Johnnie Walker Australian Classic
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Australia |
| Established | 1988 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 1992 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 271 Rodger Davis (1988) 271 Fred Couples (1988) |
| To par | −17 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Robert Allenby | |
The Johnnie Walker Australian Classic was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1988 to 1992.[1] It was first played as the Bicentennial Classic to celebrate the Australian Bicentenary. It was held at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne, except in 1991 when it was played at The Vines, Western Australia. Prize money was A$1,500,000 in 1988, A$1,000,000 from 1989 to 1991, and A$700,000 in 1992
From 1990 to 1992, the event was called the Johnnie Walker Classic. A separate tournament, the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic took on the Johnnie Walker Classic title from 1993.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (A$) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Walker Classic | |||||||||
| 1992 | Robert Allenby | Australia |
Royal Melbourne | 275 | −13 | 5 strokes | Peter Senior |
126,000 | [2] |
| 1991 | Peter Senior | Australia |
The Vines | 282 | −10 | 1 stroke | Rodger Davis Frank Nobilo |
180,000 | [3] |
| 1990 | Greg Turner | New Zealand |
Royal Melbourne | 276 | −8 | 4 strokes | Rodger Davis |
180,000 | [4] |
| Johnnie Walker Australian Classic | |||||||||
| 1989 | Peter Senior | Australia |
Royal Melbourne | 276 | −12 | 5 strokes | Greg Norman |
180,000 | [5] |
| Bicentennial Classic | |||||||||
| 1988 | Rodger Davis | Australia |
Royal Melbourne | 271 | −17 | Playoff |  Fred Couples |
500,000 | [6] |
In 1988, Davis beat Couples at the second playoff hole.
References
- ^ 2006 Media Guide. PGA Tour of Australasia. p. 167.
- ^ "Rookie stuns stars with five-shot win". The Canberra Times. Vol. 67, no. 21, 057. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 December 1992. p. 26. Retrieved 1 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Davis fumbles run to allow Senior in by one stroke". The Canberra Times. Vol. 66, no. 20, 694. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 December 1991. p. 22. Retrieved 1 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Baker-Finch in the wilderness, Turner out". The Canberra Times. Vol. 65, no. 20, 331. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 December 1990. p. 20. Retrieved 1 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "No more 'yips' for Midas-touch Senior '". The Canberra Times. Vol. 64, no. 19, 787. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 December 1989. p. 22. Retrieved 1 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Davis takes big money". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 418. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 December 1988. p. 28. Retrieved 2 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.