Heineken Classic Explained

Heineken Classic
Location:Melbourne, Australia
Establishment:1990
Course:Royal Melbourne Golf Club
Par:71
Yardage:6968yd
Tour:PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:February
Final Year:2005
Aggregate:268 Michael Campbell (2000)
268 Ernie Els (2004)
To-Par:−20 as above
Final Champion: Craig Parry
Map:Australia#Australia Victoria
Map Label:Royal Melbourne GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200px
Coordinates:-37.97°N 145.03°W

The Heineken Classic was a men's professional golf tournament played in Australia from 1990 to 2005 as part of the PGA Tour of Australasia.[1] From 1990 to 1992 it was called the Vines Classic.

It was held at The Vines Resort & Country Club in Western Australia from 1990 to 2001 and moved to the Royal Melbourne Golf Club from 2002 to 2005. From 1996 onwards it was co-sanctioned by the European Tour. In 2005 it was the most lucrative golf tournament in Australasia, but the 2006 event was cancelled after the sponsor withdrew and the promoters were unable to find a replacement.[2] This was one of a series of tournaments to be cancelled in Australia within the space of a few years.[3] The winners of the Heineken Classic included former World Number 1s Ernie Els and Ian Woosnam and future U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell.

Winners

YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Heineken Classic
2005 270 −14 Playoff Nick O'Hern
2004 Ernie Els (3) 268 −20 1 stroke Adam Scott
2003 Ernie Els (2) 273 −15 1 stroke Nick Faldo
Peter Lonard
2002 271 −17 5 strokes Peter Fowler
David Howell
Peter O'Malley
2001 Michael Campbell (2) 270 −18 5 strokes David Smail
2000 268 −20 6 strokes Thomas Bjørn
1999 274 −14 1 stroke Ernie Els
Bernhard Langer
Peter Lonard
1998 280 −8 1 stroke Ian Woosnam
1997 273 −15 1 stroke Fred Couples
1996 277 −11 1 stroke Paul McGinley
Jean van de Velde
1995 278 −10 1 stroke Wayne Smith
1994 279 −9 3 strokes Wayne Smith
1993 275 −13 3 strokes Michael Campbell
Vines Classic
1992 276 −12 1 stroke Jeff Maggert
Frank Nobilo
1991 278 −10 1 stroke Wayne Grady
Greg Turner
1990 281 −7 1 stroke Brett Ogle

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Notes and References

  1. http://henrietta.liswa.wa.gov.au/record=b2561804~S2 and http://henrietta.liswa.wa.gov.au/record=b2561805~S2 - pictures from the 1993 event
  2. News: Heineken Golf Classic cancelled . The Sydney Morning Herald . 7 July 2005 . 5 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Heineken Classic axed from 2006 schedule . Golf Today . 28 November 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161110095603/http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news05/heineken1.html . 10 November 2016 . dead.