Western Australian Open

For the defunct Grand Prix tennis circuit, see Western Australian Open (tennis).

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
Elvis Smylie
Location map
Joondalup CC
Location in Australia
Joondalup CC
Location in Western Australia

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.

History

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

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]

Source:[46]

Notes

  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.

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