Fiji Open
The Fiji Open is a professional golf tournament played in Fiji. It was inaugurated in 1970 as a 54-hole stroke play tournament sponsored by Air New Zealand. It has been a 72-hole tournament since the second edition in 1971.[1] Since 2015, the winner and the leading Fijian have been rewarded with entry into the Fiji International.[2][3]
Winners
- 1970 Bruce Rafferty
- 1971 Frank Molloy
- 1972 Simon Owen
- 1973 Paul Shadlock[4]
- 1974 Bob Tuohy[5]
- 1975 Frank Phillips[6]
- 1976 Barry Vivian
- 1977 George Serhan[7]
- 1978 Bill Brask[8][9]
- 1979 Peter Creighton (a)[9]
- 1980 Stuart Reese
- 1981 Alex Bonnington[10]
- 1982 Richard Coombes
- 1983 Stuart Reese[11]
- 1984 Mike Harwood [12]
- 1985 Greg Turner[13]
- 1986 Ian Stanley[14][12]
- 1987 Brett Officer[15]
- 1988 Jeff Woodland[16]
- 1989 Max Stevens
- 1990 Jason Deep[17]
- 1991 Rob Willis[18]
- 1992 Darren Barnes[19]
- 1993 Jeff Wagner[20]
- 1994 Neil Kerry[20][21]
- 1995 Steven Alker
- 1996 Elliot Boult
- 1997 Tony Christie
- 1998 Mukesh Chand
- 1999 Neil Kerry[21]
- 2000 No tournament
- 2001 Neil Kerry[21]
- 2002 Salesh Chand
- 2003 Tony Christie
- 2004 Ryan Harwood
- 2005 Marika Batibasaga (a)
- 2006 Marika Batibasaga (a)
- 2007 Tony Christie[22]
- 2008 Brad Shilton[22]
- 2009 Matthew Griffin[23]
- 2010 Michael Hendry[23]
- 2011 Nick Gillespie[24]
- 2012 Ryan Fox[25]
- 2013 Ryan Fox[26]
- 2014 Matt Ballard[27]
- 2015 Ed Steadman[28]
- 2016 Gareth Paddison[29]
- 2017 Kieran Muir[2]
- 2018 Sam Lee[30]
- 2019 Sam Lee[31]
Source (1970–2008):[1]
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- "Taking on the world". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 1 October 1995. p. 42. Retrieved 25 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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- "Golf: Ryan Fox claims Fiji Open". New Zealand Herald. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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- "Ballard Delighted". Fiji Sun. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "Steadman, Tuivuna In". Fiji Sun. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "Paddison Wins Fiji Open". Fiji Sun. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "A First! Lee Wins Fiji Open". Fiji Sun. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "Fiji Open: Sam Lee Retains Title". Fiji Sun. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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