The Garden City Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1969 to 1975. The event was hosted by Russley Golf Club in Christchurch. Russley hosted the New Zealand Airlines Classic in 1976.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Established | 1969 |
| Course(s) | Russley Golf Club |
| Par | 73 |
| Tour(s) | New Zealand Golf Circuit |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | NZ$25,000 |
| Month played | December |
| Final year | 1975 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 269 Jerry Heard (1971) |
| To par | −23 as above |
| Final champion | |
 John Lister | |
| Location map | |
.png)  Russley GC Location in New Zealand | |
History edit
The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.[1] John Lister won the event in four successive years, from 1972 to 1975.[2]
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | John Lister (4) |
283 | −9 | 3 strokes |  Stewart Ginn |
[2] |
| 1974 | John Lister (3) |
274 | −18 | 6 strokes | Bob Shearer Ian Stanley |
[3] |
| 1973 | John Lister (2) |
277 | −15 | 1 stroke | David Good Bob Shearer |
[4] |
| 1972 | John Lister |
280 | −12 | 1 stroke | Bob Charles |
[5] |
| 1971 |  Jerry Heard |
269 | −23 | 5 strokes | Bob Charles |
[6] |
| 1970 | Peter Harvey |
281 | −11 | 2 strokes | Bob Charles Bob Tuohy |
[7] |
| 1969 | Kel Nagle |
272 | −20 | 2 strokes | John Lister |
[8] |
References edit
- ^ "Golf circuit now worth $91,500". The Press. Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealand Press Association. 10 September 1971. p. 22. Retrieved 2 March 2023 – via Papers Past.
- ^ a b "Tourney to Lister". The Canberra Times. Vol. 50, no. 14, 243. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 December 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Third win to Lister". The Canberra Times. Vol. 49, no. 13, 933. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 December 1974. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Good 7 ahead – then crash". The Age. 10 December 1973. p. 24.
- ^ "NZ golf win to Lister by stroke". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 December 1972. p. 17.
- ^ "Heard has five-stroke win in NZ". The Age. 22 November 1971. p. 20.
- ^ "Australian wins NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 45, no. 12, 676. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 December 1970. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Nagle wins by two shots". The Age. 8 December 1969. p. 21.