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New South Wales Open (golf)

The New South Wales Open is an annual golf tournament held in New South Wales, Australia. The event was founded in 1931 as the New South Wales Close Championship, being restricted to residents of New South Wales, becoming the New South Wales Open Championship in 1958 when it was opened up to players from outside New South Wales. Norman Von Nida won the event six times, while Jim Ferrier and Frank Phillips won it five times with Greg Norman winning it four times.

Play Today NSW Open
Tournament information
LocationMoama, New South Wales, Australia
Established1931
Course(s)Rich River Golf Club
Par72
Length6,826 yards (6,242 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
Von Nida Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$400,000
Month playedMarch
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Jason Scrivener (2017)
264 David Micheluzzi (2023)
To par−24 Jason Scrivener (2017)
Current champion
Australia David Micheluzzi
Location map
Rich River GC is located in Australia
Rich River GC
Rich River GC
Location in Australia
Rich River GC is located in New South Wales
Rich River GC
Rich River GC
Location in New South Wales

History edit

The event was founded in 1931 as the New South Wales Close Championship, being restricted to residents of New South Wales. The first event was held at Manly Golf Club and, after 72 holes played over two days, resulted in a tie between three professionals Charlie Gray, Tom Howard and Sam Richardson.[1] Gray won the title after a 36-hole playoff scoring 147 to Howard's 148. Richardson took 80 in the first round and didn't complete the 36 holes. Richardson won in 1932 but the remainder of the 1930s were dominated by Jim Ferrier who won five times and was runner-up twice between 1933 and 1939. Three times he won by 10 or more strokes.

Norman Von Nida won in 1939 and then again from 1946 to 1948, to repeat Ferrier record of four successive wins. In 1951 a New South Wales Jubilee Open was organised, the state's first open championship, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Federation of Australia. The tournament was won by Dai Rees while Kel Nagle was runner-up and won the Close title. Von Nida won the Close championship again in 1953 and 1954, setting a record of six championship wins. The 1955 event clashed with the first Pelaco Tournament in Melbourne, an event which attracted all the leading New South Wales professionals.

In 1958 the championship was opened up to players from outside New South Wales, becoming the New South Wales Open Championship.[1] Peter Thomson from Victoria won in 1961. Two amateur's won in the 1970s, Owen Beldham in 1972 and Tony Gresham in 1975, while American Ed Sneed won in 1973.

The tournament continued to be a major event in the 1980s. Greg Norman won three times in the decade and the 1989 event had prize money of A$300,000. The event then struggled for a number of years. The 1990 championship had prize money of A$50,000 and there was no event in 1991. In 1992 it had increased prize money of A$150,000 but there was again no event the following year. It returned in 1994 on the second-tier Foundation Tour with prize money of A$50,000 and was then not played again until 2002, when it returned with prize money of A$200,000.

From 2003 to 2008 the event was part of the second-tier Von Nida Tour, while from 2009 to 2015 it was a Tier 2 event on the PGA Tour of Australasia schedule. In 2016 it became a Tier 1 event with prize money of A$400,000 compared to the A$110,000 in 2015.

Winners edit

Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
Play Today NSW Open
2023 ANZ   David Micheluzzi 264 −20 2 strokes   Kade McBride Rich River
Golf Challenge NSW Open
2022 ANZ   Harrison Crowe (a) 195[b] −18 1 stroke   Blake Windred Concord [2]
2021 ANZ   Bryden Macpherson 266 −18 3 strokes   Elvis Smylie
  Jack Thompson		 Concord [3]
AVJennings NSW Open
2020: No tournament
2019 ANZ   Josh Younger 271 −17 Playoff   Travis Smyth Twin Creeks [4]
2018 ANZ   Jake McLeod 268 −20 2 strokes   Cameron John Twin Creeks [5]
NSW Open
2017 ANZ   Jason Scrivener 264 −24 6 strokes   Lucas Herbert Twin Creeks [6]
2016 ANZ   Adam Blyth 265 −23 3 strokes   Brett Coletta (a)
  Jarryd Felton		 Stonecutters Ridge [7]
2015 ANZ   Ben Eccles (a) 269 −19 3 strokes   Rohan Blizard
  Matthew Millar		 Stonecutters Ridge [8]
Mazda NSW Open
2014 ANZ   Anthony Brown 274 −14 Playoff   Josh Geary Stonecutters Ridge [9]
Gloria Jean's Coffees NSW Open
2013 ANZ   Aron Price 269 −19 4 strokes   Adam Bland
  Aaron Townsend
  Jack Wilson		 Castle Hill [10]
NSW Open
2012: No tournament
2011 ANZ   Adam Crawford 274 −6 1 stroke   Paul Donahoo
  Jake Higginbottom (a)
  Anthony Summers		 Newcastle [11]
2010 ANZ   Peter O'Malley 270 −18 Playoff   Peter Cooke
  Tom Lewis (a)		 Vintage [12]
2009 ANZ   Leigh McKechnie 281 −3 1 stroke   James Nitties Vintage [13]
2008 VNT   Aaron Townsend 267 −17 7 strokes   Steven Jones Vintage [14]
Vintage NSW Open
2007 VNT   Jason Norris 277 −7 1 stroke   Jarrod Lyle Vintage
Proton New South Wales Open
2006 VNT   Rick Kulacz (a) 270 −10 Playoff   Tony McFadyean Moore Park
2005 VNT   Michael Wright 271 −17 2 strokes   Brad McIntosh Liverpool
NSW Open
2004 VNT   Peter Lonard 270 −18 2 strokes   Anthony Summers Liverpool
GolfSkins New South Wales Open
2003 VNT   Craig Carmichael 273 −15 1 stroke   Andrew McKenzie (a) Macquarie Links
New South Wales Open
2002 ANZ   Terry Price 279 −9 1 stroke   Wayne Grady
  Adam Groom
  Jason Norris
  Mahal Pearce
  Andre Stolz		 Horizons Resort
1995–2001: No tournament
1994 FT   Darren Chivas 283 −5 1 stroke   David Ecob Manly [15]
1993 ANZ Cancelled due to lack of sponsorship [16]
CIG New South Wales Open
1992 ANZ   Craig Parry (2) 277 −7 Playoff   Ken Trimble Ryde Parramatta [17]
New South Wales Open
1991: No tournament
1990 ANZ   Ken Trimble 276 −8 2 strokes   Peter O'Malley Bathurst [18]
Ford New South Wales Open
1989 ANZ   Rodger Davis 277 −15 9 strokes   Bradley Hughes The Lakes [19]
Panasonic New South Wales Open
1988 ANZ   Greg Norman (4) 277 −7 1 stroke   Craig Parry Concord [20]
National Panasonic New South Wales Open
1987 ANZ   Craig Parry 289 +1 1 stroke   Wayne Riley The Australian [21]
1986 ANZ   Greg Norman (3) 275 −9 5 strokes   Lyndsay Stephen Concord [22]
1985 ANZ   Ian Stanley 281 −3 1 stroke   Peter Senior
  Lyndsay Stephen		 Concord [23]
1984 ANZ   Ian Baker-Finch 277 −15 13 strokes   Peter Senior The Lakes [24]
1983 ANZ   Greg Norman (2) 278 −4 Playoff   David Graham Concord [25]
1982 ANZ   Bob Shearer 272 −12 1 stroke   Graham Marsh Manly [26]
1981 ANZ   Bill Rogers 285 −7 3 strokes   Lyndsay Stephen The Lakes [27]
New South Wales Open
1980 ANZ   George Serhan 280 −4 4 strokes   Sam Torrance Concord [28][29]
1979 ANZ   Jack Newton (2) 281 −11 9 strokes   Wayne Grady
  Jeff Hall
  Gary Vanier		 The Lakes [30]
1978 ANZ   Greg Norman 275 −13 3 strokes   Bill Dunk Manly [31]
1977 ANZ   Trevor McDonald 281 −7 Playoff   Bill Dunk Pymble [32]
1976 ANZ   Jack Newton 269 −19 10 strokes   Ted Ball
  David Good		 Royal Sydney
1975 ANZ   Tony Gresham (a) 275 −13 1 stroke   Bill Dunk Manly [33]
1974 ANZ   Ted Ball (2) 280 −8 7 strokes   Kel Nagle Pymble [34]
1973 ANZ   Ed Sneed 283 −5 2 strokes   Bob Shearer The Australian [35]
1972   Owen Beldham (a) 284 −4 3 strokes   Bob Tuohy Newcastle [36]
1971   Bill Dunk (2) 284 −8 2 strokes   Phil Billings (a)
  Col Johnston		 Manly [37]
1970   Frank Phillips (5) 277 −11 Playoff   David Graham Pymble [38][39]
1969: No tournament
1968   Kel Nagle (3) 289 +1 Playoff   Barry Coxon
  Bill Dunk		 St. Michael's [40][41]
1967   Bill Dunk 284 −4 2 strokes   Darrell Welch Royal Sydney [42]
1966   Frank Phillips (4) 280 −4 Playoff   Tim Woolbank Concord [43][44]
1965   Colin McGregor 286 −2 1 stroke   Bob Mesnil
  Bob Stanton
  Darrell Welch		 Bonnie Doon [45]
1964   Ted Ball 289 +1 2 strokes   Jim Moran
  Frank Phillips		 La Perouse [46]
1963   Peter Mills 288 +4 2 strokes   Frank Phillips Moore Park [47]
1962   Frank Phillips (3) 278 −10 2 strokes   Ted Ball Manly [48]
1961   Peter Thomson 279 −9 7 strokes   Kel Nagle The Australian [49]
1960   Frank Phillips (2) 279 −9 10 strokes   John Sullivan The Lakes [50]
1959   Harry Kershaw 284 E 2 strokes   Kel Nagle Pennant Hills [51]
1958   Les Wilson 294 +10 2 strokes   Kel Nagle Bonnie Doon [52]
New South Wales Close
1957   Kel Nagle (2) 281 −7 1 stroke   Len Woodward Armidale [53]
1956   Frank Phillips 279 −5 7 strokes   Kel Nagle Concord [54]
1955   Bob Swinbourne 301 +17 1 stroke   Eddie Oakman Goulburn [55]
1954   Norman Von Nida (6) 283 −5 10 strokes   Kel Nagle
  Sam Richardson		 The Lakes [56]
1953   Norman Von Nida (5) 285 −3 9 strokes   Kel Nagle Newcastle [57]
1952   Jim Moran 287 +7 1 stroke   Norman Von Nida Wollongong [58]
1951 New South Wales Jubilee Open[c]
  Dai Rees 279 −9 5 strokes   Kel Nagle Royal Sydney [59]
New South Wales Close
  Kel Nagle 284 −4 5 strokes   Keith Pix (a) Royal Sydney [59]
1950   Eric Cremin (2) 289 +5 1 stroke   Billy Bolger Bathurst [60]
1949   Eric Cremin 279 −5 12 strokes   Kel Nagle Concord [61]
1948   Norman Von Nida (4) 281 −7 1 stroke   Eric Cremin Royal Sydney [62]
1947   Norman Von Nida (3) 279 −9 2 strokes   Alan Waterson (a) Manly [63]
1946   Norman Von Nida (2) 287 −1 1 stroke   Ossie Pickworth The Lakes [64]
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939   Norman Von Nida 280 −4 4 strokes   Jim Ferrier (a) Concord [65]
1938   Jim Ferrier (5) (a) 281 −7 13 strokes   Sam Richardson The Lakes [66]
1937   Jim Ferrier (4) (a) 280 −4 10 strokes   Norman Von Nida Bonnie Doon [67]
1936   Jim Ferrier (3) (a) 277 −11 4 strokes   Sam Richardson Manly [68]
1935   Jim Ferrier (2) (a) 266 −10 16 strokes   Don Spence
  Alan Waterson (a)		 Killara [69]
1934   Sam Richardson (2) 284 E 3 strokes   Jim Ferrier (a)
  Tom Heard		 Concord [70]
1933   Jim Ferrier (a) 291 +3 4 strokes   Sam Richardson The Lakes [71]
1932   Sam Richardson 295 +7 1 stroke   Charlie Gray La Perouse [72]
1931   Charlie Gray 303 +15 Playoff   Tom Howard
  Sam Richardson		 Manly [73][74]

Notes edit

  1. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; FT − Foundation Tour; VNT − Von Nida Tour.
  2. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  3. ^ The 1951 New South Wales Close title was contested as part of the New South Wales Jubilee Open.

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External links edit

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