The Australian PGA Seniors Championship is a golf tournament in Australia.
The inaugural event was held in 1986. Legendary golfer Peter Thomson referred to the tournament as "a breakthrough" for Australian senior golf. [1] The 1986 and 1987 events were played concurrently with the Rich River Classic, a regular event on the PGA Tour of Australia. Both were won by the American Orville Moody. [2] [3] [4] The regular PGA Tour of Australia event, The Rich River Classic, was discontinued in 1988 because of a clash of dates. However, the Rich River Golf Course continued to host the seniors championship until 1995. [5] The 1988 championship was won by Jerry Stolhand. [6] Stolhand, an American who had lived in Australia since 1969, was killed in a car accident in February 1989 and was unable to defend the title. [7] [8]
In 1996, star American golfer Lee Trevino played the event. [9] It was the first event he played in Australia in a decade. [10] He played it as a gift to his friend Bruce Devlin who designed Gold Creek Country Club, the course the event was played on. [9] He went on to win. [11]
In recent years the event has been held at Richmond Golf Club. In late 2020 it was announced that the course got a two-year extension to host the tournament through 2022. [12]
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
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196 | −14 | 5 strokes |
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Richmond Golf Club | [13] |
2022 |
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199 | −11 | 1 stroke |
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Richmond Golf Club | [14] |
2021 |
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66 [a] | −4 | Playoff [b] |
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Richmond Golf Club | [15] |
2020 |
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201 | −9 | 4 strokes |
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Richmond Golf Club | [16] |
2019 |
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201 | −9 | 1 stroke |
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Richmond Golf Club | [17] [18] |
2018 |
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198 | −12 | 1 stroke |
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Richmond Golf Club | [19] |
2017 |
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202 | −14 | 6 strokes |
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Twin Waters Golf Club & Pelican Waters Golf Club |
[20] [21] |
2016 |
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214 | −2 | 3 strokes |
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Mollymook Golf Club (Hilltop) | [22] [23] |
2015 |
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203 | −7 | Playoff [d] |
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Richmond Golf Club | [24] [25] |
2014 |
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208 | −2 | Playoff [e] |
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Richmond Golf Club | [26] [27] |
2013 |
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210 | E | 2 strokes |
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Richmond Golf Club | [28] [29] |
2012 |
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124 [f] | −6 | 2 strokes |
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Gordon Golf Club | [30] [31] |
2011 |
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207 | −9 | 9 strokes |
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Killara Golf Club | [32] |
2010 |
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214 | −2 | 2 strokes |
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Killara Golf Club | [33] |
2009 |
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207 | −9 | 8 strokes |
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Byron Bay Golf Club | [34] |
2008 |
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212 | −4 | 6 strokes |
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Byron Bay Golf Club | [35] |
2007 |
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215 | −1 | 2 strokes |
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Byron Bay Golf Club | [36] |
2006 |
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216 | E | 7 strokes |
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Newcastle Golf Club | [37] |
2005 |
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206 [g] | −10 | 5 strokes |
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Club Pelican | [38] [39] |
2004 |
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291 | +3 | Playoff |
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Club Pelican | [40] |
2003 |
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218 | +2 | 2 strokes |
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Penrith Golf Club | [41] |
2002 |
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207 | −9 | 6 strokes |
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Penrith Golf Club | [42] [43] |
2001 |
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206 | Playoff [h] |
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Penrith Golf Club | [44] | |
2000 |
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208 | −8 | 4 strokes |
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Penrith Golf Club | [45] [46] |
1999 |
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Twin Waters Golf Club | |||||
1998 |
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215 | −1 | 1 stroke |
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Twin Waters Golf Club | [47] |
1997 |
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216 | Playoff [i] |
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Twin Waters Golf Club | [48] [49] | |
1996 |
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282 | −6 | 5 strokes |
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Gold Creek Country Club | [50] [51] |
1995 |
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281 | 2 strokes |
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Rich River Golf Club | [52] | |
1994 |
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281 | −7 | 2 strokes |
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Rich River Golf Club | [53] [54] |
1993 |
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284 | 7 strokes |
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Rich River Golf Club | [55] | |
1992 |
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288 | 9 strokes |
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Rich River Golf Club | [56] | |
1991 |
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293 | +5 | 1 stroke |
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Rich River Golf Club | [57] [58] [59] |
1990 |
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291 | +3 | 6 strokes |
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Rich River Golf Club | [60] [61] |
1989 |
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282 | 12 strokes |
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Rich River Golf Club | [62] | |
1988 |
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286 | 7 strokes |
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Rich River Golf Club | [6] | |
1987 |
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281 | −7 | 10 strokes |
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Rich River Golf Club | [63] [4] |
1986 |
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276 | −12 | 1 stroke |
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Rich River Golf Club | [64] [3] |
Source: [65]
The Australian PGA Seniors Championship is a golf tournament in Australia.
The inaugural event was held in 1986. Legendary golfer Peter Thomson referred to the tournament as "a breakthrough" for Australian senior golf. [1] The 1986 and 1987 events were played concurrently with the Rich River Classic, a regular event on the PGA Tour of Australia. Both were won by the American Orville Moody. [2] [3] [4] The regular PGA Tour of Australia event, The Rich River Classic, was discontinued in 1988 because of a clash of dates. However, the Rich River Golf Course continued to host the seniors championship until 1995. [5] The 1988 championship was won by Jerry Stolhand. [6] Stolhand, an American who had lived in Australia since 1969, was killed in a car accident in February 1989 and was unable to defend the title. [7] [8]
In 1996, star American golfer Lee Trevino played the event. [9] It was the first event he played in Australia in a decade. [10] He played it as a gift to his friend Bruce Devlin who designed Gold Creek Country Club, the course the event was played on. [9] He went on to win. [11]
In recent years the event has been held at Richmond Golf Club. In late 2020 it was announced that the course got a two-year extension to host the tournament through 2022. [12]
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
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196 | −14 | 5 strokes |
![]() ![]() |
Richmond Golf Club | [13] |
2022 |
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199 | −11 | 1 stroke |
![]() |
Richmond Golf Club | [14] |
2021 |
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66 [a] | −4 | Playoff [b] |
![]() |
Richmond Golf Club | [15] |
2020 |
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201 | −9 | 4 strokes |
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Richmond Golf Club | [16] |
2019 |
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201 | −9 | 1 stroke |
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Richmond Golf Club | [17] [18] |
2018 |
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198 | −12 | 1 stroke |
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Richmond Golf Club | [19] |
2017 |
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202 | −14 | 6 strokes |
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Twin Waters Golf Club & Pelican Waters Golf Club |
[20] [21] |
2016 |
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214 | −2 | 3 strokes |
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Mollymook Golf Club (Hilltop) | [22] [23] |
2015 |
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203 | −7 | Playoff [d] |
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Richmond Golf Club | [24] [25] |
2014 |
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208 | −2 | Playoff [e] |
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Richmond Golf Club | [26] [27] |
2013 |
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210 | E | 2 strokes |
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Richmond Golf Club | [28] [29] |
2012 |
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124 [f] | −6 | 2 strokes |
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Gordon Golf Club | [30] [31] |
2011 |
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207 | −9 | 9 strokes |
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Killara Golf Club | [32] |
2010 |
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214 | −2 | 2 strokes |
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Killara Golf Club | [33] |
2009 |
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207 | −9 | 8 strokes |
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Byron Bay Golf Club | [34] |
2008 |
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212 | −4 | 6 strokes |
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Byron Bay Golf Club | [35] |
2007 |
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215 | −1 | 2 strokes |
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Byron Bay Golf Club | [36] |
2006 |
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216 | E | 7 strokes |
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Newcastle Golf Club | [37] |
2005 |
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206 [g] | −10 | 5 strokes |
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Club Pelican | [38] [39] |
2004 |
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291 | +3 | Playoff |
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Club Pelican | [40] |
2003 |
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218 | +2 | 2 strokes |
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Penrith Golf Club | [41] |
2002 |
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207 | −9 | 6 strokes |
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Penrith Golf Club | [42] [43] |
2001 |
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206 | Playoff [h] |
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Penrith Golf Club | [44] | |
2000 |
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208 | −8 | 4 strokes |
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Penrith Golf Club | [45] [46] |
1999 |
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Twin Waters Golf Club | |||||
1998 |
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215 | −1 | 1 stroke |
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Twin Waters Golf Club | [47] |
1997 |
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216 | Playoff [i] |
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Twin Waters Golf Club | [48] [49] | |
1996 |
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282 | −6 | 5 strokes |
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Gold Creek Country Club | [50] [51] |
1995 |
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281 | 2 strokes |
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Rich River Golf Club | [52] | |
1994 |
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281 | −7 | 2 strokes |
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Rich River Golf Club | [53] [54] |
1993 |
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284 | 7 strokes |
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Rich River Golf Club | [55] | |
1992 |
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288 | 9 strokes |
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Rich River Golf Club | [56] | |
1991 |
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293 | +5 | 1 stroke |
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Rich River Golf Club | [57] [58] [59] |
1990 |
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291 | +3 | 6 strokes |
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Rich River Golf Club | [60] [61] |
1989 |
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282 | 12 strokes |
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Rich River Golf Club | [62] | |
1988 |
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286 | 7 strokes |
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Rich River Golf Club | [6] | |
1987 |
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281 | −7 | 10 strokes |
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Rich River Golf Club | [63] [4] |
1986 |
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276 | −12 | 1 stroke |
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Rich River Golf Club | [64] [3] |
Source: [65]