Wattie's Tournament
Tournament information
LocationBridge Pā, New Zealand
Established1963
Course(s)Hastings Golf Club
Par70
FormatStroke play
Final year1970
Final champion
Australia Graham Marsh

The Wattie's Tournament was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1963 to 1970.

History

The event was generally hosted by Hastings Golf Club in Bridge Pā, except the 1969 event which was held at Gisborne. The 1963 tournament was held in September but later it was played in late November or in December. Bob Charles won the event four times.[1] The event was sponsored by Wattie's. The event was part of the New Zealand golf circuit.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upRef
1963New Zealand Bob Charles271−93 strokesAustralia Bill Dunk[2]
1964Australia Bill Dunk
South Africa Cobie Legrange
274−6Tied[3]
1965New Zealand Stuart Jones (a)270−102 strokesAustralia John Sullivan[4]
1966New Zealand Bob Charles265−156 strokesEngland Tony Jacklin[5]
1967New Zealand Bob Charles272−82 strokesNew Zealand Stuart Jones (a)[6]
1968New Zealand Bob Charles274−62 strokesNew Zealand Walter Godfrey[7]
1969Australia Glenn McCully274−143 strokesNew Zealand Bob Charles
Australia Bill Dunk
[8]
1970Australia Graham Marsh262−183 strokesAustralia Kel Nagle[9]

References

  1. "Notable Players from Hastings Golf Club". Hastings Golf Club. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. "Charles Wins Watties' Golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 38, no. 10644. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 September 1963. p. 46. Retrieved 26 September 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Dunk and Legrange dead-heat". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11023. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 December 1964. p. 35. Retrieved 26 September 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Top golfers are beaten in NZ". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11327. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 December 1965. p. 37. Retrieved 26 September 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Charles in brilliant form". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11542. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 November 1966. p. 38. Retrieved 26 September 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Final Round gives Charles NZ Golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11852. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 November 1967. p. 34. Retrieved 26 September 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Third in row to Charles". The Age. 11 December 1968. p. 22.
  8. "Melbourne pro wins NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12497. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 December 1969. p. 18. Retrieved 26 September 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  9. "NZ golf win for Marsh". The Canberra Times. Vol. 45, no. 12688. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 December 1970. p. 20. Retrieved 26 September 2019 via National Library of Australia.
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