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ANZ Championship (golf)

ANZ Championship (golf)

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The ANZ Championship was a men's professional golf tournament, co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia, that was played in Australia between 2002 and 2004. The event had been played as a 72-hole stroke-play tournament on the Australasian tour from 1998 to 2001 as the ANZ Tour Championship.[1]

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Uniquely for both tours, it was played using a modified stableford scoring system, similar to the former PGA Tour event The International. This departure from the usual stroke play format, designed to encourage more attacking play, was not received with universal approval as the perception was that it would penalise the steadier players.[2]

In the final event in 2004, Laura Davies became the first female golfer to compete on either the Australasian or European Tour, but failed to make an impact, missing the cut and finishing in next to last place on −13 points.[3]

Venues

The event has been played at the following venues:

Winners

PGA Tour of Australasia (Tour Championship) 1998–2001
PGA Tour of Australasia (Regular) 2002–2004
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Notes

  1. ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour.
  2. Goggin won with birdie on first extra hole

References

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    "Davis snatches ANZ title". BBC Sport. 15 February 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
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    "ANZ Championship 2003". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
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    "Casey defeats Appleby, O'Hern for ANZ Championship". USA Today. Sydney, Australia. Associated Press. 9 February 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
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    Grealis, Tom (10 February 2002). "Johnson wins ANZ Championship". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2011.[permanent dead link]
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