{{Short description|Golf tournament held in Fremantle, Western Australia}} {{use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox golf tournament | name = Royal Fremantle Open | image = | location = Fremantle, Western Australia | establishment = | course = Royal Fremantle Golf Club | par = | yardage = | tour = | format = Stroke play | purse = | month_played = | final_year = <!--Use if no longer played--> | aggregate = | to-par = | current_champion = | final_champion = <!--Use if no longer played--> | coordinates = {{coord|-30.737|115.775}} | map = Australia#Western Australia | map_label = Royal Fremantle | map_caption = Location in Australia##Location in Western Australia | map_relief = yes | map_label_position = | map_size = }} The '''Royal Fremantle Open''' was an Australian golf tournament. The event was held at Royal Fremantle Golf Club in Fremantle, Western Australia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=March 26, 1979 |title=Golf |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tYtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X-YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2823,9630336 |access-date=2021-02-14 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |page=29 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref>
== History == Western Australian Terry Gale had much success at the event, winning it in 1979 and finishing runner-up two years later.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The professional Ray Hore also had much success at the event, posting one win and two runner-ups.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />
Among the most notable performances was in 1981. Royal Fremantle amateur Glenn Carbon, playing at a 2 handicap, holed a 50 metre pitch at the last for an eagle to defeat Terry Gale by a stroke.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=May 25, 1981 |title=Too hard to copy |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uDdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wJQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2362,5011393 |access-date=2021-02-14 |newspaper=The Age |page=22 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref>
== Winners == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Year !Winner !Score !To par !Margin of<br>victory !Runner(s)-up !Purse (A$) !Ref. |- |1976 |David Good |align=center|279 |align=center|−9 |5 strokes |Terry Gale<br>Graham Johnson<br>Kel Nagle<br>Randall Vines |align=center|6,000 |<ref>{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Mark H. |title=The World of Professional Golf 1977 |date=1977 |publisher=Collins |isbn=0002168790 |pages=306, 539}}</ref> |- |1977 |Ray Hore |align=center|280 |align=center|−8 |2 strokes |David Galloway |align=center|10,000 |<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=April 18, 1977 |title=Hore shows his class |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5PFUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ipIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1922,4659480 |access-date=2021-02-14 |newspaper=The Age |page=37 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref> |- |1978 |Peter Headland |align=center|278 |align=center|−10 |2 strokes |Mike Ferguson<br>Vaughan Somers |align=center|10,000 |<ref>{{Cite news |date=1978-04-17 |title=Headland's golf title |page=23 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69245459/the-sydney-morning-herald/ |access-date=2021-02-14 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |- |1979 |Terry Gale |align=center|280 |align=center|−8 |1 stroke |Ray Hore |align=center|15,000 |<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tYtWAAAAIBAJ&pg=4443%2C9622817 |title=Home win for Gale |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=26 March 1979 |page=27 |access-date=16 February 2021 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref> |- |1980 |Chris Tickner |align=center|287 |align=center|−1 |1 stroke |Ray Hore |align=center|15,000 |<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=1980-03-25 |title=Tickner on top |page=20 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110585115 |access-date=2021-02-14 |via=Trove}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EdRQAAAAIBAJ&pg=2776%2C8747035 |title=Quinella to NSW golfers |first=Frank |last=Bird |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=24 March 1980 |page=25 |access-date=16 February 2021 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref> |- |1981 |Glenn Carbon (a) |align=center|282 |align=center|−6 |1 stroke |Terry Gale |align=center|10,000 |<ref name=":1" /> |- |1982 |Mike Cahill | | | | |align=center|6,000 |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grant |first=Trevor |date=1982-05-15 |title=Terry clears out - 10 under |page=35 |newspaper=The Age |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69245755/the-age/ |access-date=2021-02-14 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |}
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