City of Sydney Open

The City of Sydney Open was a golf tournament played at Moore Park Golf Course in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia between 1963 and 1970.[1] The inaugural event was part of the celebrations of the 175th anniversary of the founding of Sydney.[2] The 1969 event was played over 54 holes.

Winners

Year Winner Country Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
1963 Peter Mills  Australia 288 +4 2 strokes Australia Frank Phillips [3]
1964 Ted Ball  Australia 276 −8 4 strokes Australia Col Johnston [4]
1965 Bob Stanton  Australia 276 −8 1 stroke Australia Frank Phillips [5]
1966 Alan Murray  Australia 275 −9 2 strokes Australia Don Sharp (a) [6]
1967 Walter Godfrey  New Zealand 271 −13 6 strokes Australia Wally Gale
Australia Col Johnston
Australia Darrell Welch		 [7]
1968 Alan Murray  Australia 273 −11 2 strokes New Zealand Dennis Clark
Australia Frank Phillips		 [8]
1969 Bruce Devlin  Australia 200 −13 1 stroke Japan Takashi Murakami [9]
1970 Ted Ball  Australia 270 −14 4 strokes Australia Graham Marsh [10]

References

  1. ^ "Promoter goes back to the future to end professional tournament drought". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 May 2004.
  2. ^ "City Open Golf Event Proposed". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 July 1963. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Open win from two late birdies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 April 1963. p. 18.
  4. ^ "Ball in another big win". The Sun-Herald. 10 May 1964. p. 70.
  5. ^ "Stanton wins City of Sydney". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 August 1965. p. 12.
  6. ^ "City of Sydney golf winner sets record". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 August 1966. p. 15.
  7. ^ "New Zealand golfer's 'fantastic' round wins". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 September 1967. p. 14.
  8. ^ "Golf leader out for late arrival". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 September 1968. p. 16.
  9. ^ "Sydney Open to Ball - 14 under par". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 October 1969. p. 13.
  10. ^ "Devlin sinks two crucial putts to win". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 1970. p. 15.