Australian PGA Seniors Championship

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

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History

The inaugural event 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, a regular event on the PGA Tour of Australia. Both were won by the American Orville Moody. [2] [3] [4] The regular PGA Tour of Australia event, The Rich River Classic, was discontinued in 1988 because of a clash of dates. However, the Rich River Golf Course 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 and was unable to defend the title. [7] [8]

In 1996, 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

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Norris 196−145 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Allan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard 		Richmond Golf Club [13]
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Green 199−111 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andre Stolz Richmond Golf Club [14]
2021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Guy Wall 66 [lower-alpha 1] −4Playoff [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard Richmond Golf Club [15]
2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andre Stolz 201−94 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard Richmond Golf Club [16]
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior 201−91 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter O'Malley 		Richmond Golf Club [17] [18]
2018 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Long 198−121 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior Richmond Golf Club [19]
2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David McKenzie [lower-alpha 3] 202−146 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior Twin Waters Golf Club &
Pelican Waters Golf Club		 [20] [21]
2016 Flag of New Zealand.svg Martin Pettigrew 214−23 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Merriman Mollymook Golf Club (Hilltop) [22] [23]
2015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis 203−7Playoff [lower-alpha 4] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Harwood
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior 		Richmond Golf Club [24] [25]
2014 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Owen 208−2Playoff [lower-alpha 5] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Harwood Richmond Golf Club [26] [27]
2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darryl Purchase 210E2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kym Olsen Richmond Golf Club [28] [29]
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Harwood 124 [lower-alpha 6] −62 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Zilko Gordon Golf Club [30] [31]
2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler 207−99 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Clayton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Hill 		Killara Golf Club [32]
2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lyndsay Stephen 214−22 strokes Flag of Jamaica.svg Delroy Cambridge Killara Golf Club [33]
2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior 207−98 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Canning
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Harwood 		Byron Bay Golf Club [34]
2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Noel Ratcliffe 212−46 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Clifford
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Merriman
Flag of New Zealand.svg Stuart Reese 		Byron Bay Golf Club [35]
2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Merriman 215−12 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Merrick
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Owen 		Byron Bay Golf Club [36]
2006 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale 216E7 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Stuart Reese Newcastle Golf Club [37]
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer 206 [lower-alpha 7] −105 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg John Chillas Club Pelican [38] [39]
2004 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Ferguson 291+3Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Jones Club Pelican [40]
2003 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Clifford 218+22 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Parslow Penrith Golf Club [41]
2002 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Ferguson 207−96 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryan Smith Penrith Golf Club [42] [43]
2001 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Noel Ratcliffe 206Playoff [lower-alpha 8] Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Good Penrith Golf Club [44]
2000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Barry Vivian 208−84 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Brander
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Conallin 		Penrith Golf Club [45] [46]
1999 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor DowningTwin Waters Golf Club
1998 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Stanley 215−11 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Akio Toyoda Twin Waters Golf Club [47]
1997 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale 216Playoff [lower-alpha 9] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shaw Twin Waters Golf Club [48] [49]
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino 282−65 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale Gold Creek Country Club [50] [51]
1995 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Dunk 2812 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Headland Rich River Golf Club [52]
1994 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick L'Estrange 281−72 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Errol Hartvigsen Rich River Golf Club [53] [54]
1993 Flag of Japan.svg Akio Toyoda 2847 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Dunk Rich River Golf Club [55]
1992 Flag of Japan.svg Akio Toyoda 2889 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Dunk
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Klatt 		Rich River Golf Club [56]
1991 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Davis 293+51 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darrell Welch Rich River Golf Club [57] [58] [59]
1990 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Kelly 291+36 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Col Johnston Rich River Golf Club [60] [61]
1989 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Dunk 28212 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson Rich River Golf Club [62]
1988 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Stolhand 2867 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Alexander Rich River Golf Club [6]
1987 Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody 281−710 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Berwick Rich River Golf Club [63] [4]
1986 Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody 276−121 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson Rich River Golf Club [64] [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: [65]

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