Sanctuary Cove Classic

SxL Sanctuary Cove Classic
Tournament information
Location	Hope Island, Queensland, Australia
Established	1988
Course(s)	Sanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club
Par	72
Tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	A$700,000
Month played	January
Final year	1992
Tournament record score
Aggregate	272 Curtis Strange (1988)
To par	−16 as above
Final champion
	Rodger Davis
Location Map
	Sanctuary Cove G&CC Location in Australia Sanctuary Cove G&CC Location in Queensland

Last updated November 06, 2023

The Sanctuary Cove Classic was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1988 to 1992 at Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club, Sanctuary Cove, Hope Island, Queensland. The event was not played in 1989 or 1990 and was called the SxL Sanctuary Cove Classic in 1991 and 1992. The 1991 and 1992 events were played on the Pines course. Prize money was A$400,000 in 1988, A$700,000 in 1991 and 1992.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share (A$)	Ref.
SxL Sanctuary Cove Classic
1992	Rodger Davis (2)	283	−5	2 strokes	Grant Waite	126,000	^[1]
1991	Rodger Davis	278	−10	1 stroke	Frank Nobilo	126,000	^[2]
Sanctuary Cove Classic
1989–90: No tournament
1988	Curtis Strange	272	−16	1 stroke	Ian Woosnam	72,000	^[3]

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References

↑ "Davis's win tops money record". The Canberra Times . Vol. 66, no. 20, 728. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 January 1992. p. 23. Retrieved 2 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Davis weathers the storm". The Canberra Times . Vol. 65, no. 20, 372. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 January 1991. p. 20. Retrieved 2 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Strange's rich reward in Cove classic". The Canberra Times . Vol. 62, no. 19, 090. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 January 1988. p. 19. Retrieved 2 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.

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[1] "Davis's win tops money record". The Canberra Times . Vol. 66, no. 20, 728. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 January 1992. p. 23. Retrieved 2 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.

[2] "Davis weathers the storm". The Canberra Times . Vol. 65, no. 20, 372. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 January 1991. p. 20. Retrieved 2 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Strange's rich reward in Cove classic". The Canberra Times . Vol. 62, no. 19, 090. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 January 1988. p. 19. Retrieved 2 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.

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