City of Cairns Open

The City of Cairns Open is a professional and amateur golf tournament. It was briefly part of the PGA Tour of Australia's calendar.

History

The City of Cairns Open began in 1965.^[1] It is held at Cairns Golf Club in Cairns, Australia.^[1] In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the event was won by leading touring professionals, including Randall Vines and Vic Bennetts.^[2] In 1975, it became an amateur event.^[1] In 1983, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Mark Nash won the event.^[3]

In recent years, the City of Cairns Open has evolved into a week-long event with four different tournaments. On Sunday, the first day of the event, the first tournament is held, a 4BBB Stableford for both men and women. The following two days a 36-hole women's tournament is held. On Wednesday, a men's team event is held. The event concludes with a 54-hole stroke play event for men.^[1]

Winners

Year	Winner	Ref
1974	Randall Vines	[4]
1973	Bob Taylor	[5]
1972	Graeme Bell	[5]
1971	Vic Bennetts	[6]
1970		[7]
1969
1968
1967
1966	Randall Vines	[2]

References

1. "City of Cairns Amateur Golf Week". Cairns Golf Club. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
2. "Slim, Shy and Successful". The Age. 26 March 1968. p. 27. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Ramsay, Jim (17 August 1983). "Petersen retains form with a 60". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 40. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Vines takes golf despite errors". The Canberra Times. 1 March 1976. p. 14. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via Trove.
5. McCormack, Mark H. (1974). The World of Professional Golf 1974. Collins. pp. 331–332, 565. ISBN 0002119544.
6. Fitter, Bill (8 August 1971). "'Doing Nicely'". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 78. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 July 1970. p. 81. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Newspapers.com.