The Papua New Guinea Open is a golf tournament on the
PGA Tour of Australasia
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. The event is held at
Royal Port Moresby Golf Club
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Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New ...
, 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
The Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation, known by the abbreviation APGC, is an Asia-Pacific federation of national golf associations. The APGC organizes the major international amateur championships in the region and promotes golf.
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with the intention of adding the Papua New Guinea Open to the Asia Golf Circuit, but attempts were ultimately aborted. That year, the PNG Open had a field of 144 competitors, including 40 professionals, 37 of whom were from Australia.
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
The 2023–24 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2023–24 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 50th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it w ...
season.
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.
The tournament in recent years has also invited the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea,
James Marape
James Marape (born 24 April 1971) is a Papua New Guinean politician who has served as the prime minister of Papua New Guinea since May 2019. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since July 2007, representing the el ...
to participate in the tournament.
Winners
;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
*1978
Mike Ferguson
*1977
Ted Ball
Edward A. Ball (4 November 1939 – 17 April 1995) was an Australian professional golfer. He won several dozen significant tournaments in his career.
Early life
Ball was born in Hornsby, New South Wales. He had a decorated amateur career, inc ...
See also
*
Open golf tournament
An open golf tournament usually refers to a golf tournament in which all golfers may compete regardless of their professional or amateur status. Often there will be certain restrictions, commonly based on ability. Some amateur-only tournaments are ...
References
External links
Coverage on PGA Tour of Australasia's official site
{{PGA Tour of Australasia Events
PGA Tour of Australasia events
Golf tournaments in Oceania
Sports competitions in Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby