Papua New Guinea Open

The Papua New Guinea Open is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The event is held at Royal Port Moresby Golf Club, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It has been a tour event since 2016. Total prize money was A$140,000 in 2016, rising to $142,000 in 2017, $145,000 in 2018 and $150,000 in 2019. The 2019 winner was Peter Cooke who won by 2 strokes.

PNG Open
Tournament information
LocationPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Established1977
Course(s)Royal Port Moresby Golf Club
Par72
Length6,854 yards (6,267 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$180,000
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Daniel Gale (2018)
To par−23 as above
Current champion
Australia Lachlan Barker
Location Map
Royal Port Moresby GC is located in Papua New Guinea
Royal Port Moresby GC
Royal Port Moresby GC
Location in Papua New Guinea

In 1978, Papua New Guinea joined the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation with the intention of adding the Papua New Guinea Open to the Asia Golf Circuit,[1] but attempts were ultimately aborted.[2][3] That year, the PNG Open had a field of 144 competitors, including 40 professionals, 37 of whom were from Australia.[4]

After a three-year hiatus from 2020 to 2022, the tournament returned in 2023, featuring as the season-opening event on the 2023–24 PGA Tour of Australasia season.[5]

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
PNG Open
2023Australia Lachlan Barker274−144 strokesAustralia Jack Murdoch
2021–22: No tournament
SP Export PNG Golf Open
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[6]
SP PNG Golf Open
2019Australia Peter Cooke270−182 strokesAustralia Jack Wilson
2018Australia Daniel Gale265−239 strokesAustralia Braden Becker
Australia Tim Stewart
SP Brewery PNG Golf Open
2017Australia Cory Crawford278−10PlayoffAustralia Brett Rankin
South Pacific Export Radler PNG Open
2016Australia Brad Moules277−11PlayoffAustralia Anthony Quayle (a)
Australia Aaron Wilkin
Prior to PGA Tour of Australasia sanctioning

This list is incomplete

  • 2015 Josh Cabban
  • 2014 Kalem Richardson
  • 2013 Pieter Zwart
  • 2012 Paul Spargo
  • 2011 Matthew Ballard
  • 2010 Leigh Deagan
  • 2009 Michael Wright
  • 2008 Joshua Carmichael
  • 2007 Andrew Bonhomme
  • 2006 Pat Giles
  • 2005 Eddie Barr
  • 2004 Troy Kennedy
  • 2003 Dean Alaban
  • 2002 Chris Downes
  • 2001 David Grenfell
  • 2000 Kyle Woodbine
  • 1999 Eddie Barr
  • 1998 Lucas Bimbo
  • 1997 Anthony Musgrave
  • 1996 Neal Kerry
  • 1995 Dale Walsh
  • 1994 Mark Officer
  • 1979 Gerard Taylor[7]
  • 1978 Mike Ferguson[8]
  • 1977 Ted Ball[9]

References
  1. "Asian circuit expands". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 March 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  2. "PNG golfers enter big league". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 12 April 1978. p. 40. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via Trove.
  3. "PNG pull out from circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 October 1980. p. 37. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. "40 professionals enter PNG Open". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (Port Moresby : 1969 - 1981). 13 September 1978. p. 38. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. "PNG Open returns to kick off 2023 season". PGA of Australia. Australian Golf Media. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. "Morobe and PNG Opens cancelled due to COVID-19". PGA of Australia. 17 July 2020.
  7. "Consistency gives Taylor golf victory". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 21 September 1979. p. 62. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  8. "Six-stroke victory". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 18 September 1978. p. 35. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  9. "Ball fights off pain to win first PNG Open". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 15 June 1977. p. 31. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.