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Victorian Amateur Championship

January 07, 2023

The Victorian Amateur Championship is the state amateur golf championship of Victoria, Australia. It has been played annually since 1899, except for the war years.[1]

Victorian Amateur Championship
Tournament information
LocationVictoria, Australia
Established1899
FormatMatch play
Current champion
Joseph Owen

Two players have won the championship six times, Michael Scott between 1904 and 1910, and Eric Routley between 1952 and 1966. Ivo Whitton won five times between 1919 and 1924, while Harry Williams won five times in the 1930s.

Format

The event is a match play tournament. Matches are over 18 holes, except for the final which is over 36 holes. Normally the leading 32 players in the Port Phillip Open Amateur qualify. In 2020 the number of qualifiers was reduced to 8, the championship being played over two days instead three. In 2021 and 2022 there were 16 qualifiers, the championship again being played over two days with an 18-hole final.

The Port Phillip Open Amateur is a 72-hole stroke-play tournament played at Commonwealth and Kingston Heath golf clubs immediately before the Victorian Amateur Championship.[2]

History

In 1894 the Melbourne Golf Club (later Royal Melbourne) founded the "Victorian Golf Cup" open to "all amateurs in Australasia".[3] The Victorian Golf Cup rapidly established itself as the most important tournament in Australia, and was regarded as the Amateur Championship of Australia.[4] The Australian Golf Union was formed in 1898 and organised their first championship meeting at Royal Sydney Golf Club in May 1899, the main event being the Amateur Championship.[5] Although the Victorian Golf Cup continued in 1899, the Amateur Championship at the AGU championship immediately replaced it as the Amateur Championship of Australia. Despite some initial confusion, the Victorian Golf Cup became established as the Amateur Championship of Victoria. In 1897 and 1898, the Victorian Golf Cup had been played as a 72-hole stroke-play event and the same format was used in 1899. Jim Howden was the winner, by 3 strokes, with a score of 354.[6]

Jim Howden won again in 1900, followed by Walter Carre Riddell in 1901, who finished 19 strokes ahead of the runner-up.[7][8] In 1902 Royal Melbourne hosted the AGU championship meeting for the first time. No separate Victorian championship was arranged, the winner of the Australian Amateur simultaneously becoming the champion of Victoria and holder of the Victorian Golf Cup.[9] Hugh MacNeil, a Scottish-born New Zealander who had recently moved to Sydney was the winner with a score of 328.[10] There was tie for second place between Peter Anderson and Walter Carre Riddell, and a short 8-hole playoff was arranged to determine the winner of the second prize, Riddell winning by a stroke.[11] Riddell won for the second time in 1903, this time by 27 strokes.[12]

Michael Scott, the youngest son of the Earl of Eldon, had emigrated to Australia in about 1900 but had played little golf until 1904.[13] Scott immediately showed that he was one of the leading golfers in Australia, winning the inaugural Australian Open and, later in 1904, the Victorian championship.[14] He would eventually win all six Victorian championships that he played in, from 1904 to 1910, before his permanent return to the United Kingdom in 1911.[15] He didn't compete in 1906, having made returned to the UK, enabling Riddell to win the event for a third time.[16] William Bruce, an ex-Test cricketer, was the runner-up in 1905, having taken up golf after his cricketeting career had ended.[17] Norman Brookes was the runner-up in 1906. He was better known as a tennis player, winning Wimbledon twice, in 1907 and 1914.[16] There was another tie for second place in 1908 between Brookes and Audley Lemprière, Lemprière winning a 4-hole playoff to take the second prize.[18] Lemprière won the championship in 1911, with Ivo Whitton runner-up.[19] The 1913 Australian championship meeting was originally planned to be played at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney, but was moved to Royal Melbourne because of a smallpox outbreak and the poor condition of the course, caused by wet weather.[20] As a result, the Victorian Amateur Championship was played as part of the Metropolitan Golf Club's annual meeting. Following closely after the Australian championship meeting, many of the leading Victorian golfers could not attend for business reasons.[21] The championship was won by Gordon Burnham, an Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Australia.[22]

Ivo Whitton was a runner-up in 1911 but didn't play in 1912, 1913 or 1914. When the championship resumed in 1919, after World War I, Whitton was the winner, 8 strokes ahead of Bruce Pearce.[23] 1920 saw two major changes, the venue varied from year to year, the 1920 championship being played at Victoria Golf Club, and the championship was the first to be played by match play. There was a 36-hole stroke-play stage with the leading 16 qualifying. Matches were over 18 holes, except for the final which was over 36 holes.[24] Whitton retained his title, beating Pearce in the final.[25] The 1921 championship returned to stroke-play but match-play was restored in 1922, with 8 qualifiers playing three rounds of 36-hole match-play.[26] Whitton didn't play in 1921 but won again in 1922, 1923 and 1924, a run of 5 wins in 6 years.[27][28][29] The winner continued to receive the Victorian Golf Cup, and a permanent trophy valued at 5 guineas, with the runner-up getting a trophy valued at 3 guineas.[30] The number of qualifiers was increased to 16 in 1929, with 4 days of 36-hole match play.[31]

Harry Williams dominated the 1930s, winning 5 times between 1931 and 1939.[32] Mick Ryan won twice, in 1930 and 1932, but lost three finals to Williams, in 1931, 1934 and 1936.[33][34][35] The format was revised in 1937, the championship becoming match-play only, with matches over 18 holes except for the final.[36] In 1939 there was a return to the 36-hole stroke-play stage, but with 32 qualifiers. All matches were then over 36 holes.[37]

1946 saw a return to the format used in 1937 and 1938. Peter Thomson won in 1948, his last before turning professional.[38] Thomson beat Doug Bachli in the final but Bachli would win in 1949 and 1950 and for a third time in 1953.[39][40][41] Bill Edgar won for a third time in 1951, his previous wins being in 1927 and 1938.[42] In 1951 there were 88 entries and a 36-hole stroke-play event was organised to reduce the field to 64.[43] Many of the leading players complained about the arrangement and the format was revised in 1952, with the leading 16 amateurs in the Victorian Close Championship qualifying, all matches being over 36 holes.[44][45][46] Eric Routley won the championship in 1952, the first of six wins in the event.[47] He won again in 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963 and 1966. There was no Close Championship in 1956 and a 36-hole amateur medal championship was organised instead, the leading 16 qualifying.[48] From 1957 the Victorian Open acted as the qualifying event.[49]

In 1964 the number of qualifiers was increased to 32, with the first two rounds of match-play being over 18 holes. John Lindsay was a three-time winner, in 1968, 1970 and 1983, as was Mike Cahill who won three years in a row from 1971 to 1973.[50][51] Neil Titheridge won the championship two years in succession, in 1961 and 1962.[52] Don Reiter won in 1967 and 1974 and was followed by his brother Alan in 1976.[53][54] The 1990s saw a number of wins by players who went on to have successful professionals careers. Robert Allenby in 1990, Stuart Appleby in 1991, Geoff Ogilvy in 1997 and Aaron Baddeley in 1998, all won on the PGA Tour in America and reached the top-20 of the world rankings.[55][56][57][58] A number of other winners would later reach the top-100 of the world rankings, including Mike Clayton, Bradley Hughes and Craig Spence, who each won the championship twice, and Marcus Fraser, James Morrison and Cameron Davis.

Winners

Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue Ref.
2022   Joseph Owen 2 & 1   Jeffrey Pullen Royal Melbourne [59]
2021   Harrison Crowe (2) 2 & 1   Jack Buchanan Peninsula Kingswood [60]
2020   Harrison Crowe 6 & 5   Joshua Greer Metropolitan [61]
2019   Andre Lautee (2) 5 & 4   Lukas Michel Kingston Heath [62]
2018   Andre Lautee 2 & 1   Kyle Michel Huntingdale [63]
2017   David Micheluzzi 9 & 8   Zach Murray Commonwealth [64]
2016   Dylan Perry 41 holes   John Lyras Woodlands [65]
2015   Cameron John 6 & 4   David Micheluzzi Commonwealth [66]
2014   Cameron Davis 7 & 5   Tom Power Horan Victoria
2013   Zach Murray 1 up   Todd Sinnott Kingston Heath
2012   Taylor Macdonald 4 & 3   Anthony Houston Yarra Yarra
2011   Nathan Holman 9 & 7   Troy Moses Commonwealth [67]
2010   Jack Wilson 3 & 2   Ryan McCarthy Woodlands [68]
2009   Kieran Pratt 3 & 1   Tim Hart Kingston Heath [69]
2008   Luke Bleumink 39 holes   Ryan McCarthy Sanctuary Lakes [70]
2007   Leighton Lyle 2 & 1   Kieran Pratt Royal Melbourne
2006   Aaron Pike 2 & 1   David McKendrick The Heritage
2005   James Morrison 1 up   Aaron Pike Spring Valley [71]
2004   Steven Jones 2 & 1   Andrew Martin Portsea
2003   Gavin Flint 2 & 1   Adam Porker Cranbourne
2002   Luke Hickmott 5 & 4   Marc Leishman Peninsula [72]
2001   Craig Scott 2 & 1   Ashley Hall Woodlands
2000   Michael Cocking 3 & 2   Andrew Webster Southern
1999   Marcus Fraser 4 & 3   Marcus Burns Kingston Heath [73]
1998   Aaron Baddeley 4 & 3   Ben Meyers Yarra Yarra [58]
1997   Geoff Ogilvy 6 & 5   Ed Stedman Commonwealth [57]
1996   Cameron Percy 5 & 4   Geoff Ogilvy Victoria [74]
1995   Craig Spence (2) 3 & 1   Jamie McCallum Kingswood [75]
1994   Craig Spence 2 & 1   Gavin Vearing Metropolitan [76]
1993   David Bransdon 7 & 6   Stephen Symons Spring Valley [77]
1992   Adam Henwood 5 & 4   Stephen Symons Huntingdale [78]
1991   Stuart Appleby 7 & 6   Euan Walters Kingston Heath [56]
1990   Robert Allenby 3 & 2   Jamie Taylor Kew [55]
1989   Stephen McCraw 4 & 3   Peter Sweeney Kingswood [79]
1988   Bradley Hughes (2) 3 & 1   Stephen McCraw Yarra Yarra [80]
1987   Bradley Hughes 5 & 4   Peter Campbell Woodlands [81]
1986   Paul Moloney 3 & 2   Paul Thompson Metropolitan [82]
1985   Michael Sammells 5 & 4   John Cole Huntingdale [83]
1984   David Briggs 37 holes   Terry Jones Yarra Yarra [84]
1983   John Lindsay (3) 3 & 2   Doug Perry Victoria [50]
1982   Alan Lehner 5 & 4   John Munro Royal Melbourne [85]
1981   Mike Clayton (2) 1 up   Peter Sweeney Commonwealth [86]
1980   Darren Cole 9 & 8   Peter Junor Kingston Heath [87]
1979   Ray Jenner 8 & 7   Jim Kirby Woodlands [88]
1978   Peter Sweeney 7 & 6   John Hood Royal Melbourne [89]
1977   Mike Clayton Metropolitan
1976   Alan Reiter 1 up   Rick Wines Huntingdale [54]
1975   Rick Wines 37 holes   Peter Bleazby Yarra Yarra [90]
1974   Don Reiter (2) 6 & 5   Alan Reiter Victoria [53]
1973   Mike Cahill (3) 3 & 2   Ray Jenner Commonwealth [51]
1972   Mike Cahill (2) 8 & 7   Ray Jenner Kingston Heath [91]
1971   Mike Cahill 4 & 3   Ken Kilburn Kingswood [92]
1970   John Lindsay (2) 37 holes   Tony Limon Metropolitan [93]
1969   Kevin Hartley 12 & 10   Tony Limon Royal Melbourne [94]
1968   John Lindsay 2 up   Eric Routley Huntingdale [95]
1967   Don Reiter 3 & 2   Graham Marsh Victoria [96]
1966   Eric Routley (6) 2 up   Roger Cowan Woodlands [97]
1965   Harry McGain 2 & 1   Ken Kilburn Metropolitan [98]
1964   Eric Wishart 6 & 5   Don Moir Yarra Yarra [99]
1963   Eric Routley (5) 7 & 6   Les O'Shea Commonwealth [100]
1962   Neil Titheridge (2) 2 & 1   Les O'Shea Kingston Heath [52]
1961   Neil Titheridge 3 & 2   Tom Crow Riversdale [101]
1960   Eric Routley (4) 6 & 5   Doug Bachli Woodlands [102]
1959   Eric Routley (3) 6 & 5   John Hood Huntingdale [103]
1958   Eric Routley (2) 2 & 1   Tom Crow Commonwealth [104]
1957   Barry West 1 up   Tom Crow Yarra Yarra [105]
1956   Tom Crow 2 up   Eric Routley Victoria [106]
1955   Hartley Mitchell 2 & 1   Bill Edgar Northern [107]
1954   Bob Bull 6 & 5   Geoff Wagstaff Riversdale [108]
1953   Doug Bachli (3) 2 up   Peter Toogood Royal Melbourne [41]
1952   Eric Routley 1 up   Bill Edgar Kingston Heath [47]
1951   Bill Edgar (3) 4 & 3   Jack O'Sullivan Kingswood [42]
1950   Doug Bachli (2) 8 & 6   Jack O'Sullivan Huntingdale [40]
1949   Doug Bachli 2 & 1   Barry West Kew [39]
1948   Peter Thomson 6 & 4   Doug Bachli Woodlands [38]
1947   Dick Payne 3 & 2   Bill Edgar Commonwealth [109]
1946   Bob Brown 1 up   Eric Routley Commonwealth [110]
1940–1945 No tournament due to World War II
1939   Harry Williams (5) 5 & 3   Laurie Duffy Yarra Yarra [32]
1938   Bill Edgar (2) 12 & 10   Dick Buxton Victoria [111]
1937   Bill Higgins 2 & 1   Dick Payne Riversdale [112]
1936   Harry Williams (4) 4 & 3   Mick Ryan Royal Melbourne [35]
1935   Harry Williams (3) 2 & 1   Alex King Kingston Heath [113]
1934   Harry Williams (2) 8 & 6   Mick Ryan Woodlands [114]
1933   Gus Jackson (2) 3 & 2   Harry Williams Metropolitan [115]
1932   Mick Ryan (2) 7 & 6   Alex Rae Yarra Yarra [34]
1931   Harry Williams 4 & 3   Mick Ryan Victoria [116]
1930   Mick Ryan 2 & 1   Len Nettlefold Victoria [33]
1929   Sloan Morpeth 2 & 1   Bob Hancock Commonwealth [117]
1928   Bill Fowler 9 & 8   Legh Winser Kingston Heath [118]
1927   Bill Edgar 1 up   Alex Russell Metropolitan [119]
1926   Gus Jackson 38 holes   Alex Russell Metropolitan [120]
1925   Alex Russell 10 & 9   William Bailey Royal Melbourne [121]
1924   Ivo Whitton (5) 3 & 2   Abe Schlapp Victoria [29]
1923   Ivo Whitton (4) 6 & 4   Abe Schlapp Metropolitan [28]
1922   Ivo Whitton (3) 2 & 1   Eric Quirk Royal Melbourne [27]
Year Winner Score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Venue Ref.
1921   George Fawcett 305 6 strokes   Bruce Pearce Metropolitan [122]
1920   Ivo Whitton (2) 7 & 5   Bruce Pearce Victoria [25]
1919   Ivo Whitton 314 8 strokes   Bruce Pearce Royal Melbourne [23]
1915–1918 No tournament due to World War I
1914   Eric Quirk 322 Playoff   Frank Murdoch Royal Melbourne [123][124]
1913   Gordon Burnham 332 1 stroke   Douglas Morrison Metropolitan [125]
1912   Frank Murdoch 325 12 strokes   Charles Kirkby Royal Melbourne [126]
1911   Audley Lemprière 328 9 strokes   Ivo Whitton Royal Melbourne [19]
1910   Michael Scott (6) 321 22 strokes   Bruce Pearce Royal Melbourne [15]
1909   Michael Scott (5) 337 8 strokes   Clyde Pearce Royal Melbourne [127]
1908   Michael Scott (4) 355 5 strokes   Audley Lemprière
  Norman Brookes		 Royal Melbourne [18]
1907   Michael Scott (3) 337 8 strokes   Walter Carre Riddell Royal Melbourne [128]
1906   Walter Carre Riddell (3) 332 6 strokes   Norman Brookes Royal Melbourne [16]
1905   Michael Scott (2) 354 17 strokes   William Bruce Royal Melbourne [17]
1904   Michael Scott 313 14 strokes   Leslie Penfold Hyland Royal Melbourne [14]
1903   Walter Carre Riddell (2) 323 27 strokes   Jim Howden Royal Melbourne [12]
1902   Hugh MacNeil 328 6 strokes   Peter Anderson
  Walter Carre Riddell		 Royal Melbourne [129][10]
1901   Walter Carre Riddell 343 19 strokes   Leslie Penfold Hyland Royal Melbourne [8]
1900   Jim Howden (2) 361 7 strokes   Walter Carre Riddell Royal Melbourne [7]
1899   Jim Howden 354 3 strokes   Frank Stewart Royal Melbourne [6]

Additional source:[1][130]

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victorian, amateur, championship, state, amateur, golf, championship, victoria, australia, been, played, annually, since, 1899, except, years, tournament, informationlocationvictoria, australiaestablished1899formatmatch, playcurrent, championjoseph, owentwo, p. The Victorian Amateur Championship is the state amateur golf championship of Victoria Australia It has been played annually since 1899 except for the war years 1 Victorian Amateur ChampionshipTournament informationLocationVictoria AustraliaEstablished1899FormatMatch playCurrent championJoseph OwenTwo players have won the championship six times Michael Scott between 1904 and 1910 and Eric Routley between 1952 and 1966 Ivo Whitton won five times between 1919 and 1924 while Harry Williams won five times in the 1930s Contents 1 Format 2 History 3 Winners 4 References 5 External linksFormat EditThe event is a match play tournament Matches are over 18 holes except for the final which is over 36 holes Normally the leading 32 players in the Port Phillip Open Amateur qualify In 2020 the number of qualifiers was reduced to 8 the championship being played over two days instead three In 2021 and 2022 there were 16 qualifiers the championship again being played over two days with an 18 hole final The Port Phillip Open Amateur is a 72 hole stroke play tournament played at Commonwealth and Kingston Heath golf clubs immediately before the Victorian Amateur Championship 2 History EditIn 1894 the Melbourne Golf Club later Royal Melbourne founded the Victorian Golf Cup open to all amateurs in Australasia 3 The Victorian Golf Cup rapidly established itself as the most important tournament in Australia and was regarded as the Amateur Championship of Australia 4 The Australian Golf Union was formed in 1898 and organised their first championship meeting at Royal Sydney Golf Club in May 1899 the main event being the Amateur Championship 5 Although the Victorian Golf Cup continued in 1899 the Amateur Championship at the AGU championship immediately replaced it as the Amateur Championship of Australia Despite some initial confusion the Victorian Golf Cup became established as the Amateur Championship of Victoria In 1897 and 1898 the Victorian Golf Cup had been played as a 72 hole stroke play event and the same format was used in 1899 Jim Howden was the winner by 3 strokes with a score of 354 6 Jim Howden won again in 1900 followed by Walter Carre Riddell in 1901 who finished 19 strokes ahead of the runner up 7 8 In 1902 Royal Melbourne hosted the AGU championship meeting for the first time No separate Victorian championship was arranged the winner of the Australian Amateur simultaneously becoming the champion of Victoria and holder of the Victorian Golf Cup 9 Hugh MacNeil a Scottish born New Zealander who had recently moved to Sydney was the winner with a score of 328 10 There was tie for second place between Peter Anderson and Walter Carre Riddell and a short 8 hole playoff was arranged to determine the winner of the second prize Riddell winning by a stroke 11 Riddell won for the second time in 1903 this time by 27 strokes 12 Michael Scott the youngest son of the Earl of Eldon had emigrated to Australia in about 1900 but had played little golf until 1904 13 Scott immediately showed that he was one of the leading golfers in Australia winning the inaugural Australian Open and later in 1904 the Victorian championship 14 He would eventually win all six Victorian championships that he played in from 1904 to 1910 before his permanent return to the United Kingdom in 1911 15 He didn t compete in 1906 having made returned to the UK enabling Riddell to win the event for a third time 16 William Bruce an ex Test cricketer was the runner up in 1905 having taken up golf after his cricketeting career had ended 17 Norman Brookes was the runner up in 1906 He was better known as a tennis player winning Wimbledon twice in 1907 and 1914 16 There was another tie for second place in 1908 between Brookes and Audley Lempriere Lempriere winning a 4 hole playoff to take the second prize 18 Lempriere won the championship in 1911 with Ivo Whitton runner up 19 The 1913 Australian championship meeting was originally planned to be played at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney but was moved to Royal Melbourne because of a smallpox outbreak and the poor condition of the course caused by wet weather 20 As a result the Victorian Amateur Championship was played as part of the Metropolitan Golf Club s annual meeting Following closely after the Australian championship meeting many of the leading Victorian golfers could not attend for business reasons 21 The championship was won by Gordon Burnham an Aide de Camp to the Governor General of Australia 22 Ivo Whitton was a runner up in 1911 but didn t play in 1912 1913 or 1914 When the championship resumed in 1919 after World War I Whitton was the winner 8 strokes ahead of Bruce Pearce 23 1920 saw two major changes the venue varied from year to year the 1920 championship being played at Victoria Golf Club and the championship was the first to be played by match play There was a 36 hole stroke play stage with the leading 16 qualifying Matches were over 18 holes except for the final which was over 36 holes 24 Whitton retained his title beating Pearce in the final 25 The 1921 championship returned to stroke play but match play was restored in 1922 with 8 qualifiers playing three rounds of 36 hole match play 26 Whitton didn t play in 1921 but won again in 1922 1923 and 1924 a run of 5 wins in 6 years 27 28 29 The winner continued to receive the Victorian Golf Cup and a permanent trophy valued at 5 guineas with the runner up getting a trophy valued at 3 guineas 30 The number of qualifiers was increased to 16 in 1929 with 4 days of 36 hole match play 31 Harry Williams dominated the 1930s winning 5 times between 1931 and 1939 32 Mick Ryan won twice in 1930 and 1932 but lost three finals to Williams in 1931 1934 and 1936 33 34 35 The format was revised in 1937 the championship becoming match play only with matches over 18 holes except for the final 36 In 1939 there was a return to the 36 hole stroke play stage but with 32 qualifiers All matches were then over 36 holes 37 1946 saw a return to the format used in 1937 and 1938 Peter Thomson won in 1948 his last before turning professional 38 Thomson beat Doug Bachli in the final but Bachli would win in 1949 and 1950 and for a third time in 1953 39 40 41 Bill Edgar won for a third time in 1951 his previous wins being in 1927 and 1938 42 In 1951 there were 88 entries and a 36 hole stroke play event was organised to reduce the field to 64 43 Many of the leading players complained about the arrangement and the format was revised in 1952 with the leading 16 amateurs in the Victorian Close Championship qualifying all matches being over 36 holes 44 45 46 Eric Routley won the championship in 1952 the first of six wins in the event 47 He won again in 1958 1959 1960 1963 and 1966 There was no Close Championship in 1956 and a 36 hole amateur medal championship was organised instead the leading 16 qualifying 48 From 1957 the Victorian Open acted as the qualifying event 49 In 1964 the number of qualifiers was increased to 32 with the first two rounds of match play being over 18 holes John Lindsay was a three time winner in 1968 1970 and 1983 as was Mike Cahill who won three years in a row from 1971 to 1973 50 51 Neil Titheridge won the championship two years in succession in 1961 and 1962 52 Don Reiter won in 1967 and 1974 and was followed by his brother Alan in 1976 53 54 The 1990s saw a number of wins by players who went on to have successful professionals careers Robert Allenby in 1990 Stuart Appleby in 1991 Geoff Ogilvy in 1997 and Aaron Baddeley in 1998 all won on the PGA Tour in America and reached the top 20 of the world rankings 55 56 57 58 A number of other winners would later reach the top 100 of the world rankings including Mike Clayton Bradley Hughes and Craig Spence who each won the championship twice and Marcus Fraser James Morrison and Cameron Davis Winners EditYear Winner Score Runner up Venue Ref 2022 Joseph Owen 2 amp 1 Jeffrey Pullen Royal Melbourne 59 2021 Harrison Crowe 2 2 amp 1 Jack Buchanan Peninsula Kingswood 60 2020 Harrison Crowe 6 amp 5 Joshua Greer Metropolitan 61 2019 Andre Lautee 2 5 amp 4 Lukas Michel Kingston Heath 62 2018 Andre Lautee 2 amp 1 Kyle Michel Huntingdale 63 2017 David Micheluzzi 9 amp 8 Zach Murray Commonwealth 64 2016 Dylan Perry 41 holes John Lyras Woodlands 65 2015 Cameron John 6 amp 4 David Micheluzzi Commonwealth 66 2014 Cameron Davis 7 amp 5 Tom Power Horan Victoria2013 Zach Murray 1 up Todd Sinnott Kingston Heath2012 Taylor Macdonald 4 amp 3 Anthony Houston Yarra Yarra2011 Nathan Holman 9 amp 7 Troy Moses Commonwealth 67 2010 Jack Wilson 3 amp 2 Ryan McCarthy Woodlands 68 2009 Kieran Pratt 3 amp 1 Tim Hart Kingston Heath 69 2008 Luke Bleumink 39 holes Ryan McCarthy Sanctuary Lakes 70 2007 Leighton Lyle 2 amp 1 Kieran Pratt Royal Melbourne2006 Aaron Pike 2 amp 1 David McKendrick The Heritage2005 James Morrison 1 up Aaron Pike Spring Valley 71 2004 Steven Jones 2 amp 1 Andrew Martin Portsea2003 Gavin Flint 2 amp 1 Adam Porker Cranbourne2002 Luke Hickmott 5 amp 4 Marc Leishman Peninsula 72 2001 Craig Scott 2 amp 1 Ashley Hall Woodlands2000 Michael Cocking 3 amp 2 Andrew Webster Southern1999 Marcus Fraser 4 amp 3 Marcus Burns Kingston Heath 73 1998 Aaron Baddeley 4 amp 3 Ben Meyers Yarra Yarra 58 1997 Geoff Ogilvy 6 amp 5 Ed Stedman Commonwealth 57 1996 Cameron Percy 5 amp 4 Geoff Ogilvy Victoria 74 1995 Craig Spence 2 3 amp 1 Jamie McCallum Kingswood 75 1994 Craig Spence 2 amp 1 Gavin Vearing Metropolitan 76 1993 David Bransdon 7 amp 6 Stephen Symons Spring Valley 77 1992 Adam Henwood 5 amp 4 Stephen Symons Huntingdale 78 1991 Stuart Appleby 7 amp 6 Euan Walters Kingston Heath 56 1990 Robert Allenby 3 amp 2 Jamie Taylor Kew 55 1989 Stephen McCraw 4 amp 3 Peter Sweeney Kingswood 79 1988 Bradley Hughes 2 3 amp 1 Stephen McCraw Yarra Yarra 80 1987 Bradley Hughes 5 amp 4 Peter Campbell Woodlands 81 1986 Paul Moloney 3 amp 2 Paul Thompson Metropolitan 82 1985 Michael Sammells 5 amp 4 John Cole Huntingdale 83 1984 David Briggs 37 holes Terry Jones Yarra Yarra 84 1983 John Lindsay 3 3 amp 2 Doug Perry Victoria 50 1982 Alan Lehner 5 amp 4 John Munro Royal Melbourne 85 1981 Mike Clayton 2 1 up Peter Sweeney Commonwealth 86 1980 Darren Cole 9 amp 8 Peter Junor Kingston Heath 87 1979 Ray Jenner 8 amp 7 Jim Kirby Woodlands 88 1978 Peter Sweeney 7 amp 6 John Hood Royal Melbourne 89 1977 Mike Clayton Metropolitan1976 Alan Reiter 1 up Rick Wines Huntingdale 54 1975 Rick Wines 37 holes Peter Bleazby Yarra Yarra 90 1974 Don Reiter 2 6 amp 5 Alan Reiter Victoria 53 1973 Mike Cahill 3 3 amp 2 Ray Jenner Commonwealth 51 1972 Mike Cahill 2 8 amp 7 Ray Jenner Kingston Heath 91 1971 Mike Cahill 4 amp 3 Ken Kilburn Kingswood 92 1970 John Lindsay 2 37 holes Tony Limon Metropolitan 93 1969 Kevin Hartley 12 amp 10 Tony Limon Royal Melbourne 94 1968 John Lindsay 2 up Eric Routley Huntingdale 95 1967 Don Reiter 3 amp 2 Graham Marsh Victoria 96 1966 Eric Routley 6 2 up Roger Cowan Woodlands 97 1965 Harry McGain 2 amp 1 Ken Kilburn Metropolitan 98 1964 Eric Wishart 6 amp 5 Don Moir Yarra Yarra 99 1963 Eric Routley 5 7 amp 6 Les O Shea Commonwealth 100 1962 Neil Titheridge 2 2 amp 1 Les O Shea Kingston Heath 52 1961 Neil Titheridge 3 amp 2 Tom Crow Riversdale 101 1960 Eric Routley 4 6 amp 5 Doug Bachli Woodlands 102 1959 Eric Routley 3 6 amp 5 John Hood Huntingdale 103 1958 Eric Routley 2 2 amp 1 Tom Crow Commonwealth 104 1957 Barry West 1 up Tom Crow Yarra Yarra 105 1956 Tom Crow 2 up Eric Routley Victoria 106 1955 Hartley Mitchell 2 amp 1 Bill Edgar Northern 107 1954 Bob Bull 6 amp 5 Geoff Wagstaff Riversdale 108 1953 Doug Bachli 3 2 up Peter Toogood Royal Melbourne 41 1952 Eric Routley 1 up Bill Edgar Kingston Heath 47 1951 Bill Edgar 3 4 amp 3 Jack O Sullivan Kingswood 42 1950 Doug Bachli 2 8 amp 6 Jack O Sullivan Huntingdale 40 1949 Doug Bachli 2 amp 1 Barry West Kew 39 1948 Peter Thomson 6 amp 4 Doug Bachli Woodlands 38 1947 Dick Payne 3 amp 2 Bill Edgar Commonwealth 109 1946 Bob Brown 1 up Eric Routley Commonwealth 110 1940 1945 No tournament due to World War II1939 Harry Williams 5 5 amp 3 Laurie Duffy Yarra Yarra 32 1938 Bill Edgar 2 12 amp 10 Dick Buxton Victoria 111 1937 Bill Higgins 2 amp 1 Dick Payne Riversdale 112 1936 Harry Williams 4 4 amp 3 Mick Ryan Royal Melbourne 35 1935 Harry Williams 3 2 amp 1 Alex King Kingston Heath 113 1934 Harry Williams 2 8 amp 6 Mick Ryan Woodlands 114 1933 Gus Jackson 2 3 amp 2 Harry Williams Metropolitan 115 1932 Mick Ryan 2 7 amp 6 Alex Rae Yarra Yarra 34 1931 Harry Williams 4 amp 3 Mick Ryan Victoria 116 1930 Mick Ryan 2 amp 1 Len Nettlefold Victoria 33 1929 Sloan Morpeth 2 amp 1 Bob Hancock Commonwealth 117 1928 Bill Fowler 9 amp 8 Legh Winser Kingston Heath 118 1927 Bill Edgar 1 up Alex Russell Metropolitan 119 1926 Gus Jackson 38 holes Alex Russell Metropolitan 120 1925 Alex Russell 10 amp 9 William Bailey Royal Melbourne 121 1924 Ivo Whitton 5 3 amp 2 Abe Schlapp Victoria 29 1923 Ivo Whitton 4 6 amp 4 Abe Schlapp Metropolitan 28 1922 Ivo Whitton 3 2 amp 1 Eric Quirk Royal Melbourne 27 Year Winner Score Margin ofvictory Runner up Venue Ref 1921 George Fawcett 305 6 strokes Bruce Pearce Metropolitan 122 1920 Ivo Whitton 2 7 amp 5 Bruce Pearce Victoria 25 1919 Ivo Whitton 314 8 strokes Bruce Pearce Royal Melbourne 23 1915 1918 No tournament due to World War I1914 Eric Quirk 322 Playoff Frank Murdoch Royal Melbourne 123 124 1913 Gordon Burnham 332 1 stroke Douglas Morrison Metropolitan 125 1912 Frank Murdoch 325 12 strokes Charles Kirkby Royal Melbourne 126 1911 Audley Lempriere 328 9 strokes Ivo Whitton Royal Melbourne 19 1910 Michael Scott 6 321 22 strokes Bruce Pearce Royal Melbourne 15 1909 Michael Scott 5 337 8 strokes Clyde Pearce Royal Melbourne 127 1908 Michael Scott 4 355 5 strokes Audley Lempriere Norman Brookes Royal Melbourne 18 1907 Michael Scott 3 337 8 strokes Walter Carre Riddell Royal Melbourne 128 1906 Walter Carre Riddell 3 332 6 strokes Norman Brookes Royal Melbourne 16 1905 Michael Scott 2 354 17 strokes William Bruce 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