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Golf in Australia refers to the sport of Golf played in Australia . TOURNAMENTS The PGA Tour Of Australasia which began in 1991 after being renamed from the Tour of Australia held since 1973. Tournaments played in Australia include the Australian Open , which has been held since 1904. The Australian Masters was first hosted in 1979. The Australian PGA Championship began in 1905. The Jacob's Creek Open Championship was first held in 1992. The Ladies Masters is the richest womens golf tournament in Australia, which has been held since 1990. HISTORY The Australian Golf Club in Sydney is the oldest golf club in Australia, formed in 1882, however it lost the course from 1888-1895, so the Royal Melbourne Golf Club is the oldest club in continuous use, founded on 22 May, 1891 . The oldest course in Australia is at Bothwell in Tasmania , which was established in 1839. PLAYERS Notable players include Greg Norman , who was the world's number one ranked golfer for over three hundred weeks in the 1980s and 1990s. Geoff Ogilvy won the U.S. Open in 2006. Nick O'Hern has reached the top twenty of the Official World Golf Rankings . Karrie Webb is Australia's most successful female golfer, who won the Women's US Open in 2000 and 2001. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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