Australian PGA Seniors Championship

The Australian PGA Seniors Championship is a golf tournament in Australia.

History

The inaugural tournament was held in 1986. Legendary golfer Peter Thomson referred to the tournament as "a breakthrough" for Australian senior golf.[1] The 1986 and 1987 events were played concurrently with the Rich River Classic, both being won by the American Orville Moody.[2][3][4] The Rich River Classic was discontinued in 1988 because of a clash of dates, but Rich River continued to host the seniors championship until 1995.[5] The 1988 championship was won by Jerry Stolhand.[6] Stolhand, an American who had lived in Australia since 1969, was killed in a car accident in February 1989, shortly before the 1989 championship.[7][8]

In 1996 the star American golfer Lee Trevino played the event.[9] It was the first event he played in Australia in a decade.[10] He played it as a gift to his friend Bruce Devlin who designed Gold Creek Country Club, the course the event was played on.[9] He went on to win.[11]

In recent years the event has been held at Richmond Golf Club. In late 2020 it was announced that the course got a two-year extension to host the tournament through 2022.[12]

Winners
Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
2021 Guy Wall 66[lower-alpha 1] −4 Playoff[lower-alpha 2] Peter Lonard Richmond Golf Club [13]
2020 Andre Stolz 201 −9 4 strokes Peter Lonard Richmond Golf Club [14]
2019 Peter Senior 201 −9 1 stroke Peter Fowler
Peter O'Malley		 Richmond Golf Club [15][16]
2018 Michael Long 198 −12 1 stroke Peter Senior Richmond Golf Club [17]
2017 David McKenzie[lower-alpha 3] 202 −14 6 strokes Peter Senior Twin Waters Golf Club &
Pelican Waters Golf Club		 [18][19]
2016 Martin Pettigrew 214 −2 3 strokes David Merriman Mollymook Golf Club (Hilltop) [20][21]
2015 Rodger Davis 203 −7 Playoff[lower-alpha 4] Mike Harwood
Peter Senior		 Richmond Golf Club [22][23]
2014 Simon Owen 208 −2 Playoff[lower-alpha 5] Mike Harwood Richmond Golf Club [24][25]
2013 Darryl Purchase 210 E 2 strokes Kym Olsen Richmond Golf Club [26][27]
2012 Mike Harwood 124[lower-alpha 6] −6 2 strokes Mike Zilko Gordon Golf Club [28][29]
2011 Peter Fowler 207 −9 9 strokes Mike Clayton
David Hill		 Killara Golf Club [30]
2010 Lyndsay Stephen 214 −2 2 strokes Delroy Cambridge Killara Golf Club [31]
2009 Peter Senior 207 −9 8 strokes Larry Canning
Mike Harwood		 Byron Bay Golf Club [32]
2008 Noel Ratcliffe 212 −4 6 strokes John Clifford
Terry Gale
David Merriman
Stuart Reese		 Byron Bay Golf Club [33]
2007 David Merriman 215 −1 2 strokes Garry Merrick
Craig Owen		 Byron Bay Golf Club [34]
2006 Terry Gale 216 E 7 strokes Stuart Reese Newcastle Golf Club [35]
2005 Tom Purtzer 206[lower-alpha 7] −10 5 strokes John Chillas Club Pelican [36][37]
2004 Mike Ferguson 291 +3 Playoff Brian Jones Club Pelican [38]
2003 John Clifford 218 +2 2 strokes Geoff Parslow Penrith Golf Club [39]
2002 Mike Ferguson 207 −9 6 strokes Bryan Smith Penrith Golf Club [40][41]
2001 Noel Ratcliffe 206 Playoff[lower-alpha 8] David Good Penrith Golf Club [42]
2000 Barry Vivian 208 −8 4 strokes Ian Brander
Frank Conallin		 Penrith Golf Club [43][44]
1999 Trevor Downing Twin Waters Golf Club
1998 Ian Stanley 215 −1 1 stroke Akio Toyoda Twin Waters Golf Club [45]
1997 Terry Gale 216 Playoff[lower-alpha 9] Bob Shaw Twin Waters Golf Club [46][47]
1996 Lee Trevino 282 −6 5 strokes Terry Gale Gold Creek Country Club [48][49]
1995 Bill Dunk 281 2 strokes Peter Headland Rich River Golf Club [50]
1994 Rick L'Estrange 281 −7 2 strokes Errol Hartvigsen Rich River Golf Club [51][52]
1993 Akio Toyoda 284 7 strokes Bill Dunk Rich River Golf Club [53]
1992 Akio Toyoda 288 9 strokes Bill Dunk
John Klatt		 Rich River Golf Club [54]
1991 John Davis 293 +5 1 stroke Darrell Welch Rich River Golf Club [55][56][57]
1990 Mike Kelly 291 +3 6 strokes Col Johnston Rich River Golf Club [58][59]
1989 Bill Dunk 282 12 strokes Peter Thomson Rich River Golf Club [60]
1988 Jerry Stolhand 286 7 strokes Ian Alexander Rich River Golf Club [6]
1987 Orville Moody 281 −7 10 strokes Harry Berwick Rich River Golf Club [61][4]
1986 Orville Moody 276 −12 1 stroke Peter Thomson Rich River Golf Club [62][3]
  1. Shortened to 18 holes due to rain.
  2. Wall won with a birdie on the fifth playoff hole.
  3. The championship was incorporated into the Sunshine Coast Masters.
  4. Davis won with a birdie on the third playoff hole. Senior was eliminated at the first extra hole.
  5. Owen won with a birdie on the first playoff hole.
  6. Contested over 36 holes.
  7. Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
  8. Radcliife won on the first extra hole.
  9. Gale won with a par at the first extra hole.

Source: [63]

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