Spalding Masters

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Spalding Masters
Tournament information
Location Tauranga, New Zealand
Established1968
Course(s)Tauranga Golf Club
Par70
Tour(s) New Zealand Golf Circuit
Format Stroke play
Prize fund NZ$5,000
Month playedJanuary
Final year1972
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Bob Charles (1969)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles
Location Map
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Icona golf.svg
Tauranga GC
Location in New Zealand

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.

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History

From 1969 the tournament was part of the New Zealand golf circuit. [1] Bob Charles won the event twice. His 1969 total of 260 tied Kel Nagle for the lowest 72-hole score ever in a tournament played outside of the United States. [2]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
1972 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (2)200 [lower-alpha 1] −102 strokes Flag of England.svg Guy Wolstenholme [3]
1971 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh 266−142 strokes Flag of England.svg Guy Wolstenholme [4]
1970 Flag of New Zealand.svg Stuart Jones (a)274−61 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barry Coxon [5]
1969 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles 260−2010 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg John Lister [6]
1968 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Dunk 198−152 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Ted McDougall (a)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shaw
[7]

Notes

  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

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