ANZ Championship (golf)

The ANZ Championship was a men's professional golf tournament, co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia, that was played in Australia between 2002 and 2004. The event had been played as a 72-hole stroke-play tournament on the Australasian tour from 1998 to 2001 as the ANZ Tour Championship.[1]

ANZ Championship
Tournament information
LocationAustralia
Established1998
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour
FormatModified stableford (2002–2004)
Stroke play (1998–2001)
Final year2004
Tournament record score
Aggregate46 points Richard S. Johnson (2002)
269 Peter Lonard (2001)
To par−15 Andre Stolz (2000)
−15 Peter Lonard (2001)
Final champion
Brian Davis

Uniquely for both tours, it was played using a modified stableford scoring system, similar to the former PGA Tour event The International. This departure from the usual stroke play format, designed to encourage more attacking play, was not received with universal approval as the perception was that it would penalise the steadier players.[2]

In the final event in 2004, Laura Davies became the first female golfer to compete on either the Australasian or European Tour, but failed to make an impact, missing the cut and finishing in next to last place on −13 points.[3]

Winners
YearWinnerCountryVenuePointsMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef
2004Brian Davis EnglandHorizons Golf Resort441 point Paul Casey[4][5]
2003Paul Casey EnglandNew South Wales454 points Stuart Appleby
Nick O'Hern		[6][7]
2002Richard S. Johnson SwedenThe Lakes462 points Scott Laycock
Craig Parry		[8][9]
Sole-sanctioned
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
ANZ Tour Championship
2001Peter Lonard AustraliaConcord269−151 stroke Nathan Green
2000Andre Stolz AustraliaRoyal Canberra273−153 strokes Brett Rumford
1999Marcus Cain AustraliaRoyal Canberra276−124 strokes Paul Gow
1998Mathew Goggin AustraliaRoyal Canberra278−10Playoff Brad King

In 1998 Goggin won at the first extra hole of the playoff.

References
  1. "Baddeley looks to rekindle magic at The Lakes". PGA European Tour. 19 March 2010.
  2. McGuire, Bernie (6 February 2002). "Mixed points of view". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  3. "Davies beats only one man in ANZ Championship". USA Today. Port Stevens, Australia. Associated Press. 13 February 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  4. "ANZ Championship 2004". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  5. "Davis snatches ANZ title". BBC Sport. 15 February 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  6. "ANZ Championship 2003". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  7. "Casey defeats Appleby, O'Hern for ANZ Championship". USA Today. Sydney, Australia. Associated Press. 9 February 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  8. "ANZ Championship 2002". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  9. Grealis, Tom (10 February 2002). "Johnson wins ANZ Championship". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
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