City of Sydney Open

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The City of Sydney Open was a golf tournament played at Moore Park Golf Course in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia between 1963 and 1970. [1] The inaugural event was part of the celebrations of the 175th anniversary of the founding of Sydney. [2] The 1969 event was played over 54 holes.

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upRef
1963 Peter Mills Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 288+42 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Phillips [3]
1964 Ted Ball Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 276−84 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Col Johnston [4]
1965 Bob Stanton Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 276−81 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Phillips [5]
1966 Alan Murray Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 275−92 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Sharp (a) [6]
1967 Walter Godfrey Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 271−136 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wally Gale
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Col Johnston
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darrell Welch
[7]
1968 Alan Murray Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 273−112 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Dennis Clark
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Phillips
[8]
1969 Bruce Devlin Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 200−131 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Murakami [9]
1970 Ted Ball Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 270−144 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh [10]

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References

  1. "Promoter goes back to the future to end professional tournament drought". The Sydney Morning Herald . 7 May 2004.
  2. "City Open Golf Event Proposed". The Sydney Morning Herald . 16 July 1963. p. 8.
  3. "Open win from two late birdies". The Sydney Morning Herald . 1 April 1963. p. 18.
  4. "Ball in another big win". The Sun-Herald . 10 May 1964. p. 70.
  5. "Stanton wins City of Sydney". The Sydney Morning Herald . 30 August 1965. p. 12.
  6. "City of Sydney golf winner sets record". The Sydney Morning Herald . 29 August 1966. p. 15.
  7. "New Zealand golfer's 'fantastic' round wins". The Sydney Morning Herald . 11 September 1967. p. 14.
  8. "Golf leader out for late arrival". The Sydney Morning Herald . 16 September 1968. p. 16.
  9. "Sydney Open to Ball - 14 under par". The Sydney Morning Herald . 13 October 1969. p. 13.
  10. "Devlin sinks two crucial putts to win". The Sydney Morning Herald . 12 October 1970. p. 15.