The Riversdale Cup is the second oldest amateur golf tournament in Australia . It is a Golf Australia national ranking event. The event has been played since 1896 and is organised by and played at the Riversdale Golf Club in Mount Waverley, Victoria . It was known as the Surrey Hills Gentlemen's Championship, Gold Medal from 1896 to 1907, the Riversdale Trophy from 1909 to 1926, and the Riversdale Cup since 1928.[ 1] The men's event has been played as a 72-hole stroke play tournament since 1958 when Kevin Hartley won for the first time.[ 2] The All Abilities Riversdale Cup commenced in 2020.
Men's winners
Source: [ 1]
Women's winners
This list is incomplete
All-Abilities winners
Source: [ 1]
References
^ a b c "Riversdale Cup History" . Retrieved 23 November 2020 .
^ a b Lawrence, Don (10 March 1958). "Hartley brilliant in cup victory" . The Age . p. 14. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Moloney, Brendan (14 March 1989). "Victorian grabs Riversdale Cup at last". The Age . p. 47.
^ McMahon, Peg (15 March 1988). "Riversdale officials disqualify Hughes". The Age . p. 47.
^ Blake, Martin (10 March 1987). "Sport at a glance" . The Age . p. 58. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Brown, Keith (11 March 1986). "Sammels holds on to win Riversdale Cup" . The Age . p. 58. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Grant, Trevor (12 March 1985). "Even winners can sometimes feel like losers" . The Age . p. 40. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Grant, Trevor (13 March 1984). "Leader slips, but comes up smiling". The Age . p. 38.
^ Grant, Trevor (15 March 1983). "Lindsay beats 'horror' 18th" . The Age . p. 36. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Grant, Trevor (9 March 1982). "Henley's painful triumph" . The Age . p. 38. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Grant, Trevor (10 March 1981). "Clayton ready for pro golf" . The Age . p. 33. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Eric routs the young golf brigade". The Age . 13 March 1979. p. 38.
^ Stone, Peter (14 March 1978). "Hartley wins 10th cup by 4 shots" . The Age . p. 42. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Stone, Peter (15 March 1977). "Hartley's ninth" . The Age . p. 42. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Stone, Peter (9 March 1976). "Hartley back with old fire" . The Age . p. 36. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Stone, Peter (11 March 1975). "Henley's 66 wraps up cup" . The Age . p. 29. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Stone, Peter (12 March 1974). "Britten home on bit" . The Age . p. 30. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Stone, Peter (13 March 1973). "State golf team bid by Reiter" . The Age . p. 27. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Stone, Peter (14 March 1972). "Titheridge's cup by two strokes" . The Age . p. 26. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ McMahon, Peg (9 March 1971). "Hartley in runaway Moomba win". The Age . p. 25.
^ McMahon, Peg (10 March 1970). "Hicks gets home by two shots" . The Age . p. 24. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ McMahon, Peg (11 March 1969). "Sub-par rounds wins Britten cup" . The Age . p. 24. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Knox, Ken (12 March 1968). "Hartley stages whirlwind finish to win golf cup" . The Age . p. 20. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Knox, Ken (14 March 1967). "Hartley wins cup for fifth time" . The Age . p. 24. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Britten hangs on to beat Hartley by stroke" . The Age . 15 March 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Riversdale Cup won by Hartley again" . The Age . 9 March 1965. p. 22. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Lawrence, Don (10 March 1964). "Hartley has 68 for Riversdale Cup win" . The Age . p. 21. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Lawrence, Don (12 March 1963). "Kevin Hartley wins cup golf by 10 strokes" . The Age . p. 20. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Lawrence, Don (13 March 1962). "Lapse in last round costs golfer record chance" . The Age . p. 21. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Lawrence, Don (14 March 1961). "Riversdale golf win gives Crow big lift" . The Age . p. 24. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Lawrence, Don (15 March 1960). "Penalty costs Hood Riversdale record" . The Age . p. 21. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Lawrence, Don (16 March 1959). "Bob Bull scores clear win in Riversdale Cup" . The Age . p. 20. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Lawrence, Don (17 June 1957). "Amateurs set golf records" . The Age . p. 12. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Riversdale Trophy" . The Age . No. 24693. Victoria, Australia. 5 June 1934. p. 10. Retrieved 19 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Riversdale Trophy" . The Age . No. 24073. Victoria, Australia. 7 June 1932. p. 11. Retrieved 19 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Riversdale Open Meeting" . The Age . No. 23453. Victoria, Australia. 10 June 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 19 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Golf" . The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 18064. Victoria, Australia. 7 June 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 23 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Surrey Hills Open Championship" . The Age . No. 15054. Victoria, Australia. 9 June 1903. p. 9. Retrieved 26 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Surrey Hills club" . The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 17764. Victoria, Australia. 19 June 1903. p. 7. Retrieved 26 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Golf" . The Leader (Melbourne) . No. 2317. Victoria, Australia. 2 June 1900. p. 18. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Golf" . The Age . No. 13487. Victoria, Australia. 25 May 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Surrey Hills golf club tournament" . Box Hill Reporter . Vol. VII, no. 50. Victoria, Australia. 29 May 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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