Sydney vs Brisbane

Bonville

Bonville GC

The Sydney vs Brisbane match is an annual teams event during November where players from both sides of the border play 2 x rounds of golf over the weekend. The team who has the highest team aggregate average from both days is declared the winning team and claim the State General Manager’s Trophy (prior to 1998, teams played for the Clive Thompson Trophy until it was retired after the 1997 event).

The Sydney vs Brisbane event started back in 1977 and was played at the Royal Queensland Golf Club. Since the start of the event and until 1986, it has been played at courses in both NSW & QLD. In 1986* the event moved permanently to Coffs Harbour where the match is now contested at Bonville GC & Coffs Harbour GC.

*  excluding 1991-1993 which was played at Sawtell

The results from the Sydney vs Brisbane events are detailed below

No. Year Location Winner
1 1977 Royal Qld Sydney
2 1978 Carnarvon Sydney
3 1979 Nudgee Brisbane
– 1980 NOT PLAYED –
4 1981 Oatlands Brisbane
5 1982 Virginia Sydney
6 1983 Oatlands Sydney
– 1984 NOT PLAYED –
7 1985 Royal Qld Brisbane
8 1986 Coffs Harbour Brisbane
9 1987 Coffs Harbour Sydney
10 1988 Coffs Harbour Sydney
11 1989 Coffs Harbour Brisbane
12 1990 Sawtell Sydney
13 1991 Sawtell Sydney
14 1992 Sawtell Sydney
15 1993 Coffs Harbour Sydney
16 1994 Coffs Harbour Sydney
17 1995 Coffs Harbour Brisbane
18 1996 Coffs Harbour Brisbane
19 1997 Coffs Harbour Sydney
20 1998 Coffs Harbour Brisbane
21 1999 Coffs Harbour Brisbane
22 2000 Coffs Harbour Brisbane
23 2001 Coffs Harbour Sydney
24 2002 Coffs Harbour Brisbane
25 2003 Coffs Harbour Sydney
26 2004 Coffs Harbour Sydney
27 2005 Coffs Harbour Sydney
28 2006 Coffs Harbour Brisbane
29 2007 Coffs Harbour Brisbane
30 2008 Coffs Harbour Brisbane
31 2009 Coffs Harbour Brisbane
32 2010 Coffs Harbour Brisbane
33 2011 Coffs Harbour Sydney
34 2012 Coffs Harbour Sydney
35 2013 Coffs Harbour Brisbane
36 2014 Coffs Harbour Brisbane
37 2015 Coffs Harbour Brisbane
38 2016 Coffs Harbour Sydney
39 2017 Coffs Harbour Sydney
40 2018 Coffs Harbour Sydney
41 2019 Coffs Harbour Sydney
— 2020 Not Played Not Played
— 2021 Not Played Not Played
42 2022 Coffs Harbour Sydney
43 2023 Coffs Harbour Sydney