Rich River Classic

Rich River Classic
Tournament information
Location	Australia
Established	1986
Course(s)	Rich River Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia
Format	Stroke play
Final year	1987
Tournament record score
Aggregate	267 Bob Shearer (1986)
To par	−17 as above
Final champion
	Peter Senior

The Rich River Classic was a golf tournament held in Australia in 1986 and 1987 at Rich River Golf Club, Moama, NSW. The event was played concurrently with the Australian PGA Seniors' Championship.[1] The event was discontinued after the ESP Open was allocated the dates on the professional tournament calendar in 1988, and a new tournament for trainees was created to play alongside the seniors championship.[2]

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share (A$)	Ref
1987	Peter Senior	Australia	273	−15	2 strokes	Mike Ferguson	13,500	[3]
1986	Bob Shearer	Australia	267	−17	8 strokes	Ian Stanley	12,000	[4]

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References

"Thomson hails seniors tournament". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 January 1986. p. 1 (SPORTS SECTION). Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via Trove.
"River draws young and old". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 January 1988. p. 16. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via Trove.
"Senior sweeps to top with two-shot win in Rich River classic". The Canberra Times. 61 (18, 777). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 March 1987. p. 18. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
"Rich reward for Shearer". The Canberra Times. 60 (18, 415). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 March 1986. p. 24. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

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[1] "Thomson hails seniors tournament". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 January 1986. p. 1 (SPORTS SECTION). Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via Trove.

[2] "River draws young and old". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 January 1988. p. 16. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via Trove.

[3] "Senior sweeps to top with two-shot win in Rich River classic". The Canberra Times. 61 (18, 777). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 March 1987. p. 18. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Rich reward for Shearer". The Canberra Times. 60 (18, 415). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 March 1986. p. 24. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.