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Chrysler Classic

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Chrysler Classic
Tournament information
Established1973
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
FormatStroke play
Final year1976
Final champion
Australia Bob Shearer

The Chrysler Classic was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1973 to 1976. Prize money was A$50,000. Bob Shearer won the event twice in the four years it was held.

Winners

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Year Winner Country Venue Score To par Margin
of victory
Runner-up Winner's
share (A$)
Ref
1976 Bob Shearer (2)  Australia Royal Melbourne 281 −3 Playoff Australia Stewart Ginn 10,000 [1]
1975 Bill Dunk  Australia Royal Melbourne 281 −3 1 stroke Australia David Graham 10,000 [2]
1974 Bob Shearer  Australia Royal Melbourne 283 −1 9 strokes Australia Bruce Devlin 10,000 [3]
1973 Lee Trevino  United States The Lakes 277 −15 4 strokes Australia Stewart Ginn 10,000 [4]

In 1976 Shearer won at the first extra hole.

References

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  1. ^ "Shearer wins Chrysler in play-off". The Canberra Times. Vol. 51, no. 14, 530. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 November 1976. p. 14. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Chrysler Classic win to Dunk by a stroke". The Canberra Times. Vol. 50, no. 14, 219. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 November 1975. p. 14. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Shearer wins Classic by nine strokes". The Canberra Times. Vol. 49, no. 13, 909. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 November 1974. p. 18. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Four-stroke win to Lee Trevino". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 584. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 November 1973. p. 12. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.