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History

The tournament is the brainchild of schoolteacher David Inglis. The Australian Masters was intended to be, in the words of Inglis, "an unashamed copy" of the Masters Tournament, the famous tournament in the United States. The event would be played at the same course every year and a ceremonial jacket would placed on the champion. In this case, the course would be Huntingdale Golf Club.[1]

Inglis had no experience running a golf tournament and recruited Ian Stanley, a leading Australian touring professional, to give him advice. Stanley was able to secure commitments from top golfers like Graham Marsh, Lee Trevino, Bob Shearer, and Greg Norman. Prize money was originally supposed to be $50,000 but, due to an inability to find enough sponsors, a decision was made to reduce the purse to $30,000. Multiple players threatened to withdraw and a decision was made to cancel the tournament. However, at the last minute David Haines, a member at Huntingdale, was able to secure an additional $10,000 and the tournament could go on. New Zealand golfer Barry Vivian won the event by one over Shearer. The tournament lost $50,000 but managed to be profitable thereafter.[1]

In 1989 the International Management Group took control of the management of the tournament.[2]

Though the Australian Masters usually was part of the PGA Tour of Australasia's calendar, the event was not on the Order of Merit in 1992. The PGA Tour of Australasia requested that the field expand from 100 players to a full-field of 120 players. International Management Group (IMG), which ran the event, rejected the request. Frank Williams, an employee of IMG, justified the decision by stating, "The sponsors expect the Masters to be different from other Australian tournaments and it was sold to them as a limited-field special event."[2]

The tournament was co-sanctioned by the European Tour from 2006 to 2009, with a significant 20% increase in the prize fund. Because the tournament is played late in the calendar year, in November or December, it formed part of the following year's European Tour schedule from 2006 through 2008. With the European Tour's decision to realign its schedule with the calendar year for 2010, the 2009 event was the first to be part of the current calendar year's tour schedule. The co-sanctioning with the European Tour was dropped after the 2009 event.

On 18 March 2009 the Victorian State Government announced a major coup, confirming that then World Number 1 Tiger Woods would play in the 2009 event at its new venue, Kingston Heath.[3] The announcement caused a minor public backlash due to 50% of Woods' A$3 million appearance fee being paid by taxpayer funds. Woods' appearance was tipped to generate close to A$20 million for the Victorian economy via tourism and other related areas.[4]

The event is owned by IMG.[5] The event was not played in 2016 and its future is reported to be in doubt.[6]

The tournament's iconic broadcast theme music used during the 1980s and 1990s was "Send Them Victorious" by Graham De Wilde, with tournament's tagline "The Tradition Continues" in use for the duration of its existence. Greg Norman won the Masters a record six times. The final event featured 56-year-old Peter Senior as the champion. It was his third win in this event and became the first player to win the Australian Open, the Australian PGA Championship and the Australian Masters all in his fifties. Future major winner who was an amateur at the time Bryson DeChambeau finished tied in second place.[7]

Venues

Until 2008, the Australian Masters was always held at the Huntingdale Golf Club in South Oakleigh. From 2009, a rotation system was introduced and the event was staged at different courses in the Melbourne area.[8]

The following venues have been used since the founding of the Australian Masters in 1979.

Venue Location First Last Times
Huntingdale Golf Club Victoria 1979 2015 31
Kingston Heath Golf Club Victoria 2009 2012 2
Victoria Golf Club Victoria 2010 2011 2
Royal Melbourne Golf Club Victoria 2013 2013 1
Metropolitan Golf Club Victoria 2014 2014 1

Winners

Year Tour(s)Template:Efn Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
Uniqlo Masters
2015 ANZ Template:Flagicon Peter Senior (3) 276 −8 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Bryson DeChambeau (a)
Template:Flagicon Andrew Evans
Template:Flagicon John Senden		 Huntingdale
BetEasy Masters
2014 ANZ Template:Flagicon Nick Cullen 279 −9 1 stroke Template:Flagicon James Nitties
Template:Flagicon Adam Scott
Template:Flagicon Josh Younger		 Metropolitan
Talisker Masters
2013 ANZ Template:Flagicon Adam Scott (2) 270 −14 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Matt Kuchar Royal Melbourne
2012 ANZ Template:Flagicon Adam Scott 271 −17 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Ian Poulter Kingston Heath
JBWere Masters
2011 ANZ Template:Flagicon Ian Poulter 269 −15 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Marcus Fraser Victoria
2010 ANZ Template:Flagicon Stuart Appleby 274 −10 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Adam Bland Victoria
2009 ANZ, EUR Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods 274 −14 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Greg Chalmers Kingston Heath
Sportsbet Australian Masters
2008 ANZ, EUR Template:Flagicon Rod Pampling 276 −12 Playoff Template:Flagicon Marcus Fraser Huntingdale
Mastercard Masters
2007 ANZ, EUR Template:Flagicon Aaron Baddeley 275 −13 Playoff Template:Flagicon Daniel Chopra Huntingdale
2006 ANZ, EUR Template:Flagicon Justin Rose 276 −12 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Greg Chalmers
Template:Flagicon Richard Green		 Huntingdale
2005 ANZ Template:Flagicon Robert Allenby (2) 271 −17 Playoff Template:Flagicon Bubba Watson Huntingdale
2004 ANZ Template:Flagicon Richard Green 271 −17 Playoff Template:Flagicon Greg Chalmers
Template:Flagicon David McKenzie		 Huntingdale
2003 ANZ Template:Flagicon Robert Allenby 277 −11 Playoff Template:Flagicon Jarrod Moseley
Template:Flagicon Craig Parry
Template:Flagicon Adam Scott		 Huntingdale
2002 ANZ Template:Flagicon Peter Lonard (2) 279 −9 Playoff Template:Flagicon Gavin Coles
Template:Flagicon Adam Scott		 Huntingdale
Ericsson Masters
2001 ANZ Template:Flagicon Colin Montgomerie 278 −10 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Nathan Green Huntingdale
2000 ANZ Template:Flagicon Michael Campbell 282 −10 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Brett Rumford Huntingdale
1999 ANZ Template:Flagicon Craig Spence 276 −16 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Greg Norman Huntingdale
1998 ANZ Template:Flagicon Bradley Hughes (2) 268 −24 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Mathew Goggin Huntingdale
1997 ANZ Template:Flagicon Peter Lonard 276 −16 Playoff Template:Flagicon Peter O'Malley Huntingdale
1996 ANZ Template:Flagicon Craig Parry (3) 279 −13 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Bradley Hughes Huntingdale
Australian Masters
1995 ANZ Template:Flagicon Peter Senior (2) 280 −12 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Wayne Grady
Template:Flagicon Lucas Parsons
Template:Flagicon Tom Watson		 Huntingdale
Microsoft Australian Masters
1994 ANZ Template:Flagicon Craig Parry (2) 282 −10 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Ernie Els Huntingdale
1993 ANZ Template:Flagicon Bradley Hughes 281 −11 Playoff Template:Flagicon Peter Senior Huntingdale
Pyramid Australian Masters
1992 Template:Flagicon Craig Parry 283 −9 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Greg Norman Huntingdale
1991 ANZ Template:Flagicon Peter Senior 278 −14 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Greg Norman Huntingdale
Australian Masters
1990 ANZ Template:Flagicon Greg Norman (6) 273 −19 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Mike Clayton
Template:Flagicon Nick Faldo
Template:Flagicon John Morse		 Huntingdale
1989 ANZ Template:Flagicon Greg Norman (5) 280 −12 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Russell Claydon (a) Huntingdale [9]
1988 ANZ Template:Flagicon Ian Baker-Finch 283 −9 Playoff Template:Flagicon Roger Mackay
Template:Flagicon Craig Parry		 Huntingdale [10]
1987 ANZ Template:Flagicon Greg Norman (4) 273 −19 9 strokes Template:Flagicon Peter Senior Huntingdale
1986 ANZ Template:Flagicon Mark O'Meara 284 −8 1 stroke Template:Flagicon David Graham Huntingdale [11]
1985 ANZ Template:Flagicon Bernhard Langer 281 −11 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Nick Faldo
Template:Flagicon Greg Norman		 Huntingdale
1984 ANZ Template:Flagicon Greg Norman (3) 285 −7 3 strokes Template:Flagicon David Graham
Template:Flagicon Bernhard Langer		 Huntingdale [12]
1983 ANZ Template:Flagicon Greg Norman (2) 285 −7 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Bernhard Langer Huntingdale [13]
1982 ANZ Template:Flagicon Graham Marsh 289 −3 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Stewart Ginn Huntingdale [14]
1981 ANZ Template:Flagicon Greg Norman 289 −3 7 strokes Template:Flagicon Terry Gale
Template:Flagicon Norio Suzuki		 Huntingdale [15]
1980 ANZ Template:Flagicon Gene Littler 288 −4 Playoff Template:Flagicon Rodger Davis Huntingdale [16]
1979 ANZ Template:Flagicon Barry Vivian 289 −3 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bob Shearer Huntingdale [17]

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