South Pacific Open Championship
Appearance
Tournament information | |
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Location | Nouméa, New Caledonia |
Established | 2011 |
Course(s) | Tina Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia |
Format | Stroke play |
Month played | September/October |
Final year | 2016 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 268 Andre Stolz (2013) 268 Michael Wright (2013) 268 James Nitties (2015) |
To par | −16 as above |
Final champion | |
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 |
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2016 | Adam Blyth | Australia | 272 | −12 | Playoff | Jake McLeod | 21,000 | |
2015 | James Nitties | Australia | 268 | −16 | 6 strokes | Matthew Millar | 22,500 | |
2014 | Adam Stephens | Australia | 269 | −15 | 5 strokes | Kota Kagasaki Andrew Kelly Luke Toomey (a) |
21,000 | |
2013 | Andre Stolz | Australia | 268 | −16 | Playoff | Michael Wright | 19,500 | [1] |
2012 | Brad Shilton | New Zealand | 271 | −13 | 1 stroke | Matthew Griffin | 18,000 | [2] |
2011 | Matthew Griffin | Australia | 273 | −15 | Playoff | 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.