Riversdale Cup

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The Riversdale Cup is the second oldest amateur golf tournament in Australia. It is a Golf Australia national ranking event. The event has been played since 1896 and is organised by and played at the Riversdale Golf Club in Mount Waverley, Victoria. It was known as the Surrey Hills Gentlemen's Championship, Gold Medal from 1896 to 1907, the Riversdale Trophy from 1909 to 1926, and the Riversdale Cup since 1928. [1] The men's event has been played as a 72-hole stroke play tournament since 1958 when Kevin Hartley won for the first time. [2] The All Abilities Riversdale Cup commenced in 2020.

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Men's winners

Source: [1]

Women's winners

This list is incomplete

All-Abilities winners

Source: [1]

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