The Fiji International was a men's golf tournament in Fiji, originally sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia. The event was Fiji's first internationally broadcast golf tournament to a worldwide audience across more than 30 countries in over 400 million homes, a first for a single sporting event in Fiji.[1]

Fiji International
Tournament information
LocationSigatoka, Fiji
Established2014
Course(s)Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course
Par72
Length7,597 yards (6,947 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
OneAsia Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$1,250,000
Month playedAugust
Final year2018
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Brandt Snedeker (2016)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
India Gaganjeet Bhullar
Location map
Natadola Bay Championship GC is located in Fiji
Natadola Bay Championship GC
Natadola Bay Championship GC
Location in Fiji
Fiji International at Natadola Golf Course

The inaugural tournament was held from 14–17 August 2014 at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course. It was a tier one event on the PGA Tour of Australasia and was co-sanctioned with OneAsia. The purse for the event was US$1,000,000.[2][3] The 2015 event was played in October with a A$1,125,000 purse and was again co-sanctioned by OneAsia.

Beginning in 2016, the event was co-sanctioned with the European Tour.[4] From 2017 it was also co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour. Prize money was A$1,500,000 in 2016 and 2017 and A$1,250,000 in 2018.

Winners

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Year Tours[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
2018 ANZ, ASA, EUR   Gaganjeet Bhullar 274 −14 1 stroke   Anthony Quayle
2017 ANZ, ASA, EUR   Jason Norris 274 −14 4 strokes   Jazz Janewattananond
  James Marchesani
  David McKenzie
2016 ANZ, EUR   Brandt Snedeker 272 −16 9 strokes   Michael Hendry
2015 ANZ, ONE   Matt Kuchar 284 −4 4 strokes   Aron Price
2014 ANZ, ONE   Steven Jeffress 278 −10 4 strokes   Jake Higginbottom

Notes

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  1. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Fiji in golf first". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Fiji International brings the world to Fiji". PGA Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Young guns ready to heat up in Fiji sun". Golf AU. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Fiji International to expand global reach in 2016". PGA European Tour. 21 April 2016.
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