Southland Charity Golf Classic

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Southland Charity Golf Classic
Tournament information
Location Invercargill, New Zealand
Established1975
Course(s) Invercargill Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s) New Zealand Golf Circuit
Format Stroke play
Prize fund NZ$20,000
Month playedNovember
Final year1976
Tournament record score
Aggregate280 Bill Longmuir (1976)
To par−8 as above
Final champion
Flag of Scotland.svg Bill Longmuir
Location Map
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Icona golf.svg
St Clair GC
Location in New Zealand

The Southland Charity Golf Classic was a professional golf tournament played at Invercargill Golf Club near Invercargill in South Island, New Zealand. It was played in 1975 and 1976. The 1976 event was played at the same time as the Colgate Champion of Champions in Australia.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-upRef.
1976 Flag of Scotland.svg Bill Longmuir 280−83 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Pat McCleary [1]
1975 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Brask 284−44 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Parslow [2]

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References

  1. "Three-stroke win". The Age . 15 November 1976. p. 18.
  2. "Brask wins Classic". The Sydney Morning Herald . 15 December 1975. p. 17.