City of Sydney Open

The City of Sydney Open was a golf tournament played at Moore Park Golf Club in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia between 1963 and 1970.[1] The inaugural event was part of the celebrations of the 175th anniversary of the founding of Sydney.[2] The 1969 event was played over 54 holes.

Winners
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upRef
1963Peter Mills Australia288+42 strokesAustralia Frank Phillips[3]
1964Ted Ball Australia276−84 strokesAustralia Col Johnston[4]
1965Bob Stanton Australia276−81 strokeAustralia Frank Phillips[5]
1966Alan Murray Australia275−92 strokesAustralia Don Sharp (a)[6]
1967Walter Godfrey New Zealand271−136 strokesAustralia Wally Gale
Australia Col Johnston
Australia Darrell Welch		[7]
1968Alan Murray Australia273−112 strokesNew Zealand Dennis Clark
Australia Frank Phillips		[8]
1969Bruce Devlin Australia200−131 strokeJapan Takashi Murakami[9]
1970Ted Ball Australia270−144 strokesAustralia Graham Marsh[10]

References
  1. "Promoter goes back to the future to end professional tournament drought". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 May 2004.
  2. "City Open Golf Event Proposed". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 July 1963. p. 8.
  3. "Open win from two late birdies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 April 1963. p. 18.
  4. "Ball in another big win". The Sun-Herald. 10 May 1964. p. 70.
  5. "Stanton wins City of Sydney". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 August 1965. p. 12.
  6. "City of Sydney golf winner sets record". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 August 1966. p. 15.
  7. "New Zealand golfer's 'fantastic' round wins". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 September 1967. p. 14.
  8. "Golf leader out for late arrival". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 September 1968. p. 16.
  9. "Sydney Open to Ball - 14 under par". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 October 1969. p. 13.
  10. "Devlin sinks two crucial putts to win". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 1970. p. 15.
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