Rich River Classic

Rich River Classic
Tournament information
LocationMoama, Australia
Established1986
Course(s)Rich River Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australia
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$75,000
Month playedFebruary
Final year1987
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Bob Shearer (1986)
To par−17 as above
Final champion
Peter Senior
Location map
Rich River GC
Location in Australia
Rich River GC
Location in New South Wales

The Rich River Classic was a golf tournament held in Australia in 1986 and 1987 at Rich River Golf Club, Moama, NSW. The event was played concurrently with the Australian PGA Seniors' Championship.[1] The event was discontinued after the ESP Open was allocated the dates on the professional tournament calendar in 1988, and a new tournament for trainees was created to play alongside the seniors championship.[2]

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up Winner's
share (A$)
Ref.
1987 Peter Senior 273 −15 2 strokes Mike Ferguson 13,500 [3]
1986 Bob Shearer 267 −17 8 strokes Ian Stanley 12,000 [4]

References

  1. ^ "Thomson hails seniors tournament". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 January 1986. p. 1 (SPORTS SECTION). Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "River draws young and old". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 January 1988. p. 16. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Senior sweeps to top with two-shot win in Rich River classic". The Canberra Times. Vol. 61, no. 18, 777. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 March 1987. p. 18. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Rich reward for Shearer". The Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 415. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 March 1986. p. 24. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.