Heineken Classic
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Established | 1990 |
| Course(s) | Royal Melbourne Golf Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,968 yards (6,372 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | A$2,000,000 |
| Month played | February |
| Final year | 2005 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 268 Michael Campbell (2000) 268 Ernie Els (2004) |
| To par | −20 as above |
| Final champion | |
| Craig Parry | |
| Location map | |
The Heineken Classic was a men's professional golf tournament played in Australia from 1990 to 2005 as part of the PGA Tour of Australasia.[1] From 1990 to 1992 it was called the Vines Classic.
It was held at The Vines Resort & Country Club in Western Australia from 1990 to 2001 and moved to the Royal Melbourne Golf Club from 2002 to 2005. From 1996 onwards it was co-sanctioned by the European Tour. In 2005 it was the most lucrative golf tournament in Australasia, but the 2006 event was cancelled after the sponsor withdrew and the promoters were unable to find a replacement.[2] This was one of a series of tournaments to be cancelled in Australia within the space of a few years.[3] The winners of the Heineken Classic included former World Number 1s Ernie Els and Ian Woosnam and future U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell.
Winners
| Year | Tour(s)[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heineken Classic | ||||||
| 2005 | ANZ, EUR | Craig Parry | 270 | −14 | Playoff | Nick O'Hern |
| 2004 | ANZ, EUR | Ernie Els (3) | 268 | −20 | 1 stroke | Adam Scott |
| 2003 | ANZ, EUR | Ernie Els (2) | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Nick Faldo Peter Lonard |
| 2002 | ANZ, EUR | Ernie Els | 271 | −17 | 5 strokes | Peter Fowler David Howell Peter O'Malley |
| 2001 | ANZ, EUR | Michael Campbell (2) | 270 | −18 | 5 strokes | David Smail |
| 2000 | ANZ, EUR | Michael Campbell | 268 | −20 | 6 strokes | Thomas Bjørn |
| 1999 | ANZ, EUR | Jarrod Moseley | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Ernie Els Bernhard Langer Peter Lonard |
| 1998 | ANZ, EUR | Thomas Bjørn | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Ian Woosnam |
| 1997 | ANZ, EUR | Miguel Ángel Martín | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Fred Couples |
| 1996 | ANZ, EUR | Ian Woosnam | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Paul McGinley Jean van de Velde |
| 1995 | ANZ | Robert Allenby | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Wayne Smith |
| 1994 | ANZ | Mike Clayton | 279 | −9 | 3 strokes | Wayne Smith |
| 1993 | ANZ | Peter Senior | 275 | −13 | 3 strokes | Michael Campbell |
| Vines Classic | ||||||
| 1992 | ANZ | Ian Baker-Finch | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Jeff Maggert Frank Nobilo |
| 1991 | ANZ | Blaine McCallister | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Wayne Grady Greg Turner |
| 1990 | ANZ | Jeff Maggert | 281 | −7 | 1 stroke | Brett Ogle |
Notes
- ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour.
References
- ^ http://henrietta.liswa.wa.gov.au/record=b2561804~S2 Archived 21 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine and http://henrietta.liswa.wa.gov.au/record=b2561805~S2 Archived 21 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine - pictures from the 1993 event
- ^ "Heineken Golf Classic cancelled". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 July 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Heineken Classic axed from 2006 schedule". Golf Today. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2005.