Moonah Classic

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Moonah Classic
Tournament information
Location Fingal, Victoria, Australia
Established2008
Course(s) Moonah Links
Par72
Length7,416 yards (6,781 m)
Tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Nationwide Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$700,000
Month playedFebruary
Final year2010
Tournament record score
Aggregate275 Ewan Porter (2008)
To par−13 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Herman
Location Map
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Moonah Links
Location in Australia
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Moonah Links
Location in Victoria

The Moonah Classic was a golf tournament co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Nationwide Tour. It was played for the first time from 21 to 24 February 2008 at Moonah Links on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. The 2010 purse was US$700,000.

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The tournament replaced the Jacob's Creek Open Championship.

Winners

YearTours [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
2010 ANZ, NWT Flag of the United States.svg Jim Herman 277−11Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kirk
2009 ANZ, NWT Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alistair Presnell 279−91 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter O'Malley
2008 ANZ, NWT Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ewan Porter 275−137 strokes Flag of the United States.svg D. J. Brigman
Flag of the United States.svg Tee McCabe

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour at the end of the Nationwide Tour season.

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