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ANZ Championship (golf)

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ANZ Championship
Tournament information
LocationPort Stevens, Australia
Established1998
Course(s)Horizons Golf Resort
Par72
Length6,764 yards (6,185 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour
FormatModified stableford
Stroke play
Prize fundA$1,700,000
Month playedFebruary
Final year2004
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Peter Lonard (2001)
To par−15 Andre Stolz (2000)
−15 Peter Lonard (2001)
Score46 points Richard S. Johnson (2002)
Final champion
England Brian Davis
Location map
Horizons Golf Resort is located in Australia
Horizons Golf Resort
Horizons Golf Resort
Location in Australia
Horizons Golf Resort is located in New South Wales
Horizons Golf Resort
Horizons Golf Resort
Location in New South Wales

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]

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]

Venues

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The event has been played at the following venues:

Winners

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PGA Tour of Australasia (Tour Championship) 1998–2001
PGA Tour of Australasia (Regular) 2002–2004
# Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
ANZ Championship
7th 2004 ANZ, EUR England Brian Davis 44 points 1 point England Paul Casey [4][5]
6th 2003 ANZ, EUR England Paul Casey 45 points 4 points Australia Stuart Appleby
Australia Nick O'Hern		 [6][7]
5th 2002 ANZ, EUR Sweden Richard S. Johnson 46 points 2 points Australia Scott Laycock
Australia Craig Parry		 [8][9]
ANZ Tour Championship
4th 2001 ANZ Australia Peter Lonard 269 −15 1 stroke Australia Nathan Green
3rd 2000 ANZ Australia Andre Stolz 273 −15 3 strokes Australia Brett Rumford
2nd 1999 ANZ Australia Marcus Cain 276 −12 4 strokes Australia Paul Gow
1st 1998 ANZ Australia Mathew Goggin 278 −10 Playoff[b] Australia Brad King

Notes

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  1. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour.
  2. ^ Goggin won with birdie on first extra hole

References

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  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.[permanent dead link]
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