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The Victorian Amateur Championship is the state amateur golf championship of Victoria, Australia.It has been played annually since 1899, except for the war years. [1]Two players have won the championship six times, Michael Scott between 1904 and 1910, and Eric Routley between 1952 and 1966.
Vic Bennetts (born May 1944) [1] is an Australian professional golfer. Bennetts had an excellent amateur career through the 1960s, becoming the first golfer to win the New South Wales Junior Championship three times. Bennetts turned pro in 1968 and quickly had much success, culminating with his "golden year" of 1971 where he won 12 events.
The Australian Golf Union was formed in 1898 and organised their first championship meeting at Royal Sydney in 1899, the main event being the Australian Amateur. [3] The 1899 championship meeting did not include a ladies event but in 1900, when it was held at Adelaide Golf Club , a ladies championship was arranged before the men's event.
The Victorian Open is an annual golf tournament held in Australia. It was founded in 1957 and is the Victoria state open championship for men. It is run by Golf Victoria and is a Golf Australia national ranking event. The event is held concurrently with the Women's Victorian Open and offers equal prize pool for the two events. The tournament's ...
The Australian Amateur is the national amateur golf championship of Australia. It has been played annually since 1894, except for the war years, and is organised by Golf Australia . Having traditionally been a match play event, from 2021 it has been a 72-hole stroke play event, having last been played as a stroke play event in 1907.
A 20-year-old amateur golfer became a PGA Tour champion Sunday.
In 2017, he won the Victorian Amateur Championship. [3] In 2018, he won the Australian Master of the Amateurs [4] and was beaten in a playoff by Keita Nakajima at the Australian Amateur. [5] In October, he finished runner-up at the Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open on the PGA Tour of Australasia, two shots behind Zach Murray. [6]
The Australian Master of the Amateurs is an amateur golf tournament. It is a four-day 72-hole stroke play event held in early January. The men's event started in 1997 with the women's event added in 2018.