Royal Fremantle Open

Royal Fremantle Open
Tournament information
LocationFremantle, Western Australia
Course(s)Royal Fremantle Golf Club
FormatStroke play
Location map
Royal Fremantle is located in Australia
Royal Fremantle
Royal Fremantle
Location in Australia
Royal Fremantle is located in Western Australia
Royal Fremantle
Royal Fremantle
Location in Western Australia

The Royal Fremantle Open was an Australian golf tournament. The event was held at Royal Fremantle Golf Club in Fremantle, Western Australia.[1]

History

Western Australian Terry Gale had much success at the event, winning it in 1979 and finishing runner-up two years later.[1][2] The professional Ray Hore also had much success at the event, posting one win and two runner-ups.[3][1][4]

Among the most notable performances was in 1981. Royal Fremantle amateur Glenn Carbon, playing at a 2 handicap, holed a 50 metre pitch at the last for an eagle to defeat Terry Gale by a stroke.[2]

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up Purse (A$) Ref.
1976 David Good 279 −9 5 strokes Terry Gale
Graham Johnson
Kel Nagle
Randall Vines 		6,000 [5]
1977 Ray Hore 280 −8 2 strokes David Galloway 10,000 [3]
1978 Peter Headland 278 −10 2 strokes Mike Ferguson
Vaughan Somers 		10,000 [6]
1979 Terry Gale 280 −8 1 stroke Ray Hore 15,000 [1][7]
1980 Chris Tickner 287 −1 1 stroke Ray Hore 15,000 [4][8]
1981 Glenn Carbon (a) 282 −6 1 stroke Terry Gale 10,000 [2]
1982 Mike Cahill 6,000 [9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 March 1979. p. 29. Retrieved 14 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ a b c "Too hard to copy". The Age. 25 May 1981. p. 22. Retrieved 14 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ a b "Hore shows his class". The Age. 18 April 1977. p. 37. Retrieved 14 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ a b "Tickner on top". The Canberra Times. 25 March 1980. p. 20. Retrieved 14 February 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1977). The World of Professional Golf 1977. Collins. pp. 306, 539. ISBN 0002168790.
  6. ^ "Headland's golf title". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 April 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 14 February 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Home win for Gale". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 March 1979. p. 27. Retrieved 16 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ Bird, Frank (24 March 1980). "Quinella to NSW golfers". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 25. Retrieved 16 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ Grant, Trevor (15 May 1982). "Terry clears out - 10 under". The Age. p. 35. Retrieved 14 February 2021 – via newspapers.com.