Johnnie Walker Classic

{{about|the European Tour golf tournament held in Asia and Australia from 1990 to 2009|the golf tournament held in Australia from 1988 to 1992|Johnnie Walker Australian Classic}}

{{Infobox golf tournament

| name = Johnnie Walker Classic

| image =

| location = Perth, Australia

| establishment = 1990

| course = The Vines

| par = 72

| yardage = {{convert|7103|yd|m}}

| tour = European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Asian Tour

| format = Stroke play

| purse = {{currency|1,250,000|GBP}}

| month_played = February

| final_year = 2009

| aggregate = 259 Ernie Els (2003)

| to-par = −29 as above

| final_champion = {{flagicon|NZL}} Danny Lee

| map = Australia#Western Australia

| map_label = The Vines

| map_caption = Location in Australia##Location in Western Australia

| map_relief = yes

| map_label_position =

| map_size = 200px

| coordinates = {{coord|-31.757|116.003}}

}}

The Johnnie Walker Classic was a European Tour golf tournament which was played in the Asia-Pacific region. Johnnie Walker is a brand name and the owners have a long history of tournament sponsorship. They also sponsored the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles which was a European Tour event played in Scotland.

The event was originally called the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic. There was a tournament already called the Johnnie Walker Classic in Australia, but when that event ceased in 1992, the word Asian was dropped from the name.

History

In 1989 Johnnie Walker sponsored the Hong Kong Open, and it was decided to establish an additional tournament which it would sponsor on an ongoing basis. This tournament was called the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic, and was first staged in Hong Kong in 1990. It later evolved into a traveling event that was primarily utilized by its sponsor as a marketing strategy in the Asia Pacific region. In 1992 it became the first event to be sanctioned by the European Tour in East Asia (the Dubai Desert Classic was the first in Asia as a whole).

In 1993 the word Asian was dropped from the title. In 2005 the tournament was held in China for the first time, as part of the European Tour's push into China, which saw four events held in mainland China and one in Hong Kong in the 2005 season. The location of the tournament changes every year.

The tournament was co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia from 1996,{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44714263/ |title=Move to a global tour revealed |first=Peter |last=Stone |date=10 May 1995 |page=73 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia|via=Newspapers.com}} and by the Asian Tour from 1999.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44716083/ |title=Australians get a chance to topple Tiger |first=Charles |last=Happell |date=10 November 1999 |page=59 |newspaper=The Age |location=Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |via=Newspapers.com}}

In 2005 the tri-sanctioned event had a field consisting of 60 European Tour players, 60 Asian Tour players, 28 PGA Tour of Australasia players, and 8 sponsors' invitees. The prize fund was £1,250,000. This amount is large by Asian and Australasian Tour standards, but not by European Tour or PGA Tour standards. However the tournament attracts a number of the World's leading players each year by paying them large appearance fees.

Nine of the first fourteen editions were won by players who have topped the Official World Golf Ranking at some point in their career (Faldo, Els and Woods twice each; Woosnam, Norman and Couples once each).

Winners

colspan=8 \|Johnnie Walker Classic
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Tour(s){{efn\|ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.}}!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Venue
2009	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Danny Lee (a)	align=center\|271	align=center\|−17	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|CHL}} Felipe Aguilar {{flagicon\|JPN}} Hiroyuki Fujita {{flagicon\|ENG}} Ross McGowan	The Vines, Australia
2008	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Mark Brown	align=center\|270	align=center\|−18	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Greg Chalmers {{flagicon\|JPN}} Taichiro Kiyota {{flagicon\|AUS}} Scott Strange	DLF, India
2007	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Anton Haig	align=center\|275	align=center\|−13	Playoff	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Richard Sterne {{flagicon\|ENG}} Oliver Wilson	Blue Canyon, Thailand
2006	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|USA}} Kevin Stadler	align=center\|268	align=center\|−20	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Nick O'Hern	The Vines, Australia
2005	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Adam Scott	align=center\|270	align=center\|−18	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Retief Goosen	Pine Valley, China
2004	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Miguel Ángel Jiménez	align=center\|271	align=center\|−17	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|DNK}} Thomas Bjørn {{flagicon\|IND}} Jyoti Randhawa	Alpine Golf, Thailand
2003	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Ernie Els (2)	align=center\|259	align=center\|−29	10 strokes	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Stephen Leaney {{flagicon\|AUS}} Andre Stolz	Lake Karrinyup, Australia
2002	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Retief Goosen	align=center\|274	align=center\|−14	8 strokes	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Pierre Fulke	Lake Karrinyup, Australia
colspan=8 align=center\|2001: No tournament due to rescheduling from November to January
2000	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods (2)	align=center\|263	align=center\|−25	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Geoff Ogilvy	Alpine Golf, Thailand
1999	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Michael Campbell	align=center\|276	align=center\|−12	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Geoff Ogilvy	Tashee, Taiwan
1998	ANZ, EUR	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods	align=center\|279	align=center\|−9	Playoff	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Ernie Els	Blue Canyon, Thailand
1997	ANZ, EUR	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Ernie Els	align=center\|278	align=center\|−10	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Peter Lonard {{flagicon\|NZL}} Michael Long	Hope Island, Australia
1996	ANZ, EUR	{{flagicon\|WAL}} Ian Woosnam	align=center\|272	align=center\|−16	Playoff	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Andrew Coltart	Tanah Merah, Singapore
1995	EUR	{{flagicon\|USA}} Fred Couples	align=center\|277	align=center\|−11	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|ZWE}} Nick Price	The Orchard, Philippines
1994	EUR	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Greg Norman	align=center\|277	align=center\|−11	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|USA}} Fred Couples	Blue Canyon, Thailand
1993	EUR	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Nick Faldo	align=center\|269	align=center\|−11	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Colin Montgomerie	Singapore Island, Singapore
colspan=8 \|Johnnie Walker Asian Classic
1992	EUR	{{flagicon\|ZAF\|1982}} Ian Palmer	align=center\|268	align=center\|−20	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|DEU}} Bernhard Langer {{flagicon\|AUS}} Brett Ogle {{flagicon\|NIR}} Ronan Rafferty	Pinehurst, Thailand
colspan=8 align=center\|1991: No tournament
1990		{{flagicon\|ENG}} Nick Faldo	align=center\|270	align=center\|−14	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|WAL}} Ian Woosnam	Royal Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Notes

References

External links

[http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2009/tournamentid=2009012/history/index.html Coverage on the European Tour's official site]

Category:Former European Tour events

Category:Former PGA Tour of Australasia events

Category:Former Asian Tour events

Category:Golf tournaments in Hong Kong

Category:Golf tournaments in Singapore

Category:Golf tournaments in Australia

Category:Golf in Western Australia

Category:Golf tournaments in Thailand

Category:Golf tournaments in the Philippines

Category:Golf tournaments in Taiwan

Category:Diageo

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1990

Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2009

colspan=8 \|Johnnie Walker Classic
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Tour(s){{efn\|ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.}}!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Venue
2009	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Danny Lee (a)	align=center\|271	align=center\|−17	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|CHL}} Felipe Aguilar {{flagicon\|JPN}} Hiroyuki Fujita {{flagicon\|ENG}} Ross McGowan	The Vines, Australia
2008	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Mark Brown	align=center\|270	align=center\|−18	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Greg Chalmers {{flagicon\|JPN}} Taichiro Kiyota {{flagicon\|AUS}} Scott Strange	DLF, India
2007	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Anton Haig	align=center\|275	align=center\|−13	Playoff	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Richard Sterne {{flagicon\|ENG}} Oliver Wilson	Blue Canyon, Thailand
2006	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|USA}} Kevin Stadler	align=center\|268	align=center\|−20	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Nick O'Hern	The Vines, Australia
2005	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Adam Scott	align=center\|270	align=center\|−18	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Retief Goosen	Pine Valley, China
2004	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Miguel Ángel Jiménez	align=center\|271	align=center\|−17	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|DNK}} Thomas Bjørn {{flagicon\|IND}} Jyoti Randhawa	Alpine Golf, Thailand
2003	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Ernie Els (2)	align=center\|259	align=center\|−29	10 strokes	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Stephen Leaney {{flagicon\|AUS}} Andre Stolz	Lake Karrinyup, Australia
2002	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Retief Goosen	align=center\|274	align=center\|−14	8 strokes	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Pierre Fulke	Lake Karrinyup, Australia
colspan=8 align=center\|2001: No tournament due to rescheduling from November to January
2000	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods (2)	align=center\|263	align=center\|−25	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Geoff Ogilvy	Alpine Golf, Thailand
1999	ANZ, ASA, EUR	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Michael Campbell	align=center\|276	align=center\|−12	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Geoff Ogilvy	Tashee, Taiwan
1998	ANZ, EUR	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods	align=center\|279	align=center\|−9	Playoff	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Ernie Els	Blue Canyon, Thailand
1997	ANZ, EUR	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Ernie Els	align=center\|278	align=center\|−10	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Peter Lonard {{flagicon\|NZL}} Michael Long	Hope Island, Australia
1996	ANZ, EUR	{{flagicon\|WAL}} Ian Woosnam	align=center\|272	align=center\|−16	Playoff	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Andrew Coltart	Tanah Merah, Singapore
1995	EUR	{{flagicon\|USA}} Fred Couples	align=center\|277	align=center\|−11	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|ZWE}} Nick Price	The Orchard, Philippines
1994	EUR	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Greg Norman	align=center\|277	align=center\|−11	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|USA}} Fred Couples	Blue Canyon, Thailand
1993	EUR	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Nick Faldo	align=center\|269	align=center\|−11	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Colin Montgomerie	Singapore Island, Singapore
colspan=8 \|Johnnie Walker Asian Classic
1992	EUR	{{flagicon\|ZAF\|1982}} Ian Palmer	align=center\|268	align=center\|−20	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|DEU}} Bernhard Langer {{flagicon\|AUS}} Brett Ogle {{flagicon\|NIR}} Ronan Rafferty	Pinehurst, Thailand
colspan=8 align=center\|1991: No tournament
1990		{{flagicon\|ENG}} Nick Faldo	align=center\|270	align=center\|−14	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|WAL}} Ian Woosnam	Royal Hong Kong, Hong Kong