1964 New Zealand Golf Circuit

The 1964 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the second season of the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the main professional golf tour in New Zealand since it was established in 1963.

1964 New Zealand Golf Circuit season
Duration19 November 1964 (1964-11-19) – 19 December 1964 (1964-12-19)
Number of official events8
Most winsAustralia Bill Dunk (4)
Money listAustralia Kel Nagle
1963
1965

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 1964 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(£NZ)
Winner[a] Notes
21 Nov New Zealand Open Canterbury 1,200   Kel Nagle (2)
24 Nov Metalcraft Tournament Manawatu-Wanganui 1,000   Bill Dunk (1)
28 Nov Caltex Tournament Wellington 2,000   Kel Nagle (3)
1 Dec Forest Products Tournament Waikato 1,200   Peter Thomson (2) New tournament
5 Dec Wiseman's Tournament Auckland 2,000   Bill Dunk (2)
8 Dec Wattie's Tournament Hawke's Bay 1,500   Bill Dunk (3)
  Cobie Legrange (n/a)
Title shared
12 Dec Wills Classic Wellington 2,000   Ted Ball (2)
19 Dec BP Tournament Auckland 2,000   Bill Dunk (4) New tournament

Money list edit

The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated in New Zealand pounds.[3]

Position Player Prize money (£NZ)
1   Kel Nagle 1,741
2   Bill Dunk 1,482
3   Ted Ball 1,016
4   Cobie Legrange 970
5   John Sullivan 874

Notes edit

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of New Zealand Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for New Zealand Golf Circuit members.

References edit

  1. ^ "Later date for next year's N.Z. golf circuit". The Press. No. 30296. 23 November 1963. p. 16. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.
  2. ^ "Record £12,900 to be won on golf circuit". The Press. No. 30495. 17 July 1964. p. 17. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.
  3. ^ "Nagle 1st, £1741". The Press. No. 30629. 21 December 1964. p. 3. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.