendallThe Grange[26]
1972AustraliaTed Ball294+23 strokesAustraliaBill DunkAustraliaStan PeachThe Grange[27]
1971EnglandGuy Wolstenholme288E2 strokesAustraliaBob TuohyKooyonga[28]
1970AustraliaBill Dunk275−138 strokesAustraliaFrank PhillipsGlenelg[29]
1969New ZealandBrian Boys222[c]+6PlayoffAustraliaTed BallAustraliaFrank PhillipsThe Grange[30]
1968AustraliaPeter Thomson293+19 strokesNew ZealandWalter GodfreyRoyal Adelaide[31]
1967AustraliaJohn Sullivan144EGlenelg
1966AustraliaBrian Crafter141−3The Grange
1965AustraliaMurray Crafter (3)144E1 strokeAustraliaBrian CrafterKooyonga[32]
1964AustraliaBob Mesnil (a)145−1Royal Adelaide
1963AustraliaMurray Crafter (2)148+4Glenelg
1962AustraliaMurray Crafter143−1The Grange
1961AustraliaHarry Thredgold (a)148+4Kooyonga
1960AustraliaBill Shephard (a) (2)141−5Royal Adelaide
1955–1959: No information known
1954AustraliaBob Stevens (a) (4)1423 strokesAustraliaBill Ackland-Horman (a)Royal Adelaide[33]
1953AustraliaBob Stevens (a) (3)1474 strokesAustraliaBill Ackland-Horman (a)AustraliaBill Rymill (a)Kooyonga[34]
1952AustraliaBob Stevens (a) (2)1415 strokesAustraliaHarry Thredgold (a)Royal Adelaide[35]
1951AustraliaJohn Wilkin (a)1495 strokesAustraliaBill Ackland-Horman (a)Kooyonga[36]
1950AustraliaBill Shephard (a)1453 strokesAustraliaBill Ackland-Horman (a)Royal Adelaide[37]
South Australian Close Championship
1949AustraliaBill Ackland-Horman (a) (3)1482 strokesAustraliaJohn Wilkin (a)Kooyonga[38]
1948AustraliaBob Stevens (a)153PlayoffAustraliaJim MillsRoyal Adelaide[39]
1947AustraliaBill Ackland-Horman (a) (2)152PlayoffAustraliaDenis DeneheyKooyonga[40]
1946AustraliaBill Ackland-Horman (a)1482 strokesAustraliaJack Richardson (a)Royal Adelaide[41]
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939AustraliaBill Rymill (a)1433 strokesAustraliaRufus StewartKooyonga[42]
1938AustraliaFergus McMahon (4)1452 strokesAustraliaBill Ackland-Horman (a)Royal Adelaide[43]
1937AustraliaFergus McMahon (3)1424 strokesAustraliaDallas Crook (a)Kooyonga[44]
1936AustraliaFergus McMahon (2)1462 strokesAustraliaRoss Sawers (a)Royal Adelaide[45]
1935AustraliaJimmy McLachlan1443 strokesAustraliaBill Rymill (a)Kooyonga[46]
1934AustraliaRufus Stewart1453 strokesAustraliaFred ThompsonRoyal Adelaide[47]
1933AustraliaFergus McMahon151PlayoffAustraliaBill Ackland-Horman (a)Kooyonga[48]

Notes

  1. ^ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; BUY/NWT − Buy.com Tour/Nationwide Tour
  2. ^ abcdefghiGained promotion to the PGA Tour at the end of the Nationwide Tour season.
  3. ^ abShortened to 54 holes due to weather.

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