Heineken Classic
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The Heineken Classic was a men's professional golf tournament played in Australia from 1990 to 2005 as part of the PGA Tour of Australasia.[1] From 1990 to 1992 it was called the Vines Classic.
It was held at the Vines Resort in Western Australia from 1990 to 2001 and moved to the Royal Melbourne Golf Club from 2002 to 2005. From 1996 onwards it was co-sanctioned by the European Tour. In 2005 it was the most lucrative golf tournament in Australasia, but the 2006 event was cancelled after the sponsor withdrew and the promoters were unable to find a replacement. This was one of a series of tournaments to be cancelled in Australia within the space of a few years.[2] The winners of the Heineken Classic included former World Number 1s Ernie Els and Ian Woosnam and future U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Craig Parry |  Australia |
270 | −14 | Playoff | Nick O'Hern
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| 2004 | Ernie Els (3) |  South Africa |
268 | −20 | 1 stroke | Adam Scott
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| 2003 | Ernie Els (2) | South Africa |
273 | −15 | 1 stroke |  Nick Faldo Peter Lonard
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| 2002 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
271 | −17 | 5 strokes | Peter Fowler David Howell Peter O'Malley
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| 2001 | Michael Campbell (2) |  New Zealand |
270 | −18 | 5 strokes | David Smail
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| 2000 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand |
268 | −20 | 6 strokes |  Thomas Bjørn
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| 1999 | Jarrod Moseley | Australia |
274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Ernie Els Bernhard Langer Peter Lonard
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| 1998 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark |
280 | −8 | 1 stroke |  Ian Woosnam
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| 1997 | Miguel Ángel Martín |  Spain |
273 | −15 | 1 stroke |  Fred Couples
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| 1996 | Ian Woosnam | Wales |
277 | −11 | 1 stroke |  Paul McGinley Jean van de Velde
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- Prior to European Tour co-sanctioning
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heineken Classic | ||||||
| 1995 | Robert Allenby | Australia |
278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Wayne Smith
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| 1994 | Michael Clayton | Australia |
279 | −9 | 3 strokes | Wayne Smith
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| 1993 | Peter Senior | Australia |
275 | −13 | 3 strokes | Michael Campbell
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| Vines Classic | ||||||
| 1992 | Ian Baker-Finch | Australia |
276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Jeff Maggert Frank Nobilo
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| 1991 | Blaine McCallister |  United States |
278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Wayne Grady Greg Turner
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| 1990 | Jeff Maggert | United States |
281 | −7 | 1 stroke | Brett Ogle
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