North Coast Open

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The North Coast Open was a professional golf tournament in Australia from 1951 to 1975.[1]

History

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It was always held at Coffs Harbour Golf Club in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.[1][2] It was a PGA Tour of Australia event from 1973 to 1975.[1]

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.[3] 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.[4]

Winners

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Year Winner Country Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
North Coast Open
1975 Vaughan Somers File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 279 −9 2 strokes Australia Noel Ratcliffe [5]
1974 Allan Cooper File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 278 −10 5 strokes Australia Rob McNaughton [6]
1973 Stewart Ginn File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 279 −9 5 strokes Australia Tom Linskey [7]
1972 Terry Kendall File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 282 −6 1 stroke Australia Bill Dunk [8]
1971 Bill Dunk (4) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 269 −19 10 strokes Australia Randall Vines [9]
1970 Bill Dunk (3) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 212 −4 5 strokes Australia Peter Harvey
Australia Randall Vines		 [10]
1969 Tony Mangan File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 291 +3 3 strokes Australia David Graham [11]
1968 Vic Bennetts File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 283 −5 2 strokes Australia Les Wilson [12]
1967 Bill Dunk (2) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 288 E 5 strokes Australia Bob Swinbourne [13]
1966 Bill Dunk File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 276 −12 1 stroke Australia Col Johnston [14]
1965 Norman Von Nida File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 284 −2 Playoff Australia Jack Donald [15]
1964 Ron Howell File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 278 −10 1 stroke Australia Bill Dunk [16]
1963 Alan Murray File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 278 −10 4 strokes Australia Col Johnston [17]
1962 Frank Phillips (2) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 272 −16 8 strokes Australia Stan Peach [18]
1961 Len Woodward File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 211 −5 2 strokes Canada Stan Leonard [19]
North Coast Open Championship and Ampol Purse
1960 Frank Phillips File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 211 −5 1 stroke Australia Peter Thomson [20]
1959 John Sullivan File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 212 +2 1 stroke Australia Frank Phillips
Australia Les Wilson		 [21]
1958 Bruce Crampton File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 138 −2 2 strokes Australia Eric Cremin
Australia Frank Phillips
Australia Darrell Welch		 [22]
1957 Gary Player (2) File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa 135 −5 1 stroke Australia Eric Cremin [23]
1956 Gary Player File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa 136 −4 Playoff Australia Norm Berwick [24]
North Coast Open Championship
1955 Kel Nagle (4) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 138 6 strokes Australia Eric Cremin
Australia Jim McInnes		 [25]
1954 Kel Nagle (3) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 136 4 strokes Australia Frank Phillips [26][27]
1953 Allan Myers File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 135 1 stroke Australia Eric Cremin [3]
Coffs Harbour Professional Purse
1952 Kel Nagle (2) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 141 1 stroke Australia Jim McInnes [28]
1951 Kel Nagle File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 134 5 strokes Australia Eric Cremin [29][30]

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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