Mixing
Australian Masters
 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Established | 1979 |
| Course(s) | 2015 - Huntingdale Golf Club |
| Organized by | IMG |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia European Tour (2006–09) |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | A$750,000 |
| Month played | November |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 268 Bradley Hughes (1998) |
| To par | −24 (as above) |
| Final champion | |
 Peter Senior | |
The Australian Masters was an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia held in Victoria, Australia from 1979 to 2015.
The tournament was co-sanctioned by the European Tour from 2006 to 2009, with a significant 20% increase in the prize fund. Because the tournament is played late in the calendar year, in November or December, it formed part of the following year's European Tour schedule from 2006 through 2008. With the European Tour's decision to realign its schedule with the calendar year for 2010, the 2009 event was the first to be part of the current calendar year's tour schedule. The co-sanctioning with the European Tour was dropped after the 2009 event.
Until 2008, the Australian Masters was always held at the Huntingdale Golf Club in South Oakleigh. From 2009, a rotation system was introduced and the event was staged at different courses in the Melbourne area.[1]
Home golfers have dominated the event, with former world number one Greg Norman having the most success, winning the Gold Jacket on six occasions. Two other Australians have also won three times – Craig Parry and Peter Senior. Overseas players to have taken the title include European Ryder Cup stars, Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie.
Since 2007, the Official World Golf Ranking awarded at least 20 points to Australian Masters winners. Some editions have had top American and European players, which increased the points to 32 in 2011, 30 in 2010 and 28 in 2009.
On 18 March 2009 the Victorian State Government announced a major coup, confirming that then World Number 1 Tiger Woods would play in the 2009 event at its new venue, Kingston Heath.[2] The announcement caused a minor public backlash due to 50% of Woods' A$3 million appearance fee being paid by taxpayer funds. Woods' appearance was tipped to generate close to A$20 million for the Victorian economy via tourism and other related areas.[3]
The event is owned by IMG.[4]
The event was not played in 2016 and its future is reported to be in doubt.[5]
Winners
[6][7]
- PGA Tour of Australasia event (2010–2015)
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniqlo Masters | |||||||
| 2015 | Peter Senior (3) | Australia | Huntingdale | 276 | −8 | 2 strokes |  Bryson DeChambeau (a) Andrew Evans John Senden |
| BetEasy Masters | |||||||
| 2014 | Nick Cullen | Australia | Metropolitan | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | James Nitties Adam Scott Josh Younger |
| Talisker Masters | |||||||
| 2013 | Adam Scott (2) | Australia | Royal Melbourne | 270 | −14 | 2 strokes | Matt Kuchar |
| 2012 | Adam Scott | Australia | Kingston Heath | 271 | −17 | 4 strokes |  Ian Poulter |
| JBWere Masters | |||||||
| 2011 | Ian Poulter | England | Victoria | 269 | −15 | 3 strokes | Marcus Fraser |
| 2010 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | Victoria | 274 | −10 | 1 stroke | Adam Bland |
- PGA Tour of Australasia and European Tour event (2006–2009)
| Year | European season | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JBWere Masters | ||||||||
| 2009 | 2009 | Tiger Woods | United States | Kingston Heath | 274 | −14 | 2 strokes | Greg Chalmers |
| Sportsbet Australian Masters | ||||||||
| 2008 | 2009 | Rod Pampling | Australia | Huntingdale | 276 | −12 | Playoff | Marcus Fraser |
| MasterCard Masters | ||||||||
| 2007 | 2008 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | Huntingdale | 275 | −13 | Playoff |  Daniel Chopra |
| 2006 | 2007 | Justin Rose | England | Huntingdale | 276 | −12 | 2 strokes | Greg Chalmers Richard Green |
- PGA Tour of Australasia event (1979–2005)
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MasterCard Masters | ||||||
| 2005 | Robert Allenby (2) | Australia | 271 | −17 | Playoff | Bubba Watson |
| 2004 | Richard Green | Australia | 271 | −17 | Playoff | Greg Chalmers David McKenzie |
| 2003 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 277 | −11 | Playoff | Jarrod Moseley Craig Parry Adam Scott |
| 2002 | Peter Lonard (2) | Australia | 279 | −9 | Playoff | Gavin Coles Adam Scott |
| Ericsson Masters | ||||||
| 2001 | Colin Montgomerie |  Scotland | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Nathan Green |
| 2000 | Michael Campbell |  New Zealand | 282 | −10 | 4 strokes | Brett Rumford |
| 1999 | Craig Spence | Australia | 276 | −16 | 1 stroke | Greg Norman |
| 1998 | Bradley Hughes (2) | Australia | 268 | −24 | 5 strokes | Mathew Goggin |
| 1997 | Peter Lonard | Australia | 276 | −16 | Playoff | Peter O'Malley |
| 1996 | Craig Parry (3) | Australia | 279 | −13 | 2 strokes | Bradley Hughes |
| Australian Masters | ||||||
| 1995 | Peter Senior (2) | Australia | 280 | −12 | 1 stroke | Wayne Grady Lucas Parsons Tom Watson |
| Microsoft Australian Masters | ||||||
| 1994 | Craig Parry (2) | Australia | 282 | −10 | 3 strokes |  Ernie Els |
| 1993 | Bradley Hughes | Australia | 281 | −11 | Playoff | Peter Senior |
| Pyramid Australian Masters | ||||||
| 1992 | Craig Parry | Australia | 283 | −9 | 3 strokes | Greg Norman |
| 1991 | Peter Senior | Australia | 278 | −14 | 1 stroke | Greg Norman |
| Australian Masters | ||||||
| 1990 | Greg Norman (6) | Australia | 273 | −19 | 2 strokes | Michael Clayton Nick Faldo John Morse |
| 1989 | Greg Norman (5) | Australia | 280 | −12 | 5 strokes | Russell Claydon (a) |
| 1988 | Ian Baker-Finch | Australia | 283 | −9 | Playoff | Roger Mackay Craig Parry |
| 1987 | Greg Norman (4) | Australia | 273 | −19 | 9 strokes | Peter Senior |
| 1986 | Mark O'Meara | United States | 284 | −8 | 1 stroke | David Graham |
| 1985 | Bernhard Langer |  West Germany | 281 | −11 | 3 strokes | Nick Faldo Greg Norman |
| 1984 | Greg Norman (3) | Australia | 285 | −7 | 3 strokes | David Graham Bernhard Langer |
| 1983 | Greg Norman (2) | Australia | 285 | −7 | 4 strokes | Bernhard Langer |
| 1982 | Graham Marsh | Australia | 289 | −3 | 1 stroke | Stewart Ginn |
| 1981 | Greg Norman | Australia | 289 | −3 | 7 strokes | Terry Gale Norio Suzuki |
| 1980 | Gene Littler | United States | 288 | −4 | Playoff | Rodger Davis |
| 1979 | Barry Vivian | New Zealand | 289 | −3 | 1 stroke | Bob Shearer |
Note: all editions until 2009 were played at Huntingdale Golf Club.
References
^ "Huntingdale's hold on Australian Masters at an end". The Australian. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2008..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Linden, Julian (19 March 2009). "Woods to play in Australia for first time in over a decade". Reuters. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
^ "Tiger Woods comes to Melbourne, costing taxpayers $1.5m". Herald Sun. 19 March 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
^ Connolly, Eoin (6 April 2010). "IMG ties JBWere to Australian Masters extension". SportsPro.
^ Gould, Russell (30 March 2016). "Australian Masters 2016 called off and the future of the event remains unclear". Herald Sun.
^ "AUSTRALIAN MASTERS". users.tpg.com.au. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
^ https://www.where2golf.com/golf-tournament/australian-masters.asp
External links
- Official website
- Coverage on the PGA Tour of Australasia's official site
- Coverage on the European Tour's official site
Coordinates: 37°55′S 145°06′E / 37.92°S 145.10°E / -37.92; 145.10
Comments
Post a Comment