Illawarra Open
The Illawarra Open was a professional golf tournament played in the Illawarra area of New South Wales, Australia. It was played between 1978 and 1981. 1978 and 1979 events had prize money of A$20,000. The 1981 event was played over 36 holes with reduced prize money of A$10,000 and was not a PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit event.[1] The 1982 event had prize money of A$25,000.
The 1978 tournament was planned as a 72-hole event. 18 holes were played on the Thursday and Friday but heavy rain at the weekend caused the tournament to be reduced to 36 holes.[2]
Winners[edit]
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tooth's Illawarra Open | ||||||||
| 1982 | Bob Shaw |  Australia |
Port Kembla | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Colin Bishop |
[3] |
| 1981 | George Serhan | Australia |
Port Kembla | 142 | −2 | Playoff | John Clifford Garry Doolan |
[4][5] |
| Illawarra Open | ||||||||
| 1979 | Mike Ferguson | Australia |
The Grange | 288 | E | 1 stroke | Tom Linskey Chris Tickner |
[6] |
| 1978 | Bill Dunk | Australia |
Wollongong | 135 | −5 | 1 stroke | Colin McGregor |
[2][7] |
References[edit]
- ^ "GOLF Rehearsal for Illawarra open". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 January 1981. p. 44. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Dunk's 36-hole score wins". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 March 1978. p. 1 (Sports section). Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 January 1982. p. 31.
- ^ "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 January 1981. p. 26.
- ^ "By George". The Age. 19 January 1981. p. 23.
- ^ "Fergusson by one". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 September 1979. p. 26.
- ^ "Dunk named Open winner". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 March 1978. p. 26.