The Rich River Classic was a golf tournament held in Australia in 1986 and 1987 at Rich River Golf Club, Moama, NSW. The event was played concurrently with the Australian PGA Seniors' Championship.[1] The event was discontinued after the ESP Open was allocated the dates on the professional tournament calendar in 1988, and a new tournament for trainees was created to play alongside the seniors championship.[2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Moama, Australia |
| Established | 1986 |
| Course(s) | Rich River Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australia |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | A$75,000 |
| Month played | February |
| Final year | 1987 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 267 Bob Shearer (1986) |
| To par | −17 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Peter Senior | |
| Location map | |
  Rich River GC Location in Australia  Rich River GC Location in New South Wales | |
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share (A$) |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Peter Senior |
273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Mike Ferguson |
13,500 | [3] |
| 1986 | Bob Shearer |
267 | −17 | 8 strokes | Ian Stanley |
12,000 | [4] |
References
edit- ^ "Thomson hails seniors tournament". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 January 1986. p. 1 (SPORTS SECTION). Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "River draws young and old". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 January 1988. p. 16. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Senior sweeps to top with two-shot win in Rich River classic". The Canberra Times. Vol. 61, no. 18, 777. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 March 1987. p. 18. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Rich reward for Shearer". The Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 415. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 March 1986. p. 24. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.