The City of Auckland Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1971 to 1976.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Established | 1971 |
| Course(s) | The Grange Golf Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Tour(s) | New Zealand Golf Circuit |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | NZ$25,000 |
| Month played | December |
| Final year | 1976 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 268 Tom Kite (1974) |
| To par | −16 as above |
| Final champion | |
 John Lister | |
| Location map | |
.png)  The Grange GC Location in New Zealand | |
History edit
The tournament was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.[1] The event was hosted by The Grange Golf Club in Auckland. In 1975, however, the New Zealand Airlines Classic was played at The Grange and the City of Auckland Classic was not held that year.
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | John Lister |
273 | −11 | 4 strokes |  Vaughan Somers |
[2] |
| 1975: No tournament | ||||||
| 1974 |  Tom Kite |
268 | −16 | 7 strokes | Stewart Ginn |
[3] |
| 1973 | Bob Charles |
206[a] | −7 | 1 stroke | Walter Godfrey |
[5] |
| 1972 | Jack Newton |
277 | −7 | 1 stroke | Bob Tuohy |
[6] |
| 1971 |  Guy Wolstenholme |
275 | −9 | 3 strokes | Frank Phillips |
[7] |
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Another Big Increase: Golf circuit now worth $91,500". The Press. 10 September 1971. p. 22. Retrieved 2 March 2023 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Auckland classic". The Canberra Times. Vol. 51, no. 14, 556. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 December 1976. p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "American wins title". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 18 November 1974. p. 21. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Abandoned". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 594. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 November 1973. p. 20. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 597. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 November 1973. p. 20. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Charge wins for Newton". The Age. 18 December 1972. p. 21.
- ^ "Wolstenholme repels Charles' challenge". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 December 1971. p. 12. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.