The Australian Open is the biggest Australian golf tournament on the schedule, with the event having been conducted since 1904.
The event, which is one of the top events in Australia, is considered one of the biggest tournaments in golf because it is one of the oldest national championships.
The tournament has not been continuously conducted since 1904. The tournament was not played during World War I and World War II.
Gary Player holds the record for the most Australian Open wins with seven. Jack Nicklaus is next best on the list with six wins. Greg Norman has five wins along with Ivo Whitton.
The Australian Open has seen an increase in prestige in recent years.
Australian Open format
Australian Open is played over four days, and there is a cut for the qualifying field.
The field, which is 156 players, is reduced to the top 65 players and ties for the final two rounds of the event. At the end of the 72-hole event, the lowest score wins. In the event of a sudden-death playoff is conducted to determine a winner.
Most frequent Australian Open hosts
- The Australian Golf Club: 21
- Royal Melbourne Golf Club: 16
- Royal Sydney Golf Club: 15
Australian Open past sponsors
Australian Open has had a singular name over the years:
- 2022: ISPS Handa Australian Open
- 2011-2021: Emirates Australian Open
- 2005-2007: MFS Australian Open
- 2003: Hillross Australian Open
- 1996-2002: Holden Australian Open
- 1993-1995: Heineken Australian Open
- 1984-1988: National Panasonic Australian Open
- 1979-1980: Dunhill Australian Open
- 1969-1974: Qantas Australian Open
- 1904-1968, 1975-1978, 1981-1983, 1989-1992, 2003, 2008-2010: Australian Open
Australian Open history & results
| YEAR | WINNER | TOT | TO PAR | BY | HOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | Matt Jones (2) | 269 | −15 | 1 | The Australian |
| 2018 | Abraham Ancer | 272 | −16 | 5 | The Lakes |
| 2017 | Cameron Davis | 273 | −11 | 1 | The Australian |
| 2016 | Jordan Spieth (2) | 276 | −12 | PO | Royal Sydney |
| 2015 | Matt Jones | 276 | −8 | 1 | The Australian |
| 2014 | Jordan Spieth | 271 | −13 | 6 | The Australian |
| 2013 | Rory McIlroy | 270 | −18 | 1 | Royal Sydney |
| 2012 | Peter Senior (2) | 284 | −4 | 1 | The Lakes |
| 2011 | Greg Chalmers (2) | 275 | −13 | 1 | The Lakes |
| 2010 | Geoff Ogilvy | 269 | −19 | 4 | The Lakes |
| 2009 | Adam Scott | 273 | −15 | 5 | New South Wales |
| 2008 | Tim Clark | 279 | −9 | PO | Royal Sydney |
| 2007 | Craig Parry | 277 | −11 | 1 | The Australian |
| 2006 | John Senden | 280 | −8 | 1 | Royal Sydney |
| 2005 | Robert Allenby (2) | 284 | −4 | 1 | Moonah Links |
| 2004 | Peter Lonard (2) | 281 | −3 | 1 | The Australian |
| 2003 | Peter Lonard | 279 | −9 | 1 | Moonah Links |
| 2002 | Stephen Allan | 198[d] | −12 | 1 | Victoria |
| 2001 | Stuart Appleby | 271 | −13 | 3 | The Grand |
| 2000 | Aaron Baddeley (2) | 278 | −10 | 2 | Kingston Heath |
| 1999 | Aaron Baddeley (a) | 274 | −14 | 2 | Royal Sydney |
| 1998 | Greg Chalmers | 288 | E | 1 | Royal Adelaide |
| 1997 | Lee Westwood | 274 | −14 | PO | Metropolitan |
| 1996 | Greg Norman (5) | 280 | −8 | 8 | The Australian |
| 1995 | Greg Norman (4) | 278 | −10 | 2 | Kingston Heath |
| 1994 | Robert Allenby | 280 | −8 | 1 | Royal Sydney |
| 1993 | Brad Faxon | 275 | −13 | 2 | Metropolitan |
| 1992 | Steve Elkington | 280 | −8 | 2 | The Lakes |
| 1991 | Wayne Riley | 285 | −3 | 1 | Royal Melbourne |
| 1990 | John Morse | 283 | −5 | PO | The Australian |
| 1989 | Peter Senior | 271 | −17 | 7 | Kingston Heath |
| 1988 | Mark Calcavecchia | 269 | −19 | 6 | Royal Sydney |
| 1987 | Greg Norman (3) | 273 | −15 | 10 | Royal Melbourne |
| 1986 | Rodger Davis | 278 | −10 | 1 | Metropolitan |
| 1985 | Greg Norman (2) | 212[d] | −4 | 2 | Royal Melbourne |
| 1984 | Tom Watson | 281 | −7 | 1 | Royal Melbourne |
| 1983 | Peter Fowler | 285 | −3 | 3 | Kingston Heath |
| 1982 | Bob Shearer | 287 | −1 | 4 | The Australian |
| 1981 | Bill Rogers | 282 | −6 | 1 | Victoria |
| 1980 | Greg Norman | 284 | −4 | 1 | The Lakes |
| 1979 | Jack Newton | 288 | E | 1 | Metropolitan |
| 1978 | Jack Nicklaus (6) | 284 | −4 | 6 | The Australian |
| 1977 | David Graham | 284 | −4 | 3 | The Australian |
| 1976 | Jack Nicklaus (5) | 286 | −2 | 4 | The Australian |
| 1975 | Jack Nicklaus (4) | 279 | −9 | 3 | The Australian |
| 1974 | Gary Player (7) | 277 | −11 | 3 | Lake Karrinyup |
| 1973 | J. C. Snead | 280 | −8 | 2 | Royal Queensland |
| 1972 | Peter Thomson (3) | 281 | −7 | PO | Kooyonga |
| 1971 | Jack Nicklaus (3) | 269 | −19 | 8 | Royal Hobart |
| 1970 | Gary Player (6) | 280 | −8 | 3 | Kingston Heath |
| 1969 | Gary Player (5) | 288 | E | 1 | Royal Sydney |
| 1968 | Jack Nicklaus (2) | 270 | −18 | 1 | Lake Karrinyup |
| 1967 | Peter Thomson (2) | 281 | −11 | 7 | Commonwealth |
| 1966 | Arnold Palmer | 276 | −20 | 5 | Royal Queensland |
| 1965 | Gary Player (4) | 264 | −28 | 6 | Kooyonga |
| 1964 | Jack Nicklaus | 287 | −1 | PO | The Lakes |
| 1963 | Gary Player (3) | 278 | −18 | 7 | Royal Melbourne |
| 1962 | Gary Player (2) | 281 | N/A | 2 | Royal Adelaide |
| 1961 | Frank Phillips (2) | 275 | N/A | 2 | Victoria |
| 1960 | Bruce Devlin (a) | 282 | N/A | 1 | Lake Karrinyup |
| 1959 | Kel Nagle | 284 | N/A | 5 | The Australian |
| 1958 | Gary Player | 271 | N/A | 5 | Kooyonga |
| 1957 | Frank Phillips | 287 | N/A | 1 | Kingston Heath |
| 1956 | Bruce Crampton | 289 | N/A | 2 | Royal Sydney |
| 1955 | Bobby Locke | 290 | N/A | 1 | Gailes |
| 1954 | Ossie Pickworth (4) | 280 | N/A | 8 | Kooyonga |
| 1953 | Norman Von Nida (3) | 278 | N/A | 2 | Royal Melbourne |
| 1952 | Norman Von Nida (2) | 278 | N/A | 5 | Lake Karrinyup |
| 1951 | Peter Thomson | 283 | N/A | 4 | Metropolitan |
| 1950 | Norman Von Nida | 286 | N/A | 1 | Kooyonga |
| 1949 | Eric Cremin | 287 | N/A | 7 | The Australian |
| 1948 | Ossie Pickworth (3) | 289 | N/A | PO | Kingston Heath |
| 1947 | Ossie Pickworth (2) | 285 | N/A | 5 | Royal Queensland |
| 1946 | Ossie Pickworth | 289 | N/A | 2 | Royal Sydney |
| 1945 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1944 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1943 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1942 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1941 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1940 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1939 | Jim Ferrier (a) (2) | 285 | N/A | 2 | Royal Melbourne |
| 1938 | Jim Ferrier (a) | 283 | N/A | 14 | Royal Adelaide |
| 1937 | George Naismith | 299 | N/A | 1 | The Australian |
| 1936 | Gene Sarazen | 282 | N/A | 4 | Metropolitan |
| 1935 | Fergus McMahon | 293 | N/A | 1 | Royal Adelaide |
| 1934 | Billy Bolger | 283 | N/A | 3 | Royal Sydney |
| 1933 | Lou Kelly | 302 | N/A | 3 | Royal Melbourne |
| 1932 | Mick Ryan (a) | 296 | N/A | 1 | Royal Adelaide |
| 1931 | Ivo Whitton (a) (5) | 301 | N/A | 1 | The Australian |
| 1930 | Frank Eyre | 306 | N/A | 7 | Metropolitan |
| 1929 | Ivo Whitton (a) (4) | 309 | N/A | 5 | Royal Adelaide |
| 1928 | Fred Popplewell (2) | 295 | N/A | 1 | Royal Sydney |
| 1927 | Rufus Stewart | 297 | N/A | 2 | Royal Melbourne |
| 1926 | Ivo Whitton (a) (3) | 297 | N/A | 3 | Royal Adelaide |
| 1925 | Fred Popplewell | 299 | N/A | 2 | The Australian |
| 1924 | Alex Russell (a) | 303 | N/A | 2 | Royal Melbourne |
| 1923 | Tom Howard | 301 | N/A | 3 | Royal Adelaide |
| 1922 | Charlie Campbell | 307 | N/A | 3 | Royal Sydney |
| 1921 | Arthur Le Fevre | 295 | N/A | 10 | Royal Melbourne |
| 1920 | Joe Kirkwood Sr. | 290 | N/A | 5 | The Australian |
| 1919 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1918 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1917 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1916 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1915 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1914 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1913 | Ivo Whitton (a) (2) | 302 | N/A | 3 | Royal Melbourne |
| 1912 | Ivo Whitton (a) | 321 | N/A | 5 | Royal Melbourne |
| 1911 | Carnegie Clark (3) | 321 | N/A | 1 | Royal Sydney |
| 1910 | Carnegie Clark (2) | 306 | N/A | 11 | Royal Adelaide |
| 1909 | Claude Felstead (a) | 316 | N/A | 2 | Royal Melbourne |
| 1908 | Clyde Pearce (a) | 311 | N/A | 3 | The Australian |
| 1907 | Michael Scott (a) (2) | 318 | N/A | 8 | Royal Melbourne |
| 1906 | Carnegie Clark | 322 | N/A | 5 | Royal Sydney |
| 1905 | Dan Soutar | 337 | N/A | 10 | Royal Melbourne |
| 1904 | Michael Scott (a) | 315 | N/A | 8 | The Australian |
