| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Halls Head, Western Australia |
| Course(s) | Mandurah Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 1983 |
| Final champion | |
| Bob Shaw | |
| Location Map | |
  Mandurah Country Club Location in Australia  Mandurah Country Club Location in Western Australia | |
The Halls Head Western Open, also known as the Mandurah Classic, was a golf tournament in Australia.
The tournament was founded in 1979 as the Mandurah Classic. The event was held at Mandurah Country Club in Halls Head, Mandurah, Western Australia. [1] The event was managed by Tuohy and Associates, a golf management group run by Bob Tuohy, a former professional golfer. [2] In the inaugural event, local resident Terry Gale came from behind in the final round to match the course record with a 66 (−6) and win by five shots. [3] The following year, Gale repeated as champion. [4]
In 1981 and 1982, the event became part of the PGA Tour of Australia. The purse increased significantly to A$30,000. [5] The first two rounds were a neck and neck struggle between Bob Shaw and Colin Bishop with Terry Gale close behind. [6] [7] [8] In the third round, however, Bishop and Shaw "faded" with over-par rounds. Gale, meanwhile, scored four consecutive birdies on the back nine for a five-under-par 67. [9] He suddenly led by seven shots. [10] In the final round, Shaw recorded a number of birdies on the back nine to reduce Gale's lead to two. However, he bogeyed the 17th and Gale finished two strokes ahead. [11] It was his third consecutive victory in the event. [12] The following year, Gale was among the favorites, [13] and held the lead after the first three rounds. [12] [14] [15] However, in the final round he failed to make a birdie, and Mike Cahill took advantage, shooting a 70 to win by a stroke. [16] In 1983, Bob Shaw, who had been runner-up in both 1981 and 1982, won by a stoke from Peter Fowler after having a two-stroke penalty applied for replacing a tee marker on the final hole. [17]
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Purse (A$) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandurah Classic | |||||||
| 1979 | Terry Gale | 283 | −5 | 6 strokes | Stewart Ginn | 9,000 | [3] |
| 1980 | Terry Gale | 10,000 | [4] | ||||
| Halls Head Western Open | |||||||
| 1981 | Terry Gale | 281 | −7 | 2 strokes | Bob Shaw | 30,000 | [11] |
| 1982 | Mike Cahill | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | Terry Gale Wayne Grady Bob Shaw | 35,000 | [16] [18] |
| 1983 | Bob Shaw | 285 | −3 | 1 stroke | Peter Fowler | 35,000 | [17] |
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