Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup

Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup
Tournament information
Location	Carrara, Queensland, Australia
Established	1988
Course(s)	Palm Meadows Golf Course
Tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia
Format	Stroke play
Final year	1992
Tournament record score
Aggregate	271 Rodger Davis (1990); 271 Curtis Strange (1990); 271 Greg Turner (1991)
To par	−17 as above
Final champion
	Ronan Rafferty

The Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1988 to 1992 at the Palm Meadows Golf Course, Carrara, Queensland. Prize money was A$500,000 in 1988, A$600,000 in 1989, A$800,000 in 1990, A$1,200,000 in 1991 and A$1,400,000 in 1992.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (A$)	Ref
1992	Ronan Rafferty	Northern Ireland	278	−10	2 strokes	Bradley Hughes Brett Ogle	252,000	[1]
1991	Greg Turner	New Zealand	271	−17	4 strokes	Greg Norman	216,000	[2]
1990	Rodger Davis	Australia	271	−17	Playoff	Curtis Strange	144,000	[3]
1989	Curtis Strange	United States	280	−8	2 strokes	Raymond Floyd	108,000	[4]
1988	Greg Norman	Australia	272	−16	1 stroke	Tateo Ozaki	90,000	[5]

In 1990 Davis beat Strange at the second playoff hole.

References

"Cup a belated birthday prize for Rafferty". The Canberra Times. 66 (20, 735). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 January 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
"Turner clears debts, fears". The Canberra Times. 65 (20, 365). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 January 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
"Norman stole Davis limelight". The Canberra Times. 64 (20, 001). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 January 1990. p. 22. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
"Strange makes it a Gold Coast double". The Canberra Times. 63 (19, 459). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 January 1989. p. 20. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
"Norman shows some class". The Canberra Times. 62 (19, 111). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 February 1988. p. 18. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

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[1] "Cup a belated birthday prize for Rafferty". The Canberra Times. 66 (20, 735). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 January 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "Turner clears debts, fears". The Canberra Times. 65 (20, 365). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 January 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Norman stole Davis limelight". The Canberra Times. 64 (20, 001). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 January 1990. p. 22. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Strange makes it a Gold Coast double". The Canberra Times. 63 (19, 459). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 January 1989. p. 20. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "Norman shows some class". The Canberra Times. 62 (19, 111). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 February 1988. p. 18. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.