The Riversdale Cup is the second oldest amateur

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tournament in Australia. It is a

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national ranking event. The event has been played since 1896 and is organised by and played at the Riversdale Golf Club in Mount Waverley, Victoria. It was known as the Surrey Hills Gentlemen's Championship, Gold Medal from 1896 to 1907, the Riversdale Trophy from 1909 to 1926, and the Riversdale Cup since 1928. The men's event has been played as a 72-hole

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tournament since 1958 when Kevin Hartley won for the first time. The All Abilities Riversdale Cup commenced in 2020.

Men's winners

Source: *2022 Max Ford *2021 Andrew Richards *2020 Lawrence Curtis *2019

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*2018

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*2017 Dylan Perry *2016 Harrison Endycott *2015 Travis Smyth *2014

Ryan Ruffels Ryan Ruffels (born 29 April 1998) is an Australian professional golfer. Early life and amateur career Ruffels was born in Florida to tennis professionals Ray Ruffels and Anna-Maria Fernandez, but moved at a young age to southern California. H ...

*2013 Brady Watt *2012 Jake Higginbottom *2011 Nathan Holman *2010 Jin Jeong *2009 Jordan Sherratt *2008 Scott Arnold *2007 Tim Stewart *2006

Steve Dartnell ''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people * Steve ...

*2005

Mathew Holten Mathew is a masculine given name and a variant of Matthew. It is also used as a surname. As a given name Notable people with the given name include: * Mat Erpelding (born 1975), American politician * Mat Kearney (born 1978), American singer- ...

*2004

Michael Sim Michael Sim (born 23 October 1984) is an Australian professional golfer. Amateur career Sim was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and moved to Australia when he was 5 years old. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 2002. He ...

*2003 Kurt Barnes *2002

Richard Moir Richard Moir (born 1950) is an Australian former actor and editor. He is known for many Australian film roles and in TV soap opera ''Prisoner'' (also known as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'') as original character of electrician Eddie Cook and in chi ...

*2001

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*2000 Andrew Webster *1999

Aaron Baddeley Aaron John Baddeley (born 17 March 1981) is an Australian professional golfer. He was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA and now plays on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, he has joint U.S. and Australian citizenship and was raised in Australia from th ...

*1998 Brendan Jones *1997 James McLean *1996

Jarrod Moseley Jarrod James Moseley (born 6 October 1972) is an Australian professional golfer. Career Moseley was born in Mandurah, Western Australia. He turned professional in 1997. He won the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit in 1998/99, having wo ...

*1995 Lee Eagleton *1994 Lester Peterson *1993 Jason Dawes *1992 Lester Peterson *1991

Robert Allenby Robert Allenby (born 12 July 1971) is an Australian professional golfer. Early years Allenby was born on 12 July 1971 in Melbourne, Victoria. His father had emigrated to Australia from Leeds, UK as a young man. Professional career He turned ...

*1990

*1989 Paul Moloney *1988

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*1987 Stephen Taylor *1986 Michael Sammels *1985 Stephen Taylor *1984 Chris Longley *1983

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*1982 Trevor Henley *1981 Mike Clayton *1980 Geoff Sowden *1979 Eric Routley *1978 Kevin Hartley *1977 Kevin Hartley *1976 Kevin Hartley *1975 Trevor Henley *1974 Bill Britten *1973 Alan Reiter *1972 Neil Titheridge *1971 Kevin Hartley *1970 Randall Hicks *1969 Bill Britten *1968 Kevin Hartley *1967 Kevin Hartley *1966 Bill Britten *1965 Kevin Hartley *1964 Kevin Hartley *1963 Kevin Hartley *1962 Tom Crow *1961 Tom Crow *1960 John Hood *1959 Bob Bull *1958 Kevin Hartley *1957 Barry West *1956

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*1955 Alex Rae *1954 D B Kendler *1953 F T Kennett *1952 Laurie Duffy *1951 D Cade *1950 David Doughton *1949 A P Launder *1948 Bill Higgins *1947 Bill Higgins *1946 Laurie Duffy *1939–45 ''No tournament'' *1938 Alex Rae *1937 Bill Higgins *1936 Bill Edgar *1935 Mick Ryan *1934 Harry Williams *1933 Mick Ryan *1932 Harry Williams *1931 Alex Russell *1930 Harry Williams *1929 Alex Russell *1928 Fred Lemann *1927 ''No tournament'' *1926

Ivo Whitton Ivo Harrington Whitton (9 December 1893 – 2 July 1967) was an Australian amateur golfer, who, along with Greg Norman, is the only Australian to have won the Australian Open five times (1912, 1913, 1926, 1929 and 1931). Whitton was born i ...

*1925

*1924

Bruce Pearce The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been a ...

*1923

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*1922

*1921

*1920

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*1919

Gus Jackson Augustus Kenneth George Jackson (25 December 1903 – 12 November 1968) was a New Zealand rower. He won two bronze medals at the 1938 British Empire Games, winning one as part of the men's eight and another bronze medal alongside Bob Smit ...

*1915–18 ''No tournament'' *1914 Frank Murdoch *1913

*1912

*1911 Audley Lemprière *1910 Frank Murdoch *1909 George Morrison *1908 ''No tournament'' *1907 Frank Murdoch *1906

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*1905 Michael Scott *1904 Leslie Penfold Hyland *1903

Louis Whyte Louis Australia Whyte (1852 – 3 April 1911) was an Australian amateur tennis player and golfer. He won the Intercolonial Lawn Tennis Championships twice, in 1881 and 1883. In golf he won the Victorian Golf Cup in 1894 and the Australian Amat ...

*1902

P. C. Anderson Peter Corsar Anderson CBE (17 February 1871 – 26 August 1955) was an influential educator and golfer in Western Australia. Tournament wins ''this list is incomplete'' *1893 The Amateur Championship *1898 Surrey Hills Gentlemen's Championshi ...

*1901 William McIntyre *1900

Harry Howden Henry Anderson Howden (31 May 1876 – 21 May 1922) was a Scottish-born Australian amateur golfer. He won the Victorian Golf Cup in 1896, 1897 and 1898 and the Australian Amateur in 1901. Early life Howden was born on 31 May 1876 near North B ...

*1899

*1898

*1897 Thomas Huggins *1896 Mark Anderson

Women's winners

''This list is incomplete'' *2022 Abbie Teasdale *2021 Jeneath Wong *2020 Jeneath Wong *2019 Yuna Nishimura *2018

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*2017 Karis Davidson *2016 Kirsty Hodgkins *2015 Munchin Keh *2014 Shelly Shin *2013 Grace Lennon *2012 Whitney Hillier *2011 Cecilia Cho *2010 Jessica Speechley *2009 Ashlee Dewhurst *2008 Julia Boland *2007 Inhong Lim *2006 Inhong Lim *2005 Nicki Garrett *2004 Dana Lacey *2003 Sarah Kemp

All-Abilities winners

Source: *2022 Mike Brown *2021 Warren Sutton *2020 Warren Sutton

References

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External links

Riversdale Golf Club
Amateur golf tournaments in Australia Golf in Victoria (Australia) Recurring sporting events established in 1896