The North Coast Open was a professional golf tournament in Australia from 1951 to 1975.[1]

History

It was always held at Coffs Harbour Golf Club in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.[1][2] It was a PGA Tour of Australia event from 1973 to 1975.[1]

The name "North Coast Open" was not used until the 1953 championship, the first two events being referred to as Coffs Harbour Golf Club £200 Professional Purse.[3] Initially the event was played over 36 holes, increasing to 54 holes in 1959, and 72 holes in 1962.

The 1974 event was the largest with 188 players; 119 professionals and 69 amateurs. It also had its highest hitherto purse at $A8,000.[4]

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upRef
North Coast Open
1975Vaughan Somers Australia279−92 strokesAustralia Noel Ratcliffe[5]
1974Allan Cooper Australia278−105 strokesAustralia Rob McNaughton[6]
1973Stewart Ginn Australia279−95 strokesAustralia Tom Linskey[7]
1972Terry Kendall New Zealand282−61 strokeAustralia Bill Dunk[8]
1971Bill Dunk Australia269−1910 strokesAustralia Randall Vines[9]
1970Bill Dunk Australia212−45 strokesAustralia Peter Harvey
Australia Randall Vines		[10]
1969Tony Mangan Australia291+33 strokesAustralia David Graham[11]
1968Vic Bennetts Australia283−52 strokesAustralia Les Wilson[12]
1967Bill Dunk Australia288E5 strokesAustralia Bob Swinbourne[13]
1966Bill Dunk Australia276−121 strokeAustralia Col Johnston[14]
1965Norman Von Nida Australia284−2PlayoffAustralia Jack Donald[15]
1964Ron Howell United States278−101 strokeAustralia Bill Dunk[16]
1963Alan Murray Australia278−104 strokesAustralia Col Johnston[17]
1962Frank Phillips Australia272−168 strokesAustralia Stan Peach[18]
1961Len Woodward Australia211−52 strokesCanada Stan Leonard[19]
North Coast Open Championship and Ampol Purse
1960Frank Phillips Australia211−51 strokeAustralia Peter Thomson[20]
1959John Sullivan Australia212+21 strokeAustralia Frank Phillips
Australia Les Wilson		[21]
1958Bruce Crampton Australia138−22 strokesAustralia Eric Cremin
Australia Frank Phillips
Australia Darrell Welch		[22]
1957Gary Player South Africa135−51 strokeAustralia Eric Cremin[23]
1956Gary Player South Africa136−4PlayoffAustralia Norm Berwick[24]
North Coast Open Championship
1955Kel Nagle Australia1386 strokesAustralia Eric Cremin
Australia Jim McInnes		[25]
1954Kel Nagle Australia1364 strokesAustralia Frank Phillips[26][27]
1953Allan Myers Australia1351 strokeAustralia Eric Cremin[3]
Coffs Harbour Professional Purse
1952Kel Nagle Australia1411 strokeAustralia Jim McInnes[28]
1951Kel Nagle Australia1345 strokesAustralia Eric Cremin[29][30]

The 1970 event was reduced to 54 holes by bad weather. In 1956 Player beat Berwick in a playoff for the championship but they were tied when determining the prize money.

Source:[1]

Multiple winners

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 2006 Media Guide. PGA Tour of Australasia. p. 168.
  2. ↑ "North Coast Championship for Coffs Harbour". Coffs Harbour Advocate. 16 January 1953. p. 10 – via Trove.
  3. 1 2 "North Coast Open Golf Championship Won by Young Bexley Professional". Coffs Harbour Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 22 September 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ↑ "Open Field a Record". Bananacoast Opinion. Coffs Harbour, NSW. 3 October 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Somers' 69 settles it". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 October 1975. p. 16.
  6. ↑ "Golf 'old head' in youth's fling". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 October 1974. p. 22.
  7. ↑ "Ginn charges past a 'shaky' Godfrey". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 October 1973. p. 14.
  8. ↑ "Kendall's coast golf 66 beats Dunk". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 October 1972. p. 22.
  9. ↑ "Dunk 'hot' in 19 under Open win". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 October 1971. p. 16.
  10. ↑ "Dunks 51st record". The Age. 23 November 1970. p. 25.
  11. ↑ "Mangan pulls off 100-1 Open". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 November 1969. p. 13.
  12. ↑ "Bennetts gets golf title but no prize money". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 November 1968. p. 12.
  13. ↑ "Dunk coasts to easy triumph". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 November 1967. p. 14.
  14. ↑ "Dunk pressed but wins by stroke". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 November 1966. p. 14.
  15. ↑ "Open golf win to von Nida". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 November 1965. p. 14.
  16. ↑ "N. Coast Open to Howell". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 October 1964. p. 16.
  17. ↑ "Murray by 4 strokes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 October 1963. p. 19.
  18. ↑ "Brilliant Golf by Phillips". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 November 1962. p. 20.
  19. ↑ "Woodward by Two Strokes". The Age. 6 November 1961. p. 17.
  20. ↑ "Phillips wins golf purse". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 November 1960. p. 20.
  21. ↑ "Sullivan wins golf open and purse". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 October 1959. p. 12.
  22. ↑ "£1,000 purse to Bruce Crampton". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 October 1958. p. 12.
  23. ↑ "Close Golf Victory to Player". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 October 1957. p. 14.
  24. ↑ "Player, Berwick Share Purse". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 October 1956. p. 13.
  25. ↑ "Six-stroke Win to Kel Nagle". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 September 1955. p. 12.
  26. ↑ "Third North Coast Open Title To Nagle". Daily Examiner. New South Wales, Australia. 27 September 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
  27. ↑ "Purse To Kel Nagle". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 September 1954. p. 9.
  28. ↑ "Kel Nagle Wins At Coffs Harbour". Daily Examiner. New South Wales, Australia. 6 October 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
  29. ↑ "Jubilee Purse to Kel Nagle". Daily Examiner. New South Wales, Australia. 17 September 1951. p. 5. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
  30. ↑ "Nagle Too Strong". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 September 1951. p. 7.
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