Australian Tournament Players Championship

ANZ Players Championship
Tournament information
LocationEagle Farm, Queensland, Australia
Established1988
CourseRoyal Queensland Golf Club
Par73
ToursPGA Tour of Australasia
Asian Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$800,000
Month playedDecember
Final year1999
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Greg Norman (1988)
270 Bradley Hughes (1996)
To par−18 Greg Norman (1988)
Final champion
Australia Brett Rumford
Location map
Royal Queensland GC is located in Australia
Royal Queensland GC
Royal Queensland GC
Location in Australia
Royal Queensland GC is located in Queensland
Royal Queensland GC
Royal Queensland GC
Location in Queensland

The Australian Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament held in Australia between 1988 and 1999.

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.

Tournament highlights

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.

Winners

YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
ANZ Players Championship
1999ANZAustralia Brett Rumford (a)280−12PlayoffAustralia Craig SpenceRoyal Queensland
1998ANZAustralia Stephen Leaney275−17PlayoffUnited States Corey PavinRoyal Queensland
Australasian Players Championship
1997ANZAustralia Greg Chalmers276−121 strokeAustralia Peter LonardRoyal Queensland
Australian Players Championship
1996ANZ, ASAAustralia Bradley Hughes270−1412 strokesAustralia Peter Lonard
Australia Robert Stephens		Robina Woods
Optus Players Championship
1995ANZAustralia Tim Elliott283−51 strokeAustralia Peter FowlerKingston Heath
1994ANZUnited States Patrick Burke280−81 strokeAustralia Bradley HughesKingston Heath
1993ANZAustralia Robert Allenby274−14PlayoffAustralia Wayne GradyRoyal Melbourne
Australian Tournament Players Championship
1992ANZRemoved from the schedule
1991ANZCancelled
1990: No tournament
1989ANZAustralia Greg Norman (2)276−122 strokesAustralia Roger MackayRiverside Oaks
1988ANZAustralia Greg Norman270−188 strokesAustralia David Graham
Australia Peter Senior		Riverside Oaks

Notes

References

  1. ↑ 2016 Media Guide. PGA Tour of Australasia. p. 170.
  2. ↑ Ward, Andrew (1999). Golf's Strangest Rounds. London: Robson Books. pp. 259–260. ISBN 1861051840.
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  4. ↑ "ANZ Players Championship: Pavin Is Defeated On First Extra Hole". The New York Times. Associated Press. 30 November 1998.
  5. ↑ "First Tour win for Elliott in a decade". The Canberra Times. Vol. 70, no. 21, 830. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 January 1995. p. 20. Retrieved 25 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Burke scrapes home after final-hole horrors". The Canberra Times. Vol. 68, no. 21, 467. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 January 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 26 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Allenby keeps his cool in play-off". The Canberra Times. Vol. 67, no. 21, 104. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 January 1993. p. 26. Retrieved 26 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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