2005 Major Tournament Schedule

Listed below is the major tournament schedule for the 2005 calendar year.

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We will endeavour to ensure that this schedule is as up to date as is possible.  Much of the information contained herein is supplied by other sources (golf clubs and other golf administrative bodies), and is current to the best of our knowledge.

* Denotes National Selection Trial Event
# Denotes Australian Junior Order of Merit Event
Major Queensland Golf Union events are denoted by maroon background

Date Event Venue Club Holes
JANUARY      
02 – 09 QGU ADVANCED JUNIOR
TRAINING CLINIC 		State Training Facility
03 – 06 # KONICA MINOLTA JUNIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF QUEENSLAND Indooroopilly 72 WK
09 – 14 AGU Elite Training Camp (Queensland Players) AIS, Moonah Links, Vic  
10 – 11 New Zealand Under 23 Years Teams Tournament Taupo, NZ  
13 – 14 # South Australian Junior Masters Royal Adelaide, SA  
13 – 15 New Zealand Under 23 Years Championship Hastings, NZ  
17 Gold Coast Junior Age Championship (Closed) Emerald Lakes  
17 – 18 GNGF 2-Day Summer Junior Classic Mt. Coolum  
17 – 19 # Victorian Junior Masters Waverley, Vic 72 WK
22 – 23 Ayr Mini Masters Ayr 36 AB/WK
23 Sir Manual Hornibrook Memorial Royal Queensland 18 AB/WK
23 – 24 # Tasmanian Junior Masters Claremont, Tas 72 WK
23 & 30 # South Australian Junior Championship Thaxted Park/ Kooyonga, SA  
24 – 26 International Qualifying for 134th British Open Championship Kingston Heath, Vic  
26 – 27 # Tamar Valley Junior Cup Greens Beach, Tas 72 WK
27 – 30 * Lake Macquarie Amateur Championship Belmont, NSW 72 AB/WK
28 – 30 Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open Championship (VNT) Woodlands, Vic.  
       
FEBRUARY      
03 – 06 Heineken Classic Royal Melbourne, Vic.  
05 – 07 New South Wales Medal Pymble & Killara, NSW  
09 – 13 New South Wales Amateur Championship Elanora, NSW  
10 – 13 New Zealand Open Gulf Harbour, North Harbour  
17 – 20 Jacob’s Creek Open Royal Adelaide, SA  
18 – 20 * Tasmanian Open Championship Devonport, Tas. 72 AB/WK
25 – 27 New Zealand Mid-Amateur Championship Springfield, Bay of Plenty  
27 The Willows Summer Open The Willows 18 AB/WK
       
MARCH      
03 – 04 Tasmanian Senior Amateur Championship Mowbray, TAS  
03 – 06 Victorian PGA Championship (VNT) Sanctuary Lakes, Vic.  
5 Bribie Island Gold Cup Bribie Island 18 AB/WK
6 Brisbane Amateur Championship Indooroopilly 36 AB/WK
08 – 09 Australian School Teams Championship (National Final) Peninsula, VIC  
08 – 10 New South Wales Seniors Championship Howlong, NSW  
9 Australian Amateur Foursomes Championship Riversdale, VIC 36
10 – 13 Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship (VNT) Pambula-Merimbula / Tura Beach, NSW  
11 – 14 * Riversdale Cup Riversdale, VIC 72 AB/WK
17 – 20 100th Wilson Australian Amateur Championship – Qualifying Royal Melbourne & Woodlands, Vic 72 AB/WK
17 – 20 Toyota Southern Classic (VNT) Woolooware, NSW  
18 – 20 New Zealand Senior Amateur Championship Palmerston North, Manawatu  
21 – 23 100th Wilson Australian Amateur Championship - Match Play Royal Melbourne, Vic  
21 – 23 KONICA MINOLTA SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF QUEENSLAND Bribie Island 54
25 – 27 NWQDGA Championship Mount Isa 54
26 – 27 Headland Sunshine Coast Open Amateur Headland 36 AB/WK
26 - 27 Middle Ridge Easter Open Amateur Championship Toowoomba 36 AB/WK
26 – 27 Townsville Easter Open Townsville 36 AB/WK
26 – 28 * Mandurah Easter Amateur Open Mandurah, WA 72 AB/WK
30 – 03 April Western Australian Amateur Championship Royal Fremantle, WA  
       
APRIL      
05 – 06 Clare Higson Trophy (Aus. V NZ – U/18) Barwon Heads, Vic  
07 – 10 US Masters Augusta National, Georgia  
08 – 10 Wilson Australian Junior Amateur Championship Barwon Heads, Vic 72 WK
10 EG Oxenford Plate Redcliffe 18 AB/WK
12 – 15 Wilson Australian Junior Interstate Teams Matches Thirteenth Beach, Vic  
16 Mareeba Junior Open Mareeba 18 WK
16 – 23 New Zealand Amateur Championship Manawatu, NZ  
17 – 20 Tasmanian Amateur Championship Launceston, TAS  
23 – 24 Mareeba Open Mareeba 36 AB/WK
25 – 29 Schweppes South Australian PGA Championship (VNT) The Grange, SA  
27 – 29 KONICA MINOLTA QUEENSLAND MEDAL GC Burleigh / The Pines (Sanc. Cove) 72 AB/WK
30 – 02 May City of Townsville Open Townsville 54 AB/WK
       
MAY      
1 City of Rockhampton Open Rockhampton 36 AB/WK
03 – 06 MasterCard Junior Masters The Vines, WA  
04 – 06 KONICA MINOLTA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF QUEENSLAND Redcliffe
10 – 13 * KEPERRA BOWL Keperra 72 AB/WK
15 Gold Coast District Golf Association Championship (Closed) GC Burleigh  
14 - 15 Far North Queensland Open & Closed Championship Gordonvale, FNQ 36 AB/WK
26 - 29 Northern Territory Amateur Open Championship Darwin, NT 72
26 – 29 Western Australian PGA Championship (VNT) TBC, WA  
30 – 04 June British Amateur Championship Merseyside, England  
       
JUNE      
5 Pine Rivers Classic Pine Rivers 36 AB/WK
5 Gold Coast Open Southport 36 AB/WK
11 – 12 SAND GREEN CHAMPIONSHIP OF QUEENSLAND Hughenden, NWQ 36
11 – 13 * South Australian Invitational Royal Adelaide, SA 72 AB/WK
11 – 13 North Queensland Open Amateur Championship Laguna Quays 54 AB/WK
12 Logan Country Golf Club Junior Classic Logan 18
12 – 13 City of Caloundra Open Amateur Championship Caloundra 36 AB/WK
16 – 17 QGU v ADFGA MATCH Brisbane GC
16 – 19 US Open Championship Pinehurst, NC, USA  
19 Central Queensland Junior Championship Yeppoon 18
19 Nudgee Plate Nudgee 18 AB/WK
19 June –
29 Jul		 QUEENSLAND HANDICAP FOURBALL CHAMPIONSHIP – CLUB QUALIFYING Various
20 - 21 CQ Open - Greg Norman Masters Qualifier Rydges Capricorn 36 WK
20 – 21 GNGF 2-Day Winter Junior Classic Keperra 36
22 Nudgee Junior Open Nudgee 18
23 – 26 North Queensland X-Ray Services Cairns Classic (VNT) Cairns  
25 – 26 Wide Bay Open & Closed Championship Bargara 36 AB/WK
25 – 26 Rowes Bay Open Rowes Bay 36 AB/WK
26 Inter-District Matches - BDGA v GCGA & SC&SBDGA TBA  
28 – 30 Bargara Junior Classic Bargara 54 WK
30 – 03 July Minnecon and Burke Queensland Masters (VNT) The Willows  
       
JULY      
02 – 03 Half Moon Bay Junior Classic Half Moon Bay 36 WK
02 – 03 Mackay Open Mackay 36 AB/WK
3 Frank Foley Trophy Gailes 18 AB/WK
04 – 05 Cairns Junior Open Cairns 36 WK
04 – 05 # GMJGF Championship Sun City CC, WA  
04 – 05 Nudgee Masters Classic Nudgee 36
10 Bill Kennedy Memorial Open Pacific 36 AB/WK
14 – 17 British Open Championship St. Andrews, Scotland  
17 Dave Mullen Jug Oxley 18 AB/WK
17 SC & SBDGA Luke Parkin Memorial Junior Open Pine Rivers 18 WK
21 – 22 Western Australian Senior Amateur Championship Lakelands, WA  
24 Surfers Paradise Open Surfers Paradise 36 AB/WK
24 Mossman Junior Open Mossman 18 WK
30 – 31 City of Mackay Classic Mackay 36 AB/WK
30 – 31 Mossman Open Mossman 36 AB/WK
31 Central Queensland Golf Association Championship Rockhampton 36 AB/WK
31 Indooroopilly Jug Indooroopilly 36 AB/WK
       
AUGUST      
01 - 05 Reg Tickle Memorial (Veterans Golf Tournament) Townville Matchplay
05 – 07 City of Cairns Open Cairns 54 AB/WK
06 – 07 Willows Open The Willows 36 AB/WK
7 Twin Towns Open Cool. Tweed Heads 36 AB/WK
11 – 14 US PGA Championship Baltusrol, NJ, USA  
14 Horton Park Open Horton Park 18 AB/WK
14 KONICA MINOLTA FOURSOMES CHAMPIONSHIP OF QUEENSLAND Keperra 36
15 – 19

COUNTRY GOLF WEEK

- Mon 15 Stroke Championship - Rnd 1 Virginia / Keperra 18
- Tue 16 Stroke Championship - Rnd 2 Keperra / Virginia 18
- Thur 18 Foursomes Championship - Div 1 Oxley 27
- Thur 18 Foursomes Championship - Div 2 Gailes 27
- Fri 19 4BBB Stableford & Social Function Nudgee 18
21 – 02 Sept QUEENSLAND HANDICAP FOURBALL CHAMPIONSHIP – REGIONAL FINALS Various
21 – 23 QUEENSLAND MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Club Pelican 54
22 – 28 US Amateur Championship Merion, PN, USA  
28 Gordonvale Junior Open Gordonvale 18 WK
28 Burleigh Cup Gold Coast Burleigh 36 AB/WK
28 Moreton District Golf Association Championships Rosewood  
30 – 03 Sept Australian Social Golf Club Championship Palm Meadows  
       
SEPTEMBER      
04 GNGF Queensland Junior Qualifier for the Aaron Baddeley Australian Junior Championship Coolangatta/ Tweed Heads 18
04 Gold Coast Burleigh Junior Classic Gold Coast Burleigh 18 WK
04 Ayr Open Ayr 27 AB/WK
11 Proserpine Open Proserpine 27 AB/WK
11 - 13 Yeppoon Junior Classic Yeppoon 54 WK
12 – 15 GNGF 72-Hole NQ Junior Masters North Qld 72 WK
12 – 16 Australian Interstate Teams Matches Royal Fremantle, WA  
12 – 16 Australian Interstate Colts Teams Matches Western Australia GC  
16 Regional Primary Schools Championship Rowes Bay, NQ  
18 Dalby Open Dalby 18 AB/WK
20 – 23 # GARY PLAYER CLASSIC Pacific 72 WK
25 QLD MIXED FOURSOMES CHAMPIONSHIP
                                            
 Headland 36
26 – 28 # New South Wales Junior Championship TBA  
30 – 02 Oct New Zealand Under 19 Championship Russley, Canterbury  
       
OCTOBER      
01 – 02 City of Ipswich Open Ipswich 36 AB/WK
02 Inter-District Pennant Matches TBA  
  BDGA v SEQDGA; BDGA v DDGA    
03 – 04 QUEENSLAND HANDICAP FOURBALL CHAMPIONSHIP – STATE FINAL Twin Waters
04 – 07 # Jack Newton International Classic The Oaks, NSW  
08 Ian Ellis Memorial Ashgrove 18 AB/WK
08 - 09 JJ Richards Amateur Championship City GC, Toowoomba 36 AB/WK
09 Brisbane District Senior, Junior & Veterans Championship Pacific  
09 Coolangatta Tweed Heads Junior Classic Cool. Tweed 18 WK
09 - 10 Calliope Open - Greg Norman Masters Qualifier Calliope 18 WK
16 SC & SBDGA Open & Closed Championship Bribie Island 18 AB/WK
18 – 20 Club Car Australian Senior Amateur Championship Royal Hobart, Tas  
22 - 23
CLOSE CHAMPIONSHIP OF QUEENSLAND
Bribie Island 36 AB/WK
22 – 23 Inter-District Pennant Matches – NQ v FNQ TBA, FNQ  
23 Ian Baker-Finch Junior Classic Beerwah 18 WK
29 - 30 Noosa Lakes District Open Tewantin Noosa 36 AB/WK
29 - 30 Novotel WIN Schweppes Open Novotel Palm Cove 36 AB/WK
31 – 04 Nov AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP – REGIONAL FINALS Various
       
NOVEMBER      
03 – 06 ROADCON GROUP QUEENSLAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (VNT) Ipswich 72 AB/WK
12 – 13 QLD INTER-ASSOCIATION TEAMS EVENT Emerald
13 # Western Australian Junior Amateur Championship Cottesloe, WA  
20 KONICA MINOLTA QUEENSLAND CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS Pacific 36
24 – 27 Australian Open Moonah Links  
27 South Pacific Junior Championship Surfers Paradise 18
27 FATHER-SON CHAMPIONSHIP OF QUEENSLAND Gympie 18
       
DECEMBER      
07 – 09 SCHOOLBOYS CHAMPIONSHIP OF QUEENSLAND (inc. SCHOOL TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP – STATE FINAL) Nudgee / Keperra 54 WK
11

2006 Greater Building Society
Lake Macquarie Amateur Golf Championship
  - Regional Pre-Qualifying

 Cool. Tweed
Heads 		18
12 – 15 Greg Norman Junior Masters Cool. Tweed Heads 72 WK