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The first Bells Beach contest was supposed to be held in late 1961 but was delayed until the Australia day weekend of 1962. The first winner was NSW surfer Glynn Ritchie. [ 5 ] Occasionally George "Ming" Smith is credited as winning the 1961 event but he actually won the "wave of the day" in the first contest (1962) and was awarded a prize of 1 ...
This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors. Zhang Zhizhen of China serves to Holger Rune of Denmark during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in ...
The Australian Open [a] [b] is an annual tennis tournament created in 1905 and (since 1988) played on outdoor hardcourts [c] [d] at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. [7] The Australian Open is played over a two-week period beginning in mid-January and has been chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam tournaments each year since 1987.
Lists of champions of specific events. List of Australian Open men's singles champions; List of Australian Open women's singles champions; List of Australian Open men's doubles champions; List of Australian Open women's doubles champions; List of Australian Open mixed doubles champions; Other Grand Slam tournament champions. List of French Open ...
The Australian National Judo Championships are the highest level of judo competition in Australia. The championships are held annually by Judo Australia, and qualified domestic and overseas judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their home states or countries. Both the women's and men's championships began in 1956, with the championships being held in Wollongong ...
The origins of the South Australian Championships is thought to be traced back to 1880, [2] however other sources give the start date as 1890 [3] [4] when the Adelaide-based South Australian Tennis Championships, the first known recorded winner of the event was Herbert Hambridge [5] running as part of the men's amateur tour until 1967. [6]
Australian photographer Krystle Wright made history as she was named winner of the Red Bull Illume contest – the world’s largest adventure and action sports imagery contest – becoming the ...
Ford South Australian Open: South Australia 500,000 Stuart Bouvier (1) 16 22 Nov MasterCard Australian PGA Championship: New South Wales 600,000 David Howell (n/a) 16 29 Nov ANZ Players Championship: Queensland 500,000 Stephen Leaney (3) 20 6 Dec Holden Australian Open: South Australia 640,000 Greg Chalmers (2) 34 Flagship event 13 Dec New ...