The Australian Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament held in Australia between 1988 and 1999.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Eagle Farm, Queensland, Australia |
| Established | 1988 |
| Course(s) | Royal Queensland Golf Club |
| Par | 73 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia Asian Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | A$800,000 |
| Month played | December |
| Final year | 1999 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 270 Greg Norman (1988) 270 Bradley Hughes (1996) |
| To par | −18 Greg Norman (1988) |
| Final champion | |
 Brett Rumford | |
| Location map | |
  Royal Queensland GC Location in Australia  Royal Queensland GC Location in Queensland | |
The events was held in 1988 and 1989 at Riverside Oaks Golf Club, Sydney with both events being won by Greg Norman. Total prize money was A$300,000 in 1988 and A$500,000 in 1989.
After a three-year gap the tournament was revived in 1993 as the Optus Players Championship. Prize money was A$300,000 in 1993, A$285,000 in 1994 and A$350,000 in 1995.
Tournament highlights
editDuring the 1989 tournament, Robert Emond scored 19 on the 573-yard par five 1st hole during his second round, while Adam Nance scored 11 on the 152-yard par three 14th hole during his first round.[2]
Winners
edit| Year | Tour(s)[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANZ Players Championship | |||||||||
| 1999 | ANZ | Brett Rumford (a) |
280 | −12 | Playoff | Craig Spence |
Royal Queensland | [3] | |
| 1998 | ANZ | Stephen Leaney |
275 | −17 | Playoff |  Corey Pavin |
Royal Queensland | [4] | |
| Australasian Players Championship | |||||||||
| 1997 | ANZ | Greg Chalmers |
276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Peter Lonard |
Royal Queensland | ||
| Australian Players Championship | |||||||||
| 1996 | ANZ, ASA | Bradley Hughes |
270 | −14 | 12 strokes | Peter Lonard Robert Stephens |
Robina Woods | ||
| Optus Players Championship | |||||||||
| 1995 | ANZ | Tim Elliott |
283 | −5 | 1 stroke | Peter Fowler |
Kingston Heath | [5] | |
| 1994 | ANZ | Patrick Burke |
280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Bradley Hughes |
Kingston Heath | [6] | |
| 1993 | ANZ | Robert Allenby |
274 | −14 | Playoff | Wayne Grady |
Royal Melbourne | [7] | |
| Australian Tournament Players Championship | |||||||||
| 1992 | ANZ | Removed from the schedule | |||||||
| 1991 | ANZ | Cancelled | |||||||
| 1990: No tournament | |||||||||
| 1989 | ANZ | Greg Norman (2) |
276 | −12 | 2 strokes | Roger Mackay |
Riverside Oaks | [8] | |
| 1988 | ANZ | Greg Norman |
270 | −18 | 8 strokes | David Graham Peter Senior |
Riverside Oaks | [9] | |
Notes
edit- ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour.
References
edit- ^ 2016 Media Guide. PGA Tour of Australasia. p. 170.
- ^ Ward, Andrew (1999). Golf's Strangest Rounds. London: Robson Books. pp. 259–260. ISBN 1861051840.
- ^ "Amateur Rumford wins after playoff". Golf Today. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "ANZ Players Championship: Pavin Is Defeated On First Extra Hole". The New York Times. Associated Press. 30 November 1998.
- ^ "First Tour win for Elliott in a decade". The Canberra Times. Vol. 70, no. 21, 830. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 January 1995. p. 20. Retrieved 25 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Burke scrapes home after final-hole horrors". The Canberra Times. Vol. 68, no. 21, 467. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 January 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 26 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Allenby keeps his cool in play-off". The Canberra Times. Vol. 67, no. 21, 104. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 January 1993. p. 26. Retrieved 26 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Norman drives a big one". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 501. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 February 1989. p. 24. Retrieved 25 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Norman slates pros for not trying". The Canberra Times. Vol. 62, no. 19, 146. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 March 1988. p. 23. Retrieved 25 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.