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Western Australian Open

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The Western Australian Open, also known as the WA Open, is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It had been a tour event every year since 2009 with the exception of 2019.

Bowra & O'Dea Nexus Advisernet WA Open
Tournament information
LocationFremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Established1913
Course(s)Mandurah Country Club
Par71
Length6,342 yards (5,799 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
Von Nida Tour
Australasian Development Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$175,000
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Deyen Lawson (2022)
To par−23 Ryan Fox (2014)
Current champion
Australia Elvis Smylie
Location map
Joondalup CC is located in Australia
Joondalup CC
Joondalup CC
Location in Australia
Joondalup CC is located in Western Australia
Joondalup CC
Joondalup CC
Location in Western Australia

History

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The first Western Australian Amateur Championship was held in 1911. This consisted of a 36-hole stroke-play qualification stage, played in a single day, followed by match-play to determine the champion. The leading four players in the stroke-play qualified in 1911, increasing to 8 in 1912.[1][2] In 1913 the stroke-play stage was opened up to professionals, becoming the first Western Australian Open Championship.[3] It was played at the Fremantle links on 28 August, nearly 30 players competing.[4] In both 1911 and 1912, Norman Fowlie had led the stroke-play stage but in 1913 he was challenged by Clyde Pearce, who had won both the Australian Open and Australian Amateur in 1908, as well as losing the final three times in the amateur. Pearce won the Open with rounds of 77 and 78, three ahead of Fowlie who had rounds of 83 and 75. P. C. Anderson came third. The leading professional, David Dakers, came seventh. Pearce would go on to win the amateur championship as well.[5]

The 1914 championship was again played on the Fremantle links in late August. Norman Fowlie reversed the 1913 result, winning by three strokes from Clyde Pearce, with rounds of 80 and 77. Two professionals entered but were well down the field.[6]

Although the state amateur championship resumed in 1919, it was until not 1921 that the open championship was played again. Reg Forbes won with a score of 160. Three players tied for second place on 161, Arthur Geere, Percy Maunder and John Walker. Maunder won a prize of 5 guineas as leading professional, although a £10 prize was available for a professional winner.[7] 1922 saw the first professional winner, Maunder's score of 161 beating Geere by a stroke. Maunder took the £10 first prize.[8]

Winners

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Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
Bowra & O'Dea Nexus Advisernet WA Open
2024 ANZ   Elvis Smylie 265 −19 Playoff   Jak Carter Mandurah
Nexus Advisernet/Bowra & O'Dea WA Open
2023 ANZ   Simon Hawkes 271 −17 2 strokes   Connor McKinney
  Jason Norris		 Joondalup
Nexus Advisernet WA Open
2022
(Oct)		 ANZ   Deyen Lawson 260 −20 2 strokes   Michael Sim Western Australian [9]
2022
(May)		 ANZ   Braden Becker 269 −19 1 stroke   Hayden Hopewell (a) Royal Fremantle [10]
Nexus Risk WA Open
2021 ANZ No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic [11]
2020   Hayden Hopewell (a) 209 −7 1 stroke   Haydn Barron (a) Royal Fremantle [12]
2019   Michael Sim 273 −15 1 stroke   Hayden Hopewell (a) Cottesloe [13][14]
Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open
2018 ANZ   Zach Murray (a) 272 −16 2 strokes   David Micheluzzi (a) Mount Lawley [15]
2017 ANZ   Stephen Leaney (4) 273 −15 1 stroke   Callan O'Reilly Royal Perth [16]
2016 ANZ   Curtis Luck (a) 261 −19 2 strokes   Travis Smyth (a) Western Australian [17]
2015 ANZ   Daniel Fox 277 −11 3 strokes   Curtis Luck (a) Royal Fremantle [18]
John Hughes/Nexus Risk Services WA Open
2014 ANZ   Ryan Fox 265 −23 6 strokes   Stephen Dartnall Cottesloe [19]
2013 ANZ   Josh Geary 273 −15 5 strokes   Kristopher Mueck Mount Lawley [20]
John Hughes Geely/Nexus Risk Services WA Open
2012 ANZ   Oliver Goss (a) 272 −16 Playoff[b]   Brady Watt (a) Royal Perth [21]
WA Open Championship
2011 ANZ   Rohan Blizard 278 −10 2 strokes   Ashley Hall
  Matt Jager
  David McKenzie		 Royal Fremantle [22]
John Hughes Geely Nexus Risk Services WA Open
2010 ANZ   Brad Kennedy 270 −10 1 stroke   Rohan Blizard Western Australian [23]
John Hughes Geely WA Open
2009 ANZ   Michael Curtain 272 −16 4 strokes   Kim Felton Cottesloe [24]
Aspen Group WA Open Championship
2008 VNT   James Nitties 135 −9 2 strokes   Michael Dennis (a) Cottesloe [25]
DJ Carmichael WA Open Championship
2007   Simon Pope 142 −2 1 stroke   Michael Foster (a)
  Brady Watt (a)		 Cottesloe [26]
Western Australian Open
2006   Kim Felton incorporated into the Nedlands Masters
2005   Brett Rumford incorporated into the Nedlands Masters
2004   Stephen Leaney incorporated into the Nedlands Masters
2003   Kim Felton incorporated into the Nedlands Masters
2002   Stephen Leaney incorporated into the Nedlands Masters
2001 ANZDT   Kim Felton 263 −17 Playoff   David Diaz Western Australian [27][28]
Heineken Western Australian Open
2000 ANZDT   Paul Sheehan 283 −5 5 strokes   Craig Carmichael
  David Diaz		 Lake Karrinyup
Western Australian Open
1999 FT   Brad King (2) 284 −4 2 strokes   Mark Allen Lake Karrinyup
1998   Tim Elliott 278 4 strokes   Jarrod Moseley Royal Perth
1997   Stephen Leaney (3) 273 3 strokes   Elliot Boult Mount Lawley
1996 FT   Brad King 276 −12 2 strokes   Grant Moorhead Lake Karrinyup
1995 FT   Ben Jackson 270 Playoff   Grant Moorhead Meadow Springs
1994 FT   Stephen Leaney (2) 276 2 strokes   Greg Chalmers (a)
  Michael Long
  George Serhan		 Meadow Springs [29]
1993   Grant Moorhead 269 3 strokes   Terry Price Meadow Springs
1992   Leith Wastle 274 8 strokes   Brad King Meadow Springs
1991   Stephen Leaney (a) 271 2 strokes   Glen Joyner Meadow Springs
1990   Terry Gale (6) 208 5 strokes   Brad Park (a) Meadow Springs
1989   Ross Metherell (2) 145 1 stroke   Stephen Leaney (a) Meadow Springs
Town and Country Western Australian Open
1988 ANZ   Bradley Hughes 284 −4 1 stroke   Ken Trimble Lake Karrinyup [30][31]
National Panasonic Western Australian Open
1987 ANZ   Gerry Taylor 290 +2 Playoff[c]   Brad King Joondalup [32]
1986 ANZ   Greg Norman 276 −12 1 stroke   Terry Gale Lake Karrinyup [33]
1985 ANZ   Ian Stanley 276 −12 1 stroke   Paul Foley Royal Perth [34]
Town and Country WA-RAC Western Australian Open
1984 ANZ   Ian Baker-Finch 272 −16 4 strokes   Terry Gale Royal Perth [35][36]
Town and Country Western Australian Open
1983 ANZ   Terry Gale (5) 280 −8 Playoff[d]   Jack Newton Lake Karrinyup [37]
1982 ANZ   Terry Gale (4) 275 −13 Playoff[e]   Vaughan Somers Mount Lawley [38]
Western Australian Open
1981   Glenn Carbon (a) 146 1 stroke   Graham Johnson Melville Glades
1980 ANZ   Terry Gale (3) 286 −2 3 strokes   Peter Randall Royal Fremantle [39]
1979 ANZ   Peter Jacobsen 279 −9 5 strokes   David Graham Lake Karrinyup [40]
1978   David Galloway 279 −9 3 strokes   Peter Croker
  Mike Ferguson
  Ross Metherell		 Mount Lawley [41]
1977   Mike Ferguson 281 −7 3 strokes   Barry Burgess
  Vaughan Somers		 Mount Lawley [42]
1976   Graham Marsh (2) 274 10 strokes   David Galloway Lake Karrinyup
1975   Terry Gale (a) (2) 288 1 stroke   Graham Johnson Western Australian
1974   Ross Metherell 285 4 strokes   Terry Gale (a) Gosnells
1973   Graham Johnson 300 1 stroke   Barry Fry Lake Karrinyup
1972   Terry Gale (a) 289 4 strokes   Ross Metherell Lake Karrinyup
1971   John Muller (a) 295 2 strokes   John Ewing (a)
  Len Thomas		 Cottesloe
1970   Barry Jones (a) 284 1 stroke   Terry Gale (a) Royal Perth
1969   Stan Peach 286 4 strokes   John Ewing (a) Lake Karrinyup
1968   Graham Marsh 286 4 strokes   John Muller (a) Western Australian
1967   Len Tidy (a) 295 1 stroke   Len Thomas Mount Lawley
1966   Dennis Bell (a) (3) 279 6 strokes   Harold Digney (a)
  Graham Marsh (a)		 Cottesloe
1965   Len Thomas (3) 287 5 strokes   Dennis Bell (a) Western Australian
1964   Len Thomas (2) 287 5 strokes   Dennis Bell (a) Royal Perth
1963   Dennis Bell (a) (2) 284 6 strokes   Jock Borthwick Lake Karrinyup
1962   Trevor Osborn 295 Playoff   Brian Grey (a) Cottesloe
1961   Dennis Bell (a) 282 4 strokes   Harold Digney (a)
  Justin Seward (a)		 Royal Fremantle
1960   Bob Tuohy 291 1 stroke   Brian Henning Mount Lawley
1959   Len Thomas 290 9 strokes   Bill McPherson (a) Royal Perth
1958   Bill McPherson (a) (2) 292 1 stroke   Les Nicholls
  Justin Seward (a)		 Western Australian
1957   Bill McPherson (a) 290 5 strokes   Bob Stevens (a) Lake Karrinyup
1956   Gary Player 289 5 strokes   Len Thomas (a) Mount Lawley [43]
1955   Ted Taylor (a) 300 1 stroke   Justin Seward (a) Royal Fremantle
1954   Eric Cremin (2) 292 3 strokes   Brian Crafter Royal Fremantle
1953   Kelly Rogers (a) 282 10 strokes   Brian Crafter Cottesloe
1952   Kel Nagle (3) 286 6 strokes   Larry Harke (a) Royal Perth
1951   Kel Nagle (2) 286 11 strokes   Eric Cremin Lake Karrinyup
1950   Kel Nagle 283 6 strokes   Eric Cremin Western Australian
1949   Eric Cremin 291 2 strokes   Kelly Rogers (a) Royal Fremantle
1948   Ossie Pickworth 282 4 strokes   Eric Cremin Mount Lawley
1947   Les Nicholls 304 6 strokes   Charles Jackson Cottesloe
1946   Keith Pix (a) 314 1 stroke   Bob Hall (a)
  Nev Johnston		 Royal Perth
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939   Fred Thompson 299 3 strokes   Harry Godden Royal Perth
1938   Dan Cullen (2) 298 1 stroke   Charlie Snow Lake Karrinyup
1937   Dan Cullen 295 Playoff   Tom Howard Royal Fremantle
1936   Tom Cassidy (4) 307 Playoff   Keith Pix (a) Western Australian
1935   Harry Godden (2) 296 2 strokes   Charlie Snow Perth
1934   Charlie Snow 300 5 strokes   Geoff Hill (a) Lake Karrinyup
1933   Tom Cassidy (3) 295 1 stroke   Charlie Snow Royal Fremantle
1932   Ernie Bissett 299 4 strokes   Tom Cassidy Perth
1931   Eric Alberts 311 1 stroke   Walter Baldwin Royal Fremantle
1930   Harry Godden (a) 329 2 strokes   Reg Forbes (a) Lake Karrinyup
1929   Tom Cassidy (a) (2) 309 1 stroke   J. J. O'Hara (a) Perth
1928   Tom Cassidy (a) 312 5 strokes   Eddie Cassidy (a) Fremantle
1927   Eddie Cassidy (a) (5) 311 1 stroke   Eric Alberts Fremantle
1926   Eddie Cassidy (a) (4) 310 5 strokes   Reg Forbes (a)
  Bill Rees (a)		 Fremantle
1925   Eddie Cassidy (a) (3) 315 5 strokes   Percy Maunder Fremantle
1924   Eddie Cassidy (a) (2) 317 5 strokes   Reg Forbes (a) Fremantle [44]
1923   Eddie Cassidy (a) 156 5 strokes   Reg Forbes (a)
  Arthur Geere (a)		 Fremantle [45]
1922   Percy Maunder 161 1 stroke   Arthur Geere (a) Fremantle [8]
1921   Reg Forbes (a) 160 1 stroke   Arthur Geere (a)
  Percy Maunder
  John Walker (a)		 Fremantle [7]
1915–1920: No tournament due to World War I
1914   Norman Fowlie (a) 157 3 strokes   Clyde Pearce (a) Fremantle [6]
1913   Clyde Pearce (a) 155 3 strokes   Norman Fowlie (a) Fremantle [5]

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Notes

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  1. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ANZDT − Australasian Development Tour; FT − Foundation Tour; VNT − Von Nida Tour.
  2. ^ Goss won at the fifth extra hole.
  3. ^ Taylor won at the second extra hole.
  4. ^ Gale won at the second extra hole.
  5. ^ Gale won at the first extra hole.

References

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