Handa Australian Senior Open
Tournament information
LocationPerth, Western Australia, Australia
Established1995
Course(s)Royal Perth Golf Club
Par72
Length6,615 yards (6,049 m)
Tour(s)European Senior Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$400,000
Month playedNovember
Final year2012
Tournament record score
Aggregate207 Peter Senior (2010)
207 Peter Fowler (2012)
To par−9 as above
Final champion
Australia Peter Fowler
Location Map
Royal Perth GC is located in Australia
Royal Perth GC
Royal Perth GC
Location in Australia
Royal Perth GC is located in Western Australia
Royal Perth GC
Royal Perth GC
Location in Western Australia

The Australian Senior Open was an event on the PGA Legends Tour. It was run by Golf Australia. From 2007 to 2012 it was hosted by ISPS Handa and titled as the Handa Australian Senior Open. The final event was in 2012. The 2010 event was co-sanctioned with the European Senior Tour and was the first event of the 2011 European Senior Tour season.[1]

The Senior Open was revived in 2007 by Haruhisa Handa, president of the International Sports Promotion Society. In 2011, the tournament was co-sanctioned by the European Senior Tour.

Winners

YearTour[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenue
Handa Australian Senior Open
2012Australia Peter Fowler207−96 strokesAustralia Mike Harwood
Australia David Merriman
Royal Perth
2011England Gary Wolstenholme212−41 strokeAustralia Terry PriceLake Karrinyup
2010ESTAustralia Peter Senior207−93 strokesScotland Sandy LyleRoyal Perth
2009Australia Mike Harwood210−6PlayoffAustralia Mike Clayton
Australia Peter Senior
Royal Perth
2008Australia Wayne Grady (2)210−32 strokesAustralia David MerrimanConcord
2007Australia Wayne Grady210−31 strokeAustralia David MerrimanConcord
Australian Senior Open
1997–2006: No tournament
1996Japan Hiroshi Tahara296+121 strokeAustralia Bob ShawSpring Valley
1995Australia Noel Ratcliffe2904 strokesAustralia John Klatt
Japan Hiroshi Tahara
Yarra Yarra

Notes

References

  1. http://www.golf.org.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=70614 Archived 2016-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Senior Open co-sanctions with European Senior Tour


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