Papua New Guinea Open

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Papua New Guinea Open
Tournament information
LocationPort Moresby, PNG
Established1977
Course(s)
Par72
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$150,000
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 (2018)
To par−23 as above
Current champion
Australia
Location Map
Royal Port Moresby GC is located in Papua New Guinea
Royal Port Moresby GC
Royal Port Moresby GC
Location in Papua New Guinea

The Papua New Guinea Open is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The event is held at Royal Port Moresby Golf Club, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It has been a tour event since 2016. It is a Tier 2 event on the tour. Total prize money was A$140,000 in 2016, rising to $142,000 in 2017, $145,000 in 2018 and $150,000 in 2019. The 2019 winner was who won by 2 strokes.

In 1978, Papua New Guinea joined the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation with the intention of adding the Papua New Guinea Open to the Asia Golf Circuit,[1] but attempts were ultimately aborted.[2][3] That year, the PNG Open had a field of 144 competitors, including 40 professionals, 37 of whom were from Australia.[4]

Winners[]

PGA Tour of Australasia event
Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (A$)
SP PNG Golf Open
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5]
2019 Australia 270 −18 2 strokes Australia 22,500
2018 Australia 265 −23 9 strokes Australia
Australia Tim Stewart		 21,750
SP Brewery PNG Golf Open
2017 Australia 278 −10 Playoff Australia 21,300
South Pacific Export Radler PNG Open
2016 Australia 277 −11 Playoff Australia (a)
Australia 		21,000
Prior to PGA Tour of Australasia sanctioning

This list is incomplete

  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013 Pieter Zwart
  • 2012
  • 2011 Matthew Ballard
  • 2010 Leigh Deagan
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006 Pat Giles
  • 2005 Eddie Barr
  • 2004 Troy Kennedy
  • 2003 Dean Alaban
  • 2002 Chris Downes
  • 2001 David Grenfell
  • 2000 Kyle Woodbine
  • 1999 Eddie Barr
  • 1998 Lucas Bimbo
  • 1997 Anthony Musgrave
  • 1996 Neal Kerry
  • 1995 Dale Walsh
  • 1994 Mark Officer
  • 1979 Gerard Taylor[6]
  • 1978 Mike Ferguson[7]
  • 1977 Ted Ball[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Asian circuit expands". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 March 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  2. ^ "PNG golfers enter big league". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 12 April 1978. p. 40. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "PNG pull out from circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 October 1980. p. 37. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. ^ "40 professionals enter PNG Open". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (Port Moresby : 1969 - 1981). 1978-09-13. p. 38. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  5. ^ "Morobe and PNG Opens cancelled due to COVID-19". PGA of Australia. 17 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Consistency gives Taylor golf victory". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 21 September 1979. p. 62. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "Six-stroke victory". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 18 September 1978. p. 35. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Ball fights off pain to win first PNG Open". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 15 June 1977. p. 31. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.

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