Rich River Classic Explained

Rich River Classic
Location:Moama, Australia
Establishment:1986
Course:Rich River Golf Club
Par:72
Tour:PGA Tour of Australia
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:February
Final Year:1987
Aggregate:267 Bob Shearer (1986)
To-Par:−17 as above
Final Champion: Peter Senior
Coordinates:-36.073°N 144.732°W
Map:Australia#Australia New South Wales
Map Label:Rich River GC
Map Relief:yes

The Rich River Classic was a golf tournament held in Australia in 1986 and 1987 at Rich River Golf Club, Moama, NSW. The event was played concurrently with the Australian PGA Seniors' Championship.[1] The event was discontinued after the ESP Open was allocated the dates on the professional tournament calendar in 1988, and a new tournament for trainees was created to play alongside the seniors championship.[2]

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up Winner's
share (A$)
Ref.
273 −15 2 strokes 13,500 [3]
267 −17 8 strokes 12,000 [4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Thomson hails seniors tournament . . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 30 January 1986 . 13 February 2020 . 1 (SPORTS SECTION) . Trove .
  2. News: River draws young and old . . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 21 January 1988 . 13 February 2020 . 16 . Trove .
  3. News: Senior sweeps to top with two-shot win in Rich River classic . . 61 . 18,777 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 2 March 1987 . 28 April 2017 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Rich reward for Shearer . . 60 . 18,415 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 3 March 1986 . 28 April 2017 . 24 . National Library of Australia.