Australian Match Play Championship

The Australian Match Play Championship was a golf tournament held in Australia between 1986 and 1992 at Kingston Heath Golf Club, Melbourne. In 1986, the event was contested by 16 players over two days. In 1987, it was played over three days. The field was increased to 24 with eight players receiving a bye to the second round. The final was over 36 holes. In 1989, the field increased to 32 with play over four days. There was one 18-hole round on the first two days, two rounds on the third day and a 36-hole final on the final day. Each year there was also a third-place playoff. Prize money was A$60,000 in 1986, A$100,000 in 1987 and 1988, A$150,000 in 1989 and A$200,000 from 1990 to 1992.

Australian Match Play Championship

Tournament information
Location	Melbourne, Australia
Established	1986
Course(s)	Kingston Heath Golf Club
Par	72
Tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia
Format	Match play
Prize fund	A$200,000
Month played	February
Final year	1992
Tournament record score
Score	6 and 5 Peter Fowler (1986)
Final champion
Mike Clayton
Location map
Kingston Heath GC Location in Australia Show map of Australia Kingston Heath GC Location in Victoria Show map of Victoria

Winners

Year	Winner	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share (A$)	Ref.
Australian Match Play Championship
1993	Cancelled				[1]
Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship
1992	Mike Clayton	4 and 3	Peter McWhinney	36,000	[2]
1991	Chris Patton	5 and 3	Ken Dukes	36,000	[3]
1990	David Iwasaki-Smith	4 and 2	Peter Fowler	36,000	[4]
1989	Ossie Moore	1 up	Peter Fowler	32,000	[5]
1988	Ronan Rafferty	1 up	Mike Clayton	20,000	[6]
Robert Boyd Transport Australian Match Play Championship
1987	Ian Baker-Finch	5 and 4	Ossie Moore	20,000	[7]
1986	Peter Fowler	6 and 5	Bob Shearer	16,000	[8]

References

1. "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 January 1993. p. 30. Retrieved 15 June 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Cross wind no match for Clayton's resolve". The Canberra Times. Vol. 66, no. 20, 756. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 February 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Big fellow beats little-known pro". The Canberra Times. Vol. 65, no. 20, 393. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 February 1991. p. 22. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Smith trades his Ford for a Benz". The Canberra Times. Vol. 64, no. 20, 029. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 February 1990. p. 28. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Moore jokes all the way to his biggest purse". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 487. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 February 1989. p. 26. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Solid Rafferty outplays Clayton". The Canberra Times. Vol. 62, no. 19, 118. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 February 1988. p. 22. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "Controlled Baker-Finch wins the matchplay". The Canberra Times. Vol. 61, no. 18, 756. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 February 1987. p. 18. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
8. "Fowler stuns Shearer with matchplay win". The Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 401. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 February 1986. p. 18. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.