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Papua New Guinea Open

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PNG Open
Tournament information
LocationPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Established1977
Course(s)Royal Port Moresby Golf Club
Par72
Length6,947 yards (6,352 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$200,000
Month playedAugust
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Daniel Gale (2018)
To par−23 as above
Current champion
Australia William Bruyeres
Location map
Royal Port Moresby GC is located in Papua New Guinea
Royal Port Moresby GC
Royal Port Moresby GC
Location in Papua New Guinea

The Papua New Guinea Open is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The event is held at Royal Port Moresby Golf Club, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It has been a tour event since 2016. Total prize money was A$140,000 in 2016, rising to $142,000 in 2017, $145,000 in 2018 and $150,000 in 2019. The 2019 winner was Peter Cooke who won by 2 strokes.

History

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In 1978, Papua New Guinea joined the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation with the intention of adding the Papua New Guinea Open to the Asia Golf Circuit,[1] but attempts were ultimately aborted.[2][3] That year, the PNG Open had a field of 144 competitors, including 40 professionals, 37 of whom were from Australia.[4]

After a three-year hiatus from 2020 to 2022, the tournament returned in 2023, featuring as the season-opening event on the 2023–24 PGA Tour of Australasia season.[5]

Tournament conditions

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In September 2024, an article was released by Monday Q Info; outlining the extremities of the conditions that the players have participated in Papua New Guinea during the PNG Open. It had been outlined that the course had been fenced off and guarded by corrupt security guards, as well as caddies being paid $20 a day; with many reporting many players experiencing theft of personal items from some caddies during tournaments.[6]

The tournament in recent years has also invited the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape to participate in the tournament.[7]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
PNG Open
2024 Australia William Bruyeres 271 −17 2 strokes Australia James Conran
2023 Australia Lachlan Barker 274 −14 4 strokes Australia Jack Murdoch
2021–22: No tournament
SP Export PNG Golf Open
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[8]
SP PNG Golf Open
2019 Australia Peter Cooke 270 −18 2 strokes Australia Jack Wilson
2018 Australia Daniel Gale 265 −23 9 strokes Australia Braden Becker
Australia Tim Stewart
SP Brewery PNG Golf Open
2017 Australia Cory Crawford 278 −10 Playoff Australia Brett Rankin
South Pacific Export Radler PNG Open
2016 Australia Brad Moules 277 −11 Playoff Australia Anthony Quayle (a)
Australia Aaron Wilkin
Prior to PGA Tour of Australasia sanctioning

This list is incomplete

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Asian circuit expands". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 March 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  2. ^ "PNG golfers enter big league". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 12 April 1978. p. 40. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "PNG pull out from circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 October 1980. p. 37. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
  4. ^ "40 professionals enter PNG Open". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (Port Moresby : 1969 - 1981). 13 September 1978. p. 38. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ "PNG Open returns to kick off 2023 season". PGA of Australia. Australian Golf Media. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. ^ French, Ryan (8 September 2024). "A Game of Risk and Reward". Monday Q Info. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  7. ^ Ewart, Richard (4 May 2023). "First PNG Open in four years features local talent and Prime Minister James Marape on the tee". ABC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Morobe and PNG Opens cancelled due to COVID-19". PGA of Australia. 17 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Consistency gives Taylor golf victory". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 21 September 1979. p. 62. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  10. ^ "Six-stroke victory". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 18 September 1978. p. 35. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  11. ^ "Ball fights off pain to win first PNG Open". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 15 June 1977. p. 31. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
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