The Illawarra Open was a professional golf tournament played in the Illawarra area of New South Wales, Australia. It was played between 1978 and 1981. 1978 and 1979 events had prize money of A$20,000. The 1981 event was played over 36 holes with reduced prize money of A$10,000 and was not a PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit event.[1] The 1982 event had prize money of A$25,000.

The 1978 tournament was planned as a 72-hole event. 18 holes were played on the Thursday and Friday but heavy rain at the weekend caused the tournament to be reduced to 36 holes.[2]

Winners

YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upRef
Tooth's Illawarra Open
1982Bob Shaw AustraliaPort Kembla277−111 strokeAustralia Colin Bishop[3]
1981George Serhan AustraliaPort Kembla142−2PlayoffAustralia John Clifford
Australia Garry Doolan		[4][5]
Illawarra Open
1979Mike Ferguson AustraliaThe Grange288E1 strokeAustralia Tom Linskey
Australia Chris Tickner		[6]
1978Bill Dunk AustraliaWollongong135−51 strokeAustralia Colin McGregor[2][7]

References

  1. ↑ "GOLF Rehearsal for Illawarra open". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 January 1981. p. 44. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via Trove.
  2. 1 2 "Dunk's 36-hole score wins". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 March 1978. p. 1 (Sports section). Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 January 1982. p. 31.
  4. ↑ "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 January 1981. p. 26.
  5. ↑ "By George". The Age. 19 January 1981. p. 23.
  6. ↑ "Fergusson by one". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 September 1979. p. 26.
  7. ↑ "Dunk named Open winner". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 March 1978. p. 26.
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