Australian Masters

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Australian Masters
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Tournament information
Location Melbourne, Australia
Established1979
Course(s) Huntingdale Golf Club
Par71
Length7,682 yards (7,024 m)
Organized by IMG
Tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund A$750,000
Month playedNovember
Final year2015
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Bradley Hughes (1998)
To par−24 as above
Final champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior
Location Map
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Huntingdale GC
Location in Australia
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Huntingdale GC
Location in Victoria

The Australian Masters was an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia held in Victoria, Australia from 1979 to 2015.

Contents

History

In 1989 the International Management Group took control of the management of the tournament. [1]

Though the Australian Masters usually was part of the PGA Tour of Australasia's calendar, the event was not on the Order of Merit in 1992. The PGA Tour of Australasia requested that the field expand from 100 players to a full-field of 120 players. International Management Group (IMG), which ran the event, rejected the request. Frank Williams, an employee of IMG, justified the decision by stating, "The sponsors expect the Masters to be different from other Australian tournaments and it was sold to them as a limited-field special event." [1]

The tournament was co-sanctioned by the European Tour from 2006 to 2009, with a significant 20% increase in the prize fund. Because the tournament is played late in the calendar year, in November or December, it formed part of the following year's European Tour schedule from 2006 through 2008. With the European Tour's decision to realign its schedule with the calendar year for 2010, the 2009 event was the first to be part of the current calendar year's tour schedule. The co-sanctioning with the European Tour was dropped after the 2009 event.

On 18 March 2009 the Victorian State Government announced a major coup, confirming that then World Number 1 Tiger Woods would play in the 2009 event at its new venue, Kingston Heath. [2] The announcement caused a minor public backlash due to 50% of Woods' A$3 million appearance fee being paid by taxpayer funds. Woods' appearance was tipped to generate close to A$20 million for the Victorian economy via tourism and other related areas. [3]

The event is owned by IMG. [4] The event was not played in 2016 and its future is reported to be in doubt. [5]

The tournament's iconic broadcast theme music used during the 1980s and 1990s was "Send Them Victorious" by Graham De Wilde, with tournament's tagline "The Tradition Continues" in use for the duration of its existence. Greg Norman won the Masters a record six times. The final event featured 56-year-old Peter Senior as the champion. It was his third win in this event and became the first player to win the Australian Open, the Australian PGA Championship and the Australian Masters all in his fifties. Future major winner who was an amateur at the time Bryson DeChambeau finished tied in second place. [6]

Venues

Until 2008, the Australian Masters was always held at the Huntingdale Golf Club in South Oakleigh. From 2009, a rotation system was introduced and the event was staged at different courses in the Melbourne area. [7]

The following venues have been used since the founding of the Australian Masters in 1979.

VenueLocationFirstLastTimes
Huntingdale Golf Club Victoria1979201531
Kingston Heath Golf Club Victoria200920122
Victoria Golf Club Victoria201020112
Royal Melbourne Golf Club Victoria201320131
Metropolitan Golf Club Victoria201420141

Winners

YearTour(s) [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
Uniqlo Masters
2015 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (3)276−82 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bryson DeChambeau (a)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Evans
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Senden 		Huntingdale
BetEasy Masters
2014 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Cullen 279−91 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Nitties
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Younger 		Metropolitan
Talisker Masters
2013 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott (2)270−142 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar Royal Melbourne
2012 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 271−174 strokes Flag of England.svg Ian Poulter Kingston Heath
JBWere Masters
2011 ANZ Flag of England.svg Ian Poulter 269−153 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Fraser Victoria
2010 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Appleby 274−101 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Bland Victoria
2009 ANZ, EUR Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods 274−142 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Chalmers Kingston Heath
Sportsbet Australian Masters
2008 ANZ, EUR Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Pampling 276−12Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Fraser Huntingdale
Mastercard Masters
2007 ANZ, EUR Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Baddeley 275−13Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Chopra Huntingdale
2006 ANZ, EUR Flag of England.svg Justin Rose 276−122 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Chalmers
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Green 		Huntingdale
2005 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby (2)271−17Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Watson Huntingdale
2004 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Green 271−17Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Chalmers
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David McKenzie 		Huntingdale
2003 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby 277−11Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarrod Moseley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 		Huntingdale
2002 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard (2)279−9Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gavin Coles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 		Huntingdale
Ericsson Masters
2001 ANZ Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie 278−101 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Green Huntingdale
2000 ANZ Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Campbell 282−104 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Rumford Huntingdale
1999 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Spence 276−161 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman Huntingdale
1998 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bradley Hughes (2)268−245 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mathew Goggin Huntingdale
1997 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard 276−16Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter O'Malley Huntingdale
1996 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry (3)279−132 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bradley Hughes Huntingdale
Australian Masters
1995 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (2)280−121 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Grady
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lucas Parsons
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson 		Huntingdale
Microsoft Australian Masters
1994 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry (2)282−103 strokes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Ernie Els Huntingdale
1993 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bradley Hughes 281−11Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior Huntingdale
Pyramid Australian Masters
1992 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry 283−93 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman Huntingdale
1991 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior 278−141 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman Huntingdale
Australian Masters
1990 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (6)273−192 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Clayton
Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo
Flag of the United States.svg John Morse 		Huntingdale
1989 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (5)280−125 strokes Flag of England.svg Russell Claydon (a)Huntingdale [8]
1988 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Baker-Finch 283−9Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Mackay
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry 		Huntingdale [9]
1987 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (4)273−199 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior Huntingdale
1986 ANZ Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara 284−81 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham Huntingdale [10]
1985ANZ Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 281−113 strokes Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 		Huntingdale
1984ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (3)285−73 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham
Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 		Huntingdale [11]
1983ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (2)285−74 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer Huntingdale [12]
1982ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh 289−31 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Ginn Huntingdale [13]
1981ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 289−37 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Norio Suzuki 		Huntingdale [14]
1980ANZ Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler 288−4Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis Huntingdale [15]
1979ANZ Flag of New Zealand.svg Barry Vivian 289−31 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shearer Huntingdale [16]

Sources: [17] [18]

Notes

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