The Australian PGA Championship was officially established in 1929, although earlier versions of the event date back to 1905. It was originally a matchplay event before switching to strokeplay in 1964.
Behind the legacy - The Kirkwood Cup
Joe Kirkwood's name is forever part of Australian golf history with the winner of the Australian PGA Championship presented with the Joe Kirkwood Cup each year.
The Kirkwood Cup was donated by Joe Kirkwood Snr in 1928 to be presented to the winner of the professionals’ championship of Australia. The event had been held alongside the Australian Open since 1904, however the winner first received the Joe Kirkwood Cup in 1929 when the event became an official championship.
Kirkwood put Australian golf on the map. He is credited with scoring 29 holes-in-one and won numerous national and international tournaments across the United States of America and Canada, as well as the Australian and New Zealand opens.
He had nine top-10 finishes in major championships.
Quick facts:
Tournament 72-hole record: Jed Morgan (262) in 2021 at Royal Queensland Golf Club, QLD
Most wins: Kel Nagle, 6-times (1968, 1965, 1959, 1958, 1954, 1949)
* Denotes won in play-off
Year |
Winner |
Score |
|
|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
Min Woo Lee |
264 |
Royal Queensland Golf Club |
2022 |
Cameron Smith |
270 |
Royal Queensland Golf Club |
2021 |
Jed Morgan |
262 |
Royal Queensland Golf Club |
2019 |
Adam Scott |
275 |
RACV Royal Pines Resort |
2018 |
Cameron Smith |
272 |
RACV Royal Pines Resort |
2017 |
Cameron Smith * |
270 |
RACV Royal Pines Resort |
2016 |
Harold Varner III |
269 |
RACV Royal Pines Resort |
2015 |
Nathan Holman * |
288 |
RACV Royal Pines Resort |
2014 |
Greg Chalmers * |
277 |
|
2013 |
Adam Scott |
270 |
|
2012 |
Daniel Popovic |
272 |
|
2011 |
Greg Chalmers * |
276 |
|
2010 |
Peter Senior * |
276 |
|
2009 |
Robert Allenby |
270 |
|
2008 |
Geoff Ogilvy |
274 |
|
2007 |
Peter Lonard |
268 |
|
2006 |
Nick O'Hern * |
266 |
|
2005 |
Robert Allenby |
270 |
|
2004 |
Peter Lonard |
270 |
|
2003 |
Peter Senior |
271 |
|
2002 |
Peter Lonard & Jarrod Moseley (Joint Winners) |
271 |
|
2001 |
Robert Allenby |
273 |
|
2000 |
Robert Allenby |
275 |
|
1999 |
Greg Turner |
278 |
|
1998 |
David Howell |
275 |
|
1997 |
Andrew Coltart |
285 |
|
1996 |
Phil Tataurangi |
279 |
|
1995 |
Not played |
||
1994 |
Andrew Coltart |
281 |
|
1993 |
Ian Baker-Finch * |
275 |
|
1992 |
Craig Parry |
269 |
|
1991 |
Wayne Grady |
271 |
|
1990 |
Brett Ogle |
273 |
|
1989 |
Peter Senior |
274 |
|
1988 |
Wayne Grady * |
275 |
|
1987 |
Roger Mackay |
284 |
|
1986 |
Mike Harwood |
275 |
|
1985 |
Greg Norman |
273 |
|
1984 |
Greg Norman |
277 |
|
1983 |
Bob Shearer |
288 |
|
1982 |
Graham Marsh |
282 |
|
1981 |
Seve Ballesteros |
282 |
|
1980 |
Sam Torrance |
282 |
|
1979 |
Stewart Ginn |
284 |
|
1978 |
Hale Irwin |
278 |
|
1977 |
Mike Cahill |
278 |
|
1976 |
E W (Bill) Dunk |
281 |
|
1975 |
Vic Bennetts |
287 |
|
1974 |
E W (Bill) Dunk |
279 |
|
1973 |
Randall Vines |
2 & 1 |
|
1972 |
Randall Vines |
290 |
|
1971 |
E W (Bill) Dunk |
273 |
|
1970 |
Bruce Devlin |
275 |
|
1969 |
Bruce Devlin |
277 |
|
1968 |
Kel Nagle |
276 |
|
1967 |
Peter Thomson |
282 |
|
1966 |
E W (Bill) Dunk |
279 |
|
1965 |
Kel Nagle |
276 |
|
1964 |
Colin Johnston |
275 |
|
1963 |
Colin Johnston |
3 & 2 |
|
1962 |
E W (Bill) Dunk |
8 & 7 |
|
1961 |
Alan Murray |
2 & 1 |
|
1960 |
John Sullivan |
2 & 1 |
|
1959 |
Kel Nagle |
5 & 3 |
|
1958 |
Kel Nagle |
6 & 5 |
|
1957 |
Gary Player |
2 up |
|
1956 |
Les Wilson |
4 & 2 |
|
1955 |
Horrace Henry Alfred (Ossie) Pickworth |
8 & 7 |
|
1954 |
Kel Nagle |
1 up |
|
1953 |
Horrace Henry Alfred (Ossie) Pickworth |
1 up |
|
1952 |
William C. Holder |
2 & 1 |
|
1951 |
Norman von Nida |
6 & 5 |
|
1950 |
Norman von Nida |
6 & 5 |
|
1949 |
Kel Nagle |
7 & 5 |
|
1948 |
Norman von Nida |
2 & 1 |
|
1947 |
Horrace Henry Alfred (Ossie) Pickworth |
2 & 1 |
|
1946 |
Norman von Nida |
1 up |
|
1940-1945 |
Championship not played World War II |
||
1939 |
Ted Naismith |
7 & 5 |
|
1938 |
Eric Cremin |
2 & 1 |
|
1937 |
Eric Cremin |
4 & 2 |
|
1936 |
William Clifford |
4 & 2 |
|
1935 |
Sam Richardson |
2 & 1 |
|
1934 |
Lou Kelly |
2 & 1 |
|
1933 |
Sam Richardson |
9 & 7 |
|
1932 |
Fergus McMahon |
7 & 6 |
|
1931 |
John Donald Spence |
2 & 1 |
|
1930 |
Jock Robertson |
2 & 1 |
|
1929 |
Rufus Stewart |
8 & 7 |
|
1928 |
Harry Sinclair |
1 up |
|
1927 |
Harry Sinclair |
4 & 3 |
|
1926 |
Frank Eyre |
6 & 5 |
|
1925 |
Tom Howard |
3 & 1 |
|
1924 |
Tom Howard |
3 & 2 |
|
1923 |
Fred Popplewell |
2 & 1 |
|
1922 |
Charles Campbell |
1 up |
|
1921 |
Arthur Le Fevre |
Unknown |
|
1920 |
Unknown results |
||
1914-1919 |
Championship not played World War I |
||
1913 |
Carnegie Clark |
Unknown |
|
1912 |
Unknown results |
||
1911 |
Charles Campbell |
154 |
|
1910 |
Dan Soutar |
150 |
|
1909 |
Carnegie Clark |
Unknown |
|
1908 |
Carnegie Clark |
4 & 3 |
|
1907 |
Dan Soutar |
4 & 3 |
|
1906 |
Dan Soutar |
5 & 3 |
|
1905 |
Dan Soutar |
4 & 3 |
|
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