The ESP Open was a golf tournament held in Australia in February 1988 at the

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. The tournament was originally intended to run for an initial three years, but this was changed to a year-by-year arrangement after title sponsors ''ESP Pty Ltd'' agreed to also sponsor the

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in 1987. This arrangement also resulted in a reduction in prize money for the ESP Open, which was halved from A$500,000 to A$250,000. The ESP Open was scheduled to be played for the second time in January 1989 but was cancelled because of a clash of dates with the inaugural

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. Ultimately, the tournament was not held again.

Winners

References

{{reflist Former PGA Tour of Australasia events Golf tournaments in Australia Sports competitions in Canberra Golf in the Australian Capital Territory