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North Coast Open

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The North Coast Open was a professional golf tournament in Australia from 1951 to 1975.{{cite book |title=2006 Media Guide |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |page=168}}

History

It was always held at Coffs Harbour Golf Club in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.{{Cite web|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/187935828?searchTerm=North%20Coast%20Open%20(Coffs%20Harbour)&searchLimits= |title=North Coast Championship for Coffs Harbour |date=January 16, 1953 |newspaper=Coffs Harbour Advocate |page=10 |via=Trove}} It was a PGA Tour of Australia event from 1973 to 1975.

The name "North Coast Open" was not used until the 1953 championship, the first two events being referred to as Coffs Harbour Golf Club £200 Professional Purse. Initially the event was played over 36 holes, increasing to 54 holes in 1959, and 72 holes in 1962.

The 1974 event was the largest with 188 players; 119 professionals and 69 amateurs. It also had its highest hitherto purse at $A8,000.{{Cite news |date=1974-10-03 |title=Open Field a Record |page=1 |newspaper=Bananacoast Opinion |location=Coffs Harbour, NSW|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article254802951 |access-date=2020-10-30}}

Winners

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!Year !! Winner !! Country !! Score !! To par !! Margin
of victory !! Runner(s)-up !! Ref

colspan=9|North Coast Open
1975Vaughan Somers{{AUS}}align=center|279align=center|−92 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} Noel Ratcliffe{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I_1jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2972%2C3773163 |title=Somers' 69 settles it |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=13 October 1975 |page=16}}
1974Allan Cooper{{AUS}}align=center|278align=center|−105 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} Rob McNaughton{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XYNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aOUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3972%2C1912270 |title=Golf 'old head' in youth's fling |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=7 October 1974 |page=22}}
1973Stewart Ginn{{AUS}}align=center|279align=center|−95 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} Tom Linskey{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m3xWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kOUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3435%2C2689273 |title=Ginn charges past a 'shaky' Godfrey |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=8 October 1973 |page=14}}
1972Terry Kendall{{NZL}}align=center|282align=center|−61 stroke{{flagicon|AUS}} Bill Dunk{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q7IyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=reUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6811%2C3589677 |title=Kendall's coast golf 66 beats Dunk |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=9 October 1972 |page=22}}
1971Bill Dunk (4){{AUS}}align=center|269align=center|−1910 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} Randall Vines{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-phXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1315%2C4099196 |title=Dunk 'hot' in 19 under Open win |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=11 October 1971 |page=16}}
1970Bill Dunk (3){{AUS}}align=center|212align=center|−45 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Harvey
{{flagicon|AUS}} Randall Vines		{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y9szAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sJADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3657%2C4510122 |title=Dunks 51st record |newspaper=The Age |date=23 November 1970 |page=25}}
1969Tony Mangan{{AUS}}align=center|291align=center|+33 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} David Graham{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_LNjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qOYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=936%2C9770445 |title=Mangan pulls off 100-1 Open |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=24 November 1969 |page=13}}
1968Vic Bennetts{{AUS}}align=center|283align=center|−52 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} Les Wilson{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uqpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KegDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4278%2C9246807 |title=Bennetts gets golf title but no prize money |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=25 November 1968 |page=12}}
1967Bill Dunk (2){{AUS}}align=center|288align=center|{{sort|0|E}}5 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Swinbourne{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T5UpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5115%2C7129247 |title=Dunk coasts to easy triumph |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=20 November 1967 |page=14}}
1966Bill Dunk{{AUS}}align=center|276align=center|−121 stroke{{flagicon|AUS}} Col Johnston{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X4FWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3421%2C7000583 |title=Dunk pressed but wins by stroke |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=21 November 1966 |page=14}}
1965Norman Von Nida{{AUS}}align=center|284align=center|−2{{sort|0|Playoff}}{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Donald{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19651122&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Open golf win to von Nida |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=22 November 1965 |page=14}}
1964Ron Howell{{USA}}align=center|278align=center|−101 stroke{{flagicon|AUS}} Bill Dunk{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f_pjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7151%2C6827133 |title=N. Coast Open to Howell |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=19 October 1964 |page=16}}
1963Alan Murray{{AUS}}align=center|278align=center|−104 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} Col Johnston{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w4NWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wuUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3793%2C4087700 |title=Murray by 4 strokes |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=14 October 1963 |page=19}}
1962Frank Phillips (2){{AUS}}align=center|272align=center|−168 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} Stan Peach{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v4VWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2202%2C7854067 |title=Brilliant Golf by Phillips |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=26 November 1962 |page=20}}
1961Len Woodward{{AUS}}align=center|211align=center|−52 strokes{{flagicon|CAN}} Stan Leonard{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B4VVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6KwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5577%2C951102 |title=Woodward by Two Strokes |newspaper=The Age |date=6 November 1961 |page=17}}
colspan=9|North Coast Open Championship and Ampol Purse
1960Frank Phillips{{AUS}}align=center|211align=center|−51 stroke{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Thomson{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xvljAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v-UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5204%2C2277102 |title=Phillips wins golf purse |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=7 November 1960 |page=20}}
1959John Sullivan{{AUS}}align=center|212align=center|+21 stroke{{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Phillips
{{flagicon|AUS}} Les Wilson		{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pINWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-OQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1723%2C3394961 |title=Sullivan wins golf open and purse |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=19 October 1959 |page=12}}
1958Bruce Crampton{{AUS}}align=center|138align=center|−22 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} Eric Cremin
{{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Phillips
{{flagicon|AUS}} Darrell Welch		{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8n9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4eQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7200%2C3301428 |title=£1,000 purse to Bruce Crampton |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=13 October 1958 |page=12}}
1957Gary Player (2){{flagcountry|ZAF|1928}}align=center|135align=center|−51 stroke{{flagicon|AUS}} Eric Cremin{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nH9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2-QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2836%2C3112702 |title=Close Golf Victory to Player |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=14 October 1957 |page=14}}
1956Gary Player{{flagcountry|ZAF|1928}}align=center|136align=center|−4{{sort|0|Playoff}}{{flagicon|AUS}} Norm Berwick{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=69RYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1uQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1641%2C5081866 |title=Player, Berwick Share Purse |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=8 October 1956 |page=13}}
colspan=9|North Coast Open Championship
1955Kel Nagle (4){{AUS}}align=center|138align=center|6 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} Eric Cremin
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jim McInnes		{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43986018/the_sydney_morning_herald/ |title=Six-stroke Win to Kel Nagle |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=26 September 1955 |page=12}}
1954Kel Nagle (3){{AUS}}align=center|136align=center|4 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Phillips{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191790905 |title=Third North Coast Open Title To Nagle |newspaper=Daily Examiner |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=27 September 1954 |access-date=11 February 2020 |page=7 |via=Trove}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z7hVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hLIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3655%2C6263432 |title=Purse To Kel Nagle |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=27 September 1954 |page=9}}
1953Allan Myers{{AUS}}align=center|135align=center|1 stroke{{flagicon|AUS}} Eric Cremin{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article187940013 |title=North Coast Open Golf Championship Won by Young Bexley Professional |newspaper=Coffs Harbour Advocate |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=22 September 1953 |access-date=11 February 2020 |page=1 |via=Trove}}
colspan=9|Coffs Harbour Professional Purse
1952Kel Nagle (2){{AUS}}align=center|141align=center|1 stroke{{flagicon|AUS}} Jim McInnes{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article194582139 |title=Kel Nagle Wins At Coffs Harbour |newspaper=Daily Examiner |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=6 October 1952 |access-date=11 February 2020 |page=3 |via=Trove }}
1951Kel Nagle{{AUS}}align=center|134align=center|5 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} Eric Cremin{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article194964162 |title=Jubilee Purse to Kel Nagle |newspaper=Daily Examiner |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=17 September 1951 |access-date=11 February 2020 |page=5 |via=Trove}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eOVjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J5MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2906%2C2435940 |title=Nagle Too Strong |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=17 September 1951 |page=7}}

The 1970 event was reduced to 54 holes by bad weather. In 1956 Player beat Berwick in a playoff for the championship but they were tied when determining the prize money.

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