ANZ Championship (golf)
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The ANZ Championship was a men's professional golf tournament, co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia, that was played in Australia between 2002 and 2004. The event had been played as a 72-hole stroke-play tournament on the Australasian tour from 1998 to 2001 as the ANZ Tour Championship.[1]
Tournament information | |
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Location | Port Stevens, Australia |
Established | 1998 |
Course(s) | Horizons Golf Resort |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,764 yards (6,185 m) |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia European Tour |
Format | Modified stableford Stroke play |
Prize fund | A$1,700,000 |
Month played | February |
Final year | 2004 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 269 Peter Lonard (2001) |
To par | −15 Andre Stolz (2000) −15 Peter Lonard (2001) |
Score | 46 points Richard S. Johnson (2002) |
Final champion | |
Brian Davis | |
Location map | |
Uniquely for both tours, it was played using a modified stableford scoring system, similar to the former PGA Tour event The International. This departure from the usual stroke play format, designed to encourage more attacking play, was not received with universal approval as the perception was that it would penalise the steadier players.[2]
In the final event in 2004, Laura Davies became the first female golfer to compete on either the Australasian or European Tour, but failed to make an impact, missing the cut and finishing in next to last place on −13 points.[3]