The Australian Senior Open was an event on the PGA Legends Tour. It was run by Golf Australia. From 2007 to 2012 it was hosted by ISPS Handa and titled as the Handa Australian Senior Open. The final event was in 2012. The 2010 event was co-sanctioned with the European Senior Tour and was the first event of the 2011 European Senior Tour season.[1]

Handa Australian Senior Open
Tournament information
LocationPerth, Western Australia, Australia
Established1995
Course(s)Royal Perth Golf Club
Par72
Length6,615 yards (6,049 m)
Tour(s)European Senior Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$400,000
Month playedNovember
Final year2012
Tournament record score
Aggregate207 Peter Senior (2010)
207 Peter Fowler (2012)
To par−9 as above
Final champion
Australia Peter Fowler
Location map
Royal Perth GC is located in Australia
Royal Perth GC
Royal Perth GC
Location in Australia
Royal Perth GC is located in Western Australia
Royal Perth GC
Royal Perth GC
Location in Western Australia

The Senior Open was revived in 2007 by Haruhisa Handa, president of the International Sports Promotion Society. In 2011, the tournament was co-sanctioned by the European Senior Tour.

Winners

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Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
Handa Australian Senior Open
2012   Peter Fowler 207 −9 6 strokes   Mike Harwood
  David Merriman
Royal Perth
2011   Gary Wolstenholme 212 −4 1 stroke   Terry Price Lake Karrinyup
2010 EST   Peter Senior 207 −9 3 strokes   Sandy Lyle Royal Perth
2009   Mike Harwood 210 −6 Playoff   Mike Clayton
  Peter Senior
Royal Perth
2008   Wayne Grady (2) 210 −3 2 strokes   David Merriman Concord
2007   Wayne Grady 210 −3 1 stroke   David Merriman Concord
Australian Senior Open
1997–2006: No tournament
1996   Hiroshi Tahara 296 +12 1 stroke   Bob Shaw Spring Valley
1995   Noel Ratcliffe 290 4 strokes   John Klatt
  Hiroshi Tahara
Yarra Yarra

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.golf.org.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=70614 Archived 2016-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Senior Open co-sanctions with European Senior Tour
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