{{use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox golf tournament | name = Johnnie Walker Australian Classic | image = | location = Melbourne, Australia | establishment = 1988 | course = Royal Melbourne Golf Club | par = 72 | tour = PGA Tour of Australasia | format = Stroke play | month_played = December | purse = {{currency|700,000|AUD}} | final_year = 1992 | aggregate = 271 Rodger Davis (1988)<br>271 Fred Couples (1988) | to-par = −17 ''as above'' | final_champion = {{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Allenby | map = Australia#Australia Victoria | map_label = Royal Melbourne GC | map_caption = Location in Australia##Location in Victoria | map_relief = yes | map_label_position = | map_size = 200px | coordinates = {{coord|-37.97|145.03}} }} The '''Johnnie Walker Australian Classic''' was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1988 to 1992.<ref>{{cite book |title=2006 Media Guide |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia |page=167}}</ref> It was first played as the '''Bicentennial Classic''' to celebrate the Australian Bicentenary. From 1989 it was sponsored by United Distillers, using their Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky brand, and officially titled as the '''Johnnie Walker Australian Classic''', and then the '''Johnnie Walker Classic''' from 1991.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122282482 |title=Whisky time for classic golf title |newspaper=The Canberra Times |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=13 July 1989 |access-date=13 February 2020 |page=19 |via=Trove }}</ref>
It was held at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne, except in 1991 when it was played at The Lakes Golf Club. Prize money was A$1,500,000 in 1988, A$1,000,000 from 1989 to 1991, and A$700,000 in 1992. The tournament was played for the final time in 1992 as a result of United Distillers ending their sponsorship in April 1993.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126985442 |title=Major Australian tournament loses sponsor |newspaper=The Canberra Times |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=29 April 1993 |access-date=10 February 2020 |page=24 |via=Trove }}</ref>
After the tournament was cancelled in 1993, the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic dropped the word "Asian" and took on the ''Johnnie Walker Classic'' title.
==Winners== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year !! Winner !! Score !! To par !! Margin of<br>victory !! Runner(s)-up !! Winner's<br>share (A$) !! Venue !! Ref. |- !colspan=10|Johnnie Walker Australian Classic |- | 1992 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Allenby || align=center|275 || align=center|−13 || 5 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Senior || align=center|126,000 || Royal Melbourne || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126960513 |title=Rookie stuns stars with five-shot win |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=67 |issue=21,057 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=7 December 1992 |accessdate=1 May 2017 |page=26 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |- | 1991 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Senior (2) || align=center|282 || align=center|−10 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} Rodger Davis<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} Frank Nobilo || align=center|180,000 || The Lakes || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122396182 |title=Davis fumbles run to allow Senior in by one stroke |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=66 |issue=20,694 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=9 December 1991 |accessdate=1 May 2017 |page=22 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |- | 1990 || {{flagicon|NZL}} Greg Turner || align=center|276 || align=center|−8 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} Rodger Davis || align=center|180,000 || Royal Melbourne || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122329510 |title=Baker-Finch in the wilderness, Turner out |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=65 |issue=20,331 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=10 December 1990 |accessdate=1 May 2017 |page=20 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |- | 1989 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Senior || align=center|276 || align=center|−12 || 5 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman || align=center|180,000 || Royal Melbourne || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article120865981 |title=No more 'yips' for Midas-touch Senior '|newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=64 |issue=19,787 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=11 December 1989 |accessdate=1 May 2017 |page=22 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |- !colspan=10|Bicentennial Classic |- | 1988 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Rodger Davis || align=center|271 || align=center|−17 || Playoff{{efn|Davis won with eagle on second extra hole}} || {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couples || align=center|500,000 || Royal Melbourne || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102036069 |title=Davis takes big money |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=63 |issue=19,418 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=5 December 1988 |accessdate=2 May 2017 |page=28 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=1988-12-05|title=Times Sport Sports results and details|work=Canberra Times|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102036057|access-date=2021-11-06}}</ref> |}
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Category:Former PGA Tour of Australasia events Category:Golf tournaments in Australia Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1988 Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1992