John Lister (golfer)

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John Lister
Personal information
Full nameJohn Malcolm Lister
Born (1947-03-09) 9 March 1947 (age 77)
Temuka, New Zealand
Sporting nationalityFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
New Zealand Golf Circuit
Professional wins15
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other14
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T42: 1971
PGA Championship T43: 1976
U.S. Open T27: 1977
The Open Championship T25: 1971
Achievements and awards
New Zealand Golf Circuit
money list winner
1974–75, 1976–77

John Malcolm Lister (born 9 March 1947) is a professional golfer from New Zealand. [1]

Contents

Professional career

Lister was one of the leading players on the Australia and New Zealand circuits during the 1970s. Between 1972 and 1977, he was the leading player on the New Zealand golf circuit winning ten of twenty-five events. He won the Garden City Classic four consecutive times (1972–1975). His four consecutive wins in a professional tour event is a record that he shares with Tiger Woods, who won the Bay Hill Invitational from 2000 to 2003. [2]

Lister also enjoyed success around the world. In 1970, he won twice on the British PGA circuit and finished the season in fourth place on the Order of Merit. [3] [4] At the end of the year he qualified for the PGA Tour. He played on the PGA Tour from 1971 until 1982, [1] where he had 15 top-10 finishes in 12 seasons, including a win at the 1976 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open, the first international player to win this tournament. His best finish in a major championship was in the 1971 Open Championship, where he tied for 25th place. [5]

Personal life

Lister's older brother, Tom, was a former rugby union player who represented New Zealand.

Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
111 Jul 1976 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open −16 (68-68-65-67=268)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (12)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
121 Dec 1969 Vonnel International −4 (70-70=140)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Dunk, Flag of New Zealand.svg Terry Kendall,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Randall Vines
29 Jan 1971 Forest Products Stars Travel New Zealand PGA Championship −30 (65-66-65-66=262)8 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vic Bennetts, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh
33 Dec 1972 Garden City Classic −12 (68-72-69-71=280)1 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles
42 Dec 1973 Otago Charity Classic −10 (68-69-70-71=278)5 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Taylor
59 Dec 1973 Garden City Classic (2)−15 (68-73-68-67=277)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Good, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shearer
61 Dec 1974 Otago Charity Classic (2)−16 (69-68-67-68=272)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel Nagle
78 Dec 1974 Garden City Classic (3)−18 (69-74-65-66=274)6 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shearer, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Stanley
87 Dec 1975 Garden City Classic (4)−9 (68-74-71-70=283)3 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Ginn
94 Jan 1976 New Zealand PGA Championship (2)−17 (66-65-67-65=263)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Bill Brask
1012 Dec 1976 City of Auckland Classic −11 (64-73-68-68=273)4 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vaughan Somers
1119 Dec 1976 Meadowsfreight Waikato Charity Classic −17 (67-66-69-69=271)7 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Good
129 Jan 1977 New Zealand PGA Championship (3)−10 (64-70-69-71=274)1 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles, Flag of England.svg John Downie

New Zealand Golf Circuit playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1969 Vonnel International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Dunk, Flag of New Zealand.svg Terry Kendall,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Randall Vines
Won with birdie on second extra hole
Kendall and Vines eliminated by par on first hole
2 1976 New Zealand PGA Championship Flag of the United States.svg Bill Brask Won with par on second extra hole

Source: [6]

British PGA circuit wins (2)

DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-upRef.
1 Aug 1970 Piccadilly Medal 68-66=1343 strokes Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton [7]
8 Aug 1970 Gallaher Ulster Open 64-65-65-70=2643 strokes Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton [8]

Playoff record

PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
11981 New Zealand PGA Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg Dennis Clark, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Jones Jones won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Clark eliminated by par on second hole

Results in major championships

Tournament197019711972197319741975197619771978
Masters Tournament T42CUT
U.S. Open T37T58T27
The Open Championship CUTT25CUT
PGA Championship T43T62CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Source: [9]

Team appearances

See also

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