Sax Altman Tournament

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Sax Altman Tournament
Tournament information
Location Hamilton, New Zealand
Established1968
Course(s)Lochiel Course
Par72
Tour(s) New Zealand Golf Circuit
Format Stroke play
Prize fund NZ$5,000
Month playedNovember
Final year1968
Tournament record score
Aggregate285 Peter Thomson (1968)
285 Guy Wolstenholme (1968)
To par−3 as above
Final champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson and
Flag of England.svg Guy Wolstenholme
Location map
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Icona golf.svg
Lochiel Course
Location in New Zealand

The Sax Altman Tournament was a golf tournament held in New Zealand in late November 1968.

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History

The event was played on the Lochiel course near Hamilton, New Zealand. [1] It was the first event of the New Zealand's summer golf circuit. [2] The event resulted in a tie between Peter Thomson and Guy Wolstenholme. Kel Nagle finished a stroke behind. Wolstenholme missed a 14-foot putt on the final green that would have given him an outright victory. [1] The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.

Winners

YearWinnersScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-upRef.
1968 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson
Flag of England.svg Guy Wolstenholme 		285−3Title shared [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Putt Stayed Out". The Age . 25 November 1968. p. 22.
  2. ↑ "Summer golf in NZ". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 20 November 1968. p. 32. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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