The Wiseman's Tournament was a golf tournament held irregularly in Auckland, New Zealand from 1952 to 1964. From 1963 the event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Established | 1952 |
| Course(s) | Chamberlain Park Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | New Zealand Golf Circuit |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £NZ2,000 |
| Month played | August |
| Final year | 1964 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 275 Bill Dunk (1964) |
| To par | −13 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Bill Dunk | |
| Location map | |
.png)  Chamberlain Park GC Location in New Zealand | |
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Bill Dunk |
275 | −13 | 3 strokes | Len Thomas |
Chamberlain Park | [1] |
| 1963 | Kel Nagle |
281 | −7 | 2 strokes | Ted Ball |
Chamberlain Park | [2] |
| 1959–1962: No tournament | |||||||
| 1958 |  Harold Henning |
278 | −10 | 5 strokes | Gary Player Peter Thomson |
[3] | |
| 1956–57: No tournament | |||||||
| 1955 | Peter Thomson |
281 | 7 strokes |  Stuart Jones (a) |
[4] | ||
| 1953–54: No tournament | |||||||
| 1952 |  Dai Rees |
281 | 4 strokes |  Harry Weetman |
Titirangi | [5] | |
References edit
- ^ "Dunk's Record 63 for N.Z. Golf Win". The Age. 7 December 1964. p. 24.
- ^ "N.Z. Golf Win to Kel Nagle". The Age. 2 September 1963. p. 19.
- ^ "Henning's dashing golf win". The Sun-Herald. 5 October 1958. p. 54.
- ^ "Peter Thomson Wins N.Z. golf". The Age. 3 October 1955. p. 15.
- ^ "Dai Rees Wins Big N.Z. golf". The Age. 7 April 1952. p. 16.