This article is about the European Tour golf tournament held in Asia and Australia from 1990 to 2009. For the golf tournament held in Australia from 1988 to 1992, see Johnnie Walker Australian Classic.
The event was originally called the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic. There was a tournament already called the Johnnie Walker Classic in Australia, but when that event ceased in 1992, the word Asian was dropped from the name.
In 1989 Johnnie Walker sponsored the Hong Kong Open, and it was decided to establish an additional tournament which it would sponsor on an ongoing basis. This tournament was called the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic, and was first staged in Hong Kong in 1990. It later evolved into a traveling event that was primarily utilized by its sponsor as a marketing strategy in the Asia Pacific region. In 1992 it became the first event to be sanctioned by the European Tour in East Asia (the Dubai Desert Classic was the first in Asia as a whole).
In 1993 the word Asian was dropped from the title. In 2005 the tournament was held in China for the first time, as part of the European Tour's push into China, which saw four events held in mainland China and one in Hong Kong in the 2005 season. The location of the tournament changes every year.
In 2005 the tri-sanctioned event had a field consisting of 60 European Tour players, 60 Asian Tour players, 28 PGA Tour of Australasia players, and 8 sponsors' invitees. The prize fund was £1,250,000. This amount is large by Asian and Australasian Tour standards, but not by European Tour or PGA Tour standards. However the tournament attracts a number of the World's leading players each year by paying them large appearance fees.
Nine of the first fourteen editions were won by players who have topped the Official World Golf Ranking at some point in their career (Faldo, Els and Woods twice each; Woosnam, Norman and Couples once each).
^Stone, Peter (10 May 1995). "Move to a global tour revealed". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
^Happell, Charles (10 November 1999). "Australians get a chance to topple Tiger". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
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January 01, 1970
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This article is about the European Tour golf tournament held in Asia and Australia from 1990 to 2009 For the golf tournament held in Australia from 1988 to 1992 see Johnnie Walker Australian Classic This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Johnnie Walker Classic news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message The Johnnie Walker Classic was a European Tour golf tournament which was played in the Asia Pacific region Johnnie Walker is a brand name and the owners have a long history of tournament sponsorship They also sponsored the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles which was a European Tour event played in Scotland Johnnie Walker ClassicTournament informationLocationPerth AustraliaEstablished1990Course s The VinesPar72Length7 103 yards 6 495 m Tour s European TourPGA Tour of AustralasiaAsian TourFormatStroke playPrize fund 1 250 000Month playedFebruaryFinal year2009Tournament record scoreAggregate259 Ernie Els 2003 To par 29 as aboveFinal championDanny LeeLocation mapThe VinesLocation in AustraliaShow map of AustraliaThe VinesLocation in Western AustraliaShow map of Western Australia The event was originally called the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic There was a tournament already called the Johnnie Walker Classic in Australia but when that event ceased in 1992 the word Asian was dropped from the name Contents 1 History 2 Winners 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn 1989 Johnnie Walker sponsored the Hong Kong Open and it was decided to establish an additional tournament which it would sponsor on an ongoing basis This tournament was called the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic and was first staged in Hong Kong in 1990 It later evolved into a traveling event that was primarily utilized by its sponsor as a marketing strategy in the Asia Pacific region In 1992 it became the first event to be sanctioned by the European Tour in East Asia the Dubai Desert Classic was the first in Asia as a whole In 1993 the word Asian was dropped from the title In 2005 the tournament was held in China for the first time as part of the European Tour s push into China which saw four events held in mainland China and one in Hong Kong in the 2005 season The location of the tournament changes every year The tournament was co sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia from 1996 1 and by the Asian Tour from 1999 2 In 2005 the tri sanctioned event had a field consisting of 60 European Tour players 60 Asian Tour players 28 PGA Tour of Australasia players and 8 sponsors invitees The prize fund was 1 250 000 This amount is large by Asian and Australasian Tour standards but not by European Tour or PGA Tour standards However the tournament attracts a number of the World s leading players each year by paying them large appearance fees Nine of the first fourteen editions were won by players who have topped the Official World Golf Ranking at some point in their career Faldo Els and Woods twice each Woosnam Norman and Couples once each Winners editYear Tour s a Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s up Venue Johnnie Walker Classic 2009 ANZ ASA EUR nbsp Danny Lee a 271 17 1 stroke nbsp Felipe Aguilar nbsp Hiroyuki Fujita nbsp Ross McGowan The Vines Australia 2008 ANZ ASA EUR nbsp Mark Brown 270 18 3 strokes nbsp Greg Chalmers nbsp Taichiro Kiyota nbsp Scott Strange DLF India 2007 ANZ ASA EUR nbsp Anton Haig 275 13 Playoff nbsp Richard Sterne nbsp Oliver Wilson Blue Canyon Thailand 2006 ANZ ASA EUR nbsp Kevin Stadler 268 20 2 strokes nbsp Nick O Hern The Vines Australia 2005 ANZ ASA EUR nbsp Adam Scott 270 18 3 strokes nbsp Retief Goosen Pine Valley China 2004 ANZ ASA EUR nbsp Miguel Angel Jimenez 271 17 2 strokes nbsp Thomas Bjorn nbsp Jyoti Randhawa Alpine Golf Thailand 2003 ANZ ASA EUR nbsp Ernie Els 2 259 29 10 strokes nbsp Stephen Leaney nbsp Andre Stolz Lake Karrinyup Australia 2002 ANZ ASA EUR nbsp Retief Goosen 274 14 8 strokes nbsp Pierre Fulke Lake Karrinyup Australia 2001 No tournament due to rescheduling from November to January 2000 ANZ ASA EUR nbsp Tiger Woods 2 263 25 3 strokes nbsp Geoff Ogilvy Alpine Golf Thailand 1999 ANZ ASA EUR nbsp Michael Campbell 276 12 1 stroke nbsp Geoff Ogilvy Tashee Taiwan 1998 ANZ EUR nbsp Tiger Woods 279 9 Playoff nbsp Ernie Els Blue Canyon Thailand 1997 ANZ EUR nbsp Ernie Els 278 10 1 stroke nbsp Peter Lonard nbsp Michael Long Hope Island Australia 1996 ANZ EUR nbsp Ian Woosnam 272 16 Playoff nbsp Andrew Coltart Tanah Merah Singapore 1995 EUR nbsp Fred Couples 277 11 2 strokes nbsp Nick Price The Orchard Philippines 1994 EUR nbsp Greg Norman 277 11 1 stroke nbsp Fred Couples Blue Canyon Thailand 1993 EUR nbsp Nick Faldo 269 11 1 stroke nbsp Colin Montgomerie Singapore Island Singapore Johnnie Walker Asian Classic 1992 EUR nbsp Ian Palmer 268 20 1 stroke nbsp Bernhard Langer nbsp Brett Ogle nbsp Ronan Rafferty Pinehurst Thailand 1991 No tournament 1990 nbsp Nick Faldo 270 14 4 strokes nbsp Ian Woosnam Royal Hong Kong Hong KongNotes edit ANZ PGA Tour of Australasia ASA Asian Tour EUR European Tour References edit Stone Peter 10 May 1995 Move to a global tour revealed The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney New South Wales Australia p 73 via Newspapers com Happell Charles 10 November 1999 Australians get a chance to topple Tiger The Age Melbourne Victoria Australia p 59 via Newspapers com External links editCoverage on the European Tour s official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johnnie Walker Classic amp oldid 1222951592, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
