Tournament information | |
---|---|
Location | Eagle Farm, Queensland, Australia |
Established | 1988 |
Course(s) | Royal Queensland Golf Club |
Par | 73 |
Tour(s) |
PGA Tour of Australasia Asian Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | A$800,000 |
Month played | December |
Final year | 1999 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 270
Greg Norman (1988) 270 Bradley Hughes (1996) |
To par | −18 Greg Norman (1988) |
Final champion | |
Brett Rumford | |
Location map | |
Location in
Australia Location in
Queensland |
The Australian Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament held in Australia between 1988 and 1999. [1]
The events was held in 1988 and 1989 at Riverside Oaks Golf Club, Sydney with both events being won by Greg Norman. Total prize money was A$300,000 in 1988 and A$500,000 in 1989.
After a three-year gap the tournament was revived in 1993 as the Optus Players Championship. Prize money was A$300,000 in 1993, A$285,000 in 1994 and A$350,000 in 1995.
During the 1989 tournament, Robert Emond scored 19 on the 573-yard par five 1st hole during his second round, while Adam Nance scored 11 on the 152-yard par three 14th hole during his first round. [2]
Year | Tour(s) [a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANZ Players Championship | |||||||||
1999 | ANZ | Brett Rumford (a) | 280 | −12 | Playoff | Craig Spence | Royal Queensland | [3] | |
1998 | ANZ | Stephen Leaney | 275 | −17 | Playoff | Corey Pavin | Royal Queensland | [4] | |
Australasian Players Championship | |||||||||
1997 | ANZ | Greg Chalmers | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Peter Lonard | Royal Queensland | ||
Australian Players Championship | |||||||||
1996 | ANZ, ASA | Bradley Hughes | 270 | −14 | 12 strokes |
Peter Lonard Robert Stephens |
Robina Woods | ||
Optus Players Championship | |||||||||
1995 | ANZ | Tim Elliott | 283 | −5 | 1 stroke | Peter Fowler | Kingston Heath | [5] | |
1994 | ANZ | Patrick Burke | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Bradley Hughes | Kingston Heath | [6] | |
1993 | ANZ | Robert Allenby | 274 | −14 | Playoff | Wayne Grady | Royal Melbourne | [7] | |
Australian Tournament Players Championship | |||||||||
1992 | ANZ | Removed from the schedule | |||||||
1991 | ANZ | Cancelled | |||||||
1990: No tournament | |||||||||
1989 | ANZ | Greg Norman (2) | 276 | −12 | 2 strokes | Roger Mackay | Riverside Oaks | [8] | |
1988 | ANZ | Greg Norman | 270 | −18 | 8 strokes |
David Graham Peter Senior |
Riverside Oaks | [9] |