Fiji International

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Fiji International
Tournament information
LocationSigatoka, Fiji
Established2014
Course(s)Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course
Par72
Length6,947 metres (7,597 yd)
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour (since 2016)
Asian Tour (since 2017)
OneAsia (2014–2015)
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$1,250,000
Month playedAugust
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Brandt Snedeker (2016)
To par−16 as above
Current champion
India Gaganjeet Bhullar
Natadola Bay Championship GC is located in Fiji
Natadola Bay Championship GC
Natadola Bay
Championship GC

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]

Fiji International at Natadola Golf Course

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 Tours[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Fiji International presented by Fiji Airways
2019 No tournament
2018 ANZ, EUR, ASA India Gaganjeet Bhullar 274 −14 1 stroke Australia Anthony Quayle
Fiji International
2017 ANZ, EUR, ASA Australia Jason Norris 274 −14 4 strokes Thailand Jazz Janewattananond
Australia James Marchesani
Australia David McKenzie
2016 ANZ, EUR United States Brandt Snedeker 272 −16 9 strokes New Zealand Michael Hendry
2015 ANZ, ONE United States Matt Kuchar 284 −4 4 strokes Australia Aron Price
2014 ANZ, ONE Australia Steven Jeffress 278 −10 4 strokes Australia Jake Higginbottom
  1. ^ ANZ – PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR – European Tour; ASA – Asian Tour; ONE – OneAsia Tour.

References

  1. ^ "Fiji in golf first". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Fiji International brings the world to Fiji". PGA Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Young guns ready to heat up in Fiji sun". Golf AU. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Fiji International to expand global reach in 2016". PGA European Tour. 21 April 2016.

External links

18°06′16″S 177°19′16″E / 18.1044°S 177.3211°E / -18.1044; 177.3211