Alfred Dunhill Masters Explained

Alfred Dunhill Masters
Location:Hong Kong
Establishment:1994
Course:Hong Kong Golf Club
Par:71
Tour:PGA Tour of Australasia
Asian Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:October/November
Final Year:1996
Aggregate:267 Bernhard Langer (1996)
267 Michael Campbell (1995)
To-Par:−21 Michael Campbell (1995)
Final Champion: Bernhard Langer
Coordinates:22.496°N 114.121°W
Map:China#Hong Kong
Map Label:Hong Kong GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200

The Alfred Dunhill Masters was a golf tournament held from 1994 to 1996. The first two events were in Indonesia and the final event was in Hong Kong. It was always part of the Australasian Tour but co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour in 1996.[1] [2]

In 1994 it was played at the Bali Golf and Country Club, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia; in 1995 it was played at the Emeralda Golf and Country Club, Jakarta, Indonesia; and in 1996 it was played at the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club. The prize money was A$350,000 in 1994, US$400,000 in 1995 and US$500,000 in 1996.

The 1994 event received a decent amount of media attention for the "dramatic disqualification" of leader Nick Faldo. Faldo held a six stroke lead on the 12th hole of the final round. He was then notified that he unknowingly broke a rule the previous day, removing a piece of coral from a bunker. He was immediately disqualified paving the way for playing partner Jack Kay Jr. to win the event.

Winners

YearTour(s) Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share
Venue Ref.
1996 267 −17 2 strokes US$94,735 [3]
1995 267 −21 5 strokes A$95,000 Emeralda [4]
1994 277 −7 1 stroke A$62,000 Bali [5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Devenport out on his own . https://web.archive.org/web/20200213225649/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/devenport-out-on-his-own-1350213.html . 2020-02-13 . limited . live . 1 November 1996 . . 13 February 2020.
  2. News: Masters win ends Langer's drought . 4 November 1996 . . 13 February 2020.
  3. News: Golf: Langer comes in from the cold . . 4 November 1996 . 19.
  4. News: Campbell win . . 71 . 22,117 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 6 November 1995 . 30 April 2017 . 30 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: Faldo squanders Dunhill lead with dramatic disqualification . . 70 . 21,753 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 7 November 1994 . 30 April 2017 . 24 . National Library of Australia.