South Australian Open (golf)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | South Australia |
| Established | 1960 |
| Course(s) | Kooyonga Golf Club, Royal Adelaide Golf Club, The Grange Golf Club, Glenelg Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia Nationwide Tour (2002–07) |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$600,000 (2007) |
| Final year | 2007 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 267 Gordon Brand, Jnr (1988) |
| To par | −19 Peter Lonard (2000) |
| Final champion | |
 Scott Sterling | |
The Jacob's Creek Open Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia, and was co-sanctioned by the United States-based Nationwide Tour from 2002. It was played annually in Adelaide, South Australia. In 2007, the last time the tournament was held, it was one of three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour held outside the United States.
The tournament was founded in 1960 as the South Australian Open, and enjoyed several different sponsors before the Jacob's Creek wine brand took over in 2002. After Jacob's Creek withdrew their support following the 2007 edition, the search for a new sponsor proved fruitless and the tournament was cancelled.[1]
Winners
- Co-sanctioned PGA Tour of Australasia and Nationwide Tour event
- Bolded golfers received promotion to the PGA Tour at the end of the Nationwide Tour season.
| Year | Winner[2] | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob's Creek Open Championship | |||||||
| 2007 | Scott Sterling |  United States |
Kooyonga | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke |  David Lutterus
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| 2006 | Paul Sheehan | Australia |
Royal Adelaide | 281 | −7 | Playoff | Michael Sim
|
| 2005 | Steven Bowditch | Australia |
Royal Adelaide | 277 | −11 | 5 strokes | Ryan Armour Nathan Green
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| 2004 | Euan Walters | Australia |
Kooyonga | 275 | −9 | 5 strokes | Wayne Grady Brendan Jones Anthony Painter
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| 2003 | Joe Ogilvie | United States |
Kooyonga | 279 | −5 | 1 stroke | Shane Tait
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| 2002 | Gavin Coles | Australia |
Kooyonga | 279 | −9 | 2 strokes | Bryce Molder
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- Sole-sanctioned PGA Tour of Australasia event
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Open Championship | |||||||
| 2001 | No tournament due to scheduling changes | ||||||
| 2000 | Peter Lonard | Australia |
Kooyonga | 269 | −19 | 6 strokes | Paul Gow
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| 1999 | Craig Parry | Australia |
Kooyonga | 274 | −14 | 5 strokes |  Raymond Russell
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| 1998 | Stuart Bouvier | Australia |
Kooyonga | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Stephen Allan Craig Parry
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| 1997 | Steven Alker |  New Zealand |
Kooyonga | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Wayne Grady
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| 1996 | Greg Norman | Australia |
Kooyonga | 284 | −4 | 1 stroke |  Jean-Louis Guepy
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| 1995 | Tim Elliot | Australia |
Royal Adelaide | 275 | −17 | 3 strokes | Jack O'Keefe Anthony Painter
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| Eagle Blue Open | |||||||
| 1994 | No tournament due to scheduling changes | ||||||
| 1993 | Wayne Smith | Australia |
Royal Adelaide | 210* | −9 | Playoff | Jim Kennedy Kevin Miskimins
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| 1992 | Brett Ogle | Australia |
Royal Adelaide | 280 | −12 | 1 stroke | Craig Warren
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(a) – Amateur
* – Played over 54 holes (3 rounds) in 1969 and 1993
Prior to 1968 the championship was contested over 36 holes (2 rounds)
In 2006 Sheehan won at the second playoff hole. In 1993 Smith won at the third playoff hole. Miskimins dropped out at the first hole.
References
- ^ "South Australian Open loses sponsorship deal". The Age. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ "Event History". TA Golf. Retrieved 18 August 2009.