The Rich River Classic was a golf tournament held in Australia in 1986 and 1987 at Rich River Golf Club, Moama, NSW. The event was played concurrently with the Australian PGA Seniors' Championship.[1] The event was discontinued after the ESP Open was allocated the dates on the professional tournament calendar in 1988, and a new tournament for trainees was created to play alongside the seniors championship.[2]

Rich River Classic
Tournament information
LocationMoama, Australia
Established1986
Course(s)Rich River Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australia
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$75,000
Month playedFebruary
Final year1987
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Bob Shearer (1986)
To par−17 as above
Final champion
Australia Peter Senior
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

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up Winner's
share (A$)
Ref.
1987   Peter Senior 273 −15 2 strokes   Mike Ferguson 13,500 [3]
1986   Bob Shearer 267 −17 8 strokes   Ian Stanley 12,000 [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Thomson hails seniors tournament". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 January 1986. p. 1 (SPORTS SECTION). Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "River draws young and old". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 January 1988. p. 16. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Senior sweeps to top with two-shot win in Rich River classic". The Canberra Times. Vol. 61, no. 18, 777. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 March 1987. p. 18. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Rich reward for Shearer". The Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 415. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 March 1986. p. 24. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.