The inaugural event was held in 1923 and was won by Fred Popplewell with a score of 311.

Dan Soutar had led by two strokes after the first 36 holes at The Australian Golf Club but Popplewell took a three shot lead after a third round of 74 and held on in the final round to win by a stroke.

[1] It was a stroke-play event again in 1924 but thereafter it was generally match-play until World War II.

Later it was played as a non-tour event or as part of a second-tier tour.

It became a PGA Tour of Australasia event from 2009 until 2015, except for 2013 when it was not played, but has not been held since.