Golf Victoria chief executive Simon Brookhouse hailed the concept as a success after the men's and women's fields - men still playing men and women likewise - were played on the same course over the final two rounds of the tournament, which ended on Sunday.

Scott Arnold of New South Wales won the men's open; Joanna Klatten of France won the women's open, which returned for the first time since 1992.

The first round of the women's event was played at the Woodlands Golf Course in Mordialloc before moving to Spring Valley for the final two rounds.

Brookhouse said the concept had won approval from players and spectators as other state bodies paid close attention.

"I've already had emails from New South Wales and Queensland and they were watching with great interest," he said.

"It proved a fantastic event and we didn't have one negative comment from the players. Some even wanted to take it a step further and combine the playing groups.

"But that may not work out logistically because of some timing differences between the men's and women's competitions."

He said the only problem with the combined field was adapting the schedule to fit some different timing regulations and "nuances" between the rules for men and women, but those problems were fixed quickly during play.

Brookhouse pointed to possibly scheduling the Victorian Open in concert with events in other states, in effect forming a mini-tour of state opens.

"There is an opportunity there to get to the point where we have three state opens one after the other and keep that strong field for all the events," he said.

"But that wouldn't happen overnight. It would take some time to to set up. Right now we are just getting over this year's open and then we will do a debrief to see what we can do better next time."

Brookhouse said crowds and media interest were well up on other years, something he attributed to the strong playing fields and the combined event.

He thanked the state government and the open's sponsors.

Golf Victoria has yet to name where the Victorian Open will be held next year, but Brookhouse made a point of praising both host courses and their staffs and volunteers, calling Spring Valley "one of the most underrated courses in Australia".