Johnnie Walker Australian Classic

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Johnnie Walker Australian Classic
Tournament information
Location Melbourne, Australia
Established1988
Course(s) Royal Melbourne Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Format Stroke play
Prize fund A$700,000
Month playedDecember
Final year1992
Tournament record score
Aggregate271 Rodger Davis (1988)
271 Fred Couples (1988)
To par−17 as above
Final champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby
Location Map
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Royal Melbourne GC
Location in Australia
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Royal Melbourne GC
Location in Victoria

The Johnnie Walker Australian Classic was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1988 to 1992. [1] It was first played as the Bicentennial Classic to celebrate the Australian Bicentenary. From 1989 it was sponsored by United Distillers, using their Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky brand, and officially titled as the Johnnie Walker Australian Classic, and then the Johnnie Walker Classic from 1991. [2]

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It was held at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne, except in 1991 when it was played at The Lakes Golf Club. Prize money was A$1,500,000 in 1988, A$1,000,000 from 1989 to 1991, and A$700,000 in 1992. The tournament was played for the final time in 1992 as a result of United Distillers ending their sponsorship in April 1993. [3]

After the tournament was cancelled in 1993, the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic dropped the word "Asian" and took on the Johnnie Walker Classic title.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (A$)		VenueRef.
Johnnie Walker Australian Classic
1992 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby 275−135 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior 126,000 Royal Melbourne [4]
1991 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (2)282−101 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis
Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo 		180,000 The Lakes [5]
1990 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Turner 276−84 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis 180,000 Royal Melbourne [6]
1989 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior 276−125 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 180,000 Royal Melbourne [7]
Bicentennial Classic
1988 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis 271−17Playoff [lower-alpha 1] Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples 500,000 Royal Melbourne [8] [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ Davis won with eagle on second extra hole

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References

  1. ↑ 2006 Media Guide. PGA Tour of Australasia. p. 167.
  2. ↑ "Whisky time for classic golf title". The Canberra Times . Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 July 1989. p. 19. Retrieved 13 February 2020– via Trove.
  3. ↑ "Major Australian tournament loses sponsor". The Canberra Times . Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 April 1993. p. 24. Retrieved 10 February 2020– via Trove.
  4. ↑ "Rookie stuns stars with five-shot win". The Canberra Times . Vol. 67, no. 21, 057. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 December 1992. p. 26. Retrieved 1 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Davis fumbles run to allow Senior in by one stroke". The Canberra Times . Vol. 66, no. 20, 694. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 December 1991. p. 22. Retrieved 1 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Baker-Finch in the wilderness, Turner out". The Canberra Times . Vol. 65, no. 20, 331. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 December 1990. p. 20. Retrieved 1 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "No more 'yips' for Midas-touch Senior '". The Canberra Times . Vol. 64, no. 19, 787. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 December 1989. p. 22. Retrieved 1 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Davis takes big money". The Canberra Times . Vol. 63, no. 19, 418. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 December 1988. p. 28. Retrieved 2 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Times Sport Sports results and details". Canberra Times. 5 December 1988. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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