Fiji International

The Fiji International was a men's golf tournament in Fiji, originally sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia. The event was Fiji's first internationally broadcast golf tournament to a worldwide audience across more than 30 countries in over 400 million homes, a first for a single sporting event in Fiji.[1]

Fiji International at Natadola Golf Course
Fiji International
Tournament information
LocationSigatoka, Fiji
Established2014
Course(s)Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course
Par72
Length7,597 yards (6,947 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
OneAsia Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$1,250,000
Month playedAugust
Final year2018
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Brandt Snedeker (2016)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
India Gaganjeet Bhullar
Location Map
Natadola Bay Championship GC is located in Fiji
Natadola Bay Championship GC
Natadola Bay Championship GC
Location in Fiji

The inaugural tournament was held from 14–17 August 2014 at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course. It was a tier one event on the PGA Tour of Australasia and was co-sanctioned with OneAsia. The purse for the event was US$1,000,000.[2][3] The 2015 event was played in October with a A$1,125,000 purse and was again co-sanctioned by OneAsia.

Beginning in 2016, the event was co-sanctioned with the European Tour.[4] From 2017 it was also co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour. Prize money was A$1,500,000 in 2016 and 2017 and A$1,250,000 in 2018.

Winners
YearTours[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
2018ANZ, ASA, EURIndia Gaganjeet Bhullar274−141 strokeAustralia Anthony Quayle
2017ANZ, ASA, EURAustralia Jason Norris274−144 strokesThailand Jazz Janewattananond
Australia James Marchesani
Australia David McKenzie
2016ANZ, EURUnited States Brandt Snedeker272−169 strokesNew Zealand Michael Hendry
2015ANZ, ONEUnited States Matt Kuchar284−44 strokesAustralia Aron Price
2014ANZ, ONEAustralia Steven Jeffress278−104 strokesAustralia Jake Higginbottom

Notes
  1. ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.

References
  1. "Fiji in golf first". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. "Fiji International brings the world to Fiji". PGA Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. "Young guns ready to heat up in Fiji sun". Golf AU. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  4. "Fiji International to expand global reach in 2016". PGA European Tour. 21 April 2016.

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