Chrysler Classic

Chrysler Classic
Tournament information
Established	1973
Tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia
Format	Stroke play
Final year	1976
Final champion
	Bob Shearer

The Chrysler Classic was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1973 to 1976. Prize money was A$50,000. Bob Shearer won the event twice in the four years it was held.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share (A$)	Ref
1976	Bob Shearer (2)	Australia	Royal Melbourne	281	−3	Playoff	Stewart Ginn	10,000	^[1]
1975	Bill Dunk	Australia	Royal Melbourne	281	−3	1 stroke	David Graham	10,000	^[2]
1974	Bob Shearer	Australia	Royal Melbourne	283	−1	9 strokes	Bruce Devlin	10,000	^[3]
1973	Lee Trevino	United States	The Lakes	277	−15	4 strokes	Stewart Ginn	10,000	^[4]

In 1976 Shearer won at the first extra hole.

References

↑ "Shearer wins Chrysler in play-off". The Canberra Times. 51 (14, 530). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 November 1976. p. 14. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Chrysler Classic win to Dunk by a stroke". The Canberra Times. 50 (14, 219). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 November 1975. p. 14. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Shearer wins Classic by nine strokes". The Canberra Times. 49 (13, 909). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 November 1974. p. 18. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Four-stroke win to Lee Trevino". The Canberra Times. 48 (13, 584). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 November 1973. p. 12. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

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[1] "Shearer wins Chrysler in play-off". The Canberra Times. 51 (14, 530). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 November 1976. p. 14. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "Chrysler Classic win to Dunk by a stroke". The Canberra Times. 50 (14, 219). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 November 1975. p. 14. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Shearer wins Classic by nine strokes". The Canberra Times. 49 (13, 909). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 November 1974. p. 18. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Four-stroke win to Lee Trevino". The Canberra Times. 48 (13, 584). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 November 1973. p. 12. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.