The Fiji Open is a professional golf tournament played in Fiji. It was inaugurated in 1970 as a 54-hole stroke play tournament sponsored by Air New Zealand.[1] During the first event there were 40 players.[2] It has been a 72-hole tournament since the second edition in 1971.[1] In 1973, a full-field of 162 players entered the tournament.[2] As of 1976, it was the second of five events "South Pacific circuit."[3]
Since 2015, the winner and the leading Fijian have been rewarded with entry into the Fiji International.[4][5]
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