Philippine Open (golf)
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The Philippine Open is one of the world's longest running men's golf tournaments. First held in 1913, it is also Asia's oldest golf tournament and Asia's oldest national golf open. The most distinguished golfer who has won the tournament is five times British Open
champion Peter Thomson of Australia
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The event has been held in a variety of different golf courses around the Philippines
and has been an official money event on the Asian Tour
since 1994. In March 2006 the National Golf Association of the Philippines granted all marketing rights for the tournament from 2006 to 2010 to the Asian Tour, which announced an aspiration to increase the prize fund from the 2006 level of US$200,000 to $1 million. http://www.asiantour.com/story.htm?storyID=ff8080810a11f4ff010a3a0a7c15002f In 2007 the prize fund was $300,000.
The Open Championship
The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
champion Peter Thomson of Australia
Australia
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The event has been held in a variety of different golf courses around the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and has been an official money event on the Asian Tour
Asian Tour
The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. The Asian Tour is administered from offices in Singapore...
since 1994. In March 2006 the National Golf Association of the Philippines granted all marketing rights for the tournament from 2006 to 2010 to the Asian Tour, which announced an aspiration to increase the prize fund from the 2006 level of US$200,000 to $1 million. http://www.asiantour.com/story.htm?storyID=ff8080810a11f4ff010a3a0a7c15002f In 2007 the prize fund was $300,000.
Winners
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| 2011 | Wack Wack G&CC | Berry Henson Berry Henson Berry Henson is an American professional golfer.Henson was born in Thousand Oaks, California. He played college golf at the University of San Diego. He turned professional in 2003.... |
283 (−5) | |
| 2010 | Valley Golf & Country Club | Artemio Murakami | 277 (−11) | |
| 2009 | Mount Malarayat G&CC | Elmer Salvador | 271 (−17) | |
| 2008 | Wack Wack G&CC | Angelo Que Angelo Que Angelo Que is a Filipino professional golfer.Que won the Philippine Amateur twice before turning professional in 2003. He has played on the Asian Tour since 2003 and has won thrice: the 2004 Carlsberg Masters Vietnam, the 2008 Philippine Open and the 2010 Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters.-Asian... |
283 (−5) | |
| 2007 | Wack Wack G&CC | Frankie Miñoza Frankie Miñoza Frankie Miñoza is a Filipino professional golfer.Miñoza has won a number of events in Asia and Japan, but has spent most of his prime, and had his most notable success, on the Japan Golf Tour... |
278 (−10) | |
| 2006 | Wack Wack G&CC | Scott Strange Scott Strange Scott Strange is an Australian professional golfer who competes on the European Tour and the Asian Tour.Prior to turning Professional, Strange frequently represented the Western Australia amateur team in Australian Golf Union events... |
280 (−8) | |
| 2005 | Mount Malayarat G&CC | Adam Le Vesconte | 272 (−12) | |
| 2004 | Riviera G&CC | Edward Michaels | 282 (−2) | |
| 2003 | No tournament | |||
| 2002 | Wack Wack G&CC | Rick Gibson Rick Gibson (golfer) Rick Gibson is a Canadian professional golfer who plays primarily in Asia.Gibson was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He played college golf at Brigham Young University, where he was an All-American in 1984.... |
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| 2001 | Wack Wack G&CC | Felix Casas | ||
| 2000 | Gerald Rosales | |||
| 1999 | Manila Southwoods G&CC | Anthony Kang Anthony Kang Anthony Kang is a Korean-American professional golfer.Kang was born in South Korea, moving to live in the United States at the age of 10, where he attended Oregon State University.Kang turned professional in 1996... |
273 | |
| 1998 | Riviera G&CC | Frankie Miñoza Frankie Miñoza Frankie Miñoza is a Filipino professional golfer.Miñoza has won a number of events in Asia and Japan, but has spent most of his prime, and had his most notable success, on the Japan Golf Tour... |
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| 1997 | Kevin Wentworth | 259 | ||
| 1996 | Manila Southwoods G&CC | Rob Whitlock | 278 | |
| 1995 | Carlos Espinosa Carlos Espinosa Carlos Espinosa is a Chilean football midfielder who currently plays for Bulgarian B PFG side Lyubimetz 2007.-External links:**... |
282 | ||
| 1994 | Manila Southwoods G&CC | Carlos Franco Carlos Franco Carlos Daniel Franco is a Paraguayan professional golfer. He is the brother of golfer Angel Franco.Franco was born in Asunción, Paraguay. He comes from a poor background and grew up in a one-room, dirt-floor home. His father was a greenkeeper and caddy, and he has five brothers, all of whom... |
280 | |
| 1993 | Yeh Chang-Ting | |||
| 1992 | Wang Ter-chang Wang Ter-chang Wang Ter-chang is a Taiwanese golfer who plays mainly on the Asian Tour. He turned professional in 1985 and has won four Asian Tour titles.-Asian Tour wins :*1997 Ta Shee Open Championship *1999 Myanmar Open*2005 Macau Open... |
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| 1991 | Valley Golf & Country Club | Dennis Paulson Dennis Paulson Dennis Jay Paulson is an American professional golfer.Paulson was born in San Gabriel, California. He had a PGA Tour victory in 2000... |
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| 1990 | Robert Pactolerin | |||
| 1989 | Emlyn Aubrey Emlyn Aubrey Emlyn Aubrey is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and the predecessor to the Asian Tour.-College career:... |
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| 1988 | Hsieh Chin Seng | |||
| 1987 | Brian Tennyson | |||
| 1986 | Mario Manubay | |||
| 1985 | Mark Aebli | |||
| 1984 | Rudy Labares | | | ||
| 1983 | Valley Golf & Country Club | Lu Hsi-chuen Lu Hsi-chuen Lu Hsi-chuen is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Lu won several national opens throughout southeast Asia. Lu also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.Lu is a golf instructor at Sunrise Golf Academy in Yangmei, Taiwan.-Japan Golf Tour wins:... |
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| 1982 | Hsieh Min-Nan Hsieh Min-Nan Hsieh Min-Nan is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Hsieh won 11 events on the Japan Golf Tour, 18th on the all-time win list. He won the 1972 World Cup with teammate Lu Liang-Huan and also won the individual title... |
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| 1981 | Valley Golf & Country Club | Tom Sieckmann Tom Sieckmann Thomas Edward Sieckmann is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.Sieckmann was born in York, Nebraska. He won several amateur tournaments in his home state while growing up, and received the 1974 Nebraska Golf Association's Amateur of the Year award... |
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| 1980 | Wack Wack G&CC | Lu Hsi-chuen Lu Hsi-chuen Lu Hsi-chuen is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Lu won several national opens throughout southeast Asia. Lu also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.Lu is a golf instructor at Sunrise Golf Academy in Yangmei, Taiwan.-Japan Golf Tour wins:... |
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| 1979 | Wack Wack G&CC | Ben Arda Ben Arda Ben Arda was a Filipino professional golfer.Arda, known as Bantam Ben and the Toy Tiger because of his small stature, was one of Asia's leading golfers during the 1960s and 1970s. He was the first Filipino to qualify for the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship... |
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| 1978 | Wack Wack G&CC | Lu Liang-Huan Lu Liang-Huan Lu Liang-Huan , or "Mr. Lu" as he came to be known to British golf fans, was a successful Taiwanese golfer who won several important tournaments on the Asian and European circuits between 1959 and 1979.Lu was born in Taipei... |
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| 1977 | Wack Wack G&CC | Hsieh Yung-yo Hsieh Yung-yo Hsieh Yung-yo is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Hsieh played throughout Asia, winning national opens in South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, and the Philippines... |
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| 1976 | Wack Wack G&CC | Qiuntin Mancao | ||
| 1975 | Valley Golf & Country Club | Kuo Chie-Hsiung Kuo Chie-Hsiung Kuo Chie-Hsiung is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Kuo played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times. He also played throughout Asia, winning many tournaments.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1978 Dunlop International Open... |
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| 1974 | Wack Wack G&CC | Lu Liang-Huan Lu Liang-Huan Lu Liang-Huan , or "Mr. Lu" as he came to be known to British golf fans, was a successful Taiwanese golfer who won several important tournaments on the Asian and European circuits between 1959 and 1979.Lu was born in Taipei... |
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| 1973 | Wack Wack G&CC | King Seung Hak | ||
| 1972 | Wack Wack G&CC | Hideo Sugimoto | ||
| 1971 | Wack Wack G&CC | Chen Chieng Chung | | | |
| 1970 | Wack Wack G&CC | Hsieh Yung-yo Hsieh Yung-yo Hsieh Yung-yo is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Hsieh played throughout Asia, winning national opens in South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, and the Philippines... |
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| 1969 | Wack Wack G&CC | Haruo Yasuda Haruo Yasuda Haruo Yasuda is a Japanese professional golfer.Yasuda played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning six times. He also won several pre-Tour events in Japan and Southeast Asia.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1974 Tokyo Charity Classic... |
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| 1968 | Wack Wack G&CC | Hsu Chi San | ||
| 1967 | Wack Wack G&CC | Hsu Sheng-san Hsu Sheng-san Hsu Sheng-san is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Hsu played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning once.-Other wins:*1967 Philippine Open *1976 Malaysian Open*1982 Indian Open, Singapore Open-External links:... (Am) |
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| 1966 | Wack Wack G&CC | Luis Silverio (Am) | ||
| 1965 | Wack Wack G&CC | Lu Liang-Huan Lu Liang-Huan Lu Liang-Huan , or "Mr. Lu" as he came to be known to British golf fans, was a successful Taiwanese golfer who won several important tournaments on the Asian and European circuits between 1959 and 1979.Lu was born in Taipei... |
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| 1964 | Wack Wack G&CC | Peter Thomson | ||
| 1963 | Wack Wack G&CC | Ben Arda Ben Arda Ben Arda was a Filipino professional golfer.Arda, known as Bantam Ben and the Toy Tiger because of his small stature, was one of Asia's leading golfers during the 1960s and 1970s. He was the first Filipino to qualify for the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship... |
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| 1962 | Wack Wack G&CC | Celestino Tugot Celestino Tugot Celestino "Tino" Tugot was a Filipino professional golfer.Tugot won his national open title six times between 1949 and 1962, including four consecutively from 1955, and represented the Philippines in in the World Cup on ten occasions.-Professional wins :This list may be incomplete*1949 Philippine... |
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| 1961 | Wack Wack G&CC | Ben Arda Ben Arda Ben Arda was a Filipino professional golfer.Arda, known as Bantam Ben and the Toy Tiger because of his small stature, was one of Asia's leading golfers during the 1960s and 1970s. He was the first Filipino to qualify for the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship... |
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| 1960 | Wack Wack G&CC | Frank Phillips Frank Phillips (golfer) Frank Phillips is an Australian professional golfer. He was rated one of the best ball strikers of his era winning the 1957 and 1961 Australian Opens... |
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| 1959 | Bruce Crampton Bruce Crampton Bruce Crampton is an Australian professional golfer.Crampton was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Kogarah High School from 1948-1950. He turned professional in 1953.... |
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| 1958 | Celestino Tugot Celestino Tugot Celestino "Tino" Tugot was a Filipino professional golfer.Tugot won his national open title six times between 1949 and 1962, including four consecutively from 1955, and represented the Philippines in in the World Cup on ten occasions.-Professional wins :This list may be incomplete*1949 Philippine... |
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| 1957 | Celestino Tugot Celestino Tugot Celestino "Tino" Tugot was a Filipino professional golfer.Tugot won his national open title six times between 1949 and 1962, including four consecutively from 1955, and represented the Philippines in in the World Cup on ten occasions.-Professional wins :This list may be incomplete*1949 Philippine... |
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| 1956 | Celestino Tugot Celestino Tugot Celestino "Tino" Tugot was a Filipino professional golfer.Tugot won his national open title six times between 1949 and 1962, including four consecutively from 1955, and represented the Philippines in in the World Cup on ten occasions.-Professional wins :This list may be incomplete*1949 Philippine... |
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| 1955 | Celestino Tugot Celestino Tugot Celestino "Tino" Tugot was a Filipino professional golfer.Tugot won his national open title six times between 1949 and 1962, including four consecutively from 1955, and represented the Philippines in in the World Cup on ten occasions.-Professional wins :This list may be incomplete*1949 Philippine... |
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| 1954 | Larry Montes | |||
| 1953 | Larry Montes | |||
| 1952 | Lloyd Mangrum Lloyd Mangrum Lloyd Eugene Mangrum was an American professional golfer. He was known for his smooth swing and his relaxed demeanour on the course, which earned him the nickname "Mr. Icicle".Mangrum was born in Trenton, Texas... |
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| 1951 | Larry Montes | |||
| 1950 | Ed Oliver | |||
| 1949 | Celestino Tugot Celestino Tugot Celestino "Tino" Tugot was a Filipino professional golfer.Tugot won his national open title six times between 1949 and 1962, including four consecutively from 1955, and represented the Philippines in in the World Cup on ten occasions.-Professional wins :This list may be incomplete*1949 Philippine... |
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| 1948 | Larry Montes | |||
| 1945-47 | No tournament | |||
| 1944 | Larry Montes | |||
| 1943 | Larry Montes | |||
| 1942 | Larry Montes | |||
| 1941 | Larry Montes | |||
| 1940 | Harold "Jug" McSpaden | |||
| 1939 | Norman Von Nida Norman Von Nida Norman Guy Von Nida was an Australian professional golfer.Von Nida was born in Strathfield and grew up in Brisbane. He turned professional in 1933, after attracting attention by winning the Queensland Amateur aged just 18... |
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| 1938 | Norman Von Nida Norman Von Nida Norman Guy Von Nida was an Australian professional golfer.Von Nida was born in Strathfield and grew up in Brisbane. He turned professional in 1933, after attracting attention by winning the Queensland Amateur aged just 18... |
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| 1937 | Larry Montes | |||
| 1936 | Larry Montes | |||
| 1935 | Guillermo A. Navaja | |||
| 1934 | Manila GC | Casiano Decena | ||
| 1933 | Manila GC | Sidney Baxter | ||
| 1932 | Manila GC | Larry Montes | ||
| 1930-31 | No tournament | |||
| 1929 | Manila GC | Larry Montes | ||
| 1928 | Manila GC | J.S. Moore (Am) | ||
| 1927 | Manila GC | J.R.H. Mason (Am) | ||
| 1926 | Manila GC | E.L. Benedict (Am) | ||
| 1925 | Manila GC | W.J. Jameson (Am) | ||
| 1924 | Manila GC | G.M. Ivory (Am) | ||
| 1923 | Manila GC | E.A. Noyes (Am) | ||
| 1922 | Manila GC | Walter Z. Smith (Am) | ||
| 1921 | Manila GC | J.R.H. Mason (Am) | ||
| 1920 | Manila GC | Ian Collier Trotter MacGregor (Am) | ||
| 1919 | Manila GC | Ian Collier Trotter MacGregor (Am) | ||
| 1918 | Manila GC | J.R.H. Mason (Am) | ||
| 1917 | Manila GC | W. Young (Am) | ||
| 1916 | Manila GC | Johnny Grieve (Am) | ||
| 1915 | Manila GC | W.J. Adams (Am) | ||
| 1914 | Manila GC | J.R.H. Mason (Am) | ||
| 1913 | Manila GC | J.R.H. Mason (Am) | ||
Multiple winners
The players who have won the Philippine Open more than once are the following:- 12 wins
- Larry Montes (1929, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1941-1944, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1954)
- 6 wins
- Celestino TugotCelestino TugotCelestino "Tino" Tugot was a Filipino professional golfer.Tugot won his national open title six times between 1949 and 1962, including four consecutively from 1955, and represented the Philippines in in the World Cup on ten occasions.-Professional wins :This list may be incomplete*1949 Philippine...
(1949, 1955-1958, 1962)
- Celestino Tugot
- 5 wins
- J.R.H. Mason (Am) (1913, 1914, 1918, 1921, 1927)
- 3 wins
- Lu Liang-HuanLu Liang-HuanLu Liang-Huan , or "Mr. Lu" as he came to be known to British golf fans, was a successful Taiwanese golfer who won several important tournaments on the Asian and European circuits between 1959 and 1979.Lu was born in Taipei...
(1965, 1974, 1978) - Ben ArdaBen ArdaBen Arda was a Filipino professional golfer.Arda, known as Bantam Ben and the Toy Tiger because of his small stature, was one of Asia's leading golfers during the 1960s and 1970s. He was the first Filipino to qualify for the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship...
(1961, 1963, 1979)
- Lu Liang-Huan
- 2 wins
- Ian Collier Trotter MacGregor (Am) (1919, 1920)
- Norman Von NidaNorman Von NidaNorman Guy Von Nida was an Australian professional golfer.Von Nida was born in Strathfield and grew up in Brisbane. He turned professional in 1933, after attracting attention by winning the Queensland Amateur aged just 18...
(1938, 1939) - Hsieh Yung-yoHsieh Yung-yoHsieh Yung-yo is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Hsieh played throughout Asia, winning national opens in South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, and the Philippines...
(1970, 1977) - Lu Hsi-chuenLu Hsi-chuenLu Hsi-chuen is a Taiwanese professional golfer.Lu won several national opens throughout southeast Asia. Lu also played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning twice.Lu is a golf instructor at Sunrise Golf Academy in Yangmei, Taiwan.-Japan Golf Tour wins:...
(1980, 1983) - Frankie MiñozaFrankie MiñozaFrankie Miñoza is a Filipino professional golfer.Miñoza has won a number of events in Asia and Japan, but has spent most of his prime, and had his most notable success, on the Japan Golf Tour...
(1998, 2007)