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The North Coast Open was a professional golf tournament in Australia from 1951 to 1975.

History

It was always held at Coffs Harbour Golf Club in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales. It was a PGA Tour of Australia 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

Year Winner Country Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
North Coast Open
1975 Vaughan Somers  Australia 279 −9 2 strokes Australia Noel Ratcliffe
1974 Allan Cooper  Australia 278 −10 5 strokes Australia Rob McNaughton
1973 Stewart Ginn  Australia 279 −9 5 strokes Australia Tom Linskey
1972 Terry Kendall  New Zealand 282 −6 1 stroke Australia Bill Dunk
1971 Bill Dunk (4)  Australia 269 −19 10 strokes Australia Randall Vines
1970 Bill Dunk (3)  Australia 212 −4 5 strokes Australia Peter Harvey
Australia Randall Vines
1969 Tony Mangan  Australia 291 +3 3 strokes Australia David Graham
1968 Vic Bennetts  Australia 283 −5 2 strokes Australia Les Wilson
1967 Bill Dunk (2)  Australia 288 E 5 strokes Australia Bob Swinbourne
1966 Bill Dunk  Australia 276 −12 1 stroke Australia Col Johnston
1965 Norman Von Nida  Australia 284 −2 Playoff Australia Jack Donald
1964 Ron Howell  United States 278 −10 1 stroke Australia Bill Dunk
1963 Alan Murray  Australia 278 −10 4 strokes Australia Col Johnston
1962 Frank Phillips (2)  Australia 272 −16 8 strokes Australia Stan Peach
1961 Len Woodward  Australia 211 −5 2 strokes Canada Stan Leonard
North Coast Open Championship and Ampol Purse
1960 Frank Phillips  Australia 211 −5 1 stroke Australia Peter Thomson
1959 John Sullivan  Australia 212 +2 1 stroke Australia Frank Phillips
Australia Les Wilson
1958 Bruce Crampton  Australia 138 −2 2 strokes Australia Eric Cremin
Australia Frank Phillips
Australia Darrell Welch
1957 Gary Player (2)  South Africa 135 −5 1 stroke Australia Eric Cremin
1956 Gary Player  South Africa 136 −4 Playoff Australia Norm Berwick
North Coast Open Championship
1955 Kel Nagle (4)  Australia 138 6 strokes Australia Eric Cremin
Australia Jim McInnes
1954 Kel Nagle (3)  Australia 136 4 strokes Australia Frank Phillips
1953 Allan Myers  Australia 135 1 stroke Australia Eric Cremin
Coffs Harbour Professional Purse
1952 Kel Nagle (2)  Australia 141 1 stroke Australia Jim McInnes
1951 Kel Nagle  Australia 134 5 strokes Australia Eric Cremin

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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References

  1. ^ 2006 Media Guide. PGA Tour of Australasia. p. 168.
  2. "North Coast Championship for Coffs Harbour". Coffs Harbour Advocate. 16 January 1953. p. 10 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "North Coast Open Golf Championship Won by Young Bexley Professional". Coffs Harbour Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 22 September 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "Open Field a Record". Bananacoast Opinion. Coffs Harbour, NSW. 3 October 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. "Somers' 69 settles it". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 October 1975. p. 16.
  6. "Golf 'old head' in youth's fling". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 October 1974. p. 22.
  7. "Ginn charges past a 'shaky' Godfrey". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 October 1973. p. 14.
  8. "Kendall's coast golf 66 beats Dunk". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 October 1972. p. 22.
  9. "Dunk 'hot' in 19 under Open win". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 October 1971. p. 16.
  10. "Dunks 51st record". The Age. 23 November 1970. p. 25.
  11. "Mangan pulls off 100-1 Open". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 November 1969. p. 13.
  12. "Bennetts gets golf title but no prize money". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 November 1968. p. 12.
  13. "Dunk coasts to easy triumph". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 November 1967. p. 14.
  14. "Dunk pressed but wins by stroke". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 November 1966. p. 14.
  15. "Open golf win to von Nida". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 November 1965. p. 14.
  16. "N. Coast Open to Howell". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 October 1964. p. 16.
  17. "Murray by 4 strokes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 October 1963. p. 19.
  18. "Brilliant Golf by Phillips". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 November 1962. p. 20.
  19. "Woodward by Two Strokes". The Age. 6 November 1961. p. 17.
  20. "Phillips wins golf purse". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 November 1960. p. 20.
  21. "Sullivan wins golf open and purse". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 October 1959. p. 12.
  22. "£1,000 purse to Bruce Crampton". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 October 1958. p. 12.
  23. "Close Golf Victory to Player". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 October 1957. p. 14.
  24. "Player, Berwick Share Purse". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 October 1956. p. 13.
  25. "Six-stroke Win to Kel Nagle". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 September 1955. p. 12.
  26. "Third North Coast Open Title To Nagle". Daily Examiner. New South Wales, Australia. 27 September 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
  27. "Purse To Kel Nagle". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 September 1954. p. 9.
  28. "Kel Nagle Wins At Coffs Harbour". Daily Examiner. New South Wales, Australia. 6 October 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
  29. "Jubilee Purse to Kel Nagle". Daily Examiner. New South Wales, Australia. 17 September 1951. p. 5. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
  30. "Nagle Too Strong". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 September 1951. p. 7.
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