Eight former winners of the ISPS Handa Vic Open are set to tee it up at 13th Beach Golf Links when the European Tour returns to Australia from February 6-9.
David Law won his first European Tour title at last year's Vic Open, eagling the 72nd and final hole to finish one stroke ahead of Brad Kennedy and Wade Ormsby, handing him victory in just his 18th European Tour appearance.
Law was three shots back as he stood on the 16th tee at 13th Beach, but birdied the 16th and then striking his second shot on the 18th to just eight feet to set up his eagle.
The Scotsman, who became the first European winner in the history of the Vic Open, is one of eight past champions competing in the state of Victoria in February.
Joining him are: Simon Hawkes (2018), Dimi Papadatos (2017), Richard Green (2015), Matthew Griffin (2014), Jason Norris (2010), Ash Hall (2009) and Gareth Paddison (2004).
Also in the field will be 2006 U.S. Open Champion Geoff Ogilvy, who famously finished one stroke clear of Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Colin Montgomerie at Winged Foot GC.
The ISPS Handa Vic Open brings together the men's and women's professional game, with two tournaments being played concurrently on the same golf courses for a purse of AUD$3million split equally. Men and women compete in alternating men's and women's groups on the Beach and Creek courses at 13th Beach Golf Links, with a 36-hole cut seeing players progress to a weekend on the Beach Course. There is then another cut after the third round and two champions are crowne dat the close of play on Sunday.
The men's tournament is co-sanctioned by the European Tour and ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia, while the women's event is co-sanctioned by the LPGA and ALPG Tour.
Past champions Celine Boutier (2019), Minjee Lee (2014 and 2018), Mel Ried (2017) and Marianne Skarpnord (2015) will compete in the women's tournament alongside seven-time Major Champion Inbee Park of South Korea and Australian Major winner Hannah Green.
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