The City of Sydney Open was a golf tournament played at Moore Park Golf Club in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia between 1963 and 1970.[1] The inaugural event was part of the celebrations of the 175th anniversary of the founding of Sydney.[2] The 1969 event was played over 54 holes.

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upRef
1963Peter Mills Australia288+42 strokesAustralia Frank Phillips[3]
1964Ted Ball Australia276−84 strokesAustralia Col Johnston[4]
1965Bob Stanton Australia276−81 strokeAustralia Frank Phillips[5]
1966Alan Murray Australia275−92 strokesAustralia Don Sharp (a)[6]
1967Walter Godfrey New Zealand271−136 strokesAustralia Wally Gale
Australia Col Johnston
Australia Darrell Welch		[7]
1968Alan Murray Australia273−112 strokesNew Zealand Dennis Clark
Australia Frank Phillips		[8]
1969Bruce Devlin Australia200−131 strokeJapan Takashi Murakami[9]
1970Ted Ball Australia270−144 strokesAustralia Graham Marsh[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Promoter goes back to the future to end professional tournament drought". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 May 2004.
  2. ↑ "City Open Golf Event Proposed". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 July 1963. p. 8.
  3. ↑ "Open win from two late birdies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 April 1963. p. 18.
  4. ↑ "Ball in another big win". The Sun-Herald. 10 May 1964. p. 70.
  5. ↑ "Stanton wins City of Sydney". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 August 1965. p. 12.
  6. ↑ "City of Sydney golf winner sets record". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 August 1966. p. 15.
  7. ↑ "New Zealand golfer's 'fantastic' round wins". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 September 1967. p. 14.
  8. ↑ "Golf leader out for late arrival". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 September 1968. p. 16.
  9. ↑ "Sydney Open to Ball - 14 under par". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 October 1969. p. 13.
  10. ↑ "Devlin sinks two crucial putts to win". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 1970. p. 15.
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