South Australian Open (golf)

The South Australian Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Nationwide Tour.

Jacob's Creek Open Championship
Tournament information
LocationLockleys, South Australia
Established1933
Course(s)Kooyonga Golf Club
Par72
Length6,795 yards (6,213 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
Nationwide Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$600,000
Month playedFebruary
Final year2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Gordon Brand Jnr (1988)
To par−19 Peter Lonard (2000)
Final champion
Scott Sterling
Location Map
Kooyonga GC
Location in Australia
Kooyonga GC
Location in South Australia

History

The event started in 1933 as the South Australian Close Championship.[1] In 1950 it was renamed the South Australian Open, although it was only in 1952 that it was opened up to players from outside the state.[2][3][4]

In the late 1960s, there was no sponsor for the tournament. Therefore "only local club professionals competed."[5] In 1975 there was a similar problem. The South Australian Brewing Company did not renew its sponsorship. Due to economic trouble in the country no other companies were willing to sponsor the event.[5] The event did not take place that year.

The event was retitled the Jacob's Creek Open Championship from 2002 to 2007, sponsored by the Jacob's Creek wine brand, and was co-sanctioned during that period by the United States-based Nationwide Tour. It was played annually in Adelaide, South Australia. In 2007, the last time the tournament was held, it was one of three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour held outside the United States. After Jacob's Creek withdrew their support following the 2007 edition, the search for a new sponsor proved fruitless and the tournament was cancelled.[6]

Winners
YearTour(s)[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenue Ref.
Jacob's Creek Open Championship
2007 ANZ, NWT Scott Sterling[lower-alpha 2]276−121 stroke David LutterusKooyonga
2006 ANZ, NWT Paul Sheehan[lower-alpha 2]281−7Playoff Michael Sim[lower-alpha 2]Royal Adelaide
2005 ANZ, NWT Steven Bowditch[lower-alpha 2]277−115 strokes Ryan Armour
Nathan Green[lower-alpha 2]		Royal Adelaide
Jacob's Creek Open
2004 ANZ, NWT Euan Walters[lower-alpha 2]275−95 strokes Wayne Grady
Brendan Jones[lower-alpha 2]
Anthony Painter		Kooyonga
2003 ANZ, NWT Joe Ogilvie[lower-alpha 2]279−51 stroke Shane TaitKooyonga
Jacob's Creek Open Championship
2002 ANZ, BUY Gavin Coles[lower-alpha 2]279−92 strokes Bryce MolderKooyonga
Ford South Australian Open
2001: No tournament due to scheduling changes
2000 ANZ Peter Lonard269−196 strokes Paul GowKooyonga
1999 ANZ Craig Parry274−145 strokes Raymond RussellKooyonga
1998 ANZ Stuart Bouvier282−62 strokes Stephen Allan
Craig Parry		Kooyonga
1997 ANZ Steven Alker273−151 stroke Wayne GradyKooyonga
1996 ANZ Greg Norman (2)284−41 stroke Jean-Louis GuépyKooyonga
1995 ANZ Tim Elliott275−173 strokes Jack O'Keefe
Anthony Painter		Royal Adelaide
Eagle Blue Open
1994: No tournament due to scheduling changes
1993 ANZ Wayne Smith210[lower-alpha 3]−9Playoff Jim Kennedy
Kevin Miskimins		Royal Adelaide [7]
1992 ANZ Brett Ogle (2)280−121 stroke Craig WarrenRoyal Adelaide
West End South Australian Open
1991ANZ Brett Ogle279−132 strokes Mike HarwoodRoyal Adelaide [8]
1990ANZ Mike Harwood278−145 strokes Paul Moloney
Simon Owen		Royal Adelaide [9]
1989ANZ Nick Price277−155 strokes Lucien Tinkler
Paul Foley		Royal Adelaide [10]
1988ANZ Gordon Brand Jnr267−137 strokes Greg Alexander
Wayne Grady		The Grange [11]
1987ANZ Ronan Rafferty280−81 stroke Peter FowlerThe Grange [12]
West End Jubilee South Australian Open
1986ANZ Greg Norman283−53 strokes David GrahamKooyonga [13]
Ford Dealers South Australian Open
1985ANZ Vaughan Somers284−42 strokes Gerry TaylorKooyonga [14]
1984ANZ Bob Shearer286−21 stroke Terry GaleKooyonga [15]
1983ANZ Terry Gale281−71 stroke Wayne GradyKooyonga [16]
1982ANZ Graham Marsh275−138 strokes Bill DunkKooyonga [17]
South Australian Open
1981ANZ Lyndsay Stephen282−63 strokes Rodger DavisGlenelg [18]
Dunhill South Australian Open
1980ANZ Simon Owen291+31 stroke Rodger Davis
Greg Norman		Kooyonga [19]
1979ANZ Peter Senior282−6Playoff Graham Stevens (a)Glenelg [20]
South Australian Open
1978ANZ Tony Gresham (a)282−66 strokes Chris Bonython (a)Glenelg [21]
1977ANZ Noel Ratcliffe287−5Playoff David GallowayRoyal Adelaide [22]
1976ANZ David Galloway285−32 strokes Frank Phillips
Guy Wolstenholme		Kooyonga [23]
1975: No tournament
1974ANZ Ray Hore288E1 stroke David Galloway
Randall Vines		Glenelg [24]
1973ANZ Ted Ball (2)286−21 stroke Terry KendallThe Grange [25]
1972 Ted Ball294+23 strokes Bill Dunk
Stan Peach		The Grange [26]
1971 Guy Wolstenholme288E2 strokes Bob TuohyKooyonga [27]
1970 Bill Dunk275−138 strokes Frank PhillipsGlenelg [28]
1969 Brian Boys222[lower-alpha 3]+6Playoff Ted Ball
Frank Phillips		The Grange [29]
1968 Peter Thomson293+19 strokes Walter GodfreyRoyal Adelaide [30]
1967 John Sullivan144EGlenelg
1966 Brian Crafter141−3The Grange
1965 Murray Crafter (3)144EKooyonga
1964 Bob Mesnil (a)145−1Royal Adelaide
1963 Murray Crafter (2)148+4Glenelg
1962 Murray Crafter143−1The Grange
1961 Harry Thredgold (a)148+4Kooyonga
1960 Bill Shephard (a) (2)141−5Royal Adelaide
1955–1959: No tournament
1954 Bob Stevens (a) (4)1423 strokes Bill Ackland-Horman (a)Royal Adelaide [31]
1953 Bob Stevens (a) (3)1474 strokes Bill Ackland-Horman (a)
Bill Rymill (a)		Kooyonga [32]
1952 Bob Stevens (a) (2)1415 strokes Harry Thredgold (a)Royal Adelaide [33]
1951 John Wilkin (a)1495 strokes Bill Ackland-Horman (a)Kooyonga [34]
1950 Bill Shephard (a)1453 strokes Bill Ackland-Horman (a)Royal Adelaide [35]
South Australian Close Championship
1949 Bill Ackland-Horman (a) (3)1482 strokes John Wilkin (a)Kooyonga [36]
1948 Bob Stevens (a)153Playoff Jim MillsRoyal Adelaide [37]
1947 Bill Ackland-Horman (a) (2)152Playoff Denis DeneheyKooyonga [38]
1946 Bill Ackland-Horman (a)1482 strokes Jack Richardson (a)Royal Adelaide [39]
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939 Bill Rymill (a)1433 strokes Rufus StewartKooyonga [40]
1938 Fergus McMahon (4)1452 strokes Bill Ackland-Horman (a)Royal Adelaide [41]
1937 Fergus McMahon (3)1424 strokes Dallas Crook (a)Kooyonga [42]
1936 Fergus McMahon (2)1462 strokes Ross Sawers (a)Royal Adelaide [43]
1935 Jimmy McLachlan1443 strokes Bill Rymill (a)Kooyonga [44]
1934 Rufus Stewart1453 strokes Fred ThompsonRoyal Adelaide [45]
1933 Fergus McMahon151Playoff Bill Ackland-Horman (a)Kooyonga [46]
  1. ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; BUY/NWT − Buy.com Tour/Nationwide Tour
  2. Gained promotion to the PGA Tour at the end of the Nationwide Tour season.
  3. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Source:[47]

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