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PNG Open
Tournament information
Location	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Established	1977
Course(s)	Royal Port Moresby Golf Club
Par	72
Length	6,947 yards (6,352 m)
Tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	A$200,000
Month played	August
Tournament record score
Aggregate	265 Daniel Gale (2018)
To par	−23 as above
Current champion
	William Bruyeres
Location map
	Royal Port Moresby GC Location in Papua New Guinea

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The Papua New Guinea Open is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The event is held at Royal Port Moresby Golf Club, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It has been a tour event since 2016. Total prize money was A$140,000 in 2016, rising to $142,000 in 2017, $145,000 in 2018 and $150,000 in 2019. The 2019 winner was Peter Cooke who won by 2 strokes.

History

In 1978, Papua New Guinea joined the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation with the intention of adding the Papua New Guinea Open to the Asia Golf Circuit,^[1] but attempts were ultimately aborted.^[2]^[3] That year, the PNG Open had a field of 144 competitors, including 40 professionals, 37 of whom were from Australia.^[4]

After a three-year hiatus from 2020 to 2022, the tournament returned in 2023, featuring as the season-opening event on the 2023–24 PGA Tour of Australasia season.^[5]

Tournament conditions

In September 2024, an article was released by Monday Q Info, outlining the extremities of the conditions that the players have participated in Papua New Guinea during the PNG Open. It had been noted that the course had been fenced off and guarded by corrupt security guards, as well as caddies being paid $20 a day; with reports suggesting that many players experienced theft of personal items from some caddies during tournaments.^[6]

The tournament in recent years has also invited the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape to participate in the tournament.^[7]

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
PNG Open
2024	William Bruyeres	271	−17	2 strokes	James Conran
2023	Lachlan Barker	274	−14	4 strokes	Jack Murdoch
2021–22: No tournament
SP Export PNG Golf Open
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[8]
SP PNG Golf Open
2019	Peter Cooke	270	−18	2 strokes	Jack Wilson
2018	Daniel Gale	265	−23	9 strokes	Braden Becker Tim Stewart
SP Brewery PNG Golf Open
2017	Cory Crawford	278	−10	Playoff	Brett Rankin
South Pacific Export Radler PNG Open
2016	Brad Moules	277	−11	Playoff	Anthony Quayle (a) Aaron Wilkin

Prior to PGA Tour of Australasia sanctioning

This list is incomplete

2015 Josh Cabban
2014 Kalem Richardson
2013 Pieter Zwart
2012 Paul Spargo
2011 Matthew Ballard
2010 Leigh Deagan
2009 Michael Wright
2008 Joshua Carmichael
2007 Andrew Bonhomme
2006 Pat Giles
2005 Eddie Barr
2004 Troy Kennedy
2003 Dean Alaban
2002 Chris Downes
2001 David Grenfell
2000 Kyle Woodbine
1999 Eddie Barr
1998 Lucas Bimbo
1997 Anthony Musgrave
1996 Neal Kerry
1995 Dale Walsh
1994 Mark Officer
1979 Gerard Taylor^[9]
1978 Mike Ferguson^[10]
1977 Ted Ball^[11]

References

^ "Asian circuit expands". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 March 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
^ "PNG golfers enter big league". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 12 April 1978. p. 40. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "PNG pull out from circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 October 1980. p. 37. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via National Library Board.
^ "40 professionals enter PNG Open". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (Port Moresby : 1969 - 1981). 13 September 1978. p. 38. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^ "PNG Open returns to kick off 2023 season". PGA of Australia. Australian Golf Media. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^ French, Ryan (8 September 2024). "A Game of Risk and Reward". Monday Q Info. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
^ Ewart, Richard (4 May 2023). "First PNG Open in four years features local talent and Prime Minister James Marape on the tee". ABC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
^ "Morobe and PNG Opens cancelled due to COVID-19". PGA of Australia. 17 July 2020.
^ "Consistency gives Taylor golf victory". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 21 September 1979. p. 62. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Six-stroke victory". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 18 September 1978. p. 35. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Ball fights off pain to win first PNG Open". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 15 June 1977. p. 31. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.

External links

Coverage on PGA Tour of Australasia's official site

[1] "Asian circuit expands". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 March 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via National Library Board.

[2] "PNG golfers enter big league". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 12 April 1978. p. 40. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via Trove.

[3] "PNG pull out from circuit". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 October 1980. p. 37. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via National Library Board.

[4] "40 professionals enter PNG Open". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (Port Moresby : 1969 - 1981). 13 September 1978. p. 38. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[5] "PNG Open returns to kick off 2023 season". PGA of Australia. Australian Golf Media. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

[6] French, Ryan (8 September 2024). "A Game of Risk and Reward". Monday Q Info. Retrieved 13 September 2024.

[7] Ewart, Richard (4 May 2023). "First PNG Open in four years features local talent and Prime Minister James Marape on the tee". ABC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2024.

[8] "Morobe and PNG Opens cancelled due to COVID-19". PGA of Australia. 17 July 2020.

[9] "Consistency gives Taylor golf victory". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 21 September 1979. p. 62. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.

[10] "Six-stroke victory". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 18 September 1978. p. 35. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.

[11] "Ball fights off pain to win first PNG Open". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. Papua New Guinea. 15 June 1977. p. 31. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.

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+{{use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
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-| name           = Papua New Guinea Open
+| name           = PNG Open
 | image          =
-| location       = [[Port Moresby]], [[Papua New Guinea|PNG]]
+| location       = [[Port Moresby]], Papua New Guinea
-| establishment  = 2016 (as tour event)
+| establishment  = 1977
 | course         = [[Royal Port Moresby Golf Club]]
-| par            =
+| par            = 72
+| yardage        = {{convert|6947|yd|m}}
 | tour           = [[PGA Tour of Australasia]]
 | format         = [[Stroke play]]
+| purse          = {{currency|200,000|AUD}}
-| month_played   =
+| month_played   = August
 | final_year     =
-| aggregate      =
+| aggregate      = 265 [[Daniel Gale]] (2018)
-| to-par         =
+| to-par         = −23 ''as above''
-| current_champion = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brad Moules (golfer)|Brad Moules]]
+| current_champion = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[William Bruyeres]]
+| coordinates      = {{coord|-9.422|147.192}}
+| map              = Papua New Guinea
+| map_label        = Royal Port Moresby GC
+| map_caption      = Location in [[Papua New Guinea]]
+| map_relief       = yes
+| map_label_position =
+| map_size         = 200
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-The '''Papua New Guinea Open''' is a golf tournament on the [[PGA Tour of Australasia]]. The event is held at Royal Port Moresby Golf Club, [[Port Moresby]], [[Papua New Guinea]]. It has been a tour event since 2016. It is a Tier 2 event on the tour. Total prize money was A$140,000 in 2016 and $142,000 in 2017. The 2016 winner was [[Brad Moules (golfer)|Brad Moules]] who beat [[Anthony Quayle (golfer)|Anthony Quayle]] and [[Aaron Wilkin]] in a playoff.
+The '''Papua New Guinea Open''' is a golf tournament on the [[PGA Tour of Australasia]]. The event is held at [[Royal Port Moresby Golf Club]], [[Port Moresby]], Papua New Guinea. It has been a tour event since 2016. Total prize money was A$140,000 in 2016, rising to $142,000 in 2017, $145,000 in 2018 and $150,000 in 2019. The 2019 winner was [[Peter Cooke (golfer)|Peter Cooke]] who won by 2 strokes.
+==History==
+In 1978, Papua New Guinea joined the [[Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation]] with the intention of adding the Papua New Guinea Open to the Asia Golf Circuit,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19780320-1.1.22 |title=Asian circuit expands |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |date=20 March 1978 |page=22 |via=National Library Board |accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref> but attempts were ultimately aborted.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250342676 |title=PNG golfers enter big league |newspaper=[[Papua New Guinea Post-courier]] |location=Papua New Guinea |date=12 April 1978 |accessdate=20 February 2020 |page=40 |via=Trove}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19801018-1.2.123.2 |title=PNG pull out from circuit |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |date=18 October 1980 |page=37 |via=National Library Board |accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref> That year, the PNG Open had a field of 144 competitors, including 40 professionals, 37 of whom were from Australia.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1978-09-13|title=40 professionals enter PNG Open|pages=38|work=Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (Port Moresby : 1969 - 1981)|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250340276|access-date=2020-11-21}}</ref>
+After a three-year hiatus from 2020 to 2022, the tournament returned in 2023, featuring as the season-opening event on the [[2023–24 PGA Tour of Australasia]] season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pga.org.au/news/png-open-returns-to-kick-off-2023-season/ |title=PNG Open returns to kick off 2023 season |publisher=PGA of Australia |agency=Australian Golf Media |date=24 April 2023 |access-date=25 April 2023}}</ref>
+==Tournament conditions==
+In September 2024, an article was released by Monday Q Info, outlining the extremities of the conditions that the players have participated in Papua New Guinea during the PNG Open. It had been noted that the course had been fenced off and guarded by corrupt security guards, as well as caddies being paid $20 a day; with reports suggesting that many players experienced theft of personal items from some caddies during tournaments.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mondayq.com/posts/a-game-of-risk-and-reward |title=A Game of Risk and Reward |work=Monday Q Info |first=Ryan |last=French |date=8 September 2024 |access-date=13 September 2024}}</ref>
+The tournament in recent years has also invited the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, [[James Marape]] to participate in the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacificbeat/png-open-golf/102306810 |title=First PNG Open in four years features local talent and Prime Minister James Marape on the tee |work=ABC Sport |first=Richard |last=Ewart |date=4 May 2023 |access-date=13 September 2024}}</ref>
 ==Winners==
-;PGA Tour of Australasia event
 {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%"
-!Year !! Winner !! Country !! Score !! To par !! Margin<br>of victory !! Runner(s)-up !! Winner's<br>share ([[Australian dollar|A$]]) || Ref
+!Year !! Winner !! Score !! To par !! Margin of<br>victory !! Runner(s)-up
 |-
-!colspan=9 |SP Brewery PNG Golf Open
+! colspan=7|PNG Open
 |-
-| [[2017 PGA Tour of Australasia|2017]] ||  ||  || align=center| || align=center| || || || align=center| ||
+| [[2024–25 PGA Tour of Australasia|2024]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[William Bruyeres]] || align=center|271 || align=center|−17 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Conran]]
 |-
+| [[2023–24 PGA Tour of Australasia|2023]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lachlan Barker]] || align=center|274 || align=center|−14 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Murdoch (golfer)|Jack Murdoch]]
-!colspan=9 |South Pacific Export Radler PNG Open
 |-
+| colspan=7 align=center|''2021–22: No tournament''
-| [[2016 PGA Tour of Australasia|2016]] || [[Brad Moules (golfer)|Brad Moules]] || {{AUS}} || align=center|277 || align=center|−11 || Playoff || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Anthony Quayle (golfer)|Anthony Quayle]] (a)<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Aaron Wilkin]] || align=center|21,000 ||
+|-
+! colspan=7|SP Export PNG Golf Open
+|-
+| [[2020–21 PGA Tour of Australasia|2020]] || colspan=5 align=center|''Cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pga.org.au/news/morobe-and-png-opens-cancelled-due-to-covid-19/ |title=Morobe and PNG Opens cancelled due to COVID-19 |publisher=PGA of Australia |date=17 July 2020}}</ref>
+|-
+! colspan=7|SP PNG Golf Open
+|-
+| [[2019 PGA Tour of Australasia|2019]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Cooke (golfer)|Peter Cooke]] || align=center|270 || align=center|−18 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Wilson (golfer)|Jack Wilson]]
+|-
+| [[2018 PGA Tour of Australasia|2018]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daniel Gale]] || align=center|265 || align=center|−23 || 9 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Braden Becker]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Stewart]]
+|-
+! colspan=7|SP Brewery PNG Golf Open
+|-
+| [[2017 PGA Tour of Australasia|2017]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Cory Crawford]] || align=center|278 || align=center|−10 || Playoff || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brett Rankin]]
+|-
+! colspan=7|South Pacific Export Radler PNG Open
+|-
+| [[2016 PGA Tour of Australasia|2016]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brad Moules (golfer)|Brad Moules]] || align=center|277 || align=center|−11 || Playoff || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Anthony Quayle (golfer)|Anthony Quayle]] (a)<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Aaron Wilkin]]
 |}
-In 2016 Moules won at the second hole of a sudden death playoff. Quayle dropped out after the first hole.
 ;Prior to PGA Tour of Australasia sanctioning
 ''This list is incomplete''
+{{div col|colwidth=16em}}
 *2015 [[Josh Cabban]]
 *2014 [[Kalem Richardson]]
@@ Line 55: / Line 93: @@
 *1995 Dale Walsh
 *1994 Mark Officer
+*1979 Gerard Taylor<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250490360 |title=Consistency gives Taylor golf victory |newspaper=[[Papua New Guinea Post-courier]] |location=Papua New Guinea |date=21 September 1979 |access-date=12 February 2020 |page=62 |via=Trove }}</ref>
-*1979 Gerrard Taylor
+*1978 [[Mike Ferguson (golfer)|Mike Ferguson]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250340805 |title=Six-stroke victory |newspaper=[[Papua New Guinea Post-courier]] |location=Papua New Guinea |date=18 September 1978 |access-date=12 February 2020 |page=35 |via=Trove }}</ref>
-*1977 [[Ted Ball]]
+*1977 [[Ted Ball]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250484182 |title=Ball fights off pain to win first PNG Open |newspaper=[[Papua New Guinea Post-courier]] |location=Papua New Guinea |date=15 June 1977 |access-date=12 February 2020 |page=31 |via=Trove }}</ref>
+{{div col end}}
+==See also==
+*[[Open golf tournament]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.pga.org.au/tourns/pga-tour/event?season=2017&tour=pga&id=1084 Coverage on PGA Tour of Australasia's official site]
+*[https://pga.org.au/tournament/?tourn=2023&season=2024&class=aus Coverage on PGA Tour of Australasia's official site]
 {{PGA Tour of Australasia Events}}
 [[Category:PGA Tour of Australasia events]]
 [[Category:Golf tournaments in Papua New Guinea]]
+[[Category:Port Moresby]]

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