Tournament information | |
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Location | Moama, Australia |
Established | 1986 |
Course(s) | Rich River Golf Club |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australia |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | A$75,000 |
Month played | February |
Final year | 1987 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 267 Bob Shearer (1986) |
To par | −17 as above |
Final champion | |
Peter Senior | |
Location Map | |
Location in Australia Location in New South Wales |
The Rich River Classic was a golf tournament held in Australia in 1986 and 1987 at Rich River Golf Club, Moama, NSW. The event was played concurrently with the Australian PGA Seniors' Championship. [1] The event was discontinued after the ESP Open was allocated the dates on the professional tournament calendar in 1988, and a new tournament for trainees was created to play alongside the seniors championship. [2]
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Winner's share (A$) | Ref. |
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1987 | Peter Senior | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Mike Ferguson | 13,500 | [3] |
1986 | Bob Shearer | 267 | −17 | 8 strokes | Ian Stanley | 12,000 | [4] |
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