Australian Senior Open

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Handa Australian Senior Open
Tournament information
Location Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Established1995
Course(s) Royal Perth Golf Club
Par72
Length6,615 yards (6,049 m)
Tour(s) European Senior Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund A$400,000
Month playedNovember
Final year2012
Tournament record score
Aggregate207 Peter Senior (2010)
207 Peter Fowler (2012)
To par−9 as above
Final champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler
Location map
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Royal Perth GC
Location in Australia
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Royal Perth GC
Location in Western Australia

The Australian Senior Open was an event on the PGA Legends Tour. It was run by Golf Australia. From 2007 to 2012 it was hosted by ISPS Handa and titled as the Handa Australian Senior Open. The final event was in 2012. The 2010 event was co-sanctioned with the European Senior Tour and was the first event of the 2011 European Senior Tour season. [1]

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The Senior Open was revived in 2007 by Haruhisa Handa, president of the International Sports Promotion Society. In 2011, the tournament was co-sanctioned by the European Senior Tour.

Winners

YearTour [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenue
Handa Australian Senior Open
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler 207−96 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Harwood
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Merriman
Royal Perth
2011 Flag of England.svg Gary Wolstenholme 212−41 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Price Lake Karrinyup
2010 EST Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior 207−93 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle Royal Perth
2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Harwood 210−6Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Clayton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior
Royal Perth
2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Grady (2)210−32 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Merriman Concord
2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Grady 210−31 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Merriman Concord
Australian Senior Open
1997–2006: No tournament
1996 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hiroshi Tahara 296+121 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shaw Spring Valley
1995 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Noel Ratcliffe 2904 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Klatt
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Tahara
Yarra Yarra

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References

  1. http://www.golf.org.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=70614 Archived 2016-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Senior Open co-sanctions with European Senior Tour