Western Australian Open

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Western Australian Open
Tournament information
LocationPerth, Western Australia
Established1913
Course(s)Royal Fremantle GC
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
FormatStroke play
Current champion
Australia (a)
Location Map
Royal Fremantle GC is located in Australia
Royal Fremantle GC
Royal Fremantle GC
Location in Australia

The Western Australian Open, also known as the WA Open, is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It had been a tour event every year since 2009 with the exception of 2019.

History[]

The first Western Australian Amateur Championship was held in 1911. This consisted of a 36-hole stroke-play qualification stage, played in a single day, followed by match-play to determine the champion. The leading four players in the stroke-play qualified in 1911, increasing to 8 in 1912.[1][2] In 1913 the stroke-play stage was opened up to professionals, becoming the first Western Australian Open Championship.[3] It was played at the Fremantle links on 28 August, nearly 30 players competing.[4] In both 1911 and 1912, had led the stroke-play stage but in 1913 he was challenged by Clyde Pearce, who had won both the Australian Open and Australian Amateur in 1908, as well as losing the final three times in the amateur. Pearce won the Open with rounds of 77 and 78, three ahead of Fowlie who had rounds of 83 and 75. P. C. Anderson came third. The leading professional, , came seventh. Pearce would go on to win the amateur championship as well.[5]

The 1914 championship was again played on the Fremantle links in late August. reversed the 1913 result, winning by three strokes from Clyde Pearce, with rounds of 80 and 77. Two professionals entered but were well down the field.[6]

Although the state amateur championship resumed in 1919, it was until not 1921 that the open championship was played again. won with a score of 160. Three players tied for second place on 161, , and . Maunder won a prize of 5 guineas as leading professional, although a £10 prize was available for a professional winner.[7] 1922 saw the first professional winner, Maunder's score of 161 beating Geere by a stroke. Maunder took the £10 first prize.[8]

Winners[]

Source:[9]

Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
Nexus Risk WA Open
2020 ANZ[b] Australia (a) 209[c] −7 1 stroke Australia (a)[d] Royal Fremantle [10]
2019 Australia Michael Sim 273 −15 1 stroke Australia (a) Cottesloe [11][12]
Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open
2018 ANZ Australia Zach Murray (a) 272 −16 2 strokes Australia (a)[e] Mount Lawley [13]
2017 ANZ Australia Stephen Leaney (6) 273 −15 1 stroke Australia Royal Perth [14]
2016 ANZ Australia Curtis Luck (a) 261 −19 2 strokes Australia (a)[f] Western Australian [15]
2015 ANZ Australia 277 −11 3 strokes Australia Curtis Luck (a) Royal Fremantle [16]
John Hughes / Nexus Risk Services WA Open Championship
2014 ANZ New Zealand Ryan Fox 265 −23 6 strokes Australia Cottesloe [17]
2013 ANZ New Zealand Josh Geary 273 −15 5 strokes Australia Mount Lawley [18]
John Hughes Geely / Nexus Risk Services WA Open Championship
2012 ANZ Australia Oliver Goss (a) 272 −16 Playoff[g] Australia Brady Watt (a)[h] Royal Perth [19]
2011 ANZ Australia Rohan Blizard 278 −10 2 strokes Australia Ashley Hall
Australia Matt Jager
Australia David McKenzie		 Royal Fremantle [20]
2010 ANZ Australia Brad Kennedy 270 −10 1 stroke Australia Rohan Blizard Western Australian [21]
John Hughes Geely WA Open Championship
2009 ANZ Australia 272 −16 4 strokes Australia Kim Felton Cottesloe [22]
Western Australian Open
2008 Australia James Nitties 135 2 strokes Australia (a) Cottesloe
2007 Australia 142 1 stroke Australia (a)
Australia Brady Watt (a)		 Cottesloe
2006 [i] Australia Kim Felton (3) 132 3 strokes Australia Rick Kulacz (a)
Australia 		Nedlands
2005 [i] Australia Brett Rumford 136 Playoff Australia Nedlands
2004 [i] Australia Stephen Leaney (5) 135 2 strokes Australia (a) Nedlands
2003 [i] Australia Kim Felton (2) 135 1 stroke Australia
Australia Brett Rumford		 Nedlands
2002 [i] Australia Stephen Leaney (4) 139 Playoff Australia
Australia Jarrod Moseley
Australia Scott Strange		 Nedlands
2001 Australia Kim Felton 263 Playoff Australia Western Australian
2000 Australia Paul Sheehan 283 5 strokes Australia
Australia 		Lake Karrinyup
1999 Australia (2) 284 2 strokes Australia Lake Karrinyup
1998 Australia 278 4 strokes Australia Jarrod Moseley Royal Perth
1997 Australia Stephen Leaney (3) 273 3 strokes New Zealand Mount Lawley
1996 Australia 276 2 strokes New Zealand Lake Karrinyup
1995 England 270 Playoff New Zealand Meadow Springs
1994 Australia Stephen Leaney (2) 276 2 strokes Australia Greg Chalmers (a)
New Zealand Michael Long
Australia George Serhan		 Meadow Springs
1993 New Zealand 269 3 strokes Australia Terry Price Meadow Springs
1992 Australia 274 8 strokes Australia Meadow Springs
1991 Australia Stephen Leaney (a) 271 2 strokes Australia Meadow Springs
1990 Australia Terry Gale (6) 208 5 strokes Australia (a) Meadow Springs
1989 Australia Ross Metherell (2) 145 1 stroke Australia Stephen Leaney (a) Meadow Springs
Town and Country Western Australian Open
1988 ANZ Australia Bradley Hughes 284 −4 1 stroke Australia Lake Karrinyup [23][24]
National Panasonic Western Australian Open
1987 ANZ Australia 290 +2 Playoff[j] Australia Joondalup [25]
1986 ANZ Australia Greg Norman 276 −12 1 stroke Australia Terry Gale Lake Karrinyup [26]
1985 ANZ Australia Ian Stanley 276 −12 1 stroke Australia Paul Foley Royal Perth [27]
Town and Country WA-RAC Western Australian Open[citation needed]
1984 ANZ Australia Ian Baker-Finch 272 −16 4 strokes Australia Terry Gale Royal Perth [28][29]
Town and Country Western Australian Open
1983 ANZ Australia Terry Gale (5) 280 −8 Playoff[k] Australia Jack Newton Lake Karrinyup [30]
1982 ANZ Australia Terry Gale (4) 275 −13 Playoff[l] Australia Vaughan Somers Mount Lawley [31]
Western Australian Open
1981 Australia (a) 146 1 stroke Australia Melville Glades
1980 Australia Terry Gale (3) 286 −2 3 strokes Australia Royal Fremantle [32]
1979 ANZ United States Peter Jacobsen 279 −9 5 strokes Australia David Graham Lake Karrinyup [33]
1978 Australia David Galloway 279 −9 3 strokes Australia
Australia Mike Ferguson
Australia Ross Metherell		 Mount Lawley [34]
1977 Australia Mike Ferguson 281 −7 3 strokes Australia Barry Burgess
Australia Vaughan Somers		 Mount Lawley [35]
1976 Australia Graham Marsh (2) 274 10 strokes Australia David Galloway Lake Karrinyup
1975 Australia Terry Gale (2) (a) 288 1 stroke Australia Western Australian
1974 Australia Ross Metherell 285 4 strokes Australia Terry Gale (a) Gosnells
1973 Australia 300 1 stroke Australia Lake Karrinyup
1972 Australia Terry Gale (a) 289 4 strokes Australia Ross Metherell Lake Karrinyup
1971 Australia (a) 295 2 strokes Australia (a)
Australia 		Cottesloe
1970 Australia (a) 284 1 stroke Australia Terry Gale (a) Royal Perth
1969 Australia 286 4 strokes Australia (a) Lake Karrinyup
1968 Australia Graham Marsh 286 4 strokes Australia (a) Western Australian
1967 Australia (a) 295 1 stroke Australia Mount Lawley
1966 Australia (3) (a) 279 6 strokes Australia (a)
Australia Graham Marsh (a)		 Cottesloe
1965 Australia (3) 287 5 strokes Australia (a) Western Australian
1964 Australia (2) 287 5 strokes Australia (a) Royal Perth
1963 Australia (2) (a) 284 6 strokes Australia Lake Karrinyup
1962 Australia 295 Playoff Australia (a) Cottesloe
1961 Australia (a) 282 4 strokes Australia (a)
Australia (a)		 Royal Fremantle
1960 Australia Bob Tuohy 291 1 stroke South Africa Mount Lawley
1959 Australia 290 9 strokes Australia (a) Royal Perth
1958 Australia (2) (a) 292 1 stroke Australia
Australia (a)		 Western Australian
1957 Australia (a) 290 5 strokes Australia Bob Stevens (a) Lake Karrinyup
1956 South Africa Gary Player 289 5 strokes Australia (a) Mount Lawley [36]
1955 Australia (a) 300 1 stroke Australia (a) Royal Fremantle
1954 Australia Eric Cremin (2) 292 3 strokes Australia Royal Fremantle
1953 Australia (a) 282 10 strokes Australia Cottesloe
1952 Australia Kel Nagle (3) 286 6 strokes Australia (a) Royal Perth
1951 Australia Kel Nagle (2) 286 11 strokes Australia Eric Cremin Lake Karrinyup
1950 Australia Kel Nagle 283 6 strokes Australia Eric Cremin Western Australian
1949 Australia Eric Cremin 291 2 strokes Australia (a) Royal Fremantle
1948 Australia Ossie Pickworth 282 4 strokes Australia Eric Cremin Mount Lawley
1947 Australia 304 6 strokes Australia Cottesloe
1946 Australia (a) 314 1 stroke Australia (a)
Australia 		Royal Perth
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939 Australia 299 3 strokes Australia Royal Perth
1938 Australia (2) 298 1 stroke Australia Lake Karrinyup
1937 Australia 295 Playoff Australia Tom Howard Royal Fremantle
1936 Australia (4) 307 Playoff Australia (a) Western Australian
1935 Australia (2) 296 2 strokes Australia Perth
1934 Australia 300 5 strokes Australia (a) Lake Karrinyup
1933 Australia (3) 295 1 stroke Australia Royal Fremantle
1932 Australia 299 4 strokes Australia Perth
1931 Australia 311 1 stroke Australia Royal Fremantle
1930 Australia (a) 329 2 strokes Australia (a) Lake Karrinyup
1929 Australia (2) (a) 309 1 stroke Australia (a) Perth
1928 Australia (a) 312 5 strokes Australia (a) Fremantle
1927 Australia (5) (a) 311 1 stroke Australia Fremantle
1926 Australia (4) (a) 310 5 strokes Australia (a)
Australia (a)		 Fremantle
1925 Australia (3) (a) 315 5 strokes Australia Fremantle
1924 Australia (2) (a) 317 5 strokes Australia (a) Fremantle [37]
1923 Australia (a) 156 5 strokes Australia (a)
Australia (a)		 Fremantle [38]
1922 Australia 161 1 stroke Australia (a) Fremantle [8]
1921 Australia (a) 160 1 stroke Australia (a)
Australia
Australia (a)		 Fremantle [7]
1915–1920: No tournament due to World War I
1914 Australia (a) 157 3 strokes Australia Clyde Pearce (a) Fremantle [6]
1913 Australia Clyde Pearce (a) 155 3 strokes Australia (a) Fremantle [5]
  1. ^ ANZ – PGA Tour of Australasia.
  2. ^ Not an order of merit event.
  3. ^ Scheduled as a 54-hole event.
  4. ^ was the leading professional.
  5. ^ Matthew Millar was the leading professional.
  6. ^ Antonio Murdaca was the leading professional.
  7. ^ Goss won at the fifth extra hole.
  8. ^ Brett Rumford was the leading professional.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Incorporated into the 36-hole Nedlands Masters.
  10. ^ Taylor won at the second extra hole.
  11. ^ Gale won at the second extra hole.
  12. ^ Gale won at the first extra hole.

RFeferences[]

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  4. ^ "Golf". The West Australian. XXIX (3551). Western Australia. 30 August 1913. p. 14. Retrieved 15 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "West Australian championships". Kalgoorlie Miner. 19 (4586). Western Australia. 2 September 1913. p. 8. Retrieved 15 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Golf". Kalgoorlie Miner. 20 (4887). Western Australia. 2 September 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 15 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Golf". The West Australian. XXXVII (6034). Western Australia. 19 August 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 15 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "W.A. Golf Championship". The Australian (Perth 1917–23) (274). Western Australia. 12 September 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 15 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ Briggs, Kay. "Open Golf Championship of Western Australia (Men)" (PDF). Cottesloe Golf Club. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  10. ^ "2020 Nexus Risk WA Open". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  11. ^ "2019 Nexus Risk WA Open". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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  14. ^ "2017 Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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  16. ^ "2015 Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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  18. ^ "2013 John Hughes Nexus Risk Services WA Open Championship". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  19. ^ "2012 John Hughes Geely / Nexus Risk Services WA Open Championship". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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  21. ^ "2010 John Hughes Geely Nexus Risk Services WA Open". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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  32. ^ "Gale wins". The Age. 1 September 1980. p. 27.
  33. ^ "US 'rookie' coasts in". The Age. 26 November 1979. p. 30.
  34. ^ "David slays Open field". The Age. 24 April 1978. p. 27.
  35. ^ "Ferguson breaks through at last". The Age. 25 April 1977. p. 27.
  36. ^ "W.A. Open to Gary Player". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 September 1956. p. 10.
  37. ^ "State Open championship". The West Australian. XL (6943). Western Australia. 27 August 1924. p. 9. Retrieved 13 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  38. ^ "Open and amateur meeting". The West Australian. XXXIX (6649). Western Australia. 15 September 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 13 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

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