The Tahiti Open is a professional golf tournament played in Tahiti, French Polynesia.
History The Federation Polynesienne de Golf based in Papeete was founded in 1981 and launched the national open golf championship, the Tahiti Open, in 1982. The inaugural tournament was won by singer Danny Kaleikini from Hawaii. The tournament then consisted of two rounds, raised to four by the second edition which was won by Kalua Makalena, also from Hawaii. The tournament then consisted of three rounds for eight years, before returning to a four-round format in 1992 when the organizers started collaborating with the PGA Tour of Australasia.
Australian and New Zealand players have dominated the tournament. Grant Moorhead has won four times and Ryan Fox won both the 29th and 30th staging of the tournament, part of the Choice Hotels PGA Pro-Am Series. By 2018 the purse was $125,000, the largest prize purse in the PGA Tour of Australasia's Ladbrokes PGA Pro-Am Series.
Winners Year Winner Score Ref 2019 Jamie Arnold 68-67-70-67=272 −8 2018 Tim Stewart 67-68-72-65=272 −8 2017 Dale Brandt-Richards 64-70-68-71=273 −7 2016 No tournament 2015 Callan O'Reilly 68-65-64-71=268 −20 2014 Ryan Fox 66-66-67-69=268 −20 2013 No tournament 2012 Ryan Fox 66-69-62-68=265 −23 2011 Grant Moorhead 65-69-64=198 −18 2010 Josh Lane 71-73-70-68=242 −6 2009 No tournament 2008 Edward Stedman 69-66-70-69=274 −14 2007 Josh Carmichael 66-70-65-66=267 −21 2006 Chris Downes 69-63-62-65=259 −29 2005 Andrew McKenzie 70-68-67-65=270 −18 2003 Tony Christie 66-65-71-64=266 −22 2002 Jason Dawes 68-60-67-70=265 −23 2001 Chris Gray 68-66-65-68=267 −21 2000 David Bransdon 71-63-66-69=269 −19 1999 Stuart Thompson 70-66-68-69=273 −15 1998 Tony Christie 68-68-72-70=278 −10 1997 Dominic Barson 70-68-65-70=273 −15 1996 Steven Alker 65-68-69-70=272 −16 1995 Grant Moorhead 69-68-67-70=274 −14 1994 Grant Moorhead 71-67-71-71=280 −8 1993 Grant Moorhead 70-72-69-72=283 −5 1992 John Clifford 72-70-69-71=282 −6 1991 Simon Owen 69-74-68=211 −5 1990 Roy McKenzie 70-70-70=210 −6 1989 Jason Deep 67-69-71=207 −9 1988 Jason Deep 70-73=143 −1 1987 Lee Hunter 69-69-74=212 −4 1986 Brett Ogle 69-69-69=207 −9 1985 John Clifford 69-71-70=210 −6 1984 Barry Vivian 69-71-70=210 −6 1983 Kalua Makalena 73-72-72-72=289 +1 1982 Danny Kaleikini 72-65=137 −7 Source:List of winners 1982−2011
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