Johnnie Walker Australian Classic

Johnnie Walker Australian Classic
Tournament information
Location	Australia
Established	1988
Tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia
Format	Stroke play
Final year	1992
Tournament record score
Aggregate	271 Rodger Davis (1988); 271 Fred Couples (1988)
To par	−17 as above
Final champion
	Robert Allenby

The Johnnie Walker Australian Classic was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1988 to 1992.^[1] It was first played as the Bicentennial Classic to celebrate the Australian Bicentenary. It was held at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne, except in 1991 when it was played at The Vines, Western Australia. Prize money was A$1,500,000 in 1988, A$1,000,000 from 1989 to 1991, and A$700,000 in 1992

From 1990 to 1992, the event was called the Johnnie Walker Classic. A separate tournament, the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic took on the Johnnie Walker Classic title from 1993.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (A$)	Ref
Johnnie Walker Classic
1992	Robert Allenby	Australia	Royal Melbourne	275	−13	5 strokes	Peter Senior	126,000	^[2]
1991	Peter Senior	Australia	The Vines	282	−10	1 stroke	Rodger Davis Frank Nobilo	180,000	^[3]
1990	Greg Turner	New Zealand	Royal Melbourne	276	−8	4 strokes	Rodger Davis	180,000	^[4]
Johnnie Walker Australian Classic
1989	Peter Senior	Australia	Royal Melbourne	276	−12	5 strokes	Greg Norman	180,000	^[5]
Bicentennial Classic
1988	Rodger Davis	Australia	Royal Melbourne	271	−17	Playoff	Fred Couples	500,000	^[6]

In 1988, Davis beat Couples at the second playoff hole.

References

↑ 2006 Media Guide. PGA Tour of Australasia. p. 167.
↑ "Rookie stuns stars with five-shot win". The Canberra Times. 67 (21, 057). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 December 1992. p. 26. Retrieved 1 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Davis fumbles run to allow Senior in by one stroke". The Canberra Times. 66 (20, 694). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 December 1991. p. 22. Retrieved 1 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Baker-Finch in the wilderness, Turner out". The Canberra Times. 65 (20, 331). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 December 1990. p. 20. Retrieved 1 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
↑ "No more 'yips' for Midas-touch Senior '". The Canberra Times. 64 (19, 787). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 December 1989. p. 22. Retrieved 1 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Davis takes big money". The Canberra Times. 63 (19, 418). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 December 1988. p. 28. Retrieved 2 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

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[1] 2006 Media Guide. PGA Tour of Australasia. p. 167.

[2] "Rookie stuns stars with five-shot win". The Canberra Times. 67 (21, 057). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 December 1992. p. 26. Retrieved 1 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Davis fumbles run to allow Senior in by one stroke". The Canberra Times. 66 (20, 694). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 December 1991. p. 22. Retrieved 1 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Baker-Finch in the wilderness, Turner out". The Canberra Times. 65 (20, 331). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 December 1990. p. 20. Retrieved 1 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "No more 'yips' for Midas-touch Senior '". The Canberra Times. 64 (19, 787). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 December 1989. p. 22. Retrieved 1 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "Davis takes big money". The Canberra Times. 63 (19, 418). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 December 1988. p. 28. Retrieved 2 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.