South Seas Classic

The South Seas Classic was a professional golf tournament played at Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club in Fiji from 1976 to 1979. Prize money was A$27,500 in 1976, A$30,000 in 1977 and 1978, and A$43,000 in 1979.

Winners

Year Winner Country Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
South Seas Classic
1979 Rick Mallicoat  United States 285 −3 1 stroke Australia Mike Ferguson
Australia Wayne Grady		 [1]
Gilbey's Gin South Seas Classic
1978 Greg Norman  Australia 288 E Playoff United States Sandy Galbraith [2]
1977 Bill Brask  United States 275 −13 5 strokes England Guy Wolstenholme [3]
South Seas Classic
1976 Ian Stanley  Australia 288 E Playoff United States Mark Lye
United States Art Russell		 [4]

References

  1. ^ "Mallicoat victory 'saves his career'". The Age. 17 December 1979. p. 31.
  2. ^ "Win ends drought". The Age. 18 September 1978. p. 31.
  3. ^ "Brask wins his meal ticket". The Age. 26 September 1977. p. 31.
  4. ^ "Sudden-death win to Stanley". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 September 1976. p. 13. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
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