Australian PGA Championship

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Template:Short description Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Australian PGA Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It is the home tournament of the Australian PGA. Since 2000 it has been held in the South East Queensland region. The tournament was part of the OneAsia Tour from 2009 to 2014, and it has been co-sanctioned with the European Tour from 2015 to 2019 and again in 2022.

The championship started in 1929, when the Australian Golf Union decided to hold the Australian Professional Championship during their annual championship meeting. The leading 16 professionals in the Open championship qualified for the match play event, with four rounds of matches over 36 holes. The winner, Rufus Stewart, received the Joe Kirkwood Cup, donated by Australian golfer Joe Kirkwood Sr. After World War II the PGA of Australia took over the organisation of the championship. It continued to be a match-play event until 1964, when it became a 72-hole stroke-play tournament. Kel Nagle holds the record for the most wins, with 6 wins, while Bill Dunk won the championship five times.

Before becoming a "championship" in 1929, a number of professional competitions were held at the Australian Golf Union championship meetings, the first being held in 1904. The Australian PGA treat some of these competitions, starting in 1905, as earlier editions of the same event. They also include the 1926 Sun-Herald Tournament as part of the same series.

History

At the annual meeting of the Australian Golf Union, held during the 1928 championship meeting, it was decided to hold a professional championship, starting at Royal Adelaide in 1929, to add to the Australian Open Championship and the Australian Amateur Championship, which were already held during the meeting.[1] Professional competitions had been held at the championship meeting since 1904 but had never been given the title of "championship". Winners of the Sun-Herald Tournament, held from 1924 to 1926, and which had a similar format to the new championship, had been reported as being the "professional championship of Australia" and the winners called the "professional champion of Australia", although these were not necessarily official titles.[2] Joe Kirkwood, Sr., during a visit to Australia in late 1928, donated a trophy for the new championship.[3][4] The Australian Professional Championship followed the format of the amateur event, with the leading 16 professionals in the Open championship qualifying for the match play event. All matches were over 36 holes, the first three rounds played from Monday to Wednesday with the final was played on the Saturday, three days after the semifinals.[5] There was tie for 16th place which was resolved by the first round scores in a professional "purse" at Kooyonga, played on the Saturday between the end of the open on Friday and the start of the professional championship on Monday.[6] Rufus Stewart beat Ernie Bissett 8&7 in the final.[7][8]

The same format was used throughout the 1930s, the only variation being the day of the final. From 1930 to 1932 and in 1938 and 1939 the four rounds were played from Monday to Thursday, while from 1933 to 1937 the final was delayed until Friday to avoid clashing with the amateur final which was played on the Thursday. Rufus Stewart reached the final again 1930 but lost a close match to Jock Robertson.[9] Sam Richardson won the championship twice, in 1933 and 1935.[10][11] He reached the final again in 1937 but lost to Eric Cremin, who also won in 1938.[12][13] Two cousins, Ted and George Naismith, reached the 1939 final, Ted winning 7&5.[14]

The first championship organised by the PGA of Australia was in 1946. It retained the previous format with 16 players competing over four days of 36-hole match-play. A qualifying system was used, similar to that used for the earlier Sun-Herald Tournament, with each state having a fixed number of qualifying places, determined by the number of members. New South Wales was allocated six places, Victoria five, Queensland two with South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia having one each. The states organised their own qualifying events.[15] The championship was played at Manly from 11 to 14 December. The New South Wales qualifying event was a 36-hole stroke-play event played immediately before the championship, at Manly on 9 December.[16] The final was between two of the New South Wales players, with Norman Von Nida beating Eric Cremin by one hole.[17] Cremin reached the final five times between 1946 and 1952, losing them all. In 1947 he lost to Ossie Pickworth and in 1948 he lost to Von Nida again.[18][19] With only 16 competitors it became practical to play the event in different locations, the 1948 championship being played in Tasmania and the 1949 event in Western Australia. The 1949 championship was won by Kel Nagle, the first of six wins in the event.[20] The 1950 final was a repeat of the 1946 and 1948 finals and saw Von Nida beat Cremin for the third time.[21]

In 1951 the qualifying system was changed, with the PGA Championship being played immediately after the Open. The leading 16 professionals in the Open qualified.[22] Norman Von Nida won the championship, his fourth in six years.[23] Qualification in 1952 was based on the leading professionals in the Sydney Ampol Tournament.[24] Bill Holder beat Eric Cremin in the final.[25] In 1953 the PGA Championship immediately followed the Open, with the Open acting as the qualifying event, as in 1951.[26] Ossie Pickworth won his second championship, beating Peter Thomson in a close final.[27] The Open again acted as the qualifying event in 1954, although the PGA Championship was not played until 6 weeks later, Kel Nagle winning his second title.[28][29] From 1955 to 1961 the PGA Championship was played the week after the Open, which acted as the qualifying event. It was played in the same area as the Open, but not generally at the same club. In 1955 it was played in Queensland for the first time, Pickworth winning his third title.[30] Les Wilson won in 1956, followed by Gary Player in 1957.[31][32] Nagle won his third and fourth titles in 1958 and 1959, followed by John Sullivan in 1960 and Alan Murray in 1961.[33][34][35][36] For scheduling reasons, only three days were allocated in 1961, with the first two rounds played over 18 holes on the first day.[37][38]

In 1962, a 36-hole qualifying event was introduced, replacing qualification via the Open. As in 1961, there were two rounds on the first day of match-play, with 36-hole semi-finals and final on the following two days.[39] The final was one-sided, with Bill Dunk beating Eric Cremin 8&7. Cremin was playing in his seventh final since WWII, but lost them all.[40] A similar format was used in 1963, except that all match-play rounds were over 36 holes.[41] Col Johnston beat the American Ron Howell in the final, which was played on a Sunday for the first time.[42]

In 1964 the tournament changed its format to 72-hole stroke-play. It has been played in that format to the current day, with the exception of 1973 when it reverted to match-play for a single season. Initially it was played over three days, with the leading 40 and ties playing 36 holes on the final day.[43] Col Johnston won for the second year in succession, a stroke ahead of Bruce Devlin.[44] Kel Nagle won for the fifth time in 1965, a shot ahead of Frank Phillips.[45] In 1966 Bill Dunk led by 9 strokes after two rounds. Peter Thomson had a third round 69, to reduce Dunk's lead to two but had a final round 73 to Dunk's 68. Dunk won by 7 from Thomson with Bob Stanton third, a further 6 strokes behind.[46] Thomson had his only win in 1967, having been runner-up four times. Johnston and Phillips tied for second place, a shot behind, with Peter Townsend fourth. Townsend dropped shots at the 14th and 15th holes to fall behind, while Phillips missed a short putt at the final hole.[47]

Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus competed in the 1968 championship, which was extended to four days with a Sunday finish. However, 47-year-old Kel Nagle won the title for the sixth time, 6 ahead of Nicklaus with Bruce Devlin third, a further 5 strokes behind.[48] Bruce Devlin won for the first time in 1969, played in Canberra for the first time, and won again in 1970, when it was played at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast.[49][50] It was played at Surfers Paradise again in 1971, Bill Dunk winning by 3 shots.[51] Dunk came close to winning again in 1972 but was eventually runner-up, two strokes behind Randall Vines.[52] In 1973 the event returned to a match play format. There was a single stroke-play round with the leading 64 qualifying for six 18-hole rounds of match-play over the following three days. Vines repeated his 1972 success beating Stewart Ginn in the final.[53] Dunk won in 1974 after an 18-hole playoff, and won again in 1976, his fifth and final win, also after a playoff.[54][55]

The 1977 event was sponsored by Telecom and saw an increase in prize money from A$20,000 to A$100,000. Mike Cahill won by 4 strokes.[56] Telecom dropped its sponsorship after a single event and Mayne Nickless became the sponsor from 1978 to 1982, all five tournaments being played at Royal Melbourne. Prize money rose to A$175,000 in 1982. There were three overseas winners in this period, Hale Irwin in 1978, Sam Torrance in 1980 and Seve Ballesteros in 1981.[57][58][59] Australians Stewart Ginn and Graham Marsh won in 1979 and 1982.[60][61] Prize money dropped to A$40,000 in 1983 but rose to A$150,000 in 1984 under new sponsors Toshiba. Greg Norman won in 1984 and 1985, both times by 8 strokes, and was runner-up in 1986, losing to Mike Harwood.[62][63][64] ESP sponsored the 1987 event, played at The Lakes Golf Club. Roger Mackay won by a stroke from American Mike Colandro.[65]

From 1988 to 1990 the championship was held at the Riverside Oaks club outside Sydney with prize increasing to A$500,000 in 1989 and 1990. In 1988 Wayne Grady beat Greg Norman after a sudden-death playoff, the first in the championship's history.[66] Peter Senior won in 1989 followed by Brett Ogle, who won by five strokes in 1990.[67][68] It was held at Concord from 1991 to 1993 with Ford sponsoring the event. Prize money dropped to A$250,000 in 1991 but increased to A$350,000 by 1993. Wayne Grady won for the second time in 1991, followed by Craig Parry in 1992.[69][70] 1993 saw another playoff with Ian Baker-Finch beating Peter Fowler and Grant Waite.[71] Reebok sponsored the event at the New South Wales club in 1994, prize money being reduced to A$200,000. Andrew Coltart became the first non-Australian to win since 1981.[72] The 1995 event was cancelled because of the lack of a sponsor.[73]

The event returned in 1996 sponsored by Mastercard who also sponsored the event in 1997 and 1998. Prize money was A$400,000 in 1996 rising to A$600,000 in 1998. Phil Tataurangi won in 1996, having started the last round eight strokes behind leader Chris Gray.[74] Andrew Coltart won for the second time in 1997 with David Howell winning by seven strokes in 1998.[75][76] The 1999 event was played at Victoria Golf Club with reduced prize money of A$300,000 and was won by Greg Turner.[77]

Since 2000 the championship has been held in Queensland, initially at Royal Queensland in Brisbane, before being played 11 times in a row, from 2002 to 2012, at Hyatt Coolum on the Sunshine Coast, later renamed Palmer Coolum. From 2013 to 2019 it was held at Royal Pines on the Gold Coast. From 2009 to 2014 the event was co-sanctioned with the OneAsia tour while the European Tour co-sanctioned the event from 2015 to 2019. Prize money was A$1,000,000 from 2000 to 2004, rising to A$1,500,000 from 2008 to 2011 before falling back to A$1,000,000 in 2014. Under the European Tour co-sanctioning prize money was initially A$1,750,000 in 2015, reducing to A$1,500,000 from 2016 to 2019.

Robert Allenby won the championship in 2000 and successfully defended his title in 2001.[78][79] He won again in 2005 and, for the fourth time, in 2009.[80][81] In 2002, Peter Lonard and Jarrod Moseley were tied after 72 holes and after playing one hole of a sudden-death playoff, fading light meant that no further play was possible. They chose to share the title and not return the following day.[82] After this joint win, Lonard won again in 2004 and 2007.[83][84] He was also involved in a playoff against Nick O'Hern in 2006, O'Hern winning at the fourth extra hole.[85] Peter Senior won in 2003, having previously won in 1989, and won for the third time in 2010 after a playoff against Geoff Ogilvy.[86][87] Ogilvy was also a previous winner, having won in 2008.[88]

Greg Chalmers won the championship twice, both times after a playoff. In 2011 he beat Robert Allenby and Marcus Fraser at the first extra hole, while in 2014 the playoff went to seven extra holes, before he beat Adam Scott.[89][90] 2012 produced a surprise winner, with Daniel Popovic winning his only important tournament.[91] Although Scott lost in a playoff in 2014, he won the event twice, in 2013 and 2019.[92][93] Nathan Holman won in 2015 after a playoff against Dylan Frittelli and Harold Varner III.[94] Varner returned the following year, 2016, and won the championship by two strokes.[95] Cameron Smith won in 2017, after a playoff against Jordan Zunic, and regained the title in 2018.[96][97]

The 2020 championship was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the 2021 event was rescheduled to January 2022, without European Tour co-sanctioning, at Royal Queensland with prize money of A$1,000,000. Jediah Morgan won the tournament by a record margin of 11 strokes, with a record low score of 262.[98] A second event was held in 2022, at Royal Queensland in November, as part of the 2023 European Tour season.[99] Cameron Smith won by three strokes, his third win in the event.[100] Min Woo Lee won the event in 2023.[101]

Venues

The following venues have been used since the founding of the Australian Professional Championship in 1929.

Venue Location First Last Times
Royal Adelaide Golf Club Adelaide, South Australia 1929 1938 4
Metropolitan Golf Club Melbourne, Victoria 1930 1968 5
The Australian Golf Club Sydney, New South Wales 1931 1937 2
Royal Melbourne Golf Club Melbourne, Victoria 1933 1983 10
Royal Sydney Golf Club Sydney, New South Wales 1934 1966 3
Manly Golf Club Sydney, New South Wales 1946 1946 1
Kingston Beach Golf Club Kingston, Tasmania 1948 1948 1
Royal Perth Golf Club Perth, Western Australia 1949 1949 1
The Lakes Golf Club Sydney, New South Wales 1950 1987 3
Roseville Golf Club Sydney, New South Wales 1952 1952 1
Indooroopilly Golf Club Brisbane, Queensland 1955 1955 1
St. Michael's Golf Club Sydney, New South Wales 1956 1956 1
Huntingdale Golf Club Melbourne, Victoria 1957 1957 1
Kooyonga Golf Club Adelaide, South Australia 1958 1958 1
New South Wales Golf Club Sydney, New South Wales 1959 1998 5
Royal Fremantle Golf Club Fremantle, Western Australia 1960 1960 1
Rossdale Golf Club Melbourne, Victoria 1961 1962 2
Oatlands Golf Club Sydney, New South Wales 1963 1963 1
Monash Country Club Sydney, New South Wales 1964 1984 2
Riversdale Golf Club Melbourne, Victoria 1965 1965 1
Royal Canberra Golf Club Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 1969 1969 1
Surfers Paradise Golf Club Gold Coast, Queensland 1970 1971 2
Bonnie Doon Golf Club Sydney, New South Wales 1973 1973 1
Liverpool Golf Club Sydney, New South Wales 1974 1974 1
Burleigh Heads Golf Club Gold Coast, Queensland 1975 1975 1
Rosebud Country Club Melbourne, Victoria 1976 1976 1
Yarra Yarra Golf Club Melbourne, Victoria 1977 1977 1
Castle Hill Country Club Sydney, New South Wales 1985 1986 2
Riverside Oaks Golf Resort Sydney, New South Wales 1988 1990 3
Concord Golf Club Sydney, New South Wales 1991 1993 3
Victoria Golf Club Melbourne, Victoria 1999 1999 1
Royal Queensland Golf Club Brisbane, Queensland 2000 2024 6
Palmer Coolum Resort
(Hyatt Regency Coolum)		 Sunshine Coast, Queensland 2002 2012 11
RACV Royal Pines Resort Gold Coast, Queensland 2013 2019 7

Winners

PGA Tour of Australasia (Flagship event) 2022 (Jan)
PGA Tour of Australasia (Regular) 1973–2019, 2022 (Nov)–
Pre-PGA Tour of Australasia 1929–1972
# Year Tour(s)Template:Efn Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
BMW Australian PGA Championship
88th 2024 ANZ, EUR Template:Flagicon Elvis Smylie 199Template:Efn −14 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Cameron Smith Royal Queensland [102][103]
Fortinet Australian PGA Championship
87th 2023 ANZ, EUR Template:Flagicon Min Woo Lee 264 −20 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Rikuya Hoshino Royal Queensland [101]
86th 2022
(Nov)		 ANZ, EUR Template:Flagicon Cameron Smith (3) 270 −14 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Ryo Hisatsune
Template:Flagicon Jason Scrivener		 Royal Queensland [100][104]
85th 2022
(Jan) 		ANZ Template:Flagicon Jediah Morgan 262 −22 11 strokes Template:Flagicon Andrew Dodt Royal Queensland [98][105]
Australian PGA Championship
– 2021 ANZ No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic [106]
– 2020 ANZ, EUR Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [107]
84th 2019 ANZ, EUR Template:Flagicon Adam Scott (2) 275 −13 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Michael Hendry Royal Pines [93][108]
83rd 2018 ANZ, EUR Template:Flagicon Cameron Smith (2) 272 −16 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Marc Leishman Royal Pines [97][109]
82nd 2017 ANZ, EUR Template:Flagicon Cameron Smith 270 −18 PlayoffTemplate:Efn Template:Flagicon Jordan Zunic Royal Pines [96][110]
81st 2016 ANZ, EUR Template:Flagicon Harold Varner III 269 −19 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Andrew Dodt Royal Pines [95][111]
80th 2015 ANZ, EUR Template:Flagicon Nathan Holman 288 E PlayoffTemplate:Efn Template:Flagicon Dylan Frittelli
Template:Flagicon Harold Varner III		 Royal Pines [94][112]
79th 2014 ANZ, ONE Template:Flagicon Greg Chalmers (2) 277 −11 PlayoffTemplate:Efn Template:Flagicon Wade Ormsby
Template:Flagicon Adam Scott		 Royal Pines [90][113]
78th 2013 ANZ, ONE Template:Flagicon Adam Scott 270 −14 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Rickie Fowler Royal Pines [92][114]
77th 2012 ANZ, ONE Template:Flagicon Daniel Popovic 272 −16 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Anthony Brown
Template:Flagicon Rod Pampling		 Palmer Coolum [91]
76th 2011 ANZ, ONE Template:Flagicon Greg Chalmers 276 −12 PlayoffTemplate:Efn Template:Flagicon Robert Allenby
Template:Flagicon Marcus Fraser		 Hyatt Coolum [89]
75th 2010 ANZ, ONE Template:Flagicon Peter Senior (3) 276 −12 PlayoffTemplate:Efn Template:Flagicon Geoff Ogilvy Hyatt Coolum [87]
74th 2009 ANZ, ONE Template:Flagicon Robert Allenby (4) 270 −14 4 strokes Template:Flagicon John Senden
Template:Flagicon Scott Strange		 Hyatt Coolum [81]
Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship
73rd 2008 ANZ Template:Flagicon Geoff Ogilvy 274 −14 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Mathew Goggin Hyatt Coolum [88]
72nd 2007 ANZ Template:Flagicon Peter Lonard (3) 268 −20 3 strokes Template:Flagicon David Smail Hyatt Coolum [84]
71st 2006 ANZ Template:Flagicon Nick O'Hern 266 −22 PlayoffTemplate:Efn Template:Flagicon Peter Lonard Hyatt Coolum [85]
Cadbury Schweppes Centenary Australian PGA Championship
70th 2005 ANZ Template:Flagicon Robert Allenby (3) 270 −18 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Mathew Goggin Hyatt Coolum [80]
Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship
69th 2004 ANZ Template:Flagicon Peter Lonard (2) 270 −18 2 strokes Template:Flagicon James Nitties Hyatt Coolum [83]
Australian PGA Championship
68th 2003 ANZ Template:Flagicon Peter Senior (2) 271 −17 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Rod Pampling Hyatt Coolum [86]
67th 2002 ANZ Template:Flagicon Peter Lonard
Template:Flagicon Jarrod Moseley		 271 −17 Title sharedTemplate:Efn Hyatt Coolum [82]
66th 2001 ANZ Template:Flagicon Robert Allenby (2) 273 −15 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Geoff Ogilvy Royal Queensland [79]
65th 2000 ANZ Template:Flagicon Robert Allenby 275 −13 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Steven Conran Royal Queensland [78]
64th 1999 ANZ Template:Flagicon Greg Turner 278 −10 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Shane Tait Victoria [77]
MasterCard Australian PGA Championship
63rd 1998 ANZ Template:Flagicon David Howell 275 −13 7 strokes Template:Flagicon Stephen Ames
Template:Flagicon Terry Price		 New South Wales [76]
62nd 1997 ANZ Template:Flagicon Andrew Coltart (2) 285 −3 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Stephen Allan
Template:Flagicon Stuart Appleby		 New South Wales [75]
61st 1996 ANZ Template:Flagicon Phil Tataurangi 279 −9 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Rodger Davis
Template:Flagicon Peter Lonard		 New South Wales [74]
Australian PGA Championship
– 1995 ANZ Cancelled due to lack of sponsorship [73]
Reebok Australian PGA Championship
60th 1994 ANZ Template:Flagicon Andrew Coltart 281 −7 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Terry Price New South Wales [72]
Ford Australian PGA Championship
59th 1993 ANZ Template:Flagicon Ian Baker-Finch 275 −9 PlayoffTemplate:Efn Template:Flagicon Peter Fowler
Template:Flagicon Grant Waite		 Concord [71]
58th 1992 ANZ Template:Flagicon Craig Parry 269 −15 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Peter McWhinney Concord [70]
57th 1991 ANZ Template:Flagicon Wayne Grady (2) 271 −13 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Brett Ogle Concord [69]
Australian PGA Championship
56th 1990 ANZ Template:Flagicon Brett Ogle 273 −11 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Rodger Davis
Template:Flagicon Wayne Grady		 Riverside Oaks [68]
55th 1989 ANZ Template:Flagicon Peter Senior 274 −14 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jim Benepe Riverside Oaks [67]
54th 1988 ANZ Template:Flagicon Wayne Grady 275 −13 PlayoffTemplate:Efn Template:Flagicon Greg Norman Riverside Oaks [66]
ESP Australian PGA Championship
53rd 1987 ANZ Template:Flagicon Roger Mackay 284 −8 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Mike Colandro The Lakes [65]
Toshiba Australian PGA Championship
52nd 1986 ANZ Template:Flagicon Mike Harwood 275 −13 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Greg Norman Castle Hill [64]
51st 1985 ANZ Template:Flagicon Greg Norman (2) 273 −15 8 strokes Template:Flagicon Magnus Persson Castle Hill [63]
50th 1984 ANZ Template:Flagicon Greg Norman 277 −11 8 strokes Template:Flagicon Rodger Davis Monash [62]
Yakka Australian PGA Championship
49th 1983 ANZ Template:Flagicon Bob Shearer 288 E 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Ossie Moore Royal Melbourne [115]
Mayne Nickless Australian PGA Championship
48th 1982 ANZ Template:Flagicon Graham Marsh 282 −6 3 strokes Template:Flagicon John Clifford
Template:Flagicon Ben Crenshaw
Template:Flagicon Bob Shearer		 Royal Melbourne [61]
47th 1981 ANZ Template:Flagicon Seve Ballesteros 282 −6 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Bill Dunk Royal Melbourne [59]
46th 1980 ANZ Template:Flagicon Sam Torrance 282 −6 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Seve Ballesteros Royal Melbourne [58]
45th 1979 ANZ Template:Flagicon Stewart Ginn 284 E 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Bob Charles
Template:Flagicon Bob Shearer		 Royal Melbourne [60]
44th 1978 ANZ Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin 278 −6 8 strokes Template:Flagicon Graham Marsh Royal Melbourne [57]
Telecom Australia PGA Championship
43rd 1977 ANZ Template:Flagicon Mike Cahill 278 −10 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Mike Ferguson Yarra Yarra [56]
Australian PGA Championship
42nd 1976 ANZ Template:Flagicon Bill Dunk (5) 281 −7 PlayoffTemplate:Efn Template:Flagicon Peter Croker Rosebud [116][55]
41st 1975 ANZ Template:Flagicon Vic Bennetts 287 +3 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Brian Moran
Template:Flagicon Kel Nagle
Template:Flagicon Robert Taylor		 Burleigh Heads [117]
40th 1974 ANZ Template:Flagicon Bill Dunk (4) 279 −9 PlayoffTemplate:Efn Template:Flagicon Ian Stanley Liverpool [118][54]
39th 1973 ANZ Template:Flagicon Randall Vines (2) 2 and 1 Template:Flagicon Stewart Ginn Bonnie Doon [53]
38th 1972 Template:Flagicon Randall Vines 290 −2 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Bill Dunk The Lakes [52]
37th 1971 Template:Flagicon Bill Dunk (3) 273 −7 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Graham Marsh
Template:Flagicon Bob Shaw		 Surfers Paradise [51]
36th 1970 Template:Flagicon Bruce Devlin (2) 275 −5 3 strokes Template:Flagicon John Dyer
Template:Flagicon Peter Harvey
Template:Flagicon Tim Woolbank		 Surfers Paradise [50]
35th 1969 Template:Flagicon Bruce Devlin 277 −11 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Takashi Murakami Royal Canberra [49]
34th 1968 Template:Flagicon Kel Nagle (6) 276 −20 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus Metropolitan [48]
33rd 1967 Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson 282 −14 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Col Johnston
Template:Flagicon Frank Phillips		 Metropolitan [47]
32nd 1966 Template:Flagicon Bill Dunk (2) 279 −9 7 strokes Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson Royal Sydney [46]
Guinness Australian PGA Championship
31st 1965 Template:Flagicon Kel Nagle (5) 276 −16 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Frank Phillips Riversdale [45]
Australian PGA Championship
30th 1964 Template:Flagicon Col Johnston (2) 275 −13 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bruce Devlin Monash [44]
29th 1963 Template:Flagicon Col Johnston 3 and 2 Template:Flagicon Ron Howell Oatlands [42]
28th 1962 Template:Flagicon Bill Dunk 8 and 7 Template:Flagicon Eric Cremin Rossdale [40]
27th 1961 Template:Flagicon Alan Murray 2 and 1 Template:Flagicon Frank Phillips Rossdale [36]
26th 1960 Template:Flagicon John Sullivan 2 up Template:Flagicon Norman Von Nida Royal Fremantle [35]
25th 1959 Template:Flagicon Kel Nagle (4) 5 and 3 Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson New South Wales [34]
24th 1958 Template:Flagicon Kel Nagle (3) 6 and 5 Template:Flagicon Eric Cremin Kooyonga [33]
23rd 1957 Template:Flagicon Gary Player 2 up Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson Huntingdale [32]
22nd 1956 Template:Flagicon Les Wilson 4 and 2 Template:Flagicon Len Woodward St Michael's [31]
21st 1955 Template:Flagicon Ossie Pickworth (3) 8 and 7 Template:Flagicon Frank Phillips Indooroopilly [30]
20th 1954 Template:Flagicon Kel Nagle (2) 1 up Template:Flagicon Jim McInnes Royal Sydney [29]
19th 1953 Template:Flagicon Ossie Pickworth (2) 1 up Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson Royal Melbourne [27]
18th 1952 Template:Flagicon Bill Holder 2 and 1 Template:Flagicon Eric Cremin Roseville [25]
17th 1951 Template:Flagicon Norman Von Nida (4) 6 and 5 Template:Flagicon Ossie Pickworth Metropolitan [23]
16th 1950 Template:Flagicon Norman Von Nida (3) 6 and 5 Template:Flagicon Eric Cremin The Lakes [21]
15th 1949 Template:Flagicon Kel Nagle 7 and 5 Template:Flagicon Ted Naismith Royal Perth [20]
14th 1948 Template:Flagicon Norman Von Nida (2) 2 and 1 Template:Flagicon Eric Cremin Kingston Beach [19]
13th 1947 Template:Flagicon Ossie Pickworth 2 and 1 Template:Flagicon Eric Cremin Royal Melbourne [18]
12th 1946 Template:Flagicon Norman Von Nida 1 up Template:Flagicon Eric Cremin Manly [17]
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
Australian Professional Championship
11th 1939 Template:Flagicon Ted Naismith 7 and 5 Template:Flagicon George Naismith Royal Melbourne [14]
10th 1938 Template:Flagicon Eric Cremin (2) 2 and 1 Template:Flagicon Charlie Booth Royal Adelaide [13]
9th 1937 Template:Flagicon Eric Cremin 4 and 2 Template:Flagicon Sam Richardson The Australian [12]
8th 1936 Template:Flagicon Bill Clifford 4 and 2 Template:Flagicon Ron Harris Metropolitan [119]
7th 1935 Template:Flagicon Sam Richardson (2) 2 and 1 Template:Flagicon Horace Boorer Royal Adelaide [11]
6th 1934 Template:Flagicon Lou Kelly 2 and 1 Template:Flagicon Billy Bolger Royal Sydney [120]
5th 1933 Template:Flagicon Sam Richardson 9 and 7 Template:Flagicon Arthur Spence Royal Melbourne [10]
4th 1932 Template:Flagicon Fergus McMahon 7 and 6 Template:Flagicon George Naismith Royal Adelaide [121]
3rd 1931 Template:Flagicon Don Spence 2 and 1 Template:Flagicon Billy Bolger The Australian [122]
2nd 1930 Template:Flagicon Jock Robertson 2 and 1 Template:Flagicon Rufus Stewart Metropolitan [9]
1st 1929 Template:Flagicon Rufus Stewart 8 and 7 Template:Flagicon Ernie Bissett Royal Adelaide [7]

Earlier competitions

Between the foundation of the Australian Open in 1904 and the creation of the Australian Professional Championship in 1929, the leading professionals attended the annual Australian Golf Union championship meeting and a number of professional competitions were organised at this time. Each year there was a professional competition organised by the club hosting the championship meeting and, in addition, other nearby clubs organised professional events.

From 1904 to 1907 a two-day professional event was organised by the host club. The first Australian Open finished on Saturday 3 September 1904, and the leading eight professionals in it played a knock-out competition on the following Monday and Tuesday. The first two rounds were played on the Monday, followed by a 36-hole final.[123] Carnegie Clark beat Alex McLaren 5&4 in the final.[124] In 1905 the professional event was played on the two days before the Open championship. After 36 holes of stroke-play on the first day, the leading four played match-play on the following day, matches being over 18 holes.[125] Dan Soutar beat Gilbert Martin in the final.[126] The 1906 tournament was played using the same format as in 1904 and resulted in another win for Soutar.[127][128] Soutar won again in 1907, in a tournament with four rounds of match-play played over two days, with no qualification.[129][130] The 1908 event was also match-play only but was extended to three days, the first round on Monday, two rounds on Tuesday and the final played on the Saturday.[131] Carnegie Clark repeated his success of 1904.[132]

From 1909 to 1913 there was no match-play event organised for the professionals, although a one-day 36-hole stroke-play event was organised each year on the championship course. In 1909 and 1910 it was played the day before the Australian Open. In 1909 there was a tie between Fred Popplewell and Willie Thomson, while Dan Soutar won by 8 strokes in 1910.[133][134] From 1911 to 1913 the professional events were played after the Open. Charlie Campbell won in 1911, while Soutar won again in 1912.[135][136] In 1913 the professionals had two events at the Royal Melbourne. The first, with prize money of £25, was played on the Monday following the Open and was won by Soutar, with Popplewell and Rufus Stewart runners-up.[137] The professionals played at the Metropolitan Golf Club on the Wednesday and then a second event was played at Royal Melbourne on the Thursday, again with prize money of £25. The result was similar to the Monday event with Soutar winning, Stewart second and Popplewell third. Soutar set a new course record of 70 in his morning round.[138] The second event was sponsored by Watson's No. 10 Whisky with the intention that it would be an annual event.[139]

From 1920 to 1928, a two-day competition was arranged for the professionals after the Open. A 36 hole stroke-play qualifying stage was held on the Monday with the leading four playing match-play on the Tuesday. In 1928 the event was held a day later, on the Tuesday and Wednesday. The 1920 and 1921 events were handicapped. In 1920, Joe Kirkwood Sr., the open champion, was handicapped at plus-6 and failed to qualify.[140] Walter Clark, receiving 3 strokes, beat Dan Soutar 2&1 in the final.[141] In 1921, Billy Iles, receiving 2 strokes, beat Arthur Le Fevre by 2 holes in the final.[142] The handicap element was dropped in 1922, Charlie Campbell winning.[143][144] Fred Popplewell won in 1923 while Tom Howard won in 1924 and 1925 followed by Arthur Le Fevre in 1926.[145][146][147][148][149] Harry Sinclair repeated Howard's achievement, winning in 1927 and 1928.[150][151][152][153]

The following competitions were played on the championship course during this period.

Year Winner Score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Venue Ref
1928 Template:Flagicon Harry Sinclair 1 up Template:Flagicon Vic James Royal Sydney [153]
1927 Template:Flagicon Harry Sinclair 4 and 3 Template:Flagicon Alf Toogood Royal Melbourne [151]
1926 Template:Flagicon Arthur Le Fevre 4 and 3 Template:Flagicon Ted Smith Royal Adelaide [149]
1925 Template:Flagicon Tom Howard 3 and 1 Template:Flagicon Fred Popplewell The Australian [147]
1924 Template:Flagicon Tom Howard 4 and 2 Template:Flagicon Arthur Le Fevre Royal Melbourne [146]
1923 Template:Flagicon Fred Popplewell 2 and 1 Template:Flagicon Rufus Stewart Royal Adelaide [145]
1922 Template:Flagicon Charlie Campbell 1 up Template:Flagicon Tom Howard Royal Sydney [144]
1921 Template:Flagicon Billy Iles 2 upTemplate:Efn Template:Flagicon Arthur Le Fevre Royal Melbourne [142]
1920 Template:Flagicon Walter Clark 2 and 1Template:Efn Template:Flagicon Dan Soutar The Australian [141]
1914–19: No tournament due to World War I
1913 Template:Flagicon Dan Soutar 145 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Rufus Stewart Royal Melbourne [138]
Template:Flagicon Dan Soutar 154 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Fred Popplewell
Template:Flagicon Rufus Stewart		 [137]
1912 Template:Flagicon Dan Soutar 163 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Rowley Banks Royal Melbourne [136]
1911 Template:Flagicon Charlie Campbell 154 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Carnegie Clark
Template:Flagicon Reg Clark
Template:Flagicon Dan Soutar
Template:Flagicon Willie Thomson		 Royal Sydney [135]
1910 Template:Flagicon Dan Soutar 153 8 strokes Template:Flagicon Rufus Stewart Royal Adelaide [134]
1909 Template:Flagicon Fred Popplewell
Template:Flagicon Willie Thomson		 163 Tied Royal Melbourne [133]
1908 Template:Flagicon Carnegie Clark 4 and 3 Template:Flagicon Victor East The Australian [132]
1907 Template:Flagicon Dan Soutar 4 and 3 Template:Flagicon Alex McLaren Royal Melbourne [130]
1906 Template:Flagicon Dan Soutar 5 and 3 Template:Flagicon Fred Hood Royal Sydney [128]
1905 Template:Flagicon Dan Soutar 4 and 3 Template:Flagicon Gilbert Martin Royal Melbourne [126]
1904 Template:Flagicon Carnegie Clark 5 and 4 Template:Flagicon Alex McLaren The Australian [124]

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