ESP Open
Golf tournament
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The ESP Open was a golf tournament held in Australia in February 1988 at the Royal Canberra Golf Club, Canberra. The tournament was originally intended to run for an initial three years, but this was changed to a year-by-year arrangement after title sponsors ESP Pty Ltd agreed to also sponsor the Australian PGA Championship in 1987. This arrangement also resulted in a reduction in prize money for the ESP Open, which was halved from A$500,000 to A$250,000.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Canberra, Australia |
| Established | 1988 |
| Course | Royal Canberra Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour | PGA Tour of Australia |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Month played | February |
| Final year | 1988 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 269 Greg Norman (1988) |
| To par | −19 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Greg Norman | |
| Location map | |
  Royal Canberra GC Location in Australia  Royal Canberra GC Location in Australian Capital Territory | |
The ESP Open was scheduled to be played for the second time in January 1989 but was cancelled because of a clash of dates with the inaugural Coca-Cola Classic.[2] Ultimately, the tournament was not held again.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Winner's share (A$) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Greg Norman | 269 | −19 | 7 strokes |  Bernhard Langer | 45,000 | [3] |