Fiji International

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Fiji International
Tournament information
Location Denarau, Fiji
Established 2014
Course(s) Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course
Par 72
Length 6,566 metres (7,181 yd)[1]
Tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund A$1,125,000
Month played October
Tournament record score
Aggregate 278 Steven Jeffress (2014)
To par −10 Steven Jeffress (2014)
Current champion
United States Matt Kuchar

The Fiji International is a men's golf tournament in Fiji, co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia and European Tour. The Fiji International was Fiji's first ever 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.[2]

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Fiji International at Natadola Golf Course

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.[3][4] The 2015 event was played in October with a A$1,125,000 purse and was again co-sanctioned by OneAsia.

The 2016 event will be co-sanctioned with the European Tour.[5]

Winners

Year Winner Score
2015 United States Matt Kuchar 284 (−4)
2014 Australia Steven Jeffress 278 (−10)

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