The Wattie's Tournament was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1963 to 1970.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bridge Pā, New Zealand |
| Established | 1963 |
| Course(s) | Hastings Golf Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Tour(s) | New Zealand Golf Circuit |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | NZ$7,000 |
| Month played | December |
| Final year | 1970 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 262 Graham Marsh (1970) |
| To par | −18 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Graham Marsh | |
| Location map | |
.png)  Hastings GC Location in New Zealand | |
History edit
The event was generally hosted by Hastings Golf Club in Bridge Pā, except the 1969 event which was held at Gisborne. The 1963 tournament was held in September but later it was played in late November or in December. Bob Charles won the event four times.[1] The event was sponsored by Wattie's. The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Graham Marsh |
262 | −18 | 3 strokes | Kel Nagle |
[2] |
| 1969 | Glenn McCully |
274 | −14 | 3 strokes |  Bob Charles Bill Dunk |
[3] |
| 1968 | Bob Charles (4) |
274 | −6 | 2 strokes | Walter Godfrey |
[4] |
| 1967 | Bob Charles (3) |
272 | −8 | 2 strokes | Stuart Jones (a) |
[5] |
| 1966 | Bob Charles (2) |
265 | −15 | 6 strokes |  Tony Jacklin |
[6] |
| 1965 | Stuart Jones (a) |
270 | −10 | 2 strokes | John Sullivan |
[7] |
| 1964 | Bill Dunk Cobie Legrange |
274 | −6 | Title shared | [8] | |
| 1963 | Bob Charles |
271 | −9 | 3 strokes | Bill Dunk |
[9] |
References edit
- ^ "Notable Players from Hastings Golf Club". Hastings Golf Club. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "NZ golf win for Marsh". The Canberra Times. Vol. 45, no. 12688. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 December 1970. p. 20. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Melbourne pro wins NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12497. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 December 1969. p. 18. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Third in row to Charles". The Age. 11 December 1968. p. 22.
- ^ "Final Round gives Charles NZ Golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11852. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 November 1967. p. 34. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Charles in brilliant form". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11542. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 November 1966. p. 38. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Top golfers are beaten in NZ". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11327. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 December 1965. p. 37. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Dunk and Legrange dead-heat". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11023. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 December 1964. p. 35. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Charles Wins Watties' Golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 38, no. 10644. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 September 1963. p. 46. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.