Fiji International
The Fiji International is a men's golf tournament in Fiji, co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Asian Tour and the European Tour. The Fiji International was Fiji's first internationally broadcast golf tournament to a worldwide audience across more than 30 countries in over 400 million homes, a first for a single sporting event in Fiji.[1]
Tournament information | |
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Location | Sigatoka, Fiji |
Established | 2014 |
Course(s) | Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,947 metres (7,597 yd) |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia European Tour (since 2016) Asian Tour (since 2017) OneAsia (2014–2015) |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | A$1,250,000 |
Month played | August |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 272 Brandt Snedeker (2016) |
To par | −16 Brandt Snedeker (2016) |
Current champion | |
Championship GC
The inaugural tournament was held from 14–17 August 2014 at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course. It was a tier one event on the PGA Tour of Australasia and was co-sanctioned with OneAsia. The purse for the event was US$1,000,000.[2][3] The 2015 event was played in October with a A$1,125,000 purse and was again co-sanctioned by OneAsia.
Beginning in 2016, the event has been co-sanctioned with the European Tour.[4] From 2017 it has also been co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour. Prize money was A$1,500,000 in 2016 and 2017 and A$1,250,000 in 2018.
Winners
Year | Tour[lower-alpha 1] | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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Fiji International presented by Fiji Airways | |||||||
2019 | No tournament | ||||||
2018 | ANZ, EUR, ASA | Gaganjeet Bhullar | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | ||
Fiji International | |||||||
2017 | ANZ, EUR, ASA | Jason Norris | 274 | −14 | 4 strokes | ||
2016 | ANZ, EUR | Brandt Snedeker | 272 | −16 | 9 strokes | ||
2015 | ANZ, ONE | Matt Kuchar | 284 | −4 | 4 strokes | ||
2014 | ANZ, ONE | Steven Jeffress | 278 | −10 | 4 strokes |
- ANZ – PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR – European Tour; ASA – Asian Tour; ONE – OneAsia
References
- "Fiji in golf first". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- "Fiji International brings the world to Fiji". PGA Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- "Young guns ready to heat up in Fiji sun". Golf AU. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- "Fiji International to expand global reach in 2016". PGA European Tour. 21 April 2016.