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Victorian Open
Tournament information
LocationBarwon Heads, Australia
Established1957
Course(s)13th Beach Golf Links (Beach Course and Creek Course)
Par71
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour (2019–)
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$1,500,000
Month playedFebruary
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Min Woo Lee (2020)
Current champion
Australia Min Woo Lee
13th Beach is located in Australia
13th Beach
13th Beach
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Location in Australia

The Men's Victorian Open is an annual golf tournament held in Australia. It was founded in 1957 and is the Victoria state open championship for men. It is run by Golf Victoria and is a Golf Australia national ranking event.

The event is held concurrently with the Women's Victorian Open and offers equal prize pool for the two events. The tournament's tag line is: "Men and women. On the same course. At the same time. For equal prize money." The men and women play on the same course at the same time in alternating groups.[1]

History

The first Victorian Open was played at Riversdale in 1957 and was won by Ossie Pickworth who finished 10 strokes ahead of the field.[2] Prize money was £250 but only one competitor, amateur Harry Hattersley was from outside the state.[3][4]

Three of the first four editions were won by Victorians with Gary Player winning 1959. However professionals from New South Wales won 9 of the 10 events from 1961 to 1970 with only Peter Thomson from Victoria breaking their run of success in 1968.[5]

From 2004 to 2007 the tournament was part of the second-tier Von Nida Tour. It was not played in 2008 but from 2009 to 2016 it was a Tier 2 event on the PGA Tour of Australasia schedule. In 2017 it became a Tier 1 event.

Since 2012, it has been held concurrently with the Women's Victorian Open, being held at 3th Beach Golf Links in Barwon Heads, Victoria since 2013.[6] When the tournament moved to 13th Beach Golf Links in 2013 the combined prize pool was $300,000, with $150,000 on offer for each of the men's and women's fields. In six years, the total prize pool has increased ten-fold. In 2019, the men's and women's Victorian Open fields played for a total purse of $3 million, $1.5 million for each event.

Starting in 2019, the event has been co-sanctioned by the European Tour, and continues to be played alongside the Women's Victorian Open, now co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour. The event features a double cut, 65 players will remain after the first cut, then 35 players after the Saturday cut.[7]

In February 2019 player James Nitties matched the world record of nine consecutive birdies in the Victorian Open. His birdie run from the 15th to the fifth in the first round set a European Tour record and matched Mark Calcavecchia's feat in the 2009 Canadian Open.[8]

Winners

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Co-sanctioned by PGA Tour of Australasia and European Tour
Year Winner Country Venue Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up
ISPS Handa Vic Open
2020 Min Woo Lee  Australia 13th Beach Golf Links 269 −19 2 strokes New Zealand Ryan Fox
2019 David Law  Scotland 13th Beach Golf Links 270 −18 1 stroke Australia Brad Kennedy
Australia Wade Ormsby
PGA Tour of Australasia event
Year Winner Country Venue Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up
Oates Vic Open
2018 Simon Hawkes  Australia 13th Beach Golf Links 274 −14 Playoff Australia Harrison Endycott
2017 Dimitrios Papadatos  Australia 13th Beach Golf Links 272 −16 2 strokes Australia Adam Bland
Australia Jake McLeod
2016 Michael Long  New Zealand 13th Beach Golf Links 275 −13 Playoff Australia Matthew Millar
2015 Richard Green  Australia 13th Beach Golf Links 272 −16 Playoff Australia Nick Cullen
Oates Victorian Open Championship
2014 Matthew Griffin  Australia 13th Beach Golf Links 281 −7 Playoff Australia Matthew Stieger
Victorian Open Championship
2013 Matthew Giles  Australia 13th Beach Golf Links 275 −13 1 stroke Australia Nathan Holman (a)
Australia Ryan Lynch
2012 Scott Arnold  Australia Spring Valley 272 −12 1 stroke Australia Kurt Barnes
2011 Paul Sheehan  Australia Spring Valley 276 −8 2 strokes Australia Matthew Griffin
Subaru Victorian Open
2010 Jason Norris  Australia Spring Valley 274 −10 2 strokes Australia Chris Campbell
2009 Ashley Hall  Australia Spring Valley 278 −10 2 strokes Australia Scott Laycock
Australia Craig Scott
Von Nida Tour event
Year Winner Country Venue Score
2008 No tournament
2007 Kim Felton  Australia Woodlands 280
2006 David Diaz  Australia Woodlands 202[nb 1]
2005 Kurt Barnes  Australia Woodlands 204[nb 1]
2004 Gareth Paddison  New Zealand Woodlands 204[nb 1]
2003 No tournament
PGA Tour of Australasia event
Year Winner Country Venue Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner-up
ANZ's Tour Victorian Open
2002 Andre Stolz  Australia Sorrento/Portsea 274 −8 Playoff Australia David Bransdon
2001 Scott Laycock  Australia Cranbourne 270 −18 3 strokes Australia Richard Green
Non-tour event
Year Winner Country Venue Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner-up
2000 Brad Lamb (a)  Australia Cranbourne 278 −14 Playoff Sweden Jens Nilsson
PGA Tour of Australasia event
Year Winner Country Venue Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
1999 Kenny Druce  Australia Victoria 275 −13 3 strokes Australia Lucas Parsons
1998 Brad King  Australia Victoria 272 −16 5 strokes Australia Greg Chalmers
Sweden Daniel Chopra
Australia Terry Price
1997 Stephen Leaney (2)  Australia Victoria 280 −8 1 stroke Australia Darren Cole
Australia Euan Walters
1996 No tournament
1995 Stephen Leaney  Australia Victoria 283 −5 1 stroke Australia Robert Allenby
Australia Michael Clayton		 [9]
1994 Patrick Burke  United States Victoria 278 −10 2 strokes Australia Tim Elliott
Australia Robert Willis		 [10]
1993 Lucas Parsons  Australia Woodlands 276 −12 3 strokes Australia Bradley Hughes [11]
Non-tour event
Year Winner Country Venue Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner-up Ref
1992 Ian Stanley  Australia Woodlands 284 −4 1 stroke Australia Jeff Senior [12]
1991 Robert Allenby (a)  Australia Woodlands 287 −1 6 strokes Australia David Armstrong
Australia Paul Moloney		 [13]
1990 No tournament
Earlier events
Year Winner Country Venue Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
1989 Michael Clayton (2)  Australia Kingston Heath 285 −3 2 strokes Australia Ossie Moore [14]
1988 Jim Benepe  United States Kingston Heath 282 −6 3 strokes Australia Ian Baker-Finch
Australia Peter McWhinney		 [15]
Robert Boyd Transport Victorian Open
1987 Roger Mackay  Australia Kingston Heath 277 −11 1 stroke Australia Greg Norman [16]
1986 Ossie Moore  Australia Yarra Yarra 280 −8 1 stroke Australia Vaughan Somers
New Zealand Greg Turner		 [17]
Victorian Open
1985 Ian Baker-Finch  Australia Yarra Yarra 279 −9 2 strokes Australia Rodger Davis [18]
1984 Greg Norman  Australia Metropolitan 281 −7 2 strokes Australia Bob Shearer [19]
1983 Bob Shearer  Australia Metropolitan 282 −6 1 stroke Australia Greg Norman [20]
1982 Michael Clayton  Australia Metropolitan 281 −7 3 strokes Australia Bob Shearer [21]
1981 Bill Dunk  Australia Metropolitan 277 −11 5 strokes Australia Wayne Grady [22]
1980 Guy Wolstenholme (4)  Australia Metropolitan 282 −6 4 strokes Australia Graham Marsh [23]
1979 Rodger Davis  Australia Kingston Heath 291 +3 Playoff Australia Geoff Parslow
South Africa Gary Player		 [24]
1978 Guy Wolstenholme (3)  Australia Metropolitan 284 −4 Playoff United States Arnold Palmer [25]
1977 Geoff Parslow  Australia Yarra Yarra 275 −13 4 strokes Australia Greg Norman [26]
1976 Guy Wolstenholme (2)  Australia Kingston Heath 281 −7 Playoff Australia Graham Marsh [27]
1975 Stewart Ginn  Australia Metropolitan 283 −5 3 strokes Australia Ian Stanley [28]
1974 John Davis  Australia Huntingdale 287 −5 1 stroke Australia Ted Ball
Australia Bill Dunk
Australia Ian Stanley
Australia Randall Vines		 [29]
1973 Peter Thomson (3)  Australia Yarra Yarra 284 −4 2 strokes Australia Stewart Ginn
Australia Bob Tuohy		 [30]
1972 Walter Godfrey  New Zealand Commonwealth 283 −9 7 strokes Japan Isao Aoki
Australia Peter Mills
Australia Kel Nagle		 [31]
1971 Guy Wolstenholme  Australia Woodlands 289 +1 2 strokes Australia Peter Thomson [32]
1970 David Graham  Australia Riversdale 273 −19 4 strokes Australia Kevin Hartley (a)
Australia Kel Nagle
Australia Guy Wolstenholme		 [33]
1969 Kel Nagle (2)  Australia Kingston Heath 279 −17 3 strokes Australia Bill Dunk
Australia Peter Thomson		 [34]
1968 Peter Thomson (2)  Australia Huntingdale 288 −12 1 stroke Australia Stan Peach [35]
1967 Kel Nagle  Australia Yarra Yarra 283 −9 1 stroke England Guy Wolstenholme [36]
1966 Frank Phillips (2)  Australia Riversdale 284 −8 4 strokes Australia Barry Coxon [37]
1965 Alan Murray (2)  Australia Royal Melbourne 291 −1 4 strokes Australia Eric Cremin [38]
1964 Frank Phillips  Australia Victoria 278 −14 3 strokes Australia Kel Nagle [39]
1963 Bruce Devlin (2)  Australia Kingswood 286 −10 5 strokes Australia Peter Mills [40]
1962 Bruce Devlin  Australia Huntingdale 293 −7 2 strokes Australia Bill Dunk [41]
1961 Alan Murray  Australia Commonwealth 290 −6 4 strokes Australia Peter Thomson [42]
1960 Jack Harris  Australia Metropolitan 282 −6 4 strokes Australia Bill Dunk [43]
1959 Gary Player  South Africa Yarra Yarra 275 −17 5 strokes South Africa Harold Henning [44]
1958 Peter Thomson  Australia Kingston Heath 289 −7 3 strokes Australia Barry West [45]
1957 Ossie Pickworth  Australia Riversdale 282 −10 10 strokes Australia Barry West (a) [3]
  1. ^ a b c Tournament played over 54 holes from 2004 to 2006.

In 2018 Hawkes beat Endycott with a birdie at the first extra hole. In 2016 Long beat Millar with a birdie at the first extra hole. In 2015 Green beat Cullen with a birdie at the second extra hole. In 2014 Griffin beat Stieger with a birdie at the third extra hole. In 2002 Stolz beat Bransdon with a par on the second extra hole. In 2000 Lamb won with a par at the first extra hole. In 1979 Davis won with a birdie at the second playoff hole. In 1978 Wolstenholme beat Palmer with a par at the third extra hole. In 1976 Wolstenholme beat Marsh with a birdie at the third extra hole.

References

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  3. ^ a b "Ossie Pickworth is not yet satisfied". The Age. 7 October 1957. p. 16.
  4. ^ "Jack Harris out of State Open". The Age. 2 October 1957. p. 17.
  5. ^ a b "Honour Roll – Men's Victorian Open Championship" (PDF). Golf Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. ^ Berhow, Josh (7 February 2019). "Vic Open's mixed gender format lauded by many, but some irked by yardage issues". Golf Magazine.
  7. ^ "Five thing to know – ISPS Handa Vic Open". PGA European Tour. 4 February 2019.
  8. ^ "James Nitties equals world record with nine consecutive birdies". BBC Sport. 8 February 2019.
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  10. ^ "Burke outlasts Willis to snatch Vic Open and end lean times". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 November 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 21 February 2020 – via Trove.
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  24. ^ "Four-time winner likes this time of the year". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 February 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 22 February 2020 – via Trove.
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