Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup

The Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1988 to 1992 at the Palm Meadows Golf Course, Carrara, Queensland. Prize money was A$500,000 in 1988, A$600,000 in 1989, A$800,000 in 1990, A$1,200,000 in 1991 and A$1,400,000 in 1992.

Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup
Tournament information
LocationCarrara, Queensland, Australia
Established1988
Course(s)Palm Meadows Golf Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
FormatStroke play
Final year1992
Tournament record score
Aggregate271 Rodger Davis (1990)
271 Curtis Strange (1990)
271 Greg Turner (1991)
To par−17 as above
Final champion
Ronan Rafferty

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (A$)
Ref
1992Ronan Rafferty Northern Ireland278−102 strokes Bradley Hughes
Brett Ogle
252,000[1]
1991Greg Turner New Zealand271−174 strokes Greg Norman216,000[2]
1990Rodger Davis Australia271−17Playoff1 Curtis Strange144,000[3]
1989Curtis Strange United States280−82 strokes Raymond Floyd108,000[4]
1988Greg Norman Australia272−161 stroke Tateo Ozaki90,000[5]

1 Davis beat Strange at the second playoff hole.

References

  1. "Cup a belated birthday prize for Rafferty". The Canberra Times. 66 (20, 735). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 January 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 29 April 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Turner clears debts, fears". The Canberra Times. 65 (20, 365). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 January 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 29 April 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Norman stole Davis limelight". The Canberra Times. 64 (20, 001). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 January 1990. p. 22. Retrieved 29 April 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Strange makes it a Gold Coast double". The Canberra Times. 63 (19, 459). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 January 1989. p. 20. Retrieved 29 April 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Norman shows some class". The Canberra Times. 62 (19, 111). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 February 1988. p. 18. Retrieved 29 April 2017 via National Library of Australia.
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