Forest Products Tournament

Forest Products Tournament
Tournament information
Location	Tokoroa, New Zealand
Established	1964
Course(s)	Tokoroa Golf Club
Par	72
Tour(s)	New Zealand Golf Circuit
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	£NZ2,000
Month played	December
Final year	1966
Tournament record score
Aggregate	269 Kel Nagle (1965)
To par	−19 as above
Final champion
	Bob Charles and; Tony Jacklin
Location Map
	Tokoroa GC Location in New Zealand

Last updated February 26, 2024

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.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
1966	Bob Charles Tony Jacklin	272	−16	Title shared		^[1]^[2]
1965	Kel Nagle	269	−19	1 stroke	Cedric Amm	^[3]
1964	Peter Thomson	202	−11	1 stroke	Cobie Legrange Kel Nagle	^[4]

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References

↑ "Two 66s on final day to gain fourth victory". The Press. No. 31240. 12 December 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023– via Papers Past.
↑ "Charles ties NZ golf with two 66's". The Canberra Times . Vol. 41, no. 11558. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 December 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 28 September 2019– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Kel Nagle wins". The Canberra Times . Vol. 40, no. 11331. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 December 1965. p. 14. Retrieved 28 September 2019– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Six under par in N.Z. golf tourney Thomson blazes round in 65 for big prize". The Canberra Times . Vol. 39, no. 11018. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 December 1964. p. 30. Retrieved 28 September 2019– via National Library of Australia.

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[1] "Two 66s on final day to gain fourth victory". The Press. No. 31240. 12 December 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023– via Papers Past.

[2] "Charles ties NZ golf with two 66's". The Canberra Times . Vol. 41, no. 11558. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 December 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 28 September 2019– via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Kel Nagle wins". The Canberra Times . Vol. 40, no. 11331. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 December 1965. p. 14. Retrieved 28 September 2019– via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Six under par in N.Z. golf tourney Thomson blazes round in 65 for big prize". The Canberra Times . Vol. 39, no. 11018. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 December 1964. p. 30. Retrieved 28 September 2019– via National Library of Australia.

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