The North Coast Open was a professional golf tournament in Australia from 1951 to 1975.[1]
It was always held at Coffs Harbour Golf Club in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.[1][2] It was a PGA Tour of Australia event from 1973 to 1975.[1]
The name "North Coast Open" was not used until the 1953 championship, the first two events being referred to as Coffs Harbour Golf Club £200 Professional Purse.[3] Initially the event was played over 36 holes, increasing to 54 holes in 1959, and 72 holes in 1962.
The 1974 event was the largest with 188 players; 119 professionals and 69 amateurs. It also had its highest hitherto purse at $A8,000.[4]
Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref | |
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North Coast Open | ||||||||
1975 | Vaughan Somers | Australia | 279 | −9 | 2 strokes | Noel Ratcliffe | [5] | |
1974 | Allan Cooper | Australia | 278 | −10 | 5 strokes | Rob McNaughton | [6] | |
1973 | Stewart Ginn | Australia | 279 | −9 | 5 strokes | Tom Linskey | [7] | |
1972 | Terry Kendall | New Zealand | 282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Bill Dunk | [8] | |
1971 | Bill Dunk | Australia | 269 | −19 | 10 strokes | Randall Vines | [9] | |
1970 | Bill Dunk | Australia | 212 | −4 | 5 strokes | Peter Harvey Randall Vines |
[10] | |
1969 | Tony Mangan | Australia | 291 | +3 | 3 strokes | David Graham | [11] | |
1968 | Vic Bennetts | Australia | 283 | −5 | 2 strokes | Les Wilson | [12] | |
1967 | Bill Dunk | Australia | 288 | E | 5 strokes | Bob Swinbourne | [13] | |
1966 | Bill Dunk | Australia | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Col Johnston | [14] | |
1965 | Norman Von Nida | Australia | 284 | −2 | Playoff | Jack Donald | [15] | |
1964 | Ron Howell | United States | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Bill Dunk | [16] | |
1963 | Alan Murray | Australia | 278 | −10 | 4 strokes | Col Johnston | [17] | |
1962 | Frank Phillips | Australia | 272 | −16 | 8 strokes | Stan Peach | [18] | |
1961 | Len Woodward | Australia | 211 | −5 | 2 strokes | Stan Leonard | [19] | |
North Coast Open Championship and Ampol Purse | ||||||||
1960 | Frank Phillips | Australia | 211 | −5 | 1 stroke | Peter Thomson | [20] | |
1959 | John Sullivan | Australia | 212 | +2 | 1 stroke | Frank Phillips Les Wilson |
[21] | |
1958 | Bruce Crampton | Australia | 138 | −2 | 2 strokes | Eric Cremin Frank Phillips Darrell Welch |
[22] | |
1957 | Gary Player | South Africa | 135 | −5 | 1 stroke | Eric Cremin | [23] | |
1956 | Gary Player | South Africa | 136 | −4 | Playoff | Norm Berwick | [24] | |
North Coast Open Championship | ||||||||
1955 | Kel Nagle | Australia | 138 | 6 strokes | Eric Cremin Jim McInnes |
[25] | ||
1954 | Kel Nagle | Australia | 136 | 4 strokes | Frank Phillips | [26][27] | ||
1953 | Allan Myers | Australia | 135 | 1 stroke | Eric Cremin | [3] | ||
Coffs Harbour Professional Purse | ||||||||
1952 | Kel Nagle | Australia | 141 | 1 stroke | Jim McInnes | [28] | ||
1951 | Kel Nagle | Australia | 134 | 5 strokes | Eric Cremin | [29][30] |
The 1970 event was reduced to 54 holes by bad weather. In 1956 Player beat Berwick in a playoff for the championship but they were tied when determining the prize money.
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