The Metalcraft Tournament was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1963 to 1967. Peter Thomson won the event twice, tying in 1963 and winning outright in 1965. The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Established | 1963 |
| Course(s) | Miramir Links |
| Par | 71 |
| Tour(s) | New Zealand Golf Circuit |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | NZ$4,000 |
| Month played | December |
| Final year | 1967 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 273 Bob Charles (1966) |
| To par | −15 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Walter Godfrey | |
| Location map | |
.png)  Miramir Links Location in New Zealand | |
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Walter Godfrey |
282 | −2 | 1 stroke |  Frank Phillips |
Miramar Links | [1] |
| 1966 | Bob Charles |
273 | −15 | 3 strokes |  Clive Clark |
Hamilton | [2] |
| 1965 | Peter Thomson (2) |
208 | −8 | 3 strokes | Barry Coxon Walter Godfrey Alan Murray Ross Newdick |
Hamilton | [3] |
| 1964 | Bill Dunk |
274 | −14 | 5 strokes | Kel Nagle |
Manawatu | [4] |
| 1963 | Ted Ball Peter Thomson |
287 | −5 | Title shared | Palmerston North | [5] | |
References
edit- ^ "Maori wins NZ circuit golf tournament". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11874. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 December 1967. p. 16. Retrieved 29 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Bob Charles wins with record 273". The Age. 7 December 1966. p. 22.
- ^ "Thomson wins again in NZ". The Age. 24 November 1965. p. 20.
- ^ "Dunk wins N.Z. golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 November 1964. p. 25.
- ^ "Thomson Misses Putt, Shares Prize". The Age. 4 September 1963. p. 25.