South Australian Open (golf)

Jacob's Creek Open Championship

Tournament information
Location	Lockleys, South Australia, Australia
Established	1933
Course(s)	Kooyonga Golf Club
Par	72
Length	6,795 yards (6,213 m)
Tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia Nationwide Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$600,000
Month played	February
Final year	2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate	267 Gordon Brand Jnr (1988)
To par	−19 Peter Lonard (2000)
Final champion
Scott Sterling
Location map
Kooyonga GC Location in Australia Show map of Australia Kooyonga GC Location in South Australia Show map of South Australia

The South Australian Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Nationwide Tour.

History

The event started in 1933 as the South Australian Close Championship. ^[1] In 1950 it was renamed the South Australian Open, although it was only in 1952 that it was opened up to players from outside the state. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

In the late 1960s, there was no sponsor for the tournament. Therefore "only local club professionals competed." ^[5] In 1975 there was a similar problem. The South Australian Brewing Company did not renew its sponsorship. Due to economic trouble in the country no other companies were willing to sponsor the event. ^[5] The event did not take place that year.

The event was retitled the Jacob's Creek Open Championship from 2002 to 2007, sponsored by the Jacob's Creek wine brand, and was co-sanctioned during that period by the United States–based Nationwide Tour. It was played annually in Adelaide, South Australia. In 2007, the last time the tournament was held, it was one of three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour held outside the United States. After Jacob's Creek withdrew their support following the 2007 edition, the search for a new sponsor proved fruitless and the tournament was cancelled. ^[6]

Winners

Year	Tour(s) [a]	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue	Ref.
Jacob's Creek Open Championship
2007	ANZ, NWT	Scott Sterling [b]	276	−12	1 stroke	David Lutterus	Kooyonga	[7]
2006	ANZ, NWT	Paul Sheehan [b]	281	−7	Playoff	Michael Sim [b]	Royal Adelaide
2005	ANZ, NWT	Steven Bowditch [b]	277	−11	5 strokes	Ryan Armour Nathan Green [b]	Royal Adelaide
Jacob's Creek Open
2004	ANZ, NWT	Euan Walters [b]	275	−9	5 strokes	Wayne Grady Brendan Jones [b] Anthony Painter	Kooyonga
2003	ANZ, NWT	Joe Ogilvie [b]	279	−5	1 stroke	Shane Tait	Kooyonga
Jacob's Creek Open Championship
2002	ANZ, BUY	Gavin Coles [b]	279	−9	2 strokes	Bryce Molder	Kooyonga
Ford South Australian Open
2001: No tournament due to scheduling changes
2000	ANZ	Peter Lonard	269	−19	6 strokes	Paul Gow	Kooyonga
1999	ANZ	Craig Parry	274	−14	5 strokes	Raymond Russell	Kooyonga
1998	ANZ	Stuart Bouvier	282	−6	2 strokes	Stephen Allan Craig Parry	Kooyonga
1997	ANZ	Steven Alker	273	−15	1 stroke	Wayne Grady	Kooyonga
1996	ANZ	Greg Norman (2)	284	−4	1 stroke	Jean-Louis Guépy	Kooyonga
1995	ANZ	Tim Elliott	275	−17	3 strokes	Jack O'Keefe Anthony Painter	Royal Adelaide
Eagle Blue Open
1994: No tournament due to scheduling changes
1993	ANZ	Wayne Smith	210 [c]	−9	Playoff	Jim Kennedy Kevin Miskimins	Royal Adelaide	[8]
1992	ANZ	Brett Ogle (2)	280	−12	1 stroke	Craig Warren	Royal Adelaide
West End South Australian Open
1991	ANZ	Brett Ogle	279	−13	2 strokes	Mike Harwood	Royal Adelaide	[9]
1990	ANZ	Mike Harwood	278	−14	5 strokes	Paul Moloney Simon Owen	Royal Adelaide	[10]
1989	ANZ	Nick Price	277	−15	5 strokes	Lucien Tinkler Paul Foley	Royal Adelaide	[11]
1988	ANZ	Gordon Brand Jnr	267	−13	7 strokes	Greg Alexander Wayne Grady	The Grange	[12]
1987	ANZ	Ronan Rafferty	280	−8	1 stroke	Peter Fowler	The Grange	[13]
West End Jubilee South Australian Open
1986	ANZ	Greg Norman	283	−5	3 strokes	David Graham	Kooyonga	[14]
Ford Dealers South Australian Open
1985	ANZ	Vaughan Somers	284	−4	2 strokes	Gerry Taylor	Kooyonga	[15]
1984	ANZ	Bob Shearer	286	−2	1 stroke	Terry Gale	Kooyonga	[16]
1983	ANZ	Terry Gale	281	−7	1 stroke	Wayne Grady	Kooyonga	[17]
1982	ANZ	Graham Marsh	275	−13	8 strokes	Bill Dunk	Kooyonga	[18]
South Australian Open
1981	ANZ	Lyndsay Stephen	282	−6	3 strokes	Rodger Davis	Glenelg	[19]
Dunhill South Australian Open
1980	ANZ	Simon Owen	291	+3	1 stroke	Rodger Davis Greg Norman	Kooyonga	[20]
1979	ANZ	Peter Senior	282	−6	Playoff	Graham Stevens (a)	Glenelg	[21]
South Australian Open
1978	ANZ	Tony Gresham (a)	282	−6	6 strokes	Chris Bonython (a)	Glenelg	[22]
1977	ANZ	Noel Ratcliffe	287	−5	Playoff	David Galloway	Royal Adelaide	[23]
1976	ANZ	David Galloway	285	−3	2 strokes	Frank Phillips Guy Wolstenholme	Kooyonga	[24]
1975: No tournament
1974	ANZ	Ray Hore	288	E	1 stroke	David Galloway Randall Vines	Glenelg	[25]
1973	ANZ	Ted Ball (2)	286	−2	1 stroke	Terry Kendall	The Grange	[26]
1972		Ted Ball	294	+2	3 strokes	Bill Dunk Stan Peach	The Grange	[27]
1971		Guy Wolstenholme	288	E	2 strokes	Bob Tuohy	Kooyonga	[28]
1970		Bill Dunk	275	−13	8 strokes	Frank Phillips	Glenelg	[29]
1969		Brian Boys	222 [c]	+6	Playoff	Ted Ball Frank Phillips	The Grange	[30]
1968		Peter Thomson	293	+1	9 strokes	Walter Godfrey	Royal Adelaide	[31]
1967		John Sullivan	144	E			Glenelg
1966		Brian Crafter	141	−3			The Grange
1965		Murray Crafter (3)	144	E	1 stroke	Brian Crafter	Kooyonga	[32]
1964		Bob Mesnil (a)	145	−1			Royal Adelaide
1963		Murray Crafter (2)	148	+4			Glenelg
1962		Murray Crafter	143	−1			The Grange
1961		Harry Thredgold (a)	148	+4			Kooyonga
1960		Bill Shephard (a) (2)	141	−5			Royal Adelaide
1955–1959: No information known
1954		Bob Stevens (a) (4)	142		3 strokes	Bill Ackland-Horman (a)	Royal Adelaide	[33]
1953		Bob Stevens (a) (3)	147		4 strokes	Bill Ackland-Horman (a) Bill Rymill (a)	Kooyonga	[34]
1952		Bob Stevens (a) (2)	141		5 strokes	Harry Thredgold (a)	Royal Adelaide	[35]
1951		John Wilkin (a)	149		5 strokes	Bill Ackland-Horman (a)	Kooyonga	[36]
1950		Bill Shephard (a)	145		3 strokes	Bill Ackland-Horman (a)	Royal Adelaide	[37]
South Australian Close Championship
1949		Bill Ackland-Horman (a) (3)	148		2 strokes	John Wilkin (a)	Kooyonga	[38]
1948		Bob Stevens (a)	153		Playoff	Jim Mills	Royal Adelaide	[39]
1947		Bill Ackland-Horman (a) (2)	152		Playoff	Denis Denehey	Kooyonga	[40]
1946		Bill Ackland-Horman (a)	148		2 strokes	Jack Richardson (a)	Royal Adelaide	[41]
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939		Bill Rymill (a)	143		3 strokes	Rufus Stewart	Kooyonga	[42]
1938		Fergus McMahon (4)	145		2 strokes	Bill Ackland-Horman (a)	Royal Adelaide	[43]
1937		Fergus McMahon (3)	142		4 strokes	Dallas Crook (a)	Kooyonga	[44]
1936		Fergus McMahon (2)	146		2 strokes	Ross Sawers (a)	Royal Adelaide	[45]
1935		Jimmy McLachlan	144		3 strokes	Bill Rymill (a)	Kooyonga	[46]
1934		Rufus Stewart	145		3 strokes	Fred Thompson	Royal Adelaide	[47]
1933		Fergus McMahon	151		Playoff	Bill Ackland-Horman (a)	Kooyonga	[48]

Notes

1. ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; BUY/NWT − Buy.com Tour/Nationwide Tour
2. Gained promotion to the PGA Tour at the end of the Nationwide Tour season.
3. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

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External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site