The Johnnie Walker Australian Classic was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1988 to 1992. It was first played as the Bicentennial Classic to celebrate the

Australian Bicentenary The bicentenary of Australia was celebrated in 1988. It marked 200 years since the arrival of the First Fleet of British convict ships at Sydney in 1788. History The bicentennial year marked Captain Arthur Phillip's arrival with the 11 ships ...

. From 1989 it was sponsored by

United Distillers United Distillers was a Scottish company formed in 1987 from combining the businesses of Distillers Company and Arthur Bell & Sons, both owned by Guinness. The company owned six single malt Scotch brands, which were relaunched as the ''Classic ...

, using their

Johnnie Walker Johnnie Walker is a brand of Scotch whisky produced by Diageo in Scotland. It was established in the Scottish burgh of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire in 1820, and continued to be produced and bottled at the town's Hill Street plant, once the world's ...

Scotch whisky brand, and officially titled as the Johnnie Walker Australian Classic, and then the Johnnie Walker Classic from 1991. It was held at the

Royal Melbourne Golf Club Royal Melbourne Golf Club is a 36-hole Golf Club (establishment), golf club in Australia, located in Black Rock, Victoria, Black Rock, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, a suburb in southeastern Melbourne. Its West and East courses are respectivel ...

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, except in 1991 when it was played at

The Lakes Golf Club The Lakes Golf Club is an Australian golf course, located in the Sydney suburb of Eastlakes, New South Wales, Eastlakes in New South Wales. Founded in 1928, this private golf course is approximately a 10-minute drive from Sydney central busines ...

. Prize money was A$1,500,000 in 1988, A$1,000,000 from 1989 to 1991, and A$700,000 in 1992. The tournament was played for the final time in 1992 as a result of

ending their sponsorship in April 1993. After the tournament was cancelled in 1993, the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic dropped the word "Asian" and took on the ''Johnnie Walker Classic'' title.

Winners

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{{reflist Former PGA Tour of Australasia events Golf tournaments in Australia Recurring sporting events established in 1988 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1992