South Australian Open (golf)

The South Australian Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The tournament ran from 1960 to 2007, and had several different sponsors.

South Australian Open
Tournament information
LocationSouth Australia
Established1960
Course(s)Kooyonga Golf Club,
Royal Adelaide Golf Club,
The Grange Golf Club,
Glenelg Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
Nationwide Tour (2002–07)
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$600,000 (2007)
Final year2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Gordon Brand, Jnr (1988)
To par−19 Peter Lonard (2000)
Final champion
Scott Sterling

It became 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.[1]

Winners
Co-sanctioned PGA Tour of Australasia and Nationwide Tour event
  • Bolded golfers received promotion to the PGA Tour at the end of the Nationwide Tour season.
YearWinner[2]CountryVenueScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-up
Jacob's Creek Open Championship
2007Scott Sterling United StatesKooyonga276−121 stroke David Lutterus
2006Paul Sheehan AustraliaRoyal Adelaide281−7Playoff Michael Sim
2005Steven Bowditch AustraliaRoyal Adelaide277−115 strokes Ryan Armour
Nathan Green
2004Euan Walters AustraliaKooyonga275−95 strokes Wayne Grady
Brendan Jones
Anthony Painter
2003Joe Ogilvie United StatesKooyonga279−51 stroke Shane Tait
2002Gavin Coles AustraliaKooyonga279−92 strokes Bryce Molder
Sole-sanctioned PGA Tour of Australasia event
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-up
Ford Open Championship
2001No tournament due to scheduling changes
2000Peter Lonard AustraliaKooyonga269−196 strokes Paul Gow
1999Craig Parry AustraliaKooyonga274−145 strokes Raymond Russell
1998Stuart Bouvier AustraliaKooyonga282−62 strokes Stephen Allan
Craig Parry
1997Steven Alker New ZealandKooyonga273−151 stroke Wayne Grady
1996Greg Norman AustraliaKooyonga284−41 stroke Jean-Louis Guepy
1995Tim Elliott AustraliaRoyal Adelaide275−173 strokes Jack O'Keefe
Anthony Painter
Eagle Blue Open
1994No tournament due to scheduling changes
1993Wayne Smith AustraliaRoyal Adelaide210*−9Playoff Jim Kennedy
Kevin Miskimins
1992Brett Ogle AustraliaRoyal Adelaide280−121 stroke Craig Warren
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo par
West End South Australian Open
1991Brett Ogle AustraliaRoyal Adelaide279−13
1990Mike Harwood AustraliaRoyal Adelaide278−14
1989Nick Price ZimbabweRoyal Adelaide277−15
1988Gordon Brand, Jnr ScotlandThe Grange267−13
1987Ronan Rafferty Northern IrelandThe Grange280−8
West End Jubilee South Australian Open
1986Greg Norman AustraliaKooyonga284−4
Ford Dealers South Australian Open
1985Vaughan Somers AustraliaKooyonga284−4
1984Bob Shearer AustraliaKooyonga286−2
1983Terry Gale AustraliaKooyonga281−7
1982Graham Marsh AustraliaKooyonga275−13
South Australian Open
1981Lyndsay Stephen AustraliaGlenelg282−6
1980Simon Owen New ZealandKooyonga291+3
1979Peter Senior AustraliaGlenelg282−6
1978Tony Gresham (a) AustraliaGlenelg282−6
1977Noel Ratcliffe AustraliaRoyal Adelaide287−5
1976David Galloway AustraliaKooyonga285−3
1975No tournament
1974Ray Hore AustraliaGlenelg288E
1973Ted Ball AustraliaThe Grange286−2
1972Ted Ball AustraliaThe Grange294+6
1971Guy Wolstenholme EnglandKooyonga288E
1970Bill Dunk AustraliaGlenelg275−13
1969Brian Boys New ZealandThe Grange222*+6
1968Peter Thomson AustraliaRoyal Adelaide293+1
1967John Sullivan AustraliaGlenelg144E
1966Brian Crafter New ZealandThe Grange141−3
1965Murray Crafter AustraliaKooyonga144E
1964Bob Mesnil (a) AustraliaRoyal Adelaide145−1
1963Murray Crafter AustraliaGlenelg148+4
1962Murray Crafter AustraliaThe Grange143−1
1961H. Threadgold (a) AustraliaKooyonga148+4
1960Bill Shephard (a) AustraliaRoyal Adelaide141−5

(a) – Amateur
* – Played over 54 holes (3 rounds) in 1969 and 1993
Prior to 1968 the championship was contested over 36 holes (2 rounds)
In 2006 Sheehan won at the second playoff hole. In 1993 Smith won at the third playoff hole. Miskimins dropped out at the first hole.

References
  1. "South Australian Open loses sponsorship deal". The Age. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  2. "Event History". TA Golf. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
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