The Victorian Open is an annual golf tournament held in Australia. It was founded in 1957 and is the Victoria state open championship for men. It is run by Golf Victoria and is a Golf Australia national ranking event.

The event is held concurrently with the Women's Victorian Open and offers equal prize pool for the two events. The tournament's tag line is: "Men and women. On the same course. At the same time. For equal prize money." The men and women play on the same course at the same time in alternating groups.

History The first Victorian Open was played at Riversdale in 1957, replacing the Victorian Close Championship which had been first held in 1948. It was won by Ossie Pickworth who finished 10 strokes ahead of the field. Prize money was £250 but only one competitor, amateur Harry Hattersley, was from outside the state.

Three of the first four editions were won by Victorians with Gary Player winning 1959. However professionals from New South Wales won 9 of the 10 events from 1961 to 1970 with only Peter Thomson from Victoria breaking their run of success in 1968.

From 2004 to 2007 the tournament was part of the second-tier Von Nida Tour. It was not played in 2008 but from 2009 to 2016 it was a Tier 2 event on the PGA Tour of Australasia schedule. In 2017 it became a Tier 1 event.

Since 2012, it has been held concurrently with the Women's Victorian Open, being held at 13th Beach Golf Links in Barwon Heads, Victoria since 2013. When the tournament moved to 13th Beach Golf Links in 2013 the combined prize pool was $300,000, with $150,000 on offer for each of the men's and women's fields. In six years, the total prize pool has increased ten-fold. In 2019, the men's and women's Victorian Open fields played for a total purse of $3 million, $1.5 million for each event.

In 2019 and 2020, the event was co-sanctioned by the European Tour. The event continues to be played alongside the Women's Victorian Open, now co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour. The event features a double cut, 65 players will remain after the first cut, then 35 players after the Saturday cut. In February 2019, James Nitties matched the world record of nine consecutive birdies in the Victorian Open. His birdie run from the 15th to the fifth in the first round set a European Tour record and matched Mark Calcavecchia's feat in the 2009 Canadian Open. David Law won the first co-sanctioned European Tour edition of the event. He won by a one stroke margin after entering the final three holes three strokes behind. Law birdied the 16th and eagled the final hole, this coupled with Wade Ormsby double bogeying his penultimate hole, led to Law claiming victory.

No event was played in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event returned in 2022 as a sole-sanctioned PGA Tour of Australasia event and had a reduced prize fund.

Winners YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upVenueVic Open 2026 ANZ Cameron John 280 −8 Playoff Nathan Barbieri 13th Beach 2025 ANZ Josh Geary 275 −13 4 strokes Connor McKinney 13th Beach 2024 ANZ Brett Coletta 270 −18 2 strokes Andrew Martin Jordan Zunic 13th Beach 2023 ANZ Michael Hendry 267 −21 4 strokes David Micheluzzi 13th Beach 2022 ANZ Dimitrios Papadatos (2) 267 −21 1 stroke Ben Campbell 13th Beach 2021: No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic ISPS Handa Vic Open 2020 ANZ, EUR Min Woo Lee 269 −19 2 strokes Ryan Fox 13th Beach 2019 ANZ, EUR David Law 270 −18 1 stroke Brad Kennedy Wade Ormsby 13th Beach Oates Vic Open 2018 ANZ Simon Hawkes 274 −14 Playoff Harrison Endycott 13th Beach 2017 ANZ Dimitrios Papadatos 272 −16 2 strokes Adam Bland Jake McLeod 13th Beach 2016 ANZ Michael Long 275 −13 Playoff Matthew Millar 13th Beach 2015 ANZ Richard Green 272 −16 Playoff Nick Cullen 13th Beach Oates Victorian Open Championship 2014 ANZ Matthew Griffin 281 −7 Playoff Matt Stieger 13th Beach Victorian Open 2013 ANZ Matthew Giles 275 −13 1 stroke Nathan Holman (a) Ryan Lynch 13th Beach 2012 ANZ Scott Arnold 272 −12 1 stroke Kurt Barnes Spring Valley 2011 ANZ Paul Sheehan 276 −8 2 strokes Matthew Griffin Spring Valley Subaru Victorian Open 2010 ANZ Jason Norris 274 −10 2 strokes Chris Campbell Spring Valley 2009 ANZ Ashley Hall 278 −10 2 strokes Scott Laycock Craig Scott Spring Valley Victorian Open2008: No tournament 2007 VNT Kim Felton 280 −8 1 stroke Steve Collins Marc Leishman Aron Price Woodlands 2006 VNT David Diaz 202 −14 2 strokes Marcus Cain Aron Price Woodlands Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open 2005 VNT Kurt Barnes 204 −12 Playoff Nathan Green Woodlands 2004 VNT Gareth Paddison 204 −12 5 strokes Richard Green Paul Sheehan Woodlands Victorian Open 2003 VNT Cancelled ANZ Victorian Open Championship 2002 ANZ Andre Stolz 274 −8 Playoff David Bransdon Sorrento/Portsea 2001 ANZ Scott Laycock 270 −18 3 strokes Richard Green Cranbourne Victorian Open 2000 Brad Lamb (a) 278 −14 Playoff Jens Nilsson Cranbourne 1999 ANZ Kenny Druce 275 −13 3 strokes Lucas Parsons Victoria 1998 ANZ Brad King 272 −16 5 strokes Greg Chalmers Daniel Chopra Terry Price Victoria 1997 ANZ Stephen Leaney (2) 280 −8 1 stroke Darren Cole Euan Walters Victoria 1996: No tournament 1995 ANZ Stephen Leaney 283 −5 1 stroke Robert Allenby Mike Clayton Victoria 1994 ANZ Patrick Burke 278 −10 2 strokes Tim Elliott Robert Willis Victoria 1993 ANZ Lucas Parsons 276 −12 3 strokes Bradley Hughes Woodlands 1992 Ian Stanley 284 −4 1 stroke Jeff Senior Woodlands 1991 Robert Allenby (a) 287 −1 6 strokes David Armstrong Paul Moloney Woodlands 1990 ANZ Cancelled 1989 ANZ Mike Clayton (2) 285 −3 2 strokes Ossie Moore Kingston Heath 1988 ANZ Jim Benepe 282 −6 3 strokes Ian Baker-Finch Peter McWhinney Kingston Heath Robert Boyd Transport Victorian Open 1987 ANZ Roger Mackay 277 −11 1 stroke Greg Norman Kingston Heath 1986 ANZ Ossie Moore 280 −8 1 stroke Vaughan Somers Greg Turner Yarra Yarra Victorian Open 1985 ANZ Ian Baker-Finch 279 −9 2 strokes Rodger Davis Yarra Yarra 1984 ANZ Greg Norman 281 −7 2 strokes Bob Shearer Metropolitan 1983 ANZ Bob Shearer 282 −6 1 stroke Greg Norman Metropolitan 1982 ANZ Mike Clayton 281 −7 3 strokes Bob Shearer Metropolitan 1981 ANZ Bill Dunk 277 −11 5 strokes Wayne Grady Metropolitan 1980 ANZ Guy Wolstenholme (4) 282 −6 4 strokes Graham Marsh Metropolitan 1979 ANZ Rodger Davis 291 +3 Playoff Geoff Parslow Gary Player Kingston Heath 1978 ANZ Guy Wolstenholme (3) 284 −4 Playoff Arnold Palmer Metropolitan 1977 ANZ Geoff Parslow 275 −13 4 strokes Greg Norman Yarra Yarra 1976 ANZ Guy Wolstenholme (2) 281 −7 Playoff Graham Marsh Kingston Heath 1975 ANZ Stewart Ginn 283 −5 3 strokes Ian Stanley Metropolitan 1974 ANZ John Davis 287 −5 1 stroke Ted Ball Bill Dunk Ian Stanley Randall Vines Huntingdale 1973 ANZ Peter Thomson (3) 284 −4 2 strokes Stewart Ginn Bob Tuohy Yarra Yarra 1972 Walter Godfrey 283 −9 7 strokes Isao Aoki Peter Mills Kel Nagle Commonwealth 1971 Guy Wolstenholme 289 +1 2 strokes Peter Thomson Woodlands 1970 David Graham 273 −19 4 strokes Kevin Hartley (a) Kel Nagle Guy Wolstenholme Riversdale 1969 Kel Nagle (2) 279 −17 3 strokes Bill Dunk Peter Thomson Kingston Heath 1968 Peter Thomson (2) 288 −12 1 stroke Stan Peach Huntingdale 1967 Kel Nagle 283 −9 1 stroke Guy Wolstenholme Yarra Yarra 1966 Frank Phillips (2) 284 −8 4 strokes Barry Coxon Riversdale 1965 Alan Murray (2) 291 −1 4 strokes Eric Cremin Royal Melbourne 1964 Frank Phillips 278 −14 3 strokes Kel Nagle Victoria 1963 Bruce Devlin (2) 286 −10 5 strokes Peter Mills Kingswood 1962 Bruce Devlin 293 −7 2 strokes Bill Dunk Huntingdale 1961 Alan Murray 290 −6 4 strokes Peter Thomson Commonwealth 1960 Jack Harris 282 −6 4 strokes Bill Dunk Metropolitan 1959 Gary Player 275 −17 5 strokes Harold Henning Yarra Yarra 1958 Peter Thomson 289 −7 3 strokes Barry West Kingston Heath 1957 Ossie Pickworth 282 −10 10 strokes Barry West 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