New South Wales Open (golf)

The New South Wales Open is an annual golf tournament held in New South Wales, Australia. The 2019 event was held at Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club and had prize money of A$400,000. Josh Younger won the tournament, beating Travis Smyth in a playoff.

New South Wales Open

Tournament information
Location	New South Wales, Australia
Established	1931
Course(s)	Twin Creeks G&CC
Par	72
Length	6,444 metres (7,047 yd)
Tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	A$400,000
Month played	November/December
Tournament record score
Aggregate	264 Jason Scrivener (2017)
To par	−24 as above
Current champion
Josh Younger

History

The event was founded in 1931 as the New South Wales Close Championship, being restricted to residents of New South Wales. The first event was held at Manly Golf Club and, after 72 holes played over two days, resulted in a tie between three professionals Charlie Gray, Tom Howard and Sam Richardson.[1] Gray won the title after a 36-hole playoff scoring 147 to Howard's 148. Richardson took 80 in the first round and didn't complete the 36 holes. Richardson won in 1932 but the remainder of the 1930s were dominated by Jim Ferrier who won five times and was runner-up twice between 1933 and 1939. Three times he won by 10 or more strokes.

Norman Von Nida won in 1939 and then again from 1946 to 1948, to repeat Ferrier record of four successive wins. In 1951 a New South Wales Jubilee Open was organised, the state's first open championship, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Federation of Australia. The tournament was won by Dai Rees while Kel Nagle was runner-up and won the Close title. Von Nida won the Close championship again in 1953 and 1954, setting a record of six championship wins. The 1955 event clashed with the first Pelaco Tournament in Melbourne, an event which attracted all the leading New South Wales professionals.

In 1958 the championship was opened up to players from outside New South Wales, becoming the New South Wales Open Championship.[1] Peter Thomson from Victoria won in 1961. Two amateur's won in the 1970s, Owen Beldham in 1972 and Tony Gresham in 1975, while American Ed Sneed won in 1973.

The tournament continued to be a major event in the 1980s. Greg Norman won three times in the decade and the 1989 event had prize money of A$300,000. The event then struggled for a number of years. The 1990 championship had prize money of A$50,000 and there was no event in 1991. In 1992 it had increased prize money of A$150,000 but there was again no event the following year. It returned in 1994 on the second-tier Foundation Tour with prize money of A$50,000 and was then not played again until 2002, when it returned with prize money of A$200,000.

From 2003 to 2008 the event was part of the second-tier Von Nida Tour, while from 2009 to 2015 it was a Tier 2 event on the PGA Tour of Australasia schedule. In 2016 it became a Tier 1 event with prize money of A$400,000 compared to the A$110,000 in 2015.

Winners

PGA Tour of Australasia event

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
NSW Open
2021			Concord
AVJennings NSW Open
2020	No tournament
2019	Josh Younger	Australia	Twin Creeks	271	−17	Playoff	Travis Smyth
2018	Jake McLeod	Australia	Twin Creeks	268	−20	2 strokes	Cameron John
New South Wales Open
2017	Jason Scrivener	Australia	Twin Creeks	264	−24	6 strokes	Lucas Herbert
2016	Adam Blyth	Australia	Stonecutters Ridge	265	−23	3 strokes	Brett Coletta (a) Jarryd Felton
2015	Ben Eccles (a)	Australia	Stonecutters Ridge	269	−19	3 strokes	Rohan Blizard Matthew Millar
Mazda New South Wales Open
2014	Anthony Brown	Australia	Stonecutters Ridge	274	−14	Playoff	Josh Geary
Gloria Jean's New South Wales Open
2013	Aron Price	Australia	Castle Hill	269	−19	4 strokes	Adam Bland Aaron Townsend Jack Wilson
New South Wales Open
2012	No tournament
2011	Adam Crawford	Australia	Newcastle	274	−6	1 stroke	Paul Donahoo Jake Higginbottom (a) Anthony Summers
2010	Peter O'Malley	Australia	Vintage	270	−18	Playoff	Peter Cooke Tom Lewis (a)
2009	Leigh McKechnie	Australia	Vintage	281	−3	1 stroke	James Nitties

Von Nida Tour event

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref
2008	Aaron Townsend	Australia	Vintage	267	−17	7 strokes	Steven Jones	[2]
2007	Jason Norris	Australia	Vintage	277	−7	1 stroke	Jarrod Lyle James Nitties
2006	Rick Kulacz (a)	Australia	Moore Park	270	−10	Playoff	Tony McFadyean
2005	Michael Wright	Australia	Liverpool	271
2004	Peter Lonard	Australia	Liverpool	270	−18	2 strokes	Anthony Summers
2003	Craig Carmichael	Australia	Macquarie Links	273	−15	1 stroke	Andrew McKenzie (a)

PGA Tour of Australasia event

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up
2002	Terry Price	Australia	Horizons Resort	279	−9	1 stroke	Wayne Grady Adam Groom Jason Norris Mahal Pearce Andre Stolz
1995–2001: No tournament

Foundation Tour event

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Ref
1994	Darren Chivas	Australia	Manly	283	−5	1 stroke	David Ecob	[3]

Earlier events

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref
CIG New South Wales Open
1993: No tournament
1992	Craig Parry	Australia	Ryde Parramatta	277	−7	Playoff	Ken Trimble	[4]
New South Wales Open
1991: No tournament
1990	Ken Trimble	Australia	Bathurst	276	−8	2 strokes	Peter O'Malley	[5]
Ford New South Wales Open
1989	Rodger Davis	Australia	The Lakes	277	−15	9 strokes	Bradley Hughes	[6]
Panasonic New South Wales Open
1988	Greg Norman	Australia	Concord	277	−7	1 stroke	Craig Parry	[7]
National Panasonic New South Wales Open
1987	Craig Parry	Australia	The Australian	289	+1	1 stroke	Wayne Riley	[8]
1986	Greg Norman	Australia	Concord	275	−9	5 strokes	Lyndsay Stephen	[9]
1985	Ian Stanley	Australia	Concord	281	−3	1 stroke	Peter Senior Lyndsay Stephen	[10]
1984	Ian Baker-Finch	Australia	The Lakes	277	−15	13 strokes	Peter Senior	[11]
1983	Greg Norman	Australia	Concord	278	−4	Playoff	David Graham	[12]
1982	Bob Shearer	Australia	Manly	272	−12	1 stroke	Graham Marsh	[13]
1981	Bill Rogers	United States	The Lakes	285	−7	3 strokes	Lyndsay Stephen	[14]
New South Wales Open
1980	George Serhan	Australia	Concord	280	−4	4 strokes	Sam Torrance	[15][16]
1979	Jack Newton	Australia	The Lakes	281	−11	9 strokes	Wayne Grady Jeff Hall Gary Vanier	[17]
1978	Greg Norman	Australia	Manly	275	−13	3 strokes	Bill Dunk	[18]
1977	Trevor McDonald	Australia	Pymble	281	−7	Playoff	Bill Dunk	[19]
1976	Jack Newton	Australia	Royal Sydney	269	−19	10 strokes	Ted Ball David Good	[19]
1975	Tony Gresham (a)	Australia	Manly	275	−13	1 stroke	Bill Dunk	[20]
1974	Ted Ball	Australia	Pymble	280	−8	7 strokes	Kel Nagle	[21]
1973	Ed Sneed	United States	The Australian	283	−5	2 strokes	Bob Shearer	[22]
1972	Owen Beldham (a)	Australia	Newcastle	284	−4	3 strokes	Bob Tuohy	[23]
1971	Bill Dunk	Australia	Manly	284	−8	2 strokes	Phil Billings (a) Col Johnston	[24]
1970	Frank Phillips	Australia	Pymble	277	−11	Playoff	David Graham	[25][26]
1969: No tournament
1968	Kel Nagle	Australia	St. Michael's	289	+1	Playoff	Barry Coxon Bill Dunk	[27][28]
1967	Bill Dunk	Australia	Royal Sydney	284	−4	2 strokes	Darrell Welch	[29]
1966	Frank Phillips	Australia	Concord	280	−4	Playoff	Tim Woolbank	[30][31]
1965	Colin McGregor	Australia	Bonnie Doon	286	−2	1 stroke	Bob Mesnil Bob Stanton Darrell Welch	[32]
1964	Ted Ball	Australia	La Perouse	289	+1	2 strokes	Jim Moran Frank Phillips	[33]
1963	Peter Mills	Australia	Moore Park	288	+4	2 strokes	Frank Phillips	[34]
1962	Frank Phillips	Australia	Manly	278	−10	2 strokes	Ted Ball	[35]
1961	Peter Thomson	Australia	The Australian	279	−9	7 strokes	Kel Nagle	[36]
1960	Frank Phillips	Australia	The Lakes	279	−9	10 strokes	John Sullivan	[37]
1959	Harry Kershaw	Australia	Pennant Hills	284	E	2 strokes	Kel Nagle	[38]
1958	Les Wilson	Australia	Bonnie Doon	294	+10	2 strokes	Kel Nagle	[39]
New South Wales Close
1957	Kel Nagle	Australia	Armidale	281	−7	1 stroke	Len Woodward	[40]
1956	Frank Phillips	Australia	Concord	279	−5	7 strokes	Kel Nagle	[41]
1955	Bob Swinbourne	Australia	Goulburn	301	+17	1 stroke	Eddie Oakman	[42]
1954	Norman Von Nida	Australia	The Lakes	283	−5	10 strokes	Kel Nagle Sam Richardson	[43]
1953	Norman Von Nida	Australia	Newcastle	285	−3	9 strokes	Kel Nagle	[44]
1952	Jim Moran	Australia	Wollongong	287	+7	1 stroke	Norman Von Nida	[45]
1951	New South Wales Jubilee Open
	Dai Rees	Wales	Royal Sydney	279	−9	5 strokes	Kel Nagle	[46]
	New South Wales Close
	Kel Nagle	Australia	Royal Sydney	284	−4	5 strokes	Keith Pix (a)	[46]
1950	Eric Cremin	Australia	Bathurst	289	+5	1 stroke	Billy Bolger	[47]
1949	Eric Cremin	Australia	Concord	279	−5	12 strokes	Kel Nagle	[48]
1948	Norman Von Nida	Australia	Royal Sydney	281	−7	1 stroke	Eric Cremin	[49]
1947	Norman Von Nida	Australia	Manly	279	−9	2 strokes	Alan Waterson (a)	[50]
1946	Norman Von Nida	Australia	The Lakes	287	−1	1 stroke	Ossie Pickworth	[51]
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939	Norman Von Nida	Australia	Concord	280	−4	4 strokes	Jim Ferrier (a)	[52]
1938	Jim Ferrier (a)	Australia	The Lakes	281	−7	13 strokes	Sam Richardson	[53]
1937	Jim Ferrier (a)	Australia	Bonnie Doon	280	−4	10 strokes	Norman Von Nida	[54]
1936	Jim Ferrier (a)	Australia	Manly	277	−11	4 strokes	Sam Richardson	[55]
1935	Jim Ferrier (a)	Australia	Killara	266	−10	16 strokes	Don Spence Alan Waterson (a)	[56]
1934	Sam Richardson	Australia	Concord	284	E	3 strokes	Jim Ferrier (a) Tom Heard	[57]
1933	Jim Ferrier (a)	Australia	The Lakes	291	+3	4 strokes	Sam Richardson	[58]
1932	Sam Richardson	Australia	La Perouse	295	+7	1 stroke	Charlie Gray	[59]
1931	Charlie Gray	Australia	Manly	303	+15	Playoff	Tom Howard Sam Richardson	[60][61]

In 2019 Younger won with a birdie at the second extra hole. In 2014 Brown won at the second hole of the playoff. In 2010 O'Malley won at the third extra hole. Cooke had dropped out after the second extra hole. In 2006 Kulacz won the playoff with a par at the first extra hole. In 1992 Parry won with a par at the third playoff hole. In 1983 Norman won the playoff at the second extra hole. In 1977 McDonald won the playoff with a birdie at the second extra hole. In 1970 Phillips won the 18-hole playoff, scoring 67 to Graham's 69. In 1968 Nagle took 73, while Dunk scored 76 and Coxon 80. In 1966 Phillips won the 18-hole playoff with a score of 70 to Woolbank's 74. In 1931 Gray won the 36-hole playoff with a score of 147 (70-77), one ahead of Howard's 148 (73-75). Richardson took 80 in his first round and didn't complete the 36 holes.

The 1951 New South Wales Close title was contested as part of the New South Wales Jubilee Open. Dai Rees won the event by 5 strokes from Kel Nagle but Nagle took the Close title.

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53. "Ferrier's golf title: brilliant 69". The Sun (Sydney). New South Wales, Australia. 8 October 1938. p. 9 (Last race all details). Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via Trove.
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External links

• Official site
• Coverage on PGA Tour of Australasia's official site