New South Wales PGA Championship

The New South Wales PGA Championship was a professional golf tournament played in New South Wales, Australia between 1923 and 2015.

The inaugural event was held in 1923 and was won by Fred Popplewell with a score of 311. Dan Soutar had led by two strokes after the first 36 holes at The Australian Golf Club but Popplewell took a three shot lead after a third round of 74 and held on in the final round to win by a stroke. The final 36 holes were played at Royal Sydney.[1] It was a stroke-play event again in 1924 but thereafter it was generally match-play until World War II. After the war it was a match play event in 1946 and 1950 but otherwise it was a stroke-play tournament.

From the early 1980s the event was not played as a separate event, being incorporated into other tournaments. Later it was played as a non-tour event or as part of a second-tier tour. It became a PGA Tour of Australasia event from 2009 until 2015, except for 2013 when it was not played, but has not been held since.

Kel Nagle won the event 7 times while Eric Cremin won it 5 times.[2][3]

Winners
PGA Tour of Australasia event
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenueRef
New South Wales PGA Championship
2015 Jarryd Felton275−132 strokes Geoff Drakeford
Rhein Gibson
Matthew Millar
James Nitties
Anthony Summers		Riverside Oaks[4]
Nanshan New South Wales PGA Championship
2014 Lincoln Tighe265−191 stroke Scott ArnoldRiverside Oaks[5]
New South Wales PGA Championship
2013No tournament
2012 Matt Stieger273−153 strokes Daniel NisbetMount Broughton[6]
2011 Matthew Guyatt197−131 stroke Kurt Barnes
Peter O'Malley		Wollongong[7]
Cellarbrations New South Wales PGA Championship
2010 Steven Bowditch263−172 strokes Gareth PaddisonWollongong[8]
2009 Aaron Townsend259−213 strokes Scott Arnold
Michael Wright		Wollongong[9]
Von Nida Tour event
  • 2008 Tim Wood[10]
  • 2007 Scott Draper
  • 2006 Paul Marantz
  • 2005 Gavin Flint
  • 2004 Matthew Ecob
  • 2003 Chris Downes
Earlier events
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenueRef
ABE Holdings–Jack Newton Classic
1983 Bob Shearer284−41 stroke Wayne Grady
Ossie Moore		Belmont[13]
Reschs Pilsner New South Wales PGA Championship
1982 Frank Nobilo279−131 stroke Lyndsay StephenFederal[14]
National Panasonic New South Wales PGA Championship
1981 Mike Ferguson278−102 strokes Brian JonesPenrith[15]
1980 Ted Ball (2)285−31 stroke Wayne Grady
Lyndsay Stephen		Penrith[16]
Joe Jansen New South Wales PGA Championship
1979 Stewart Ginn275−138 strokes Richard CoombesPenrith[17]
1978 John Clifford266−2Playoff Ted Ball
Mike Cahill		Leonay[18]
New South Wales PGA Championship
1977 Ted Ball281−7Playoff Paul ConnellCumberland[19]
1976 Mark Tapper281−7Playoff Marty Bohen
Brian Jones		Liverpool[20][21]
1972–1975 No tournament
1971 Kel Nagle (7)287−14 strokes Vic Bennetts
Jack Newton		Mona Vale[2]
1970 Bill Dunk (4)278−108 strokes Jack NewtonCastle Hill[22]
1969 Bill Dunk (3)284−41 stroke John SullivanCastle Hill[23]
1968 Bill Dunk (2)279−911 strokes Alan MurrayCastle Hill[24]
1967 Bob Stanton276−123 strokes Alan BrookesRugby League[25]
1966 Colin McGregor288−43 strokes Bill DunkPort Kembla[26]
1965 Kel Nagle (6)283−11 stroke Bill Dunk
Alan Murray		Ashlar[27]
1964 Les Wilson273−7Playoff Graeme AbbottWollongong[28]
1963 Col Johnston (2)284E7 strokes Alec MercerBathurst[29]
1962No tournament
New South Wales PGA Jubilee Open
1961 Alan Murray285−32 strokes John Sullivan
Len Woodward		New South Wales
New South Wales PGA Championship
1960 Bill Dunk267−171 stroke Bruce Crampton
Frank Phillips		Maitland[30]
1959 Kel Nagle (5)280E2 strokes John SullivanTamworth[31]
1958 Col Johnston281+14 strokes Ian Alexander
Les Wilson		Taree[32]
1957 Frank Phillips294+101 stroke Mick KellyMoss Vale[33]
1956 Kel Nagle (4)274+27 strokes Frank PhillipsDubbo[34]
1955 Kel Nagle (3)280−43 strokes Eric CreminPennant Hills[35]
1954 Eric Cremin (5)290+61 stroke Jim McInnesPennant Hills[3]
1953 Kel Nagle (2)280E5 strokes Sam RichardsonRyde-Parramatta[36]
1952 Kel Nagle270−1411 strokes Sam RichardsonPennant Hills[37]
1951 Norman Von Nida (4)268−1614 strokes Eric CreminGoulburn[38]
1950 Eric Cremin (4)5 & 3 Norman Von NidaRoyal Sydney[39]
1949 Bill Holder291+72 strokes Eric Cremin
Kel Nagle		Bonnie Doon[40]
1948 Norman Von Nida (3)275−137 strokes Eric CreminRoyal Sydney[41]
1947 Eric Cremin (3)278−69 strokes Dan CullenWaratah[42]
1946 Norman Von Nida (2)8 & 7 Ossie PickworthRoyal Sydney[43]
1941–1945 No tournament due to World War II
1940 Billy McWilliam
1939 Billy Bolger (2)5 & 4 Norman Von NidaConcord[44]
1938 Eric Cremin (2)12 & 10 Norman Von NidaThe Australian[45]
1937 Eric Cremin4 & 3 Sam RichardsonManly[46]
1936 Norman Von Nida9 & 8 William MackenzieThe Australian[47]
1935 Charlie Booth2884 strokes Fred BolgerNew South Wales[48]
1934 Sam Richardson (2)2896 strokes Lou KellyBonnie Doon[49]
1933 Charlie Gray1 up Billy BolgerNew South Wales[50]
1932 Sam Richardson37 holes Charlie GrayThe Australian[51]
1931 Tom Howard (2)13 & 11 Don SpenceConcord[52]
1930 Billy Bolger8 & 7 Dan SoutarRoyal Sydney[53]
1929 Fred Popplewell (2)37 holes Frank EyreManly[54]
1928 Don Spence4 & 3 Arthur SpenceThe Australian[55]
1927 Walter Clark4 & 2 Harry SinclairRoyal Sydney[56]
1926 Dan Soutar4 & 3 Tom HowardThe Australian[57]
1925 Will Corry2 & 1 Carnegie ClarkRoyal Sydney[58]
1924 Tom Howard2973 strokes Carnegie ClarkThe Australian[59]
1923 Fred Popplewell3111 stroke Dan SoutarThe Australian &
Royal Sydney		[1]

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