The Dunlop International was a golf tournament held in Australia and played annually from 1965 to 1972. Prize money in 1965 was A£4,000, A$8,000 in 1966 in 1967, A$15,000 in 1968 and A$25,000 from 1969 to 1972. A few weeks after the conclusion of the 1972 tournament, sponsors Dunlop announced that it would no longer be held.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Australia |
| Established | 1965 |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 1972 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 274 Jack Nicklaus (1971) |
| Final champion | |
| Tony Jacklin | |
It was noted as having one of the best fields for an Australian tournament during its era. The 1967 event was expected to have defending U.S. Open champion Jack Nicklaus, Tony Jacklin, Bob Charles, and defending British Open champion Roberto De Vicenzo. It was reported by the Canberra Times that, "With all the top Australians as well, it will be a world-class field."[2]
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Bruce Devlin |  Australia |
Yarra Yarra | 285 | 1 stroke | Peter Thomson |
A£1,000 | [3] |
| 1966 | Bob Stanton | Australia |
The Australian | 294 | Playoff |  Arnold Palmer |
A$2,000 | [4] |
| 1967 | Bob Stanton (2) | Australia |
Royal Canberra | 285 | 1 stroke | Bruce Devlin |
A$2,000 | [5] |
| 1968 | Bruce Devlin (2) | Australia |
Royal Queensland | 281 | 3 strokes |  Peter Townsend |
A$2,500 | [6] |
| 1969 | Bruce Devlin (3) | Australia |
Yarra Yarra | 276 | Playoff | Lee Trevino |
A$4,000 | [7] |
| 1970 | Gary Player |  South Africa |
Royal Canberra | 282 | 1 stroke | Bill Brask Kel Nagle Lee Trevino |
A$4,000 | [8] |
| 1971 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
Manly | 274 | 7 strokes | Bruce Crampton Peter Oosterhuis |
A$4,000 | [9] |
| 1972 | Tony Jacklin | England |
Yarra Yarra | 277 | 4 strokes | David Graham Sukree Onsham |
A$4,000 | [10] |
In 1966 Stanton won at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff. In 1969 Devlin won at the first extra hole.
References edit
- ^ "Sponsors withdraw". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 December 1972. p. 37. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "'New looks Royal course in sight". The Canberra Times. 28 July 1967. Retrieved 27 November 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Second major tournament to Devlin". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 313. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 November 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sudden death play-off to Stanton". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 528. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 November 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Stanton sinks his second Dunlop". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11, 838. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 November 1967. p. 14. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Devlin with boosts Grout fund by $1,000". The Canberra Times. Vol. 43, no. 12, 160. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 November 1968. p. 16. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "'Sudden-death' Dunlop win to Devlin". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 458. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 November 1969. p. 16. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Player takes one-stroke victory". The Canberra Times. Vol. 45, no. 12, 737. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 November 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Seven-stroke victory to Nicklaus". The Canberra Times. Vol. 46, no. 12, 961. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 November 1971. p. 14. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Jacklin takes Dunlop title". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13, 273. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 November 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 6 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.