South Australian PGA Championship

The South Australian PGA Championship was a professional golf tournament played in South Australia. It was first held in 1927.

OG Roberts South Australian PGA Championship
Tournament information
LocationMount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
Established1927
Course(s)Blue Lake Golf Club
Par67
Length5,993 yards (5,480 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
Von Nida Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$110,000
Month playedApril
Final year2008
Tournament record score
Aggregate248 Heath Reed (2008)
To par−20 Richard Ball (2002)
−20 Heath Reed (2008)
Score8 and 7 Rufus Stewart (1939)
Final champion
Heath Reed
Location Map
Blue Lake GC
Location in Australia
Blue Lake GC
Location in South Australia

History

The first South Australian Professional Championship was held in 1927 and was a 72-hole stroke-play event. It was won by Rufus Stewart, four ahead of Fergus McMahon. Stewart had recently won the Australian Open.[1] McMahon won in 1928, 1929 and 1930, and as a three-time winner he permanently kept the trophy that had been presented in 1927.[2] With only a small number of professional in the state, there were only four different winners in the first 15 championships. Stewart won 6 times and McMahon 5 times, while Alf Toogood won twice, before he moved to Tasmania, and Willie Harvey also won twice, in 1938 and 1940.[3][4] The format changed to match-play in 1937, all matches being over 36 holes. In 1937 and 1938 there were just 8 entries and a straight knock-out format was used.[5][6] However, there were 9 entries in 1939 and a 36-hole qualifying stage was used to reduce the field to 8.[7] In 1940 the qualifying stage was retained but just four players advanced to the match-play stage.[8] The 1941 event was reduced to a single day, with 36 holes of stroke-play.[9]

The championship resumed in 1946, using the 1940 format with four players qualifying, and this format was retained for a number of years.[10][11] From 1946 to 1950 only 16 players qualified for the Australian PGA Championship. Each state was allocated a specific number of places and organised their own qualifying event for those places. South Australia was allocated just one place. In 1946 there was a 36-hole qualifying event but from 1947 to 1950 the winner of the South Australian Professional Championship qualified.[12][13]

In 1952 there was a dispute between the two finalists, Brian Crafter and Fred Thompson. Crafter won the match at the 38th hole but at the 35th hole he had lifted and dropped his ball away from a staked tree. Thompson objected and the matter was not fully resolved until just before the 1953 event, confirming Crafter as the winner.[14][15][16]

Winners
YearTour[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
OG Roberts South Australian PGA Championship
2008VNT Heath Reed248−202 strokes Tristan Lambert
Peter Senior
Aaron Townsend		Blue Lake
Hahn South Australian PGA Championship
2007VNT Tim Wise266−14Playoff Ashley HallBlue Lake
South Australian PGA Championship
2006VNT David Diaz279−91 stroke Dean AlabanTanunda Pines
SA PGA Championship
2005VNT Tony McFadyean273−151 stroke Andrew DuffinThe Grange
Schweppes SA PGA Championship
2004VNT Martin DoyleThe Grange
2003VNT Stuart Bouvier (2)268−161 stroke Scott HendThe Vines
2002ANZ Richard Ball264−205 strokes Adrian PerceyThe Vines
2001DT Tony Carolan282−10Playoff Chris GrayTea Tree Gully[17][18]
Schweppes South Australian PGA Championship
2000DT Chris Gray279−92 strokes Craig CarmichaelGlenelg
South Australian PGA Championship
1998–1999: No information known
1997 David Capaldo205−112 strokes Shane RobinsonMcCracken[19]
1996FT Lyndsay Stephen278−10Playoff Craig SpenceMcCracken[20]
1995FT Stuart Bouvier206−10Playoff David BransdonMcCracken[21]
Lasseters SA and NT PGA Championship
1994FT Stuart Appleby201−1511 strokes Michael BarryAiice Springs[22][23]
South Australian PGA Championship
1993 Mark Officer2022 strokes Mike ColandroWirrina Cove[24]
1990–1992: No information known
1989 Roger Stephens142−21 stroke Peter LonardWirrina[25]
1978–1988: No information known
1977 David GallowayFlagstaff Hill[26]
1976 Bob Tuohy285−31 stroke Frank PhillipsFlagstaff Hill[27]
1975 Vaughan Somers2872 strokes Vic Bennetts
Frank Phillips		[28]
1974 John Sheargold2881 stroke Stan Peach[29]
1973ANZ Stan Peach[30]
1972: No information known
1971 Vic Bennetts9 strokes Barry Coxon
Bill Dunk
Jerry Stolhand		[31]
1970 Glen McCully2903 strokes Murray Crafter
Dennis Ingram
Stan Peach		Kooyonga[32]
1962–1969: No information known
1961 John Sullivan2 and 1 Murray Crafter[33]
1960 Murray Crafter (7)6 and 5 John SullivanRoyal Adelaide[34]
1959: No information known
1958 Murray Crafter (6)3 and 2 Brian CrafterRoyal Adelaide[35]
1957 Murray Crafter (5)
1956 Murray Crafter (4)
1955 Murray Crafter (3)
1954 Bruce Auld (3)1 up Murray CrafterRoyal Adelaide[36]
1953 Fred Thompson2 up Murray CrafterRoyal Adelaide[37]
1952 Brian Crafter38 holes Fred ThompsonKooyonga[14]
1951 Murray Crafter (2)6 and 5 Brian CrafterRoyal Adelaide[38]
1950 Murray Crafter5 and 4 Gordon WestthorpKooyonga[13]
1949 Bruce Auld (2)37 holes Willie HarveyRoyal Adelaide[39]
1948 Gordon Westthorp2 up Denis DeneheyKooyonga[40]
1947 Denis Denehey6 and 5 Willie HarveyRoyal Adelaide[41]
1946 Bruce Auld4 and 3 Willie HarveyKooyonga[42]
1942–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1941 Rufus Stewart (6)1594 strokes Sam WalshKooyonga[43]
1940 Willie Harvey (2)2 up Fergus McMahonKooyonga[4]
1939 Rufus Stewart (5)8 and 7 Bill RobertsonRoyal Adelaide[44]
1938 Willie Harvey5 and 3 Bruce AuldKooyonga[45]
1937 Fergus McMahon (5)5 and 4 Rufus StewartRoyal Adelaide[46]
1936 Rufus Stewart (4)3014 strokes Fergus McMahonRoyal Adelaide[47]
1935 Rufus Stewart (3)2944 strokes Fergus McMahonRoyal Adelaide[48]
1934 Fergus McMahon (4)29714 strokes Alf ToogoodKooyonga[49]
1933 Alf Toogood (2)2962 strokes Fergus McMahonRoyal Adelaide[3]
1932 Alf Toogood3022 strokes Rufus StewartRoyal Adelaide[50]
1931 Rufus Stewart (2)3035 strokes Willie HarveyRoyal Adelaide[51]
1930 Fergus McMahon (3)307Playoff Alf ToogoodRoyal Adelaide[2][52]
1929 Fergus McMahon (2)2964 strokes Rufus StewartRoyal Adelaide[53]
1928 Fergus McMahon2974 strokes Rufus StewartRoyal Adelaide[54]
1927 Rufus Stewart2995 strokes Fergus McMahonRoyal Adelaide[1]
  1. ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; DT − Development Tour; FT − Foundation Tour; VNT − Von Nida Tour.

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