Papua New Guinea Open

The Papua New Guinea Open is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The event is held at Royal Port Moresby Golf Club, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It has been a tour event since 2016. It is a Tier 2 event on the tour. Total prize money was A$140,000 in 2016, rising to $142,000 in 2017, $145,000 in 2018 and $150,000 in 2019. The 2019 winner was Peter Cooke who won by 2 strokes.

Papua New Guinea Open
Tournament information
LocationPort Moresby, PNG
Established2016 (as tour event)
Course(s)Royal Port Moresby Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$150,000
Month playedMay
Current champion
Peter Cooke

In 1978, Papua New Guinea joined the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation with the intention of adding the Papua New Guinea Open to the Asia Golf Circuit,[1] but attempts were ultimately aborted.[2][3] That year, the PNG Open had a field of 144 competitors, including 40 professionals, 37 of whom were from Australia.[4]

Winners
PGA Tour of Australasia event
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (A$)
SP PNG Golf Open
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5]
2019Peter Cooke Australia270−182 strokes Jack Wilson22,500
2018Daniel Gale Australia265−239 strokes Braden Becker
Tim Stewart		21,750
SP Brewery PNG Golf Open
2017Cory Crawford Australia278−10Playoff Brett Rankin21,300
South Pacific Export Radler PNG Open
2016Brad Moules Australia277−11Playoff Anthony Quayle (a)
Aaron Wilkin		21,000

In 2017 Crawford won at the sixth extra hole. In 2016 Moules won at the second hole of a sudden death playoff. Quayle dropped out after the first hole.

Prior to PGA Tour of Australasia sanctioning

This list is incomplete

  • 2015 Josh Cabban
  • 2014 Kalem Richardson
  • 2013 Pieter Zwart
  • 2012 Paul Spargo
  • 2011 Matthew Ballard
  • 2010 Leigh Deagan
  • 2009 Michael Wright
  • 2008 Joshua Carmichael
  • 2007 Andrew Bonhomme
  • 2006 Pat Giles
  • 2005 Eddie Barr
  • 2004 Troy Kennedy
  • 2003 Dean Alaban
  • 2002 Chris Downes
  • 2001 David Grenfell
  • 2000 Kyle Woodbine
  • 1999 Eddie Barr
  • 1998 Lucas Bimbo
  • 1997 Anthony Musgrave
  • 1996 Neal Kerry
  • 1995 Dale Walsh
  • 1994 Mark Officer
  • 1979 Gerard Taylor[6]
  • 1978 Mike Ferguson[7]
  • 1977 Ted Ball[8]

References
  1. "Asian circuit expands". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 March 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  2. "PNG golfers enter big league". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 12 April 1978. p. 40. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via Trove.
  3. "PNG pull out from circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 October 1980. p. 37. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. "40 professionals enter PNG Open". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (Port Moresby : 1969 - 1981). 1978-09-13. p. 38. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  5. "Morobe and PNG Opens cancelled due to COVID-19". PGA of Australia. 17 July 2020.
  6. "Consistency gives Taylor golf victory". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 21 September 1979. p. 62. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  7. "Six-stroke victory". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 18 September 1978. p. 35. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  8. "Ball fights off pain to win first PNG Open". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 15 June 1977. p. 31. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
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