Tournament History

The Tournament History of the W E Alexander<

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W E Alexander Open History

Tournament History

Mr W E Alexander

The W E Alexander Open at Waratah Golf Club started as a 2 day 36 hole event in 1952 as a Pro Am contest for local club professionals and leading NSW amateurs.

It is named in honour of W E (Bill) Alexander, who served as WGC President from 1927 to 1951.

The first 3 winners were Bill Shepherd in 1952, Sid Cowling in 1953 and Col Johnston in 1954. Col, former WGC junior and Pro Shop trainee, has been the champion on no less than 8 occasions.

From the early 1960’s until 1998 the Alexander Open was expanded to also include professionals from outside the local area. Many leading players were victorious over this period. Some noted winners were Ken Johnston, Ray Carlin, Len Woodward, Peter O’Malley, Lucas Parsons, Kurt Linde and Paul Sheehan. Former WGC juniors Leigh McKechnie (won 3 times) and Nathan Green (won 4 times) dominated the event from 1989 to 1998. Since 1999 the event has been a 54 hole contest, over 3 days, with the field being restricted to amateurs only. In 2009 the event reverted to a 36 hole format.

Past winners of the 54 hole version have been:-

Nathan Goodchild (99), Aron Price (00), Chris Campbell (01), Lucas Bates (02), Andrew McKenzie (03), Mitchell Brown (04),Rohan Blizard (05 and 06) and Brendan Smith (08-10). The current champion is Mark Ellison of Waratah Golf Club.

The 2012 Patioworld W E Alexander Open is to be played from Saturday, September 1st to Sunday, September 2nd. The W E Alexander Sponsor's Ambrose Day is scheduled for Friday August 31st.

 

Tournament Winners

W E Alexander Tournament Victors
Year Name Year Name Year Name
1952 W Shepperd 1972 C Johnston/P Turner 1992 L MacKenchie
1953 S Cowling 1973 L Woodward 1993 N Green
1954 C Johnston 1974 P Mangelsdorf 1994 K Linde
1955 H Pilcher 1975 J Munro 1995 P Sheehan
1956 R Stockwell 1976 L Oliver 1996 N Green
1957 C Johnston 1977 C Johnston 1997 N Green
1958 B Baker 1978 B Boyle 1998 N Green
1959 C Johnston 1979 B Boyle/G Tozer 1999 N Goodchild
1960 K Johnston 1980 R Carlin 2000 A Price
1961 C Johnston 1981 R Carlin 2001 C Campbell
1962 C Johnston 1982 R Carlin 2002 L Bates
1963 C Johnston 1983 C Parker 2003 A McKenzie
1964 K Hughes 1984 J Parker 2004 M Brown
1965 K Hughes 1985 P O’Malley 2005 R Blizzard
1966 P Bennett 1986 R Payne 2006 R Blizzard
1967 F Belle 1987 N Bell 2007 G Scott
1968 T Mangan 1988 P Payne 2008 B Smith
1969 T Mangan 1989 L MacKenchie 2009 B Smith
1970 K Johnston 1990 L Parsons 2010 B Smith
1971 K Johnston/B Boyle 1991 L MacKenchie 2011 M Ellison