Tahiti Open

The Tahiti Open is a professional golf tournament played in Tahiti, French Polynesia.[2]

Tahiti Open
Tournament information
LocationPapeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Established1982
Course(s)Moorea Green Pearl GC (2017–)
Olivier Bréaud International GC
Organized byFederation Polynesienne de Golf
and PGA Tour of Australasia NSW/ACT Division[1]
Tour(s)Ladbrokes PGA Pro-Am Series
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$125,000
Month playedSeptember

History

The Federation Polynesienne de Golf based in Papeete was founded in 1981 and launched the national open golf championship, the Tahiti Open, in 1982. The inaugural tournament was won by singer Danny Kaleikini from Hawaii.[3] The tournament then consisted of two rounds, raised to four by the second edition which was won by Kalua Makalena, also from Hawaii. The tournament then consisted of three rounds for eight years, before returning to a four-round format in 1992 when the organizers started collaborating with the PGA Tour of Australasia.[4][5]

Australian and New Zealand players have dominated the tournament.[6] Grant Moorhead has won four times and Ryan Fox won both the 29th and 30th staging of the tournament, part of the Choice Hotels PGA Pro-Am Series.[7] By 2018 the purse was $125,000, the largest prize purse in the PGA Tour of Australasia's Ladbrokes PGA Pro-Am Series.[8]

Winners
YearWinnerScoreRef
2019Australia Jamie Arnold68-67-70-67=272−8[9]
2018Australia Tim Stewart67-68-72-65=272−8[10]
2017Australia Dale Brandt-Richards64-70-68-71=273−7[11]
2016No tournament
2015New Zealand Callan O'Reilly68-65-64-71=268−20[12]
2014New Zealand Ryan Fox66-66-67-69=268−20[13]
2013No tournament
2012New Zealand Ryan Fox66-69-62-68=265−23[14]
2011New Zealand Grant Moorhead65-69-64=198−18
2010Australia Josh Lane71-73-70-68=242−6
2009No tournament
2008Australia Edward Stedman69-66-70-69=274−14
2007New Zealand Josh Carmichael66-70-65-66=267−21
2006Australia Chris Downes69-63-62-65=259−29
2005Australia Andrew McKenzie70-68-67-65=270−18
2003New Zealand Tony Christie66-65-71-64=266−22
2002Australia Jason Dawes68-60-67-70=265−23
2001New Zealand Chris Gray68-66-65-68=267−21
2000Australia David Bransdon71-63-66-69=269−19
1999New Zealand Stuart Thompson70-66-68-69=273−15
1998New Zealand Tony Christie68-68-72-70=278−10
1997New Zealand Dominic Barson70-68-65-70=273−15
1996Australia Steven Alker65-68-69-70=272−16
1995New Zealand Grant Moorhead69-68-67-70=274−14
1994New Zealand Grant Moorhead71-67-71-71=280−8
1993New Zealand Grant Moorhead70-72-69-72=283−5
1992Australia John Clifford72-70-69-71=282−6
1991New Zealand Simon Owen69-74-68=211−5
1990Chile Roy McKenzie70-70-70=210−6
1989Australia Jason Deep67-69-71=207−9
1988Australia Jason Deep70-73=143−1
1987Australia Lee Hunter69-69-74=212−4
1986Australia Brett Ogle69-69-69=207−9
1985Australia John Clifford69-71-70=210−6
1984New Zealand Barry Vivian69-71-70=210−6
1983United States Kalua Makalena73-72-72-72=289+1
1982United States Danny Kaleikini72-65=137−7

Source:[4][15]

References
  1. "2019 Tahiti Open" (PDF). PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. "2019 Tahiti International Open". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. "Danny Kaleikini, Part 1 Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox". PBS Hawaii. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. "2018 Tahiti Open Program: Past Winners 1982−2017". Federation Polynesienne de Golf. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. "Open International de Tahiti 2019" (PDF). Federation Polynesienne de Golf. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  6. "O'Reilly claims Tahiti Open". PGA Tour of Australasia. January 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  7. "Fox successfully defends Tahiti Open title". Golfgrinder. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  8. "Brandt–Richards back to defend Tahiti International Open title". PGA Tour of Australasia. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  9. "Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series Results: 2019 Tahiti International Open". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  10. "Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series Results: 2018 Tahiti International Open". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  11. "Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series Results: 2017 Tahiti International Open". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  12. "Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series Results: 2015 Tahiti International Open". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  13. "Choice Hotels PGA Pro-Am Series Results: 2014 Tahiti International Open". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  14. "New Zealand golfer wins in Tahiti". RNZ. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  15. List of winners 1982−2011

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