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Dunlop International

The Dunlop International was a golf tournament held in Australia and played annually from 1965 to 1972. Prize money in 1965 was A£4,000, A$8,000 in 1966 in 1967, A$15,000 in 1968 and A$25,000 from 1969 to 1972. A few weeks after the conclusion of the 1972 tournament, sponsors Dunlop announced that it would no longer be held.^[1]

It was noted as having one of the best fields for an Australian tournament during its era. The 1967 event was expected to have defending U.S. Open champion Jack Nicklaus, Tony Jacklin, Bob Charles, and defending British Open champion Roberto De Vicenzo. It was reported by the Canberra Times that, "With all the top Australians as well, it will be a world-class field."^[2]

Winners[edit]

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share	Ref
1965	Bruce Devlin	Australia	Yarra Yarra	285	1 stroke	Peter Thomson	A£1,000	[3]
1966	Bob Stanton	Australia	The Australian	294	Playoff	Arnold Palmer	A$2,000	[4]
1967	Bob Stanton (2)	Australia	Royal Canberra	285	1 stroke	Bruce Devlin	A$2,000	[5]
1968	Bruce Devlin (2)	Australia	Royal Queensland	281	3 strokes	Peter Townsend	A$2,500	[6]
1969	Bruce Devlin (3)	Australia	Yarra Yarra	276	Playoff	Lee Trevino	A$4,000	[7]
1970	Gary Player	South Africa	Royal Canberra	282	1 stroke	Bill Brask Kel Nagle Lee Trevino	A$4,000	[8]
1971	Jack Nicklaus	United States	Manly	274	7 strokes	Bruce Crampton Peter Oosterhuis	A$4,000	[9]
1972	Tony Jacklin	England	Yarra Yarra	277	4 strokes	David Graham Sukree Onsham	A$4,000	[10]

In 1966 Stanton won at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff. In 1969 Devlin won at the first extra hole.

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