# South Australian Open (golf)

The South Australian Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Nationwide Tour.

## History

The event started in 1933 as the South Australian Close Championship. In 1950 it was renamed the South Australian Open, although it was only in 1952 that it was opened up to players from outside the state.
In the late 1960s, there was no sponsor for the tournament. Therefore "only local club professionals competed." In 1975 there was a similar problem. The South Australian Brewing Company did not renew its sponsorship. Due to economic trouble in the country no other companies were willing to sponsor the event. The event did not take place that year.
The event was retitled the Jacob's Creek Open Championship from 2002 to 2007, sponsored by the Jacob's Creek wine brand, and was co-sanctioned during that period by the United States–based Nationwide Tour. It was played annually in Adelaide, South Australia. In 2007, the last time the tournament was held, it was one of three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour held outside the United States. After Jacob's Creek withdrew their support following the 2007 edition, the search for a new sponsor proved fruitless and the tournament was cancelled.

## Winners

| Year | Tour(s) | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue |
| Jacob's Creek Open Championship |||||||||
| 2007 | ANZ, NWT | Scott Sterling | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke | David Lutterus | Kooyonga |
| 2006 | ANZ, NWT | Paul Sheehan | 281 | −7 | Playoff | Michael Sim | Royal Adelaide |
| 2005 | ANZ, NWT | Steven Bowditch | 277 | −11 | 5 strokes | Ryan Armour Nathan Green | Royal Adelaide |
| Jacob's Creek Open |||||||||
| 2004 | ANZ, NWT | Euan Walters | 275 | −9 | 5 strokes | Wayne Grady Brendan Jones Anthony Painter | Kooyonga |
| 2003 | ANZ, NWT | Joe Ogilvie | 279 | −5 | 1 stroke | Shane Tait | Kooyonga |
| Jacob's Creek Open Championship |||||||||
| 2002 | ANZ, BUY | Gavin Coles | 279 | −9 | 2 strokes | Bryce Molder | Kooyonga |
| Ford South Australian Open |||||||||
| 2001: No tournament due to scheduling changes | 2001: No tournament due to scheduling changes | 2001: No tournament due to scheduling changes | 2001: No tournament due to scheduling changes | 2001: No tournament due to scheduling changes | 2001: No tournament due to scheduling changes | 2001: No tournament due to scheduling changes | 2001: No tournament due to scheduling changes |
| 2000 | ANZ | Peter Lonard | 269 | −19 | 6 strokes | Paul Gow | Kooyonga |
| 1999 | ANZ | Craig Parry | 274 | −14 | 5 strokes | Raymond Russell | Kooyonga |
| 1998 | ANZ | Stuart Bouvier | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Stephen Allan Craig Parry | Kooyonga |
| 1997 | ANZ | Steven Alker | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Wayne Grady | Kooyonga |
| 1996 | ANZ | Greg Norman (2) | 284 | −4 | 1 stroke | Jean-Louis Guépy | Kooyonga |
| 1995 | ANZ | Tim Elliott | 275 | −17 | 3 strokes | Jack O'Keefe Anthony Painter | Royal Adelaide |
| Eagle Blue Open |||||||||
| 1994: No tournament due to scheduling changes | 1994: No tournament due to scheduling changes | 1994: No tournament due to scheduling changes | 1994: No tournament due to scheduling changes | 1994: No tournament due to scheduling changes | 1994: No tournament due to scheduling changes | 1994: No tournament due to scheduling changes | 1994: No tournament due to scheduling changes |
| 1993 | ANZ | Wayne Smith | 210 | −9 | Playoff | Jim Kennedy Kevin Miskimins | Royal Adelaide |
| 1992 | ANZ | Brett Ogle (2) | 280 | −12 | 1 stroke | Craig Warren | Royal Adelaide |
| West End South Australian Open |||||||||
| 1991 | ANZ | Brett Ogle | 279 | −13 | 2 strokes | Mike Harwood | Royal Adelaide |
| 1990 | ANZ | Mike Harwood | 278 | −14 | 5 strokes | Paul Moloney Simon Owen | Royal Adelaide |
| 1989 | ANZ | Nick Price | 277 | −15 | 5 strokes | Lucien Tinkler Paul Foley | Royal Adelaide |
| 1988 | ANZ | Gordon Brand Jnr | 267 | −13 | 7 strokes | Greg Alexander Wayne Grady | The Grange |
| 1987 | ANZ | Ronan Rafferty | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Peter Fowler | The Grange |
| West End Jubilee South Australian Open |||||||||
| 1986 | ANZ | Greg Norman | 283 | −5 | 3 strokes | David Graham | Kooyonga |
| Ford Dealers South Australian Open |||||||||
| 1985 | ANZ | Vaughan Somers | 284 | −4 | 2 strokes | Gerry Taylor | Kooyonga |
| 1984 | ANZ | Bob Shearer | 286 | −2 | 1 stroke | Terry Gale | Kooyonga |
| 1983 | ANZ | Terry Gale | 281 | −7 | 1 stroke | Wayne Grady | Kooyonga |
| 1982 | ANZ | Graham Marsh | 275 | −13 | 8 strokes | Bill Dunk | Kooyonga |
| South Australian Open |||||||||
| 1981 | ANZ | Lyndsay Stephen | 282 | −6 | 3 strokes | Rodger Davis | Glenelg |
| Dunhill South Australian Open |||||||||
| 1980 | ANZ | Simon Owen | 291 | +3 | 1 stroke | Rodger Davis Greg Norman | Kooyonga |
| 1979 | ANZ | Peter Senior | 282 | −6 | Playoff | Graham Stevens (a) | Glenelg |
| South Australian Open |||||||||
| 1978 | ANZ | Tony Gresham (a) | 282 | −6 | 6 strokes | Chris Bonython (a) | Glenelg |
| 1977 | ANZ | Noel Ratcliffe | 287 | −5 | Playoff | David Galloway | Royal Adelaide |
| 1976 | ANZ | David Galloway | 285 | −3 | 2 strokes | Frank Phillips Guy Wolstenholme | Kooyonga |
| 1975: No tournament | 1975: No tournament | 1975: No tournament | 1975: No tournament | 1975: No tournament | 1975: No tournament | 1975: No tournament | 1975: No tournament |
| 1974 | ANZ | Ray Hore | 288 | E | 1 stroke | David Galloway Randall Vines | Glenelg |
| 1973 | ANZ | Ted Ball (2) | 286 | −2 | 1 stroke | Terry Kendall | The Grange |
| 1972 | | Ted Ball | 294 | +2 | 3 strokes | Bill Dunk Stan Peach | The Grange |
| 1971 | | Guy Wolstenholme | 288 | E | 2 strokes | Bob Tuohy | Kooyonga |
| 1970 | | Bill Dunk | 275 | −13 | 8 strokes | Frank Phillips | Glenelg |
| 1969 | | Brian Boys | 222 | +6 | Playoff | Ted Ball Frank Phillips | The Grange |
| 1968 | | Peter Thomson | 293 | +1 | 9 strokes | Walter Godfrey | Royal Adelaide |
| 1967 | | John Sullivan | 144 | E | | | Glenelg |
| 1966 | | Brian Crafter | 141 | −3 | | | The Grange |
| 1965 | | Murray Crafter (3) | 144 | E | 1 stroke | Brian Crafter | Kooyonga |
| 1964 | | Bob Mesnil (a) | 145 | −1 | | | Royal Adelaide |
| 1963 | | Murray Crafter (2) | 148 | +4 | | | Glenelg |
| 1962 | | Murray Crafter | 143 | −1 | | | The Grange |
| 1961 | | Harry Thredgold (a) | 148 | +4 | | | Kooyonga |
| 1960 | | Bill Shephard (a) (2) | 141 | −5 | | | Royal Adelaide |
| 1955–1959: No tournament |||||||||
| 1954 | | Bob Stevens (a) (4) | 142 | | 3 strokes | Bill Ackland-Horman (a) | Royal Adelaide |
| 1953 | | Bob Stevens (a) (3) | 147 | | 4 strokes | Bill Ackland-Horman (a) Bill Rymill (a) | Kooyonga |
| 1952 | | Bob Stevens (a) (2) | 141 | | 5 strokes | Harry Thredgold (a) | Royal Adelaide |
| 1951 | | John Wilkin (a) | 149 | | 5 strokes | Bill Ackland-Horman (a) | Kooyonga |
| 1950 | | Bill Shephard (a) | 145 | | 3 strokes | Bill Ackland-Horman (a) | Royal Adelaide |
| South Australian Close Championship |||||||||
| 1949 | | Bill Ackland-Horman (a) (3) | 148 | | 2 strokes | John Wilkin (a) | Kooyonga |
| 1948 | | Bob Stevens (a) | 153 | | Playoff | Jim Mills | Royal Adelaide |
| 1947 | | Bill Ackland-Horman (a) (2) | 152 | | Playoff | Denis Denehey | Kooyonga |
| 1946 | | Bill Ackland-Horman (a) | 148 | | 2 strokes | Jack Richardson (a) | Royal Adelaide |
| 1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II |||||||||
| 1939 | | Bill Rymill (a) | 143 | | 3 strokes | Rufus Stewart | Kooyonga |
| 1938 | | Fergus McMahon (4) | 145 | | 2 strokes | Bill Ackland-Horman (a) | Royal Adelaide |
| 1937 | | Fergus McMahon (3) | 142 | | 4 strokes | Dallas Crook (a) | Kooyonga |
| 1936 | | Fergus McMahon (2) | 146 | | 2 strokes | Ross Sawers (a) | Royal Adelaide |
| 1935 | | Jimmy McLachlan | 144 | | 3 strokes | Bill Rymill (a) | Kooyonga |
| 1934 | | Rufus Stewart | 145 | | 3 strokes | Fred Thompson | Royal Adelaide |
| 1933 | | Fergus McMahon | 151 | | Playoff | Bill Ackland-Horman (a) | Kooyonga |