Australian Tournament Players Championship

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ANZ Players Championship
Tournament information
Location Eagle Farm, Queensland, Australia
Established1988
Course(s) Royal Queensland Golf Club
Par73
Tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Asian Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund A$800,000
Month playedDecember
Final year1999
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Greg Norman (1988)
270 Bradley Hughes (1996)
To par−18 Greg Norman (1988)
Final champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Rumford
Location Map
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Royal Queensland GC
Location in Australia
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Royal Queensland GC
Location in Queensland

The Australian Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament held in Australia between 1988 and 1999. [1]

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The events was held in 1988 and 1989 at Riverside Oaks Golf Club, Sydney with both events being won by Greg Norman. Total prize money was A$300,000 in 1988 and A$500,000 in 1989.

After a three-year gap the tournament was revived in 1993 as the Optus Players Championship. Prize money was A$300,000 in 1993, A$285,000 in 1994 and A$350,000 in 1995.

Tournament highlights

During the 1989 tournament, Robert Emond scored 19 on the 573-yard par five 1st hole during his second round, while Adam Nance scored 11 on the 152-yard par three 14th hole during his first round. [2]

Winners

YearTour(s) [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
ANZ Players Championship
1999 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Rumford (a)280−12Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Spence Royal Queensland [3]
1998 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Leaney 275−17Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin Royal Queensland [4]
Australasian Players Championship
1997 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Chalmers 276−121 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard Royal Queensland
Australian Players Championship
1996 ANZ, ASA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bradley Hughes 270−1412 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Stephens
Robina Woods
Optus Players Championship
1995 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Elliott 283−51 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler Kingston Heath [5]
1994 ANZ Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Burke 280−81 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bradley Hughes Kingston Heath [6]
1993 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby 274−14Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Grady Royal Melbourne [7]
Australian Tournament Players Championship
1992 ANZ Removed from the schedule
1991 ANZ Cancelled
1990: No tournament
1989 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (2)276−122 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Mackay Riverside Oaks [8]
1988 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 270−188 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior
Riverside Oaks [9]

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