Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Carrara, Queensland, Australia |
| Established | 1988 |
| Course(s) | Palm Meadows Golf Course |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | A$1,400,000 |
| Month played | January |
| Final year | 1992 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 271 Rodger Davis (1990) 271 Curtis Strange (1990) 271 Greg Turner (1991) |
| To par | −17 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Ronan Rafferty | |
| Location map | |
  Palm Meadows GC Location in Australia  Palm Meadows GC Location in Queensland | |
The Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1988 to 1992 at the Palm Meadows Golf Course, Carrara, Queensland. Prize money was A$500,000 in 1988, A$600,000 in 1989, A$800,000 in 1990, A$1,200,000 in 1991 and A$1,400,000 in 1992.
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (A$) |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Ronan Rafferty |
278 | −10 | 2 strokes |  Bradley Hughes Brett Ogle |
252,000 | [1] |
| 1991 |  Greg Turner |
271 | −17 | 4 strokes | Greg Norman |
216,000 | [2] |
| 1990 | Rodger Davis |
271 | −17 | Playoff |  Curtis Strange |
144,000 | [3] |
| 1989 | Curtis Strange |
280 | −8 | 2 strokes | Raymond Floyd |
108,000 | [4] |
| 1988 | Greg Norman |
272 | −16 | 1 stroke |  Tateo Ozaki |
90,000 | [5] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cup a belated birthday prize for Rafferty". The Canberra Times. Vol. 66, no. 20, 735. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 January 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Turner clears debts, fears". The Canberra Times. Vol. 65, no. 20, 365. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 January 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Norman stole Davis limelight". The Canberra Times. Vol. 64, no. 20, 001. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 January 1990. p. 22. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Strange makes it a Gold Coast double". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 459. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 January 1989. p. 20. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Norman shows some class". The Canberra Times. Vol. 62, no. 19, 111. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 February 1988. p. 18. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.