Australian Tournament Players Championship

ANZ Players Championship
Tournament information
Location	Eagle Farm, Queensland, Australia
Established	1988
Course(s)	Royal Queensland Golf Club
Par	73
Tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia; Asian Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	A$800,000
Month played	December
Final year	1999
Tournament record score
Aggregate	270 Greg Norman (1988); 270 Bradley Hughes (1996)
To par	−18 Greg Norman (1988)
Final champion
	Brett Rumford
Location Map
	Royal Queensland GC Location in Australia Royal Queensland GC Location in Queensland

The Australian Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament held in Australia between 1988 and 1999.[1]

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.[2]

Winners

Year	Tour(s)[lower-alpha 1]	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue	Ref.
ANZ Players Championship
1999	ANZ	Brett Rumford (a)	280	−12	Playoff	Craig Spence	Royal Queensland	[3]
1998	ANZ	Stephen Leaney	275	−17	Playoff	Corey Pavin	Royal Queensland	[4]
Australasian Players Championship
1997	ANZ	Greg Chalmers	276	−12	1 stroke	Peter Lonard	Royal Queensland
Australian Players Championship
1996	ANZ, ASA	Bradley Hughes	270	−14	12 strokes	Peter Lonard Robert Stephens	Robina Woods
Optus Players Championship
1995	ANZ	Tim Elliott	283	−5	1 stroke	Peter Fowler	Kingston Heath	[5]
1994	ANZ	Patrick Burke	280	−8	1 stroke	Bradley Hughes	Kingston Heath	[6]
1993	ANZ	Robert Allenby	274	−14	Playoff	Wayne Grady	Royal Melbourne	[7]
Australian Tournament Players Championship
1992	ANZ	Removed from the schedule
1991	ANZ	Cancelled
1990: No tournament
1989	ANZ	Greg Norman (2)	276	−12	2 strokes	Roger Mackay	Riverside Oaks	[8]
1988	ANZ	Greg Norman	270	−18	8 strokes	David Graham Peter Senior	Riverside Oaks	[9]

Notes

ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour.

References

2016 Media Guide. PGA Tour of Australasia. p. 170.
Ward, Andrew (1999). Golf's Strangest Rounds. London: Robson Books. pp. 259–260. ISBN 1861051840.
"Amateur Rumford wins after playoff". Golf Today. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
"ANZ Players Championship: Pavin Is Defeated On First Extra Hole". The New York Times. Associated Press. 30 November 1998.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"Norman drives a big one". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 501. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 February 1989. p. 24. Retrieved 25 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
"Norman slates pros for not trying". The Canberra Times. Vol. 62, no. 19, 146. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 March 1988. p. 23. Retrieved 25 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

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[3] ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour.

[1] 2016 Media Guide. PGA Tour of Australasia. p. 170.

[Ward-2] Ward, Andrew (1999). Golf's Strangest Rounds. London: Robson Books. pp. 259–260. ISBN 1861051840.

[4] "Amateur Rumford wins after playoff". Golf Today. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

[5] "ANZ Players Championship: Pavin Is Defeated On First Extra Hole". The New York Times. Associated Press. 30 November 1998.

[6] "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.

[7] "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.

[8] "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.

[9] "Norman drives a big one". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 501. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 February 1989. p. 24. Retrieved 25 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[10] "Norman slates pros for not trying". The Canberra Times. Vol. 62, no. 19, 146. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 March 1988. p. 23. Retrieved 25 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.