The Royal Fremantle Open was an Australian golf tournament. The event was held at Royal Fremantle Golf Club in Fremantle, Western Australia.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Course(s) | Royal Fremantle Golf Club |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Location map | |
  Royal Fremantle Location in Australia  Royal Fremantle Location in Western Australia | |
History
editWestern Australian Terry Gale had much success at the event, winning it in 1979 and finishing runner-up two years later.[1][2] The professional Ray Hore also had much success at the event, posting one win and two runner-ups.[3][1][4]
Among the most notable performances was in 1981. Royal Fremantle amateur Glenn Carbon, playing at a 2 handicap, holed a 50 metre pitch at the last for an eagle to defeat Terry Gale by a stroke.[2]
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse (A$) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | David Good | 279 | −9 | 5 strokes | Terry Gale Graham Johnson Kel Nagle Randall Vines |
6,000 | [5] |
| 1977 | Ray Hore | 280 | −8 | 2 strokes | David Galloway | 10,000 | [3] |
| 1978 | Peter Headland | 278 | −10 | 2 strokes | Mike Ferguson Vaughan Somers |
10,000 | [6] |
| 1979 | Terry Gale | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Ray Hore | 15,000 | [1][7] |
| 1980 | Chris Tickner | 287 | −1 | 1 stroke | Ray Hore | 15,000 | [4][8] |
| 1981 | Glenn Carbon (a) | 282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Terry Gale | 10,000 | [2] |
| 1982 | Mike Cahill | 6,000 | [9] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 March 1979. p. 29. Retrieved 14 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ a b c "Too hard to copy". The Age. 25 May 1981. p. 22. Retrieved 14 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ a b "Hore shows his class". The Age. 18 April 1977. p. 37. Retrieved 14 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ a b "Tickner on top". The Canberra Times. 25 March 1980. p. 20. Retrieved 14 February 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1977). The World of Professional Golf 1977. Collins. pp. 306, 539. ISBN 0002168790.
- ^ "Headland's golf title". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 April 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 14 February 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Home win for Gale". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 March 1979. p. 27. Retrieved 16 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Bird, Frank (24 March 1980). "Quinella to NSW golfers". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 25. Retrieved 16 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Grant, Trevor (15 May 1982). "Terry clears out - 10 under". The Age. p. 35. Retrieved 14 February 2021 – via newspapers.com.