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The Nedlands Masters was a professional golf tournament in Australia, held at the Nedlands Golf Club in Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia. It was first played in 1947, again in 1950, and then annually from 1962. [1] [2] Like the Masters Tournament, the winner of the tournament was presented with a green jacket. [3]

Though not always an official PGA Tour of Australasia event it was on the Order of Merit in the mid-1980s. [4]

Winners

Note: this list is incomplete

YearWinner [1] [lower-alpha 1] ScoreRef
Nedlands Masters
2015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Clarke (a)70 [lower-alpha 2] [5]
2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brody Ninyette100 [lower-alpha 3] [5]
2013Tournament cancelled [6]
Handa Nedlands Masters
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Strange 202 [7]
2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Fox 135 [8]
Nedlands Masters
2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Leaney 135 [9] [10]
2009Flag placeholder.svg
2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Dartnall [11]
2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Long [12]
WA Open–Nedlands Masters [lower-alpha 4]
2006 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Felton [13]
2005 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Rumford [12]
2004 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Leaney [10]
2003 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Felton
2002 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Leaney [10]
Nedlands Masters
2001 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Leaney [10]
2000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brendon Allanby
1999 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick O'Hern
1998 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Smith
1997 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Metherell
1996Flag placeholder.svg
1995 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Chalmers
1994 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Appleby [14]
1993 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Conran
1992 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale 277 [15]
1991 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Wagner
Monro Interiors Nedlands Masters
1990 Flag of the United States.svg John Morse 275 [16]
1989 Flag of the United States.svg Louis Brown 274 [17]
Nedlands Masters
1988 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad King
1987 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jon Evans (a)
Halls Head Estates-Nissan Nedlands Masters
1986 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lyndsay Stephen 272 [18] [19]
Halls Head Estates Nedlands Masters
1985 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale 275 [20] [21]
National Panasonic Nedlands Masters
1984 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ossie Moore 275 [lower-alpha 5] [22]
1983 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale 268 [3]
Channel 9 Nedlands Masters
1982 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Cahill 279 [lower-alpha 5] [23]
1981 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale 280 [24]
1980 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Tickner 280 [lower-alpha 5] [25]
Nedlands Masters
1979 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale 279 [26]
1978 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis [27]
1977 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis 277 [28]
1976 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale
1975Flag placeholder.svg Len Thomas
1974 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Metherell
1973Flag placeholder.svg Warren Baker (a)
1972Flag placeholder.svg Barry Fry
1971 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale (a)
1970 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale (a)
1969 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale (a)
1968 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dennis Parker
1967 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh (a)
1966 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh (a)
1965Flag placeholder.svg T Osborne
1964Flag placeholder.svg Dennis Bell (a)
1963Flag placeholder.svg Les Nicholls
1962Flag placeholder.svg Dennis Bell (a)
1950Flag placeholder.svg Neville Johnston
1947Flag placeholder.svg Les Nicholls
  1. ↑ (a) – amateur
  2. ↑ Tournament reduced to 18 holes due to bad weather.
  3. ↑ Tournament reduced to 27 holes due to bad weather.
  4. ↑ From 2002 to 2006 the Nedlands Masters was incorporated into the Western Australian Open.
  5. 1 2 3 Title decided following a playoff.

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