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Victorian PGA Championship

February 14, 2024

The Victorian PGA Championship is a golf tournament played in Victoria, Australia. It has been part of the PGA Tour of Australasia each season since 2009.[1] It is the oldest of the state professional championships, having been first held in 1922.

Victorian PGA Championship
Tournament information
LocationFingal, Victoria, Australia
Established1922
Course(s)Moonah Links
Par72
Length7,466 yards (6,827 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
Von Nida Tour
Australasian Development Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$250,000
Month playedNovember
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Alistair Presnell (2010)
To par−22 as above
Score12 and 11 Peter Thomson (1953)
Current champion
David Micheluzzi
Location Map
Moonah Links
Location in Australia
Moonah Links
Location in Victoria

History edit

The first Victorian Professional Championship was held in November 1922 and was open to any professional in Australia and New Zealand.[2][3] It was a 72-hole stroke-play event with 36 holes played at Royal Melbourne on 6 November and 36 holes played at Victoria Golf Club two day later. It attracted a number of New South Wales players as well as the professionals from Victoria.[4] Billy Iles and Dan Soutar, one of the NSW players, were tied on 158 after the first day's play.[4] Soutar won after the second day with a score of 313, a stroke ahead of Tom Howard, another NSW professional, with Iles dropping back to third place.[5]

The 1923 championship followed the same format as in 1922. Arthur Le Fevre, the Royal Melbourne professional. led by 3 strokes after the first day but, with two rounds of 74 of the second day, pulled away and won by 14 strokes. Rowley Banks and Charlie Campbell, from NSW, tied for second place.[6] The only change in format in 1924 was the order of the courses, with the Victoria course played first. A number of NSW players were expected but none appeared.[7] Rowley Banks won by a stroke, with a score of 310.[8] In 1925, the first day's play was at Kingston Heath Golf Club, with the second day at Royal Melbourne. Ted Smith, from Tasmania, trailed after the first day, but with rounds of 73 and 76 at Royal Melbourne, won by 8 strokes.[9]

From 1926 the championship was played at a single venue. Ted Smith, now a Victorian professional, won again in 1926, at Royal Melbourne, with some good scoring in difficult conditions on the second day.[10] Smith was in the United States at the time of the 1927 championship and didn't defend his title at Metropolitan Golf Club. Horace Boorer won the title by two strokes.[11] The 1928 championship at Kingston Heath was won by Rufus Stewart from South Australia in a close contest with Billy Bolger from New South Wales.[12]

The championship became a match-play event in 1929. There was a 36-hole stroke-play qualifying day after which the leading 8 played 36-hole match-play. From 1933 the number of qualifiers was increased to 16, extending the event to 5 days. Defending champion, Rufus Stewart, reached final in 1929, but lost 6&5 to Reg Jupp.[13] There were a number of two-time winners in the 1930s. George Naismith won in 1932 and 1934 beating Horace Boorer both times, Boorer losing three finals in a row.[14] Ted Naismith won in 1935 and 1936, while Charlie Connors won in 1937 and 1938.[15][16] Ted Naismith reached his third successive final in 1937, losing to Connors.[17] In 1939, Connors himself reached his third final in a row, but lost to Martin Smith.[18]

The 1946 and 1947 championships were played as 72-hole stroke-play events. Eric Cremin won them both, but my small margins. In 1946 he tied with another New South Wales professional, Norman Von Nida.[19] There was an 18-hole playoff with Cremin winning by 3 strokes, 70 to 73.[20] The following year he won by a stroke from Denis Denehey, having trailed by 3 shots after three rounds.[21] In 1948 the event returned to its pre-war format, with 16 qualifiers on the first day, playing four days of match-play. Cremin did not compete, the event clashing with the New South Wales Close Championship.[22] Ossie Pickworth led the qualifying by 9 strokes and won the championship, beating Sam Walsh 10&9 in the final.[23] Cremin won his third title in 1949, beating Jack Harris in final.[24] Harris had defeated Pickworth in the first match-play round.[25] Harris reached the final again in 1950 beating Pickworth in the final. The match was decided at the 37th hole, the only match-play final that went to extra holes.[26] Martin Smith won his second title in 1951, 12 years after his first.[27] Peter Thomson won the championship in 1952 and 1953. In 1952 he beat Pickworth in a close final, but he won the 1953 final against Denis Denehey by a record score, 12 & 11.[28][29] Pickworth had his second and third wins in 1954 and 1955, beating Harris on both occasions.[30][31]

In 1956 the championship became a 72-hole stroke-play event. Ossie Pickworth won his third successive title and fourth in all, finishing two strokes ahead of Jack Harris.[32] Harris won in 1957 and 1959 but was beaten by Peter Mills in 1958, who won by 6 strokes.[33][34] For some years the prize money on offer had not attracted out-of-state professionals, but in 1960 three local businesses sponsored the event, which had prize money of £1,200, attracting a number of the leading New South Wales professionals.[35] However, Harris retained his title and won the £400 first prize, with Kel Nagle a stroke behind in second place.[36] Prize money dropped to £500 in 1961 but most of the leading Australians played, with the event played on the Monday and Tuesday after the Australian Open, which was played at Victoria Golf Club, finishing on the Saturday. Harris won for the fifth time, two ahead of the Australian Open winner, Frank Phillips.[37] The prize money was maintained at £500 up to 1965. Three New South Wales professionals won this period, Kel Nagle in 1962, Bruce Devlin in 1964 and Alan Murray in 1965, with Harris winning for the sixth time in 1963.[38][39][40][41]

From 1966 to 1976 the championship returned to being a largely domestic event. In 1969, Jack Harris came close to winning his seventh title. He was tied with Geoff Parslow but lost the 18-hole playoff by 8 strokes.[42] In 1977 the championship was incorporated into the Albury-Wodonga Classic, which had prize money of A$15,000. It was won by Vaughan Somers from Queensland.[43] In 1978 and 1979 the event was known as the Garden State Victorian PGA Championship and had prize money of A$50,000. The American Lanny Wadkins won in 1978, with Ian Stanley winning in 1979 after a playoff.[44][45] Loss of sponsorship meant that prize money dropped to A$15,000 in 1980, below the minimum for a tour event.[46] A full tour event was planned for 1981 but dropped because of lack of sponsorship, eventually being replaced by an event at Warrnambool, with smaller prize money.[47][48] The 1982 event was also a non-tour event, reduced to 54 holes with prize money of A$10,000.[49]

An event was planned at Woodlands in 1983 but was cancelled due to lack and sponsorship. The event was moved to Warrnambool, who had already secured enough prize money for a full tour event.[50] The event, which eventually had prize money of A$40,000, was won by Vaughan Somers, his second win in the championship.[51] The event remained at Warrnambool for a further three years. Prize money rose to A$50,000 in 1984, Wayne Riley winning after a playoff against Ian Baker-Finch.[52] Rodger Davis won in 1985, 7 strokes ahead of the field.[53] Prize money doubled to A$100,000 in 1986, with Wayne Smith winning by 2 strokes.[54] The Warrnambool event was cancelled in 1987 because of the lack of TV coverage and the championship was played at the end of December, as part of the 36-hole Carpet Call pro-am.[55] The event returned at Keysborough in January 1989 as a full tour event, with prize money of A$100,000. David Ecob won by a stroke from Peter Senior.[56]

The event was played over 54 holes from 1991 to 1993 before returning to the 72-hole format in 1994 as part of the new second-tier Foundation Tour, Stuart Appleby winning the event after a playoff.[57] The event later became part of the Von Nida Tour before the second-tier events were added to the main tour in 2009. Since 2000 both Gareth Paddison and Ashley Hall have won the championship twice. From 2002 to 2021 total prize money was in the range A$100,000 to A$137,500, but was increased to A$250,000 for the centenary championship in 2022.

Winners edit

Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
Victorian PGA Championship
2023 ANZ   David Micheluzzi 274 −14 1 stroke   Ben Eccles Moonah Links
2022 ANZ   Andrew Martin 279 −9 Playoff   Adam Bland
  Brett Coletta
  Lincoln Tighe		 Moonah Links
2021
(Dec)		 ANZ   Blake Windred 276 −12 1 stroke   Brad Kennedy Moonah Links [58]
2021
(Feb)		 ANZ   Christopher Wood 268 −20 1 stroke   James Anstiss
  Michael Sim		 Moonah Links [59]
2020 ANZ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 ANZ   Campbell Rawson 270 −10 1 stroke   Marcus Fraser RACV Cape Schanck [60]
2018 ANZ   Aaron Pike 270 −10 1 stroke   Ryan Chisnall RACV Cape Schanck [61]
2017 ANZ   Damien Jordan 272 −16 2 strokes   Aron Price Huntingdale [62]
Mercedes-Benz Truck and Bus Victorian PGA Championship
2016 ANZ   Ashley Hall (2) 277 −11 Playoff[b]   David McKenzie Huntingdale [63]
2015 ANZ   Aaron Townsend 275 −13 1 stroke   Scott Strange Huntingdale [64]
Lexus of Blackburn Victorian PGA Championship
2014 ANZ   Gareth Paddison (2) 272 −16 1 stroke   Michael Hendry Heritage
(St. John)		 [65]
Turner Plumbing Victorian PGA Championship
2013 ANZ   David McKenzie 275 −13 2 strokes   Scott Laycock Forest Resort Creswick [66]
Adroit Insurance Group Victorian PGA Championship
2012 ANZ   Gareth Paddison 277 −7 1 stroke   Leighton Lyle Forest Resort Creswick [67]
Victorian PGA Championship
2011 ANZ   James Nitties 198 −18 1 stroke   Peter O'Malley Sandhurst
(North)		 [68]
Cellarbrations Victorian PGA Championship
2010 ANZ   Alistair Presnell 266 −22 1 stroke   Kurt Barnes
  David Bransdon		 Sandhurst
(North)		 [69]
2009 ANZ   Andre Stolz 271 −17 2 strokes   Stuart Bouvier Sanctuary Lakes [70]
NAB Victorian PGA Championship
2008 VNT   Marc Leishman 269 −19 1 stroke   Kurt Barnes
  Cameron Percy		 Sanctuary Lakes [71]
2007 VNT   Ashley Hall 277 −11 Playoff   Tristan Lambert Sanctuary Lakes
National Australia Bank Victorian PGA Championship
2006 VNT   Steven Jeffress 272 −16 1 stroke   Marc Leishman
  Anthony Painter		 Sanctuary Lakes [72]
2005 VNT   Cameron Percy 273 −15 1 stroke   Steven Bowditch Sanctuary Lakes [73]
2004: No tournament
Links Group Victorian PGA Championship
2003 VNT   Martin Doyle 277 −11 2 strokes   Chris Downes Kew [74]
Victorian PGA Championship
2002 ANZ   Craig Carmichael 270 −10 Playoff[c]   Craig Jones Kew [75]
Crown Victorian PGA Championship
2001 ANZDT   Nathan Gatehouse 273 −15 1 stroke   Gavin Coles Kew [76]
2000 ANZDT   Matthew Habgood 274 −6 1 stroke   Malcolm Baker
  Michael Etherington		 Albert Park [77]
Victorian PGA Championship
1999   Chris Gaunt 202 −8 1 stroke   Aaron Baddeley (a) Albert Park
1998   Kevin Booker 203 −7 3 strokes   David Bransdon Albert Park
1997   Jason Dawes Keysborough
1996 FT   Mike Harwood 208 −11 4 strokes   Mark Allen Keysborough
1995 FT   David Armstrong (2) 281 −11 Playoff[d]   Paul Gow Keysborough [78]
1994 FT   Stuart Appleby 281 −11 Playoff[e]   Anthony Edwards Keysborough [57]
1993 FT   Michael Barry 210 −9 1 stroke   Stuart Appleby
  Paul Moloney		 Keysborough [79]
1992   David Armstrong 213 −6 3 strokes   Darren Cole Keysborough [80]
1991   Andrew Labrooy 219 E 1 stroke   David McKenzie Keysborough [81]
1990: No tournament
Asthma Foundation Victorian PGA Championship
1989 ANZ   David Ecob 279 −13 1 stroke   Peter Senior Keysborough [56]
1988: No tournament
Carpet Call PGA Championship
1987   Peter Senior 126 −10 Playoff[f]   Glenn Joyner Ivanhoe [82]
Black Magic Victorian PGA Championship
1986 ANZ   Wayne Smith 275 −13 2 strokes   Terry Gale Warrnambool [54]
Victorian PGA Championship
1985 ANZ   Rodger Davis 270 −18 7 strokes   Ossie Moore Warrnambool [53]
1984 ANZ   Wayne Riley 274 −14 Playoff[g]   Ian Baker-Finch Warrnambool [52]
1983 ANZ   Vaughan Somers (2) 280 −8 1 stroke   John Lister Warrnambool [51]
1982   Trevor McDonald 211 −5 5 strokes   Ian Stanley Yarrawonga and
Border		 [83]
Nescafe Victorian PGA Championship
1981   Alex Bonnington 282 −6 1 stroke   Pat Mateer
  Glen McCully		 Warrnambool [84]
Victorian PGA Championship
1980   Bill Britten 280 −4 1 stroke   Mike Cahill Rosebud [46]
Garden State Victorian PGA Championship
1979 ANZ   Ian Stanley 286 −2 Playoff[h]   Stewart Ginn Woodlands [45]
1978 ANZ   Lanny Wadkins 281 −7 3 strokes   Bob Shearer Woodlands [44]
Albury-Wodonga Classic
1977 ANZ   Vaughan Somers 273 −11 1 stroke   Chris Witcher Wodonga [43]
Victorian PGA Championship
1976   Glenn McCully 279 −9 4 strokes   Bill Britten Donnington Park [85]
1975   Guy Wolstenholme 286 +2 3 strokes   Rob McNaughton Long Island [86]
1974   Stewart Ginn 285 +2 6 strokes   John Davis Long Island [87]
1973   Bruce Green (2) 291 +7 Playoff[i]   Rob McNaughton Long Island [88][89]
1972   John Davis 297 +13 4 strokes   Charlie Oliver Long Island [90]
1971   Peter Mills (2) 288 +4 3 strokes   Bob Jennings Long Island [91]
1970   Bob Jennings
1969   Geoff Parslow 292 +4 Playoff[j]   Jack Harris Waverley [42]
1968   Alan Heil 282 −6 7 strokes   Jack Harris Waverley [92]
1967   Bruce Green 284 E 1 stroke   Alan Heil Waverley [93]
1966   Geoff Flanagan 289 −11 4 strokes   Brian Huxtable Huntingdale [94]
1965   Alan Murray 293 2 strokes   Jack Harris
  Peter Mills		 Woodlands [41]
1964   Bruce Devlin 277 −11 7 strokes   Ted Ball Latrobe [40]
1963   Jack Harris (6) 273 −19 4 strokes   Ron Howell Long Island [39]
1962   Kel Nagle 286 −10 1 stroke   Frank Phillips
  Bob Tuohy		 Patterson River [38]
1961   Jack Harris (5) 276 −16 2 strokes   Frank Phillips Keysborough [37]
1960   Jack Harris (4) 283 1 stroke   Kel Nagle Cranbourne [36]
1959   Jack Harris (3) 285 +1 5 strokes   Bob Brown Medway [34]
1958   Peter Mills 280 −4 6 strokes   Jack Harris Latrobe [33]
1957   Jack Harris (2) 278 −2 7 strokes   Bob Brown Croydon [95]
1956   Ossie Pickworth (4) 288 2 strokes   Jack Harris Long Island [32]
1955   Ossie Pickworth (3) 2 and 1   Jack Harris Amstel [31]
1954   Ossie Pickworth (2) 5 and 4   Jack Harris Rossdale [30]
1953   Peter Thomson (2) 12 and 11   Denis Denehey Commonwealth [29]
1952   Peter Thomson 2 and 1   Ossie Pickworth Victoria [28]
1951   Martin Smith (2) 7 and 5   Jack Boorer Southern
(New Brighton)		 [27]
1950   Jack Harris 37 holes   Ossie Pickworth Kingston Heath [26]
1949   Eric Cremin (3) 5 and 4   Jack Harris Yarra Yarra [24]
1948   Ossie Pickworth 10 and 9   Sam Walsh Commonwealth [23]
1947   Eric Cremin (2) 290 1 stroke   Denis Denehey Riversdale [21]
1946   Eric Cremin 289 Playoff[k]   Norman Von Nida Victoria [19][20]
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939   Martin Smith 5 and 4   Charlie Connors Commonwealth [18]
1938   Charlie Connors (2) 8 and 7   Ron Harris Metropolitan [16]
1937   Charlie Connors 5 and 4   Ted Naismith Victoria [17]
1936   Ted Naismith (2) 5 and 3   Bert Ferguson Metropolitan [15]
1935   Ted Naismith 5 and 4   Bill Fowler Riversdale [96]
1934   George Naismith (2) 9 and 8   Horace Boorer Kingston Heath [14]
1933   Bert Ferguson 2 and 1   Horace Boorer Commonwealth [97]
1932   George Naismith 5 and 4   Horace Boorer Royal Melbourne [98]
1931   Bill Fowler 2 up   Reg Jupp Victoria [99]
1930   Don Thomson 4 and 3   Arthur Le Fevre Kingston Heath [100]
1929   Reg Jupp 6 and 5   Rufus Stewart Royal Melbourne [13]
1928   Rufus Stewart 314 2 strokes   Billy Bolger Kingston Heath [12]
1927   Horace Boorer 302 2 strokes   Arthur Le Fevre Metropolitan [11]
1926   Ted Smith (2) 311 8 strokes   Arthur Le Fevre
  Rufus Stewart		 Royal Melbourne [10]
1925   Ted Smith 305 8 strokes   John Young Kingston Heath/
Royal Melbourne		 [9]
1924   Rowley Banks 310 1 stroke   John Young Victoria/
Royal Melbourne		 [8]
1923   Arthur Le Fevre 304 14 strokes   Rowley Banks
  Charlie Campbell		 Royal Melbourne/
Victoria		 [6]
1922   Dan Soutar 313 1 stroke   Tom Howard Royal Melbourne/
Victoria		 [5]

Notes edit

  1. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ANZDT − Australasian Development Tour; FT − Foundation Tour; VNT − Von Nida Tour.
  2. ^ Hall won at the first extra hole
  3. ^ Carmichael won with birdie on first extra hole
  4. ^ Armstrong won at the fourth extra hole
  5. ^ Appleby won at the first extra hole
  6. ^ Senior won at the first extra hole
  7. ^ Riley won at the second extra hole
  8. ^ Stanley won at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff
  9. ^ Green won the 18-hole playoff by 9 strokes
  10. ^ Parslow won the 18-hole playoff by 8 strokes
  11. ^ Cremin won the 18-hole playoff by 3 strokes

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victorian, championship, golf, tournament, played, victoria, australia, been, part, tour, australasia, each, season, since, 2009, oldest, state, professional, championships, having, been, first, held, 1922, tournament, informationlocationfingal, victoria, aust. The Victorian PGA Championship is a golf tournament played in Victoria Australia It has been part of the PGA Tour of Australasia each season since 2009 1 It is the oldest of the state professional championships having been first held in 1922 Victorian PGA ChampionshipTournament informationLocationFingal Victoria AustraliaEstablished1922Course s Moonah LinksPar72Length7 466 yards 6 827 m Tour s PGA Tour of AustralasiaVon Nida TourAustralasian Development TourFormatStroke playPrize fundA 250 000Month playedNovemberTournament record scoreAggregate266 Alistair Presnell 2010 To par 22 as aboveScore12 and 11 Peter Thomson 1953 Current championDavid MicheluzziLocation MapMoonah LinksLocation in AustraliaShow map of AustraliaMoonah LinksLocation in VictoriaShow map of Victoria Contents 1 History 2 Winners 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe first Victorian Professional Championship was held in November 1922 and was open to any professional in Australia and New Zealand 2 3 It was a 72 hole stroke play event with 36 holes played at Royal Melbourne on 6 November and 36 holes played at Victoria Golf Club two day later It attracted a number of New South Wales players as well as the professionals from Victoria 4 Billy Iles and Dan Soutar one of the NSW players were tied on 158 after the first day s play 4 Soutar won after the second day with a score of 313 a stroke ahead of Tom Howard another NSW professional with Iles dropping back to third place 5 The 1923 championship followed the same format as in 1922 Arthur Le Fevre the Royal Melbourne professional led by 3 strokes after the first day but with two rounds of 74 of the second day pulled away and won by 14 strokes Rowley Banks and Charlie Campbell from NSW tied for second place 6 The only change in format in 1924 was the order of the courses with the Victoria course played first A number of NSW players were expected but none appeared 7 Rowley Banks won by a stroke with a score of 310 8 In 1925 the first day s play was at Kingston Heath Golf Club with the second day at Royal Melbourne Ted Smith from Tasmania trailed after the first day but with rounds of 73 and 76 at Royal Melbourne won by 8 strokes 9 From 1926 the championship was played at a single venue Ted Smith now a Victorian professional won again in 1926 at Royal Melbourne with some good scoring in difficult conditions on the second day 10 Smith was in the United States at the time of the 1927 championship and didn t defend his title at Metropolitan Golf Club Horace Boorer won the title by two strokes 11 The 1928 championship at Kingston Heath was won by Rufus Stewart from South Australia in a close contest with Billy Bolger from New South Wales 12 The championship became a match play event in 1929 There was a 36 hole stroke play qualifying day after which the leading 8 played 36 hole match play From 1933 the number of qualifiers was increased to 16 extending the event to 5 days Defending champion Rufus Stewart reached final in 1929 but lost 6 amp 5 to Reg Jupp 13 There were a number of two time winners in the 1930s George Naismith won in 1932 and 1934 beating Horace Boorer both times Boorer losing three finals in a row 14 Ted Naismith won in 1935 and 1936 while Charlie Connors won in 1937 and 1938 15 16 Ted Naismith reached his third successive final in 1937 losing to Connors 17 In 1939 Connors himself reached his third final in a row but lost to Martin Smith 18 The 1946 and 1947 championships were played as 72 hole stroke play events Eric Cremin won them both but my small margins In 1946 he tied with another New South Wales professional Norman Von Nida 19 There was an 18 hole playoff with Cremin winning by 3 strokes 70 to 73 20 The following year he won by a stroke from Denis Denehey having trailed by 3 shots after three rounds 21 In 1948 the event returned to its pre war format with 16 qualifiers on the first day playing four days of match play Cremin did not compete the event clashing with the New South Wales Close Championship 22 Ossie Pickworth led the qualifying by 9 strokes and won the championship beating Sam Walsh 10 amp 9 in the final 23 Cremin won his third title in 1949 beating Jack Harris in final 24 Harris had defeated Pickworth in the first match play round 25 Harris reached the final again in 1950 beating Pickworth in the final The match was decided at the 37th hole the only match play final that went to extra holes 26 Martin Smith won his second title in 1951 12 years after his first 27 Peter Thomson won the championship in 1952 and 1953 In 1952 he beat Pickworth in a close final but he won the 1953 final against Denis Denehey by a record score 12 amp 11 28 29 Pickworth had his second and third wins in 1954 and 1955 beating Harris on both occasions 30 31 In 1956 the championship became a 72 hole stroke play event Ossie Pickworth won his third successive title and fourth in all finishing two strokes ahead of Jack Harris 32 Harris won in 1957 and 1959 but was beaten by Peter Mills in 1958 who won by 6 strokes 33 34 For some years the prize money on offer had not attracted out of state professionals but in 1960 three local businesses sponsored the event which had prize money of 1 200 attracting a number of the leading New South Wales professionals 35 However Harris retained his title and won the 400 first prize with Kel Nagle a stroke behind in second place 36 Prize money dropped to 500 in 1961 but most of the leading Australians played with the event played on the Monday and Tuesday after the Australian Open which was played at Victoria Golf Club finishing on the Saturday Harris won for the fifth time two ahead of the Australian Open winner Frank Phillips 37 The prize money was maintained at 500 up to 1965 Three New South Wales professionals won this period Kel Nagle in 1962 Bruce Devlin in 1964 and Alan Murray in 1965 with Harris winning for the sixth time in 1963 38 39 40 41 From 1966 to 1976 the championship returned to being a largely domestic event In 1969 Jack Harris came close to winning his seventh title He was tied with Geoff Parslow but lost the 18 hole playoff by 8 strokes 42 In 1977 the championship was incorporated into the Albury Wodonga Classic which had prize money of A 15 000 It was won by Vaughan Somers from Queensland 43 In 1978 and 1979 the event was known as the Garden State Victorian PGA Championship and had prize money of A 50 000 The American Lanny Wadkins won in 1978 with Ian Stanley winning in 1979 after a playoff 44 45 Loss of sponsorship meant that prize money dropped to A 15 000 in 1980 below the minimum for a tour event 46 A full tour event was planned for 1981 but dropped because of lack of sponsorship eventually being replaced by an event at Warrnambool with smaller prize money 47 48 The 1982 event was also a non tour event reduced to 54 holes with prize money of A 10 000 49 An event was planned at Woodlands in 1983 but was cancelled due to lack and sponsorship The event was moved to Warrnambool who had already secured enough prize money for a full tour event 50 The event which eventually had prize money of A 40 000 was won by Vaughan Somers his second win in the championship 51 The event remained at Warrnambool for a further three years Prize money rose to A 50 000 in 1984 Wayne Riley winning after a playoff against Ian Baker Finch 52 Rodger Davis won in 1985 7 strokes ahead of the field 53 Prize money doubled to A 100 000 in 1986 with Wayne Smith winning by 2 strokes 54 The Warrnambool event was cancelled in 1987 because of the lack of TV coverage and the championship was played at the end of December as part of the 36 hole Carpet Call pro am 55 The event returned at Keysborough in January 1989 as a full tour event with prize money of A 100 000 David Ecob won by a stroke from Peter Senior 56 The event was played over 54 holes from 1991 to 1993 before returning to the 72 hole format in 1994 as part of the new second tier Foundation Tour Stuart Appleby winning the event after a playoff 57 The event later became part of the Von Nida Tour before the second tier events were added to the main tour in 2009 Since 2000 both Gareth Paddison and Ashley Hall have won the championship twice From 2002 to 2021 total prize money was in the range A 100 000 to A 137 500 but was increased to A 250 000 for the centenary championship in 2022 Winners editYear Tour a Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s up Venue Ref Victorian PGA Championship2023 ANZ nbsp David Micheluzzi 274 14 1 stroke nbsp Ben Eccles Moonah Links2022 ANZ nbsp Andrew Martin 279 9 Playoff nbsp Adam Bland nbsp Brett Coletta nbsp Lincoln Tighe Moonah Links2021 Dec ANZ nbsp Blake Windred 276 12 1 stroke nbsp Brad Kennedy Moonah Links 58 2021 Feb ANZ nbsp Christopher Wood 268 20 1 stroke nbsp James Anstiss nbsp Michael Sim Moonah Links 59 2020 ANZ Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic2019 ANZ nbsp Campbell Rawson 270 10 1 stroke nbsp Marcus Fraser RACV Cape Schanck 60 2018 ANZ nbsp Aaron Pike 270 10 1 stroke nbsp Ryan Chisnall RACV Cape Schanck 61 2017 ANZ nbsp Damien Jordan 272 16 2 strokes nbsp Aron Price Huntingdale 62 Mercedes Benz Truck and Bus Victorian PGA Championship2016 ANZ nbsp Ashley Hall 2 277 11 Playoff b nbsp David McKenzie Huntingdale 63 2015 ANZ nbsp Aaron Townsend 275 13 1 stroke nbsp Scott Strange Huntingdale 64 Lexus of Blackburn Victorian PGA Championship2014 ANZ nbsp Gareth Paddison 2 272 16 1 stroke nbsp Michael Hendry Heritage St John 65 Turner Plumbing Victorian PGA Championship2013 ANZ nbsp David McKenzie 275 13 2 strokes nbsp Scott Laycock Forest Resort Creswick 66 Adroit Insurance Group Victorian PGA Championship2012 ANZ nbsp Gareth Paddison 277 7 1 stroke nbsp Leighton Lyle Forest Resort Creswick 67 Victorian PGA Championship2011 ANZ nbsp James Nitties 198 18 1 stroke nbsp Peter O Malley Sandhurst North 68 Cellarbrations Victorian PGA Championship2010 ANZ nbsp Alistair Presnell 266 22 1 stroke nbsp Kurt Barnes nbsp David Bransdon Sandhurst North 69 2009 ANZ nbsp Andre Stolz 271 17 2 strokes nbsp Stuart Bouvier Sanctuary Lakes 70 NAB Victorian PGA Championship2008 VNT nbsp Marc Leishman 269 19 1 stroke nbsp Kurt Barnes nbsp Cameron Percy Sanctuary Lakes 71 2007 VNT nbsp Ashley Hall 277 11 Playoff nbsp Tristan Lambert Sanctuary LakesNational Australia Bank Victorian PGA Championship2006 VNT nbsp Steven Jeffress 272 16 1 stroke nbsp Marc Leishman nbsp Anthony Painter Sanctuary Lakes 72 2005 VNT nbsp Cameron Percy 273 15 1 stroke nbsp Steven Bowditch Sanctuary Lakes 73 2004 No tournamentLinks Group Victorian PGA Championship2003 VNT nbsp Martin Doyle 277 11 2 strokes nbsp Chris Downes Kew 74 Victorian PGA Championship2002 ANZ nbsp Craig Carmichael 270 10 Playoff c nbsp Craig Jones Kew 75 Crown Victorian PGA Championship2001 ANZDT nbsp Nathan Gatehouse 273 15 1 stroke nbsp Gavin Coles Kew 76 2000 ANZDT nbsp Matthew Habgood 274 6 1 stroke nbsp Malcolm Baker nbsp Michael Etherington Albert Park 77 Victorian PGA Championship1999 nbsp Chris Gaunt 202 8 1 stroke nbsp Aaron Baddeley a Albert Park1998 nbsp Kevin Booker 203 7 3 strokes nbsp David Bransdon Albert Park1997 nbsp Jason Dawes Keysborough1996 FT nbsp Mike Harwood 208 11 4 strokes nbsp Mark Allen Keysborough1995 FT nbsp David Armstrong 2 281 11 Playoff d nbsp Paul Gow Keysborough 78 1994 FT nbsp Stuart Appleby 281 11 Playoff e nbsp Anthony Edwards Keysborough 57 1993 FT nbsp Michael Barry 210 9 1 stroke nbsp Stuart Appleby nbsp Paul Moloney Keysborough 79 1992 nbsp David Armstrong 213 6 3 strokes nbsp Darren Cole Keysborough 80 1991 nbsp Andrew Labrooy 219 E 1 stroke nbsp David McKenzie Keysborough 81 1990 No tournamentAsthma Foundation Victorian PGA Championship1989 ANZ nbsp David Ecob 279 13 1 stroke nbsp Peter Senior Keysborough 56 1988 No tournamentCarpet Call PGA Championship1987 nbsp Peter Senior 126 10 Playoff f nbsp Glenn Joyner Ivanhoe 82 Black Magic Victorian PGA Championship1986 ANZ nbsp Wayne Smith 275 13 2 strokes nbsp Terry Gale Warrnambool 54 Victorian PGA Championship1985 ANZ nbsp Rodger Davis 270 18 7 strokes nbsp Ossie Moore Warrnambool 53 1984 ANZ nbsp Wayne Riley 274 14 Playoff g nbsp Ian Baker Finch Warrnambool 52 1983 ANZ nbsp Vaughan Somers 2 280 8 1 stroke nbsp John Lister Warrnambool 51 1982 nbsp Trevor McDonald 211 5 5 strokes nbsp Ian Stanley Yarrawonga andBorder 83 Nescafe Victorian PGA Championship1981 nbsp Alex Bonnington 282 6 1 stroke nbsp Pat Mateer nbsp Glen McCully Warrnambool 84 Victorian PGA Championship1980 nbsp Bill Britten 280 4 1 stroke nbsp Mike Cahill Rosebud 46 Garden State Victorian PGA Championship1979 ANZ nbsp Ian Stanley 286 2 Playoff h nbsp Stewart Ginn Woodlands 45 1978 ANZ nbsp Lanny Wadkins 281 7 3 strokes nbsp Bob Shearer Woodlands 44 Albury Wodonga Classic1977 ANZ nbsp Vaughan Somers 273 11 1 stroke nbsp Chris Witcher Wodonga 43 Victorian PGA Championship1976 nbsp Glenn McCully 279 9 4 strokes nbsp Bill Britten Donnington Park 85 1975 nbsp Guy Wolstenholme 286 2 3 strokes nbsp Rob McNaughton Long Island 86 1974 nbsp Stewart Ginn 285 2 6 strokes nbsp John Davis Long Island 87 1973 nbsp Bruce Green 2 291 7 Playoff i nbsp Rob McNaughton Long Island 88 89 1972 nbsp John Davis 297 13 4 strokes nbsp Charlie Oliver Long Island 90 1971 nbsp Peter Mills 2 288 4 3 strokes nbsp Bob Jennings Long Island 91 1970 nbsp Bob Jennings1969 nbsp Geoff Parslow 292 4 Playoff j nbsp Jack Harris Waverley 42 1968 nbsp Alan Heil 282 6 7 strokes nbsp Jack Harris Waverley 92 1967 nbsp Bruce Green 284 E 1 stroke nbsp Alan Heil Waverley 93 1966 nbsp Geoff Flanagan 289 11 4 strokes nbsp Brian Huxtable Huntingdale 94 1965 nbsp Alan Murray 293 2 strokes nbsp Jack Harris nbsp Peter Mills Woodlands 41 1964 nbsp Bruce Devlin 277 11 7 strokes nbsp Ted Ball Latrobe 40 1963 nbsp Jack Harris 6 273 19 4 strokes nbsp Ron Howell Long Island 39 1962 nbsp Kel Nagle 286 10 1 stroke nbsp Frank Phillips nbsp Bob Tuohy Patterson River 38 1961 nbsp Jack Harris 5 276 16 2 strokes nbsp Frank Phillips Keysborough 37 1960 nbsp Jack Harris 4 283 1 stroke nbsp Kel Nagle Cranbourne 36 1959 nbsp Jack Harris 3 285 1 5 strokes nbsp Bob Brown Medway 34 1958 nbsp Peter Mills 280 4 6 strokes nbsp Jack Harris Latrobe 33 1957 nbsp Jack Harris 2 278 2 7 strokes nbsp Bob Brown Croydon 95 1956 nbsp Ossie Pickworth 4 288 2 strokes nbsp Jack Harris Long Island 32 1955 nbsp Ossie Pickworth 3 2 and 1 nbsp Jack Harris Amstel 31 1954 nbsp Ossie Pickworth 2 5 and 4 nbsp Jack Harris Rossdale 30 1953 nbsp Peter Thomson 2 12 and 11 nbsp Denis Denehey Commonwealth 29 1952 nbsp Peter Thomson 2 and 1 nbsp Ossie Pickworth Victoria 28 1951 nbsp Martin Smith 2 7 and 5 nbsp Jack Boorer Southern New Brighton 27 1950 nbsp Jack Harris 37 holes nbsp Ossie Pickworth Kingston Heath 26 1949 nbsp Eric Cremin 3 5 and 4 nbsp Jack Harris Yarra Yarra 24 1948 nbsp Ossie Pickworth 10 and 9 nbsp Sam Walsh Commonwealth 23 1947 nbsp Eric Cremin 2 290 1 stroke nbsp Denis Denehey Riversdale 21 1946 nbsp Eric Cremin 289 Playoff k nbsp Norman Von Nida Victoria 19 20 1940 1945 No tournament due to World War II1939 nbsp Martin Smith 5 and 4 nbsp Charlie Connors Commonwealth 18 1938 nbsp Charlie Connors 2 8 and 7 nbsp Ron Harris Metropolitan 16 1937 nbsp Charlie Connors 5 and 4 nbsp Ted Naismith Victoria 17 1936 nbsp Ted Naismith 2 5 and 3 nbsp Bert Ferguson Metropolitan 15 1935 nbsp Ted Naismith 5 and 4 nbsp Bill Fowler Riversdale 96 1934 nbsp George Naismith 2 9 and 8 nbsp Horace Boorer Kingston Heath 14 1933 nbsp Bert Ferguson 2 and 1 nbsp Horace Boorer Commonwealth 97 1932 nbsp George Naismith 5 and 4 nbsp Horace Boorer Royal Melbourne 98 1931 nbsp Bill Fowler 2 up nbsp Reg Jupp Victoria 99 1930 nbsp Don Thomson 4 and 3 nbsp Arthur Le Fevre Kingston Heath 100 1929 nbsp Reg Jupp 6 and 5 nbsp Rufus Stewart Royal Melbourne 13 1928 nbsp Rufus Stewart 314 2 strokes nbsp Billy Bolger Kingston Heath 12 1927 nbsp Horace Boorer 302 2 strokes nbsp Arthur Le Fevre Metropolitan 11 1926 nbsp Ted Smith 2 311 8 strokes nbsp Arthur Le Fevre nbsp Rufus Stewart Royal Melbourne 10 1925 nbsp Ted Smith 305 8 strokes nbsp John Young Kingston Heath Royal Melbourne 9 1924 nbsp Rowley Banks 310 1 stroke nbsp John Young Victoria Royal Melbourne 8 1923 nbsp Arthur Le Fevre 304 14 strokes nbsp Rowley Banks nbsp Charlie Campbell Royal Melbourne Victoria 6 1922 nbsp Dan Soutar 313 1 stroke nbsp Tom Howard Royal Melbourne Victoria 5 Notes edit ANZ PGA Tour of Australasia ANZDT Australasian Development Tour FT Foundation Tour VNT Von Nida Tour Hall won at the first extra hole Carmichael won with birdie on first extra hole Armstrong won at the fourth extra hole Appleby won at the first extra hole Senior won at the first extra hole Riley won at the second extra hole Stanley won at the second hole of a sudden death playoff Green won the 18 hole playoff by 9 strokes Parslow won the 18 hole playoff by 8 strokes Cremin won the 18 hole playoff by 3 strokesReferences edit Turner Plumbing Victorian PGA Championship PGA Australia Archived from the original on 23 December 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2013 Victorian Professional Championship The Age No 20975 Victoria Australia 22 June 1922 p 7 Retrieved 1 January 2021 via National Library of Australia Golf Tie Played Sporting Globe No 27 Victoria Australia 1 November 1922 p 7 Retrieved 1 January 2021 via National Library of Australia a b Golf The Age No 21093 Victoria Australia 7 November 1922 p 9 Retrieved 1 January 2021 via National Library of Australia a b Professional golf The Age No 21095 Victoria Australia 9 November 1922 p 10 Retrieved 31 December 2020 via National Library of Australia a b A le Fevre wins easily The Age No 21407 Victoria Australia 10 November 1923 p 20 Retrieved 31 December 2020 via National Library of Australia State golf test The Age No 21715 Victoria Australia 6 November 1924 p 15 Retrieved 1 January 2021 via National Library of Australia a b Rowley Banks wins The Age No 21717 Victoria Australia 8 November 1924 p 25 Retrieved 31 December 2020 via National 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via Google News Archive Lawrence Don 6 May 1957 Sizzling finish wins Harris golf title The Age p 16 Retrieved 31 December 2020 via Google News Archive Professional golf The Age No 25050 Victoria Australia 29 July 1935 p 14 Retrieved 31 December 2020 via National Library of Australia Professional championship final The Age No 24526 Victoria Australia 20 November 1933 p 7 Retrieved 31 December 2020 via National Library of Australia State professional final The Age No 24154 Victoria Australia 9 September 1932 p 6 Retrieved 31 December 2020 via National Library of Australia State professional championship The Age No 23803 Victoria Australia 25 July 1931 p 16 Retrieved 31 December 2020 via National Library of Australia Professional championship The Age No 23499 Victoria Australia 2 August 1930 p 20 Retrieved 31 December 2020 via National Library of Australia External links editCoverage on PGA Tour of Australasia s official site 38 24 18 S 144 51 00 E 38 405 S 144 850 E 38 405 144 850 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