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Riversdale Cup History<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/a>Australia\u2019 second oldest amateur 72-hole golf tournament is The Riversdale Cup. It is one of the most highly participated events in the Australian amateur golf calendar. More than 160 men and women from around the world compete in the event each year at Riversdale, which has gained the enviable title as the home of amateur golf in Australia.<\/p>\n

This title is due to its rich heritage, having been played annually since 1896, except for the War years and is a \u2018must play\u2019 event for young Australian golfers seeking to represent Australia in the Eisenhower Cup. It is also regarded as the \u2018stepping stone\u2019 to the professional golf circuit.<\/p>\n

The Cup\u2019s women\u2019s tournament is the oldest 72-hole amateur stroke play tournament in Australian women\u2019s golf, having been played annually since 1959. It carries with it the prestige of being a national ranking event and a Karrie Webb Series Event.<\/p>\n

Winners of both the Men’s and Women’s Riversdale Cups receive automatic entry into the Victoria Open.<\/p>\n

In another innovative step in keeping with modern trends in society, today\u2019s Riversdale Cup is played as a combined Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s tournament attracting players from all over the world. The history of the Cups is such that most of Australia\u2019s leading professional golfers have played in the tournament over the years, including Jason Day, Adam Scott, Mark Leishman, Geoff Ogilvy, Robert Allenby, Aaron Baddeley \u2013 the list goes on and on..<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Many famous names are included in the list of Riversdale Cup winners:<\/p>\n

Men’s Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1896<\/span><\/td>\nMark Anderson<\/td>\n1951<\/span><\/td>\nDavid Cade<\/td>\n1997<\/span><\/td>\nJames McLean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1897<\/span><\/td>\nThomas Huggins<\/td>\n1952<\/span><\/td>\nLaurie Duffy<\/td>\n1998<\/span><\/td>\nBrendan Jones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1898<\/span><\/td>\nPeter Anderson<\/td>\n1953<\/span><\/td>\nFred Kennett<\/td>\n1999<\/span><\/td>\nAaron Baddeley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1899<\/span><\/td>\nPeter Anderson<\/td>\n1954<\/span><\/td>\nDarcy Kendler<\/td>\n2000<\/span><\/td>\nAndrew Webster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1900<\/span><\/td>\nHarry Howden<\/td>\n1955<\/span><\/td>\nAlex Rae<\/td>\n2001<\/span><\/td>\nShannon Jones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1901<\/span><\/td>\nWilliam McIntyre<\/td>\n1956<\/span><\/td>\nPeter Crow<\/td>\n2002<\/span><\/td>\nRichard Moir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1902<\/span><\/td>\nPeter Anderson<\/td>\n1957<\/span><\/td>\nBarry West<\/td>\n2003<\/span><\/td>\nKurt Barnes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1903<\/span><\/td>\nLouis Whyte<\/td>\n1958<\/span><\/td>\nKevin Hartley<\/td>\n2004<\/span><\/td>\nMichael Sim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1904<\/span><\/td>\nH L Hyland<\/td>\n1959<\/span><\/td>\nBob Bull<\/td>\n2005<\/span><\/td>\nMathew Holten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1905<\/span><\/td>\nMichael Scott<\/td>\n1960<\/span><\/td>\nJohn Hood<\/td>\n2006<\/span><\/td>\nSteve Dartnell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1906<\/span><\/td>\nHector Morrison<\/td>\n1961<\/span><\/td>\nTom Crow<\/td>\n2007<\/span><\/td>\nTim Stewart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1907<\/span><\/td>\nFrank Murdoch<\/td>\n1962<\/span><\/td>\nTom Crow<\/td>\n2008<\/span><\/td>\nScott Arnold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1908<\/span><\/td>\nNo Tournament<\/td>\n1963<\/span><\/td>\nKevin Hartley<\/td>\n2009<\/span><\/td>\nJordan Sherratt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1909<\/span><\/td>\nGeorge Morrison<\/td>\n1964<\/span><\/td>\nKevin Hartley<\/td>\n2010<\/span><\/td>\nJin Jeong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1910<\/span><\/td>\nFrank Murdoch<\/td>\n1965<\/span><\/td>\nKevin Hartley<\/td>\n2011<\/span><\/td>\nNathan Holman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1911<\/span><\/td>\nBen Lempriere<\/td>\n1966<\/span><\/td>\nBill Britten<\/td>\n2012<\/span><\/td>\nJake Higginbottom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1912<\/span><\/td>\nIvo Whitton<\/td>\n1967<\/span><\/td>\nKevin Hartley<\/td>\n2013<\/span><\/td>\nBrady Watt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1913<\/span><\/td>\nIvo Whitton<\/td>\n1968<\/span><\/td>\nKevin Hartley<\/td>\n2014<\/span><\/td>\nRyan Ruffels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1914<\/span><\/td>\nFrank Murdoch<\/td>\n1969<\/span><\/td>\nBill Britten<\/td>\n2015<\/span><\/td>\nTravis Smyth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1915-18<\/span><\/td>\nNo Tournament<\/td>\n1970<\/span><\/td>\nRandall Hicks<\/td>\n2016<\/span><\/td>\nHarrison Endycott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1919<\/span><\/td>\nGus Jackson<\/td>\n1971<\/span><\/td>\nKevin Hartley<\/td>\n2017<\/span><\/td>\nDylan Perry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1920<\/span><\/td>\nGeorge Fawcett<\/td>\n1972<\/span><\/td>\nNeil Titheridge<\/td>\n2018<\/span><\/td>\nJack Thompson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1921<\/span><\/td>\nBruce Pearce<\/td>\n1973<\/span><\/td>\nAlan Reiter<\/td>\n2019<\/span><\/td>\nChris Crabtree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1922<\/span><\/td>\nBruce Pearce<\/td>\n1974<\/span><\/td>\nBill Britten<\/td>\n2020<\/span><\/td>\nLawrence Curtis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1923<\/span><\/td>\nAbe Schlapp<\/td>\n1975<\/span><\/td>\nTrevor Henley<\/td>\n2021<\/span><\/td>\nAndrew Richards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1924<\/span><\/td>\nBruce Pearce<\/td>\n1976<\/span><\/td>\nKevin Hartley<\/td>\n2022<\/span><\/td>\nMax Ford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1925<\/span><\/td>\nIvo Whitton<\/td>\n1977<\/span><\/td>\nKevin Hartley<\/td>\n2023<\/span><\/td>\nPhoenix Campbell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1926<\/span><\/td>\nIvo Whitton<\/td>\n1978<\/span><\/td>\nKevin Hartley<\/td>\n2024<\/span><\/td>\nBlaike Perkins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1927<\/span><\/td>\nNo tournament<\/td>\n1979<\/span><\/td>\nEric Routley<\/td>\n2025<\/span><\/td>\nMax Moring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1928<\/span><\/td>\nFred Lehmann<\/td>\n1980<\/span><\/td>\nGeoff Sowden<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1929<\/span><\/td>\nAlex Russell<\/td>\n1981<\/span><\/td>\nMike Clayton<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1930<\/span><\/td>\nHarry Williams<\/td>\n1982<\/span><\/td>\nTrevor Henley<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1931<\/span><\/td>\nAlex Russell<\/td>\n1983<\/span><\/td>\nJohn Lindsay<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1932<\/span><\/td>\nHarry Williams<\/td>\n1984<\/span><\/td>\nChris Longley<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1933<\/span><\/td>\nMick Ryan<\/td>\n1985<\/span><\/td>\nStephen Taylor<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1934<\/span><\/td>\nHarry Williams<\/td>\n1986<\/span><\/td>\nMichael Sammels<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1935<\/span><\/td>\nMick Ryan<\/td>\n1987<\/span><\/td>\nStephen Taylor<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1936<\/span><\/td>\nBill Edgar<\/td>\n1988<\/span><\/td>\nDavid Ecob<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1937<\/span><\/td>\nBill Higgins<\/td>\n1989<\/span><\/td>\nPaul Moloney<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1938<\/span><\/td>\nAlex Rae<\/td>\n1990<\/span><\/td>\nRobert Allenby<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1939-1945<\/span><\/td>\nNo Tournament<\/td>\n1991<\/span><\/td>\nRobert Allenby<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1946<\/span><\/td>\nLaurie Duffy<\/td>\n1992<\/span><\/td>\nLester Peterson<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1947<\/span><\/td>\nBill Higgins<\/td>\n1993<\/span><\/td>\nJason Dawes<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1948<\/span><\/td>\nBill Higgins<\/td>\n1994<\/span><\/td>\nLester Peterson<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1949<\/span><\/td>\nAlan Launder<\/td>\n1995<\/span><\/td>\nLee Eagleton<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1950<\/span><\/td>\nDavid Doughton<\/td>\n1996<\/span><\/td>\nJarrod Moseley<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Women’s Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1959<\/td>\nMiss Burtta Cheney<\/td>\n1989<\/td>\nMiss Rosemary McDonald<\/td>\n2019<\/td>\nMiss Yuna Nishimura<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1960<\/td>\nMrs Dorothy Walkingshaw<\/td>\n1990<\/td>\nMrs Louise Briers<\/td>\n2020<\/td>\nMiss Jeneath Wong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1961<\/td>\nMiss Margaret Masters<\/td>\n1991<\/td>\nMiss Dianne White<\/td>\n2021<\/td>\nMiss Jeneath Wong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1962<\/td>\nMiss Barbara Coulson<\/td>\n1992<\/td>\nMiss Renay White<\/td>\n2022<\/td>\nAbbie Teasdale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1963<\/td>\nMiss Burtta Cheney<\/td>\n1993<\/td>\nMss Michelle Scerri<\/td>\n2023<\/td>\nAmelia Harris<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1964<\/td>\nMiss Pam Tompkins<\/td>\n1994<\/td>\nMiss Alison Wheelhouse<\/td>\n2024<\/td>\nCaitlin Peirce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1965<\/td>\nMiss Bettine Burgess<\/td>\n1995<\/td>\nMiss tanya Holl<\/td>\n2025<\/td>\nJueun Jang<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/td>\nMrs J Clatyon<\/td>\n1996<\/td>\nMiss Adele Bannerman<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1967<\/td>\nMiss Barbara Coulson<\/td>\n1997<\/td>\nMiss Michelle Ellis<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/td>\nMrs Jan Seery<\/td>\n1998<\/td>\nMiss Michelle Ellis<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1969<\/td>\nMiss Barbara Coulson<\/td>\n1999<\/td>\nMiss L Wright<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1970<\/td>\nMiss Bettine Burgess<\/td>\n2000<\/td>\nMiss Vicki Uwland<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1971<\/td>\nMiss Sandra Williams<\/td>\n2001<\/td>\nMiss Hayley Wilkinson<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>\nMiss Sandra Williams<\/td>\n2002<\/td>\nMiss Janelle Lynch<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973<\/td>\nMiss Barbara Coulson<\/td>\n2003<\/td>\nMiss Sarah Kemp<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974<\/td>\nMrs Sandra McCaw<\/td>\n2004<\/td>\nMiss Dana Lacey<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/td>\nMrs J Clayton<\/td>\n2005<\/td>\nMiss Nicki Garrett<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1976<\/td>\nMiss Jane Lock<\/td>\n2006<\/td>\nMiss Inhong Lim<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/td>\nMiss Jane Lock<\/td>\n2007<\/td>\nMiss Inhong Lim<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/td>\nMrs Louise Briers<\/td>\n2008<\/td>\nMiss Julia Boland<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/td>\nMrs Sandra McCaw<\/td>\n2009<\/td>\nMiss Ashlee Dewhurt<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980<\/td>\nMrs Louise Briers<\/td>\n2010<\/td>\nMiss Jessica Speechley<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/td>\nMrs Penny Edmunds<\/td>\n2011<\/td>\nCecilia Cho<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/td>\nMiss Sue Smith<\/td>\n2012<\/td>\nMiss Whitney Hillier<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/td>\nMrs Anne Howe<\/td>\n2013<\/td>\nMiss Grace Lennon<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/td>\nMrs Louise Briers<\/td>\n2014<\/td>\nMiss Shelley Shin<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/td>\nMrs Louise Briers<\/td>\n2015<\/td>\nMiss Munchin Keh<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\nMrs Barbara Dillon<\/td>\n2016<\/td>\nMiss Kirsty Hodgkins<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/td>\nMiss Diane Pavich<\/td>\n2017<\/td>\nMiss Karis Davidson<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/td>\nMiss Donna Faneco<\/td>\n2018<\/td>\nMiss Rebecca Kay<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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All Abilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2020<\/td>\nWarren Sutton<\/td>\n2024<\/td>\nWayne Perske<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/td>\nWarren Sutton<\/td>\n2025<\/td>\nTom Ryan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022<\/td>\nMike Brown<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2023<\/td>\nNoah Schammer<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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