New South Wales Open (golf)

The New South Wales Open is an annual golf tournament held in New South Wales, Australia. The 2019 event was held at Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club and had prize money of A$400,000. Josh Younger won the tournament, beating Travis Smyth in a playoff.

New South Wales Open
Tournament information
LocationNew South Wales, Australia
Established1931
Course(s)Twin Creeks G&CC
Par72
Length6,444 metres (7,047 yd)
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$400,000
Month playedNovember/December
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Jason Scrivener (2017)
To par−24 as above
Current champion
Josh Younger

History

The event was founded in 1931 as the New South Wales Close Championship, being restricted to residents of New South Wales. The first event was held at Manly Golf Club and, after 72 holes played over two days, resulted in a tie between three professionals Charlie Gray, Tom Howard and Sam Richardson.[1] Gray won the title after a 36-hole playoff scoring 147 to Howard's 148. Richardson took 80 in the first round and didn't complete the 36 holes. Richardson won in 1932 but the remainder of the 1930s were dominated by Jim Ferrier who won five times and was runner-up twice between 1933 and 1939. Three times he won by 10 or more strokes.

Norman Von Nida won in 1939 and then again from 1946 to 1948, to repeat Ferrier record of four successive wins. In 1951 a New South Wales Jubilee Open was organised, the state's first open championship, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Federation of Australia. The tournament was won by Dai Rees while Kel Nagle was runner-up and won the Close title. Von Nida won the Close championship again in 1953 and 1954, setting a record of six championship wins. The 1955 event clashed with the first Pelaco Tournament in Melbourne, an event which attracted all the leading New South Wales professionals.

In 1958 the championship was opened up to players from outside New South Wales, becoming the New South Wales Open Championship.[1] Peter Thomson from Victoria won in 1961. Two amateur's won in the 1970s, Owen Beldham in 1972 and Tony Gresham in 1975, while American Ed Sneed won in 1973.

The tournament continued to be a major event in the 1980s. Greg Norman won three times in the decade and the 1989 event had prize money of A$300,000. The event then struggled for a number of years. The 1990 championship had prize money of A$50,000 and there was no event in 1991. In 1992 it had increased prize money of A$150,000 but there was again no event the following year. It returned in 1994 on the second-tier Foundation Tour with prize money of A$50,000 and was then not played again until 2002, when it returned with prize money of A$200,000.

From 2003 to 2008 the event was part of the second-tier Von Nida Tour, while from 2009 to 2015 it was a Tier 2 event on the PGA Tour of Australasia schedule. In 2016 it became a Tier 1 event with prize money of A$400,000 compared to the A$110,000 in 2015.

Winners
PGA Tour of Australasia event
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
NSW Open
2021Concord
AVJennings NSW Open
2020No tournament
2019Josh Younger AustraliaTwin Creeks271−17Playoff Travis Smyth
2018Jake McLeod AustraliaTwin Creeks268−202 strokes Cameron John
New South Wales Open
2017Jason Scrivener AustraliaTwin Creeks264−246 strokes Lucas Herbert
2016Adam Blyth AustraliaStonecutters Ridge265−233 strokes Brett Coletta (a)
Jarryd Felton
2015Ben Eccles (a) AustraliaStonecutters Ridge269−193 strokes Rohan Blizard
Matthew Millar
Mazda New South Wales Open
2014Anthony Brown AustraliaStonecutters Ridge274−14Playoff Josh Geary
Gloria Jean's New South Wales Open
2013Aron Price AustraliaCastle Hill269−194 strokes Adam Bland
Aaron Townsend
Jack Wilson
New South Wales Open
2012No tournament
2011Adam Crawford AustraliaNewcastle274−61 stroke Paul Donahoo
Jake Higginbottom (a)
Anthony Summers
2010Peter O'Malley AustraliaVintage270−18Playoff Peter Cooke
Tom Lewis (a)
2009Leigh McKechnie AustraliaVintage281−31 stroke James Nitties
Von Nida Tour event
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef
2008Aaron Townsend AustraliaVintage267−177 strokes Steven Jones[2]
2007Jason Norris AustraliaVintage277−71 stroke Jarrod Lyle
James Nitties
2006Rick Kulacz (a) AustraliaMoore Park270−10Playoff Tony McFadyean
2005Michael Wright AustraliaLiverpool271
2004Peter Lonard AustraliaLiverpool270−182 strokes Anthony Summers
2003Craig Carmichael AustraliaMacquarie Links273−151 stroke Andrew McKenzie (a)
PGA Tour of Australasia event
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
2002Terry Price AustraliaHorizons Resort279−91 stroke Wayne Grady
Adam Groom
Jason Norris
Mahal Pearce
Andre Stolz
1995–2001: No tournament
Foundation Tour event
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-upRef
1994Darren Chivas AustraliaManly283−51 stroke David Ecob[3]
Earlier events
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef
CIG New South Wales Open
1993: No tournament
1992Craig Parry AustraliaRyde Parramatta277−7Playoff Ken Trimble[4]
New South Wales Open
1991: No tournament
1990Ken Trimble AustraliaBathurst276−82 strokes Peter O'Malley[5]
Ford New South Wales Open
1989Rodger Davis AustraliaThe Lakes277−159 strokes Bradley Hughes[6]
Panasonic New South Wales Open
1988Greg Norman AustraliaConcord277−71 stroke Craig Parry[7]
National Panasonic New South Wales Open
1987Craig Parry AustraliaThe Australian289+11 stroke Wayne Riley[8]
1986Greg Norman AustraliaConcord275−95 strokes Lyndsay Stephen[9]
1985Ian Stanley AustraliaConcord281−31 stroke Peter Senior
Lyndsay Stephen		[10]
1984Ian Baker-Finch AustraliaThe Lakes277−1513 strokes Peter Senior[11]
1983Greg Norman AustraliaConcord278−4Playoff David Graham[12]
1982Bob Shearer AustraliaManly272−121 stroke Graham Marsh[13]
1981Bill Rogers United StatesThe Lakes285−73 strokes Lyndsay Stephen[14]
New South Wales Open
1980George Serhan AustraliaConcord280−44 strokes Sam Torrance[15][16]
1979Jack Newton AustraliaThe Lakes281−119 strokes Wayne Grady
Jeff Hall
Gary Vanier		[17]
1978Greg Norman AustraliaManly275−133 strokes Bill Dunk[18]
1977Trevor McDonald AustraliaPymble281−7Playoff Bill Dunk[19]
1976Jack Newton AustraliaRoyal Sydney269−1910 strokes Ted Ball
David Good		[19]
1975Tony Gresham (a) AustraliaManly275−131 stroke Bill Dunk[20]
1974Ted Ball AustraliaPymble280−87 strokes Kel Nagle[21]
1973Ed Sneed United StatesThe Australian283−52 strokes Bob Shearer[22]
1972Owen Beldham (a) AustraliaNewcastle284−43 strokes Bob Tuohy[23]
1971Bill Dunk AustraliaManly284−82 strokes Phil Billings (a)
Col Johnston		[24]
1970Frank Phillips AustraliaPymble277−11Playoff David Graham[25][26]
1969: No tournament
1968Kel Nagle AustraliaSt. Michael's289+1Playoff Barry Coxon
Bill Dunk		[27][28]
1967Bill Dunk AustraliaRoyal Sydney284−42 strokes Darrell Welch[29]
1966Frank Phillips AustraliaConcord280−4Playoff Tim Woolbank[30][31]
1965Colin McGregor AustraliaBonnie Doon286−21 stroke Bob Mesnil
Bob Stanton
Darrell Welch		[32]
1964Ted Ball AustraliaLa Perouse289+12 strokes Jim Moran
Frank Phillips		[33]
1963Peter Mills AustraliaMoore Park288+42 strokes Frank Phillips[34]
1962Frank Phillips AustraliaManly278−102 strokes Ted Ball[35]
1961Peter Thomson AustraliaThe Australian279−97 strokes Kel Nagle[36]
1960Frank Phillips AustraliaThe Lakes279−910 strokes John Sullivan[37]
1959Harry Kershaw AustraliaPennant Hills284E2 strokes Kel Nagle[38]
1958Les Wilson AustraliaBonnie Doon294+102 strokes Kel Nagle[39]
New South Wales Close
1957Kel Nagle AustraliaArmidale281−71 stroke Len Woodward[40]
1956Frank Phillips AustraliaConcord279−57 strokes Kel Nagle[41]
1955Bob Swinbourne AustraliaGoulburn301+171 stroke Eddie Oakman[42]
1954Norman Von Nida AustraliaThe Lakes283−510 strokes Kel Nagle
Sam Richardson		[43]
1953Norman Von Nida AustraliaNewcastle285−39 strokes Kel Nagle[44]
1952Jim Moran AustraliaWollongong287+71 stroke Norman Von Nida[45]
1951New South Wales Jubilee Open
Dai Rees WalesRoyal Sydney279−95 strokes Kel Nagle[46]
New South Wales Close
Kel Nagle AustraliaRoyal Sydney284−45 strokes Keith Pix (a)[46]
1950Eric Cremin AustraliaBathurst289+51 stroke Billy Bolger[47]
1949Eric Cremin AustraliaConcord279−512 strokes Kel Nagle[48]
1948Norman Von Nida AustraliaRoyal Sydney281−71 stroke Eric Cremin[49]
1947Norman Von Nida AustraliaManly279−92 strokes Alan Waterson (a)[50]
1946Norman Von Nida AustraliaThe Lakes287−11 stroke Ossie Pickworth[51]
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939Norman Von Nida AustraliaConcord280−44 strokes Jim Ferrier (a)[52]
1938Jim Ferrier (a) AustraliaThe Lakes281−713 strokes Sam Richardson[53]
1937Jim Ferrier (a) AustraliaBonnie Doon280−410 strokes Norman Von Nida[54]
1936Jim Ferrier (a) AustraliaManly277−114 strokes Sam Richardson[55]
1935Jim Ferrier (a) AustraliaKillara266−1016 strokes Don Spence
Alan Waterson (a)		[56]
1934Sam Richardson AustraliaConcord284E3 strokes Jim Ferrier (a)
Tom Heard		[57]
1933Jim Ferrier (a) AustraliaThe Lakes291+34 strokes Sam Richardson[58]
1932Sam Richardson AustraliaLa Perouse295+71 stroke Charlie Gray[59]
1931Charlie Gray AustraliaManly303+15Playoff Tom Howard
Sam Richardson		[60][61]

In 2019 Younger won with a birdie at the second extra hole. In 2014 Brown won at the second hole of the playoff. In 2010 O'Malley won at the third extra hole. Cooke had dropped out after the second extra hole. In 2006 Kulacz won the playoff with a par at the first extra hole. In 1992 Parry won with a par at the third playoff hole. In 1983 Norman won the playoff at the second extra hole. In 1977 McDonald won the playoff with a birdie at the second extra hole. In 1970 Phillips won the 18-hole playoff, scoring 67 to Graham's 69. In 1968 Nagle took 73, while Dunk scored 76 and Coxon 80. In 1966 Phillips won the 18-hole playoff with a score of 70 to Woolbank's 74. In 1931 Gray won the 36-hole playoff with a score of 147 (70-77), one ahead of Howard's 148 (73-75). Richardson took 80 in his first round and didn't complete the 36 holes.

The 1951 New South Wales Close title was contested as part of the New South Wales Jubilee Open. Dai Rees won the event by 5 strokes from Kel Nagle but Nagle took the Close title.

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