The Otago Charity Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1970 to 1978.[1] The event was hosted by St Clair Golf Club in Dunedin.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | St Clair, New Zealand |
| Established | 1970 |
| Course(s) | St Clair Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | New Zealand Golf Circuit |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | NZ$40,000 |
| Month played | November |
| Final year | 1978 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 271 Seve Ballesteros (1977) |
| To par | −17 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Mike Krantz | |
| Location map | |
.png)  St Clair GC Location in New Zealand | |
History
editThe event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.[2] John Lister won the event in successive years, 1973 and 1974. Kel Nagle also won the tournament twice, in 1970 and 1976. Gaylord Burrows won A$9,200 for a hole-in-one in the final event in 1978.[3]
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Mike Krantz |
278 | −10 | 3 strokes |  Rodger Davis |
[3] |
| 1977 |  Seve Ballesteros |
271 | −17 | 3 strokes | Bob Byman |
[4] |
| 1976 | Kel Nagle (2) |
274 | −14 | 4 strokes |  Bob Charles |
[5] |
| 1975 | Hal Underwood |
282 | −6 | Playoff | Bob Clark |
[6] |
| 1974 | John Lister (2) |
272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Kel Nagle |
[7] |
| 1973 | John Lister |
278 | −10 | 5 strokes | Robert Taylor |
[8] |
| 1972 | Johnny Miller |
281 | −7 | Playoff |  Lu Liang-Huan |
[9] |
| 1971 | Bob Charles |
273 | −15 | 6 strokes | Marty Bohen |
[10] |
| 1970 | Kel Nagle |
272 | −16 | 2 strokes | Vic Bennetts |
[11] |
References
edit- ^ "Golf down under". Evening Chronicle. 1 December 2005.
- ^ "ANOTHER BIG INCREASE Golf circuit now worth $91,500". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Mike upstaged by Gaylord". The Age. 27 November 1978. p. 27.
- ^ "In Brief Ballesteros wins golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 52, no. 14, 949. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 December 1977. p. 15. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Nagle, with 14 under, takes Classic". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 29 November 1976. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "'Red Baron' slips, but wins play-off". The Age. 1 December 1975. p. 26.
- ^ "Classic win to NZ golfer". The Canberra Times. Vol. 49, no. 13, 927. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 December 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 608. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 December 1973. p. 15. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Miller takes title in play-off". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13, 285. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 November 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Charles wins by 6 strokes". The Canberra Times. Vol. 46, no. 12, 985. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 December 1971. p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Nagle's record". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 15 December 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.