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South Pacific Open Championship
Tournament information
LocationNouméa, New Caledonia
Established2011
Course(s)Tina Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
FormatStroke play
Month playedSeptember/October
Final year2016
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Andre Stolz (2013)
268 Michael Wright (2013)
268 James Nitties (2015)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
Australia Adam Blyth

The South Pacific Open Championship was a golf tournament held at Tina Golf Club, Nouméa, New Caledonia from 2011 to 2016. It was a Tier 2 event on the Australasian Tour. In 2011, the first year of the event, Tier 2 events did not receive Official World Golf Ranking points. Total prize money was A$110,000 in 2011, A$120,000 in 2012, A$130,000 in 2013, A$140,000 in 2014 and 2016 and A$150,000 in 2015.

Winners

Year Winner Country Score To par Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (A$)
Ref
2016 Adam Blyth  Australia 272 −12 Playoff Australia Jake McLeod 21,000
2015 James Nitties  Australia 268 −16 6 strokes Australia Matthew Millar 22,500
2014 Adam Stephens  Australia 269 −15 5 strokes Australia Kota Kagasaki
Australia Andrew Kelly
New Zealand Luke Toomey (a)
21,000
2013 Andre Stolz  Australia 268 −16 Playoff Australia Michael Wright 19,500 [1]
2012 Brad Shilton  New Zealand 271 −13 1 stroke Australia Matthew Griffin 18,000 [2]
2011 Matthew Griffin  Australia 273 −15 Playoff Australia Terry Pilkadaris 16,500 [3]

In 2016 Blyth beat McLeod in the playoff at the third extra hole. In 2013 Stolz won at the fifth extra hole. In 2011 Griffin won at the second extra hole.

References