The ANZ Championship was a men's professional golf tournament, co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia, that was played in Australia between 2002 and 2004. The event had been played as a 72-hole stroke-play tournament on the Australasian tour from 1998 to 2001 as the ANZ Tour Championship.
Uniquely for both tours, it was played using a modified stableford scoring system, similar to the former PGA Tour event The International. This departure from the usual stroke play format, designed to encourage more attacking play, was not received with universal approval as the perception was that it would penalise the steadier players.
In the final event in 2004, Laura Davies became the first female golfer to compete on either the Australasian or European Tour, but failed to make an impact, missing the cut and finishing in next to last place on −13 points.
Venues The event has been played at the following venues:
1998–2000: Royal Canberra Golf Club 2001: Concord Golf Club 2002: The Lakes Golf Club 2003: New South Wales Golf Club 2004: Horizons Golf Resort
Winners PGA Tour of Australasia (Tour Championship)1998–2001 PGA Tour of Australasia (Regular)2002–2004 #YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upRef.ANZ Championship7th 2004 ANZ, EUR Brian Davis 44 points 1 point Paul Casey 6th 2003 ANZ, EUR Paul Casey 45 points 4 points Stuart Appleby Nick O'Hern 5th 2002 ANZ, EUR Richard S. Johnson 46 points 2 points Scott Laycock Craig Parry ANZ Tour Championship4th 2001 ANZ Peter Lonard 269 −15 1 stroke Nathan Green 3rd 2000 ANZ Andre Stolz 273 −15 3 strokes Brett Rumford 2nd 1999 ANZ Marcus Cain 276 −12 4 strokes Paul Gow 1st 1998 ANZ Mathew Goggin 278 −10 Playoff Brad King
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External links Coverage on the European Tour's official site