The North Coast Open was a professional golf tournament in Australia from 1951 to 1975.
It was always held at Coffs Harbour Golf Club in
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
Coffs Harbour is a city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. It is one of the largest urban centres on the North Coast, with a population of 78,759 as per 2021 census. The Gumbaynggirr ...
.
[ It was a ]PGA Tour of Australia
The PGA Tour of Australasia, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia, is a professional golf tour for men, owned and operated by the PGA of Australia. Official events on the tour count for World Golf Ra ...
event from 1973 to 1975.[
The name "North Coast Open" was not used until the 1953 championship, the first two events being referred to as Coffs Harbour Golf Club £200 Professional Purse.][ Initially the event was played over 36 holes, increasing to 54 holes in 1959, and 72 holes in 1962.
The 1974 event was the largest with 188 players; 119 professionals and 69 amateurs. It also had its highest hitherto purse at $A8,000.]
Winners
The 1970 event was reduced to 54 holes by bad weather. In 1956 Player beat Berwick in a playoff for the championship but they were tied when determining the prize money.
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Multiple winners
*4 wins
**Kel Nagle
Kelvin David George Nagle AM (21 December 1920 – 29 January 2015) was an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Open Championship in 1960. He won at least one tournament each year from 1949 to 1975.
Biography
Nagle was bor ...
: 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955
**: 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971
*2 wins:
**Gary Player
Gary James Player DMS, OIG (born 1 November 1935) is a South African retired professional golfer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. During his career, Player won nine major championships on the regular tou ...
: 1956, 1957
** Frank Phillips: 1960, 1962
References
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Former PGA Tour of Australasia events
Golf tournaments in Australia
Golf in New South Wales
Mid North Coast