Air New Zealand Shell Open

Last updated

Air New Zealand Shell Open
Tournament information
Location Auckland, New Zealand
Established1975
Course(s)The Grange Golf Club
Par70
Tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
New Zealand Golf Circuit
Format Stroke play
Prize fund NZ$300,000
Month playedDecember
Final year1994
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 D. A. Weibring (1985)
To par−21 Bob Shearer (1976)
Final champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Robinson
Location map
New Zealand (relief map).png
Icona golf.svg
The Grange GC
Location in New Zealand

The Air New Zealand Shell Open was a golf tournament held in New Zealand between 1975 and 1994. The event was the New Zealand Airlines Classic in 1975 and 1976 and the New Zealand Airlines Open in 1977. The Grange hosted the first and final editions of the event but Titirangi hosted the event the most, 14 times between 1977 and 1991. The only other courses to host the event were Russley (1976) and Wellington (1979).

Contents

History

In 1975, the event was formed and hosted by Air New Zealand. In 1977, the event became part of the PGA Tour of Australia's Order of Merit. [1] The following year Shell also became a title sponsor.

The 1979 event coincided with the Mount Erebus disaster. On November 28, the day before the tournament began, Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashed into Mount Erebus in Antarctica. There was much discussion about cancelling the tournament. However, Morrie Davis (CEO of Air New Zealand) decided that the tournament would go on. Australian David Graham won the event. [2]

Winners

YearTour [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
Air New Zealand Shell Open
1994 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Robinson 274−61 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg David McKenzie The Grange [3]
1993 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Price 277−31 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Campbell
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Riley 		The Grange [4]
1992 ANZ Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price 271−9Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lucas Parsons The Grange [5]
1991 ANZ Flag of the United States.svg John Morse 273−73 strokes Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Nandasena Perera Titirangi [6]
1990 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Riley 268−127 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo Titirangi
1989 ANZ Flag of the United States.svg Don Bies 275−54 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Andrews
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Joyner 		Titirangi [7]
1988 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale (2)271−94 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ossie Moore
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Woodland 		Titirangi [8]
1987 ANZ Flag of the United States.svg Mike Colandro 270−101 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis Titirangi [9]
1986 ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis 267−133 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shearer
Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange 		Titirangi [10]
1985 ANZ Flag of the United States.svg D. A. Weibring 264−161 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis Titirangi [11]
1984ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Jones 266−142 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Grady Titirangi [12]
1983ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Devlin 200 [lower-alpha 2] −101 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Clampett Titirangi [13]
1982ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale 273−7Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Grady Titirangi [14]
1981ANZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shearer 265−158 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh Titirangi [15]
1980ANZ Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Darcy 268−122 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins Titirangi [16]
1979 NZGC Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham 279−58 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis Royal Wellington [17]
1978 NZGC Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles 273−71 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh Titirangi [18]
1977 NZGC Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Good 278−2Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Dunk Titirangi [19]
New Zealand Airlines Classic
1976 NZGC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shearer 271−219 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bill Brask
Flag of New Zealand.svg John Lister 		Russley [20]
1975 NZGC Flag of the United States.svg Bill Brask 276−81 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson The Grange [21]

Notes

  1. ↑ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; NZGC − New Zealand Golf Circuit.
  2. ↑ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Zealand Open</span> Mens golf tournament in New Zealand

The New Zealand Open is the premier men's golf tournament in New Zealand. It has been a regular fixture on the PGA Tour of Australasia tournament schedule since the 1970s. The 2019 event was the 100th edition of the tournament. Since 2014 it has been held as a pro-am in February or March.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Australian Open (golf)</span>

The South Australian Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Nationwide Tour.

The New Zealand PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament held by the New Zealand PGA. It is generally an event on the PGA Tour of Australasia but in some years has been held as a non-tour event.

Takashi Murakami is a Japanese professional golfer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australian PGA Championship</span> Golf tournament

The Australian PGA Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It is the home tournament of the Australian PGA. Since 2000 it has been held in the South East Queensland region. The tournament was part of the OneAsia Tour from 2009 to 2014, and it has been co-sanctioned with the European Tour from 2015 to 2019 and again in 2022.

Robert J. Shaw is an Australian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s.

The Australian Amateur is the national amateur golf championship of Australia. It has been played annually since 1894, except for the war years, and is organised by Golf Australia. Having traditionally been a match play event, from 2021 it has been a 72-hole stroke play event, having last been played as a stroke play event in 1907.

Frank Stafford Phillips was an Australian professional golfer. He was rated one of the best ball strikers of his era winning the 1957 and 1961 Australian Opens. He was a Life Member of the PGA of Australia from 2002.

The Yarra Yarra Golf Club is a private golf club in Australia, located in Victoria at Bentleigh East, a suburb southeast of Melbourne. It is one of the eight Melbourne Sandbelt championship courses and is renowned for its par-3s.

The New Zealand Wills Masters was a golf tournament held in New Zealand played from 1965 to 1967. The Wills Classic had been held in New Zealand in 1963 and 1964. A Wills Masters tournament was also held in Australia from 1963. The tournament had prize money of NZ£2,000 in 1966 and NZ$4,000 in 1967. The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit. The sponsor was W.D. & H.O. Wills, a cigarette manufacturer.

The Otago Charity Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1970 to 1978. The event was hosted by St Clair Golf Club in Dunedin.

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.

The City of Auckland Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1971 to 1976.

The Wattie's Tournament was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1963 to 1970.

The Spalding Masters was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1968 to 1972. The event was generally hosted by Tauranga Golf Club in Tauranga, although the 1968 event was held at the nearby Mount Manganui Golf Club. The tournament was held in early January, although the 1972 event started on 30 December 1971.

The Forest Products Tournament was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1964 to 1966. The event was hosted by Tokoroa Golf Club in Tokoroa. The 1966 event resulted in a tie between Bob Charles and Tony Jacklin. The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.

The Sloan Morpeth Trophy was an amateur team golf tournament, played between Australia and New Zealand. It was contested irregularly from 1947 to 2016. The trophy was presented by Sloan Morpeth in 1956. From 1993 to 2005 the two countries played each other as part of the Four Nations Team Championship, a competition which also involved Canada and Japan, while from 2007 to 2012 it was played as part of the Trans Tasman Cup. In 2016 the trophy was contested using scores from the two qualifying rounds of the Australian Amateur.

The New Zealand Amateur is the national amateur golf championship of New Zealand. It has been played annually since 1893, except for the war years, and is organised by New Zealand Golf.

Harry Williamson Berwick was an Australian golfer. He won the Australian Amateur twice, in 1950 and 1956, and won the 1952 New Zealand Amateur. He won two open titles in 1956, the Lakes Open and the New Zealand Open. He was part of the Australian teams that won the 1954 Commonwealth Tournament at St Andrews and the 1966 Eisenhower Trophy in Mexico City. He turned professional at the age of 52.

Bob Tuohy is a former Australian professional golfer and current tournament director.

References

  1. ↑ "Colour, class and characters bejewelled N.Z. golf open". The Press. 29 October 1977. p. 24. Retrieved 2 March 2023– via Papers Past.
  2. ↑ "White Silence: The 'gloomy' golf tournament overshadowed by the Erebus disaster". Radio New Zealand . 1 December 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Swede wobbles before taking Open". The Canberra Times . Vol. 70, no. 21, 788. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 December 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 27 April 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Sizzling finish for Price in NZ Open". The Canberra Times . Vol. 68, no. 21, 426. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 December 1993. p. 24. Retrieved 27 April 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Parsons 'thrilled' with his professional performance despite losing play-off to Pirce". The Canberra Times . Vol. 67, no. 21, 029. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 November 1992. p. 22. Retrieved 27 April 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Morse hangs on to capture Open". The Canberra Times . Vol. 66, no. 20, 666. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 November 1991. p. 24. Retrieved 27 April 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Jones wins rich cup by 4 strokes". The Canberra Times . Vol. 64, no. 19, 745. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 October 1989. p. 28. Retrieved 27 April 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Four-stroke win to Gale in Air NZ golf". The Age . 12 December 1988. p. 30.
  9. ↑ "Colandro's luck changes at last". The Age . 7 December 1987. p. 33.
  10. ↑ "Third time lucky for Davis". The Age . 1 December 1986. p. 34.
  11. ↑ "Weibring victor in NZ Open". The Canberra Times . Vol. 60, no. 18, 325. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 December 1985. p. 20. Retrieved 27 April 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "Jones steals Open as Grady 'chokes'". The Age . 3 December 1984. p. 27.
  13. ↑ "Devlin wins NZ Open". The Canberra Times . Vol. 58, no. 17, 599. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 December 1983. p. 15. Retrieved 27 April 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ "Gale's grit beats late NZ open challenge". The Canberra Times . Vol. 57, no. 17, 236. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 December 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 27 April 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  15. ↑ "Shearer wins by 8". The Age . 7 December 1981. p. 27.
  16. ↑ "Darcy wins Air NZ Open". The Canberra Times . Vol. 55, no. 16, 503. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 December 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 27 April 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  17. ↑ "Graham by 8 shots". The Canberra Times . Vol. 54, no. 16, 140. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 December 1979. p. 14. Retrieved 27 April 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  18. ↑ "Charles takes NZ Open". The Canberra Times . Vol. 53, no. 15, 779. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 December 1978. p. 20. Retrieved 27 April 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  19. ↑ "Good beats Dunk in play off". The Canberra Times . Vol. 52, no. 14, 913. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 October 1977. p. 14. Retrieved 28 April 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  20. ↑ "Shearer 21 under card in N. Zealand win". The Canberra Times . Vol. 51, no. 14, 540. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 November 1976. p. 11. Retrieved 28 April 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  21. ↑ "Easy N.Z. win for Brask". The Canberra Times . Vol. 50, no. 14, 225. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 November 1975. p. 11. Retrieved 28 April 2017– via National Library of Australia.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.