South Australian Open (golf)

The South Australian Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The tournament ran from 1960 to 2007, and had several different sponsors.

South Australian Open

Tournament information
Location	South Australia
Established	1960
Course(s)	Kooyonga Golf Club, Royal Adelaide Golf Club, The Grange Golf Club, Glenelg Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia Nationwide Tour (2002–07)
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$600,000 (2007)
Final year	2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate	267 Gordon Brand Jnr (1988)
To par	−19 Peter Lonard (2000)
Final champion
Scott Sterling

It became 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, South Australia. 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 edition, the search for a new sponsor proved fruitless and the tournament was cancelled.[1]

Winners

Year	Tour[lower-alpha 1]	Winner[2]	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue	Ref.
Jacob's Creek Open Championship
2007	ANZ, NAT	Scott Sterling[lower-alpha 2]	276	−12	1 stroke	David Lutterus	Kooyonga
2006	ANZ, NAT	Paul Sheehan[lower-alpha 2]	281	−7	Playoff[lower-alpha 3]	Michael Sim[lower-alpha 2]	Royal Adelaide
2005	ANZ, NAT	Steven Bowditch[lower-alpha 2]	277	−11	5 strokes	Ryan Armour Nathan Green[lower-alpha 2]	Royal Adelaide
2004	ANZ, NAT	Euan Walters[lower-alpha 2]	275	−9	5 strokes	Wayne Grady Brendan Jones[lower-alpha 2] Anthony Painter	Kooyonga
2003	ANZ, NAT	Joe Ogilvie[lower-alpha 2]	279	−5	1 stroke	Shane Tait	Kooyonga
2002	ANZ, BUY	Gavin Coles[lower-alpha 2]	279	−9	2 strokes	Bryce Molder	Kooyonga
Ford South Australian Open
2001	No tournament due to scheduling changes
2000	ANZ	Peter Lonard	269	−19	6 strokes	Paul Gow	Kooyonga
1999	ANZ	Craig Parry	274	−14	5 strokes	Raymond Russell	Kooyonga
1998	ANZ	Stuart Bouvier	282	−6	2 strokes	Stephen Allan Craig Parry	Kooyonga
1997	ANZ	Steven Alker	273	−15	1 stroke	Wayne Grady	Kooyonga
1996	ANZ	Greg Norman	284	−4	1 stroke	Jean-Louis Guépy	Kooyonga
1995	ANZ	Tim Elliott	275	−17	3 strokes	Jack O'Keefe Anthony Painter	Royal Adelaide
Eagle Blue Open
1994	No tournament due to scheduling changes
1993	ANZ	Wayne Smith	210[lower-alpha 4]	−9	Playoff[lower-alpha 5]	Jim Kennedy Kevin Miskimins	Royal Adelaide
1992	ANZ	Brett Ogle	280	−12	1 stroke	Craig Warren	Royal Adelaide
West End South Australian Open
1991	ANZ	Brett Ogle	279	−13	2 strokes	Mike Harwood	Royal Adelaide	[3]
1990	ANZ	Mike Harwood	278	−14	5 strokes	Paul Moloney Simon Owen	Royal Adelaide	[4]
1989	ANZ	Nick Price	277	−15	5 strokes	Lucien Tinkler Paul Foley	Royal Adelaide	[5]
1988	ANZ	Gordon Brand Jnr	267	−13	7 strokes	Greg Alexander Wayne Grady	The Grange	[6]
1987	ANZ	Ronan Rafferty	280	−8	1 stroke	Peter Fowler	The Grange	[7]
West End Jubilee South Australian Open
1986	ANZ	Greg Norman	283	−5	3 strokes	David Graham	Kooyonga	[8]
Ford Dealers South Australian Open
1985	ANZ	Vaughan Somers	284	−4	2 strokes	Gerry Taylor	Kooyonga	[9]
1984	ANZ	Bob Shearer	286	−2	1 stroke	Terry Gale	Kooyonga	[10]
1983	ANZ	Terry Gale	281	−7	1 stroke	Wayne Grady	Kooyonga	[11]
1982	ANZ	Graham Marsh	275	−13	8 strokes	Bill Dunk	Kooyonga	[12]
South Australian Open
1981	ANZ	Lyndsay Stephen	282	−6	3 strokes	Rodger Davis	Glenelg	[13]
Dunhill South Australian Open
1980	ANZ	Simon Owen	291	+3	1 stroke	Rodger Davis Greg Norman	Kooyonga	[14]
1979	ANZ	Peter Senior	282	−6	Playoff	Graham Stevens (a)	Glenelg	[15]
South Australian Open
1978	ANZ	Tony Gresham (a)	282	−6	6 strokes	Chris Bonython (a)	Glenelg	[16]
1977	ANZ	Noel Ratcliffe	287[lower-alpha 6]	−5	Playoff	David Galloway	Royal Adelaide	[17]
1976	ANZ	David Galloway	285	−3	2 strokes	Frank Phillips Guy Wolstenholme	Kooyonga	[18]
1975	No tournament
1974	ANZ	Ray Hore	288	E	1 stroke	David Galloway Randall Vines	Glenelg	[19]
1973	ANZ	Ted Ball	286	−2	1 stroke	Terry Kendall	The Grange	[20]
1972		Ted Ball	294	+2	3 strokes	Bill Dunk Stan Peach	The Grange	[21]
1971		Guy Wolstenholme	288	E	2 strokes	Bob Tuohy	Kooyonga	[22]
1970		Bill Dunk	275	−13	8 strokes	Frank Phillips	Glenelg	[23]
1969		Brian Boys	222[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 7]	+6	Playoff	Ted Ball Frank Phillips	The Grange	[24]
1968		Peter Thomson	293	+1	9 strokes	Walter Godfrey	Royal Adelaide	[25]
1967		John Sullivan	144[lower-alpha 8]	E			Glenelg
1966		Brian Crafter	141[lower-alpha 8]	−3			The Grange
1965		Murray Crafter	144[lower-alpha 8]	E			Kooyonga
1964		Bob Mesnil (a)	145[lower-alpha 8]	−1			Royal Adelaide
1963		Murray Crafter	148[lower-alpha 8]	+4			Glenelg
1962		Murray Crafter	143[lower-alpha 8]	−1			The Grange
1961		H. Threadgold (a)	148[lower-alpha 8]	+4			Kooyonga
1960		Bill Shephard (a)	141[lower-alpha 8]	−5			Royal Adelaide

(a) – Amateur

1. ANZ – PGA Tour of Australasia; NAT – Nationwide Tour (titled as the Buy.com Tour in 2002)
2. Gained promotion to the PGA Tour at the end of the Nationwide Tour season.
3. Sheehan won at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
4. Tournament reduced to 54-holes.
5. Smith won at the third hole of a sudden-death playoff; Miskimins was eliminated at the first extra hole.
6. Ratcliffe won at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
7. Boys won at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
8. Tournament played over 36 holes between 1960 and 1967.

References

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10. "Golf Shearer takes open with late charge". The Canberra Times. 59 (17, 907). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 October 1984. p. 20. Retrieved 24 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
11. "Golf Gale wins SA Open on final hole". The Canberra Times. 57 (17, 284). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 January 1983. p. 14. Retrieved 24 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
12. "Golf Marsh shoots four sub-par rounds to win". The Canberra Times. 56 (16, 921). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 January 1982. p. 14. Retrieved 24 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
13. "S.A. Open Golf Stephen takes title". The Canberra Times. 55 (16, 585). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 February 1981. p. 19. Retrieved 24 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
14. "Golf South Australian Open Owen snatches victory". The Canberra Times. 54 (16, 223). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 February 1980. p. 18. Retrieved 24 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
15. "Senior Takes Golf". The Canberra Times. 53 (15, 862). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 February 1979. p. 14. Retrieved 24 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
16. "Open to Gresham". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 May 1978. p. 24.
17. "Cup Star Takes SA Open". The Age. 7 February 1977. p. 29.
18. Stone, Peter (16 February 1976). "Birdies Beat Digging Ditches". The Age. p. 24.
19. "Hore Just Gets Home". The Age. 30 September 1974. p. 19.
20. "SA Open to Ball by One Stroke". The Age. 1 October 1973. p. 22.
21. "Ball Takes Out Title". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 September 1972. p. 17.
22. "Guy Takes SA Open". The Age. 20 September 1971. p. 22.
23. "Golf South Australian Open". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 May 1970. p. 14.
24. "Boys Takes SA Open After Tie". The Age. 2 June 1969. p. 18.
25. Thomson, Peter (27 May 1968). "'Quiet' End to SA Open". The Age. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site