Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup

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Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup
Tournament information
Location Carrara, Queensland, Australia
Established1988
Course(s) Palm Meadows Golf Course
Par72
Tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Format Stroke play
Prize fund A$1,400,000
Month playedJanuary
Final year1992
Tournament record score
Aggregate271 Rodger Davis (1990)
271 Curtis Strange (1990)
271 Greg Turner (1991)
To par−17 as above
Final champion
Ulster Banner.svg Ronan Rafferty
Location Map
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Palm Meadows GC
Location in Australia
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Palm Meadows GC
Location in Queensland

The Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1988 to 1992 at the Palm Meadows Golf Course, Carrara, Queensland. Prize money was A$500,000 in 1988, A$600,000 in 1989, A$800,000 in 1990, A$1,200,000 in 1991 and A$1,400,000 in 1992.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (A$)
Ref.
1992 Ulster Banner.svg Ronan Rafferty 278−102 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bradley Hughes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Ogle
252,000 [1]
1991 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Turner 271−174 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 216,000 [2]
1990 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis 271−17Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange 144,000 [3]
1989 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange 280−82 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd 108,000 [4]
1988 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 272−161 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tateo Ozaki 90,000 [5]

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