# New South Wales PGA Championship

The New South Wales PGA Championship was a professional golf tournament played in New South Wales, Australia between 1923 and 2015.

## History

The inaugural event was held in 1923 and was won by Fred Popplewell with a score of 311. Dan Soutar had led by two strokes after the first 36 holes at The Australian Golf Club but Popplewell took a three shot lead after a third round of 74 and held on in the final round to win by a stroke. The final 36 holes were played at Royal Sydney. It was a stroke-play event again in 1924 but thereafter it was generally match-play until World War II. After the war it was a match play event in 1946 and 1950 but otherwise it was a stroke-play tournament.
From the early 1980s the event was not played as a separate event, being incorporated into other tournaments. Later it was played as a non-tour event or as part of a second-tier tour. It became a PGA Tour of Australasia event from 2009 until 2015, except for 2013 when it was not played, but has not been held since.
Kel Nagle won the event 7 times while Eric Cremin won it 5 times.

## Winners

| Year | Tour | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue |
| NSW PGA Championship |||||||||
| 2015 | ANZ | Jarryd Felton | 275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Geoff Drakeford Rhein Gibson Matthew Millar James Nitties Anthony Summers | Riverside Oaks |
| Nanshan NSW PGA Championship |||||||||
| 2014 | ANZ | Lincoln Tighe | 265 | −19 | 1 stroke | Scott Arnold | Riverside Oaks |
| NSW PGA Championship |||||||||
| 2013: No tournament |||||||||
| 2012 | ANZ | Matt Stieger | 273 | −15 | 3 strokes | Daniel Nisbet | Mount Broughton |
| 2011 | ANZ | Matthew Guyatt | 197 | −13 | 1 stroke | Kurt Barnes Peter O'Malley | Wollongong |
| Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship |||||||||
| 2010 | ANZ | Steven Bowditch | 263 | −17 | 2 strokes | Gareth Paddison | Wollongong |
| 2009 | ANZ | Aaron Townsend | 259 | −21 | 3 strokes | Scott Arnold Michael Wright | Wollongong |
| 2008 | VNT | Tim Wood | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Michael Long | Riverside Oaks |
| Riverside Oaks NSW PGA Championship |||||||||
| 2007 | VNT | Scott Draper | 268 | −20 | 1 stroke | Andrew Bonhomme Aaron Townsend | Riverside Oaks |
| Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship |||||||||
| 2006 | VNT | Paul Marantz | 267 | −25 | 4 strokes | Michael Sim | Tura Beach |
| 2005 | VNT | Gavin Flint | 271 | −21 | 1 stroke | Robin Hodgetts Andrew Johnson | Tura Beach |
| 2004 | VNT | Matthew Ecob | 270 | −22 | 1 stroke | Nathan Green Euan Walters | Tura Beach |
| 2003 | VNT | Chris Downes | 265 | −27 | 8 strokes | Matthew Ecob | Pambula |
| New South Wales PGA Championship |||||||||
| 2000–2002: No tournament |||||||||
| 1999 | FT | Euan Walters | | | | | |
| 1997–98: No tournament |||||||||
| 1996 | FT | Brad King | 207 | | 2 strokes | Paul Gow David Elliott Leith Wastle Jeff Woodland | Penrith |
| 1995: No tournament |||||||||
| 1994 | FT | Jeff Wagner | 266 | | 12 strokes | David Ecob Robert Willis | Cromer |
| 1991–1993: No tournament |||||||||
| 1990 | | Brett Ogle | incorporated into the Australian PGA Championship | incorporated into the Australian PGA Championship | incorporated into the Australian PGA Championship | incorporated into the Australian PGA Championship | incorporated into the Australian PGA Championship |
| 1989 | | Peter Senior | incorporated into the Australian PGA Championship | incorporated into the Australian PGA Championship | incorporated into the Australian PGA Championship | incorporated into the Australian PGA Championship | incorporated into the Australian PGA Championship |
| 1988 | | Wayne Grady | incorporated into the Australian PGA Championship | incorporated into the Australian PGA Championship | incorporated into the Australian PGA Championship | incorporated into the Australian PGA Championship | incorporated into the Australian PGA Championship |
| 1987 | | Peter Senior | incorporated into the U-Bix Classic | incorporated into the U-Bix Classic | incorporated into the U-Bix Classic | incorporated into the U-Bix Classic | incorporated into the U-Bix Classic |
| 1986: No tournament |||||||||
| 1985 | | Wayne Riley | incorporated into the U-Bix Classic | incorporated into the U-Bix Classic | incorporated into the U-Bix Classic | incorporated into the U-Bix Classic | incorporated into the U-Bix Classic |
| 1984 | | Peter Senior | incorporated into the Honeywell Classic | incorporated into the Honeywell Classic | incorporated into the Honeywell Classic | incorporated into the Honeywell Classic | incorporated into the Honeywell Classic |
| ABE Holdings–Jack Newton Classic |||||||||
| 1983 | | Bob Shearer | 284 | −4 | 1 stroke | Wayne Grady Ossie Moore | Belmont |
| Reschs Pilsner New South Wales PGA Championship |||||||||
| 1982 | ANZ | Frank Nobilo | 279 | −13 | 1 stroke | Lyndsay Stephen | Federal |
| National Panasonic New South Wales PGA Championship |||||||||
| 1981 | ANZ | Mike Ferguson | 278 | −10 | 2 strokes | Brian Jones | Penrith |
| 1980 | ANZ | Ted Ball (2) | 285 | −3 | 1 stroke | Wayne Grady Lyndsay Stephen | Penrith |
| Joe Jansen New South Wales PGA Championship |||||||||
| 1979 | ANZ | Stewart Ginn | 275 | −13 | 8 strokes | Richard Coombes | Penrith |
| 1978 | ANZ | John Clifford | 266 | −2 | Playoff | Ted Ball Mike Cahill | Leonay |
| New South Wales PGA Championship |||||||||
| 1977 | | Ted Ball | 281 | −7 | Playoff | Paul Connell | Cumberland |
| 1976 | ANZ | Mark Tapper | 281 | −7 | Playoff | Marty Bohen Brian Jones | Liverpool |
| 1972–1975: No tournament |||||||||
| 1971 | | Kel Nagle (7) | 287 | −1 | 4 strokes | Vic Bennetts Jack Newton | Mona Vale |
| 1970 | | Bill Dunk (4) | 278 | −10 | 8 strokes | Jack Newton | Castle Hill |
| 1969 | | Bill Dunk (3) | 284 | −4 | 1 stroke | John Sullivan | Castle Hill |
| 1968 | | Bill Dunk (2) | 279 | −9 | 11 strokes | Alan Murray | Castle Hill |
| 1967 | | Bob Stanton | 276 | −12 | 3 strokes | Alan Brookes | Rugby League |
| 1966 | | Colin McGregor | 288 | −4 | 3 strokes | Bill Dunk | Port Kembla |
| 1965 | | Kel Nagle (6) | 283 | −1 | 1 stroke | Bill Dunk Alan Murray | Ashlar |
| 1964 | | Les Wilson | 273 | −7 | Playoff | Graeme Abbott | Wollongong |
| 1963 | | Col Johnston (2) | 284 | E | 7 strokes | Alec Mercer | Bathurst |
| 1962: No tournament |||||||||
| New South Wales PGA Jubilee Open |||||||||
| 1961 | | Alan Murray | 285 | −3 | 2 strokes | John Sullivan Len Woodward | New South Wales |
| New South Wales PGA Championship |||||||||
| 1960 | | Bill Dunk | 267 | −17 | 1 stroke | Bruce Crampton Frank Phillips | Maitland |
| 1959 | | Kel Nagle (5) | 280 | E | 2 strokes | John Sullivan | Tamworth |
| 1958 | | Col Johnston | 281 | +1 | 4 strokes | Ian Alexander Les Wilson | Taree |
| 1957 | | Frank Phillips | 294 | +10 | 1 stroke | Mick Kelly | Moss Vale |
| 1956 | | Kel Nagle (4) | 274 | +2 | 7 strokes | Frank Phillips | Dubbo |
| 1955 | | Kel Nagle (3) | 280 | −4 | 3 strokes | Eric Cremin | Pennant Hills |
| 1954 | | Eric Cremin (5) | 290 | +6 | 1 stroke | Jim McInnes | Pennant Hills |
| 1953 | | Kel Nagle (2) | 280 | E | 5 strokes | Sam Richardson | Ryde-Parramatta |
| 1952 | | Kel Nagle | 270 | −14 | 11 strokes | Sam Richardson | Pennant Hills |
| 1951 | | Norman Von Nida (4) | 268 | −16 | 14 strokes | Eric Cremin | Goulburn |
| 1950 | | Eric Cremin (4) | 5 and 3 | 5 and 3 | 5 and 3 | Norman Von Nida | Royal Sydney |
| 1949 | | Bill Holder | 291 | +7 | 2 strokes | Eric Cremin Kel Nagle | Bonnie Doon |
| 1948 | | Norman Von Nida (3) | 275 | −13 | 7 strokes | Eric Cremin | Royal Sydney |
| 1947 | | Eric Cremin (3) | 278 | −6 | 9 strokes | Dan Cullen | Waratah |
| 1946 | | Norman Von Nida (2) | 8 and 7 | 8 and 7 | 8 and 7 | Ossie Pickworth | Royal Sydney |
| 1941–1945: No tournament due to World War II |||||||||
| 1940 | | Billy McWilliam | | | | | |
| 1939 | | Billy Bolger (2) | 5 and 4 | 5 and 4 | 5 and 4 | Norman Von Nida | Concord |
| 1938 | | Eric Cremin (2) | 12 and 10 | 12 and 10 | 12 and 10 | Norman Von Nida | The Australian |
| 1937 | | Eric Cremin | 4 and 3 | 4 and 3 | 4 and 3 | Sam Richardson | Manly |
| 1936 | | Norman Von Nida | 9 and 8 | 9 and 8 | 9 and 8 | William Mackenzie | The Australian |
| 1935 | | Charlie Booth | 288 | | 4 strokes | Fred Bolger | New South Wales |
| 1934 | | Sam Richardson (2) | 289 | | 6 strokes | Lou Kelly | Bonnie Doon |
| 1933 | | Charlie Gray | 1 up | 1 up | 1 up | Billy Bolger | New South Wales |
| 1932 | | Sam Richardson | 37 holes | 37 holes | 37 holes | Charlie Gray | The Australian |
| 1931 | | Tom Howard (2) | 13 and 11 | 13 and 11 | 13 and 11 | Don Spence | Concord |
| 1930 | | Billy Bolger | 8 and 7 | 8 and 7 | 8 and 7 | Dan Soutar | Royal Sydney |
| 1929 | | Fred Popplewell (2) | 37 holes | 37 holes | 37 holes | Frank Eyre | Manly |
| 1928 | | Don Spence | 4 and 3 | 4 and 3 | 4 and 3 | Arthur Spence | The Australian |
| 1927 | | Walter Clark | 4 and 2 | 4 and 2 | 4 and 2 | Harry Sinclair | Royal Sydney |
| 1926 | | Dan Soutar | 4 and 3 | 4 and 3 | 4 and 3 | Tom Howard | The Australian |
| 1925 | | Will Corry | 2 and 1 | 2 and 1 | 2 and 1 | Carnegie Clark | Royal Sydney |
| 1924 | | Tom Howard | 297 | | 3 strokes | Carnegie Clark | The Australian |
| 1923 | | Fred Popplewell | 311 | | 1 stroke | Dan Soutar | The Australian Royal Sydney |