Taranaki Open

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Taranaki Open
Tournament information
Location New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Established2006
Course(s)New Plymouth Golf Club
(Ngamotu Links)
Par72
Tour(s) Charles Tour
Golf Tour of New Zealand
Format Stroke play
Prize fund NZ$50,000
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Fraser Wilkin (2013)
To par−22 as above
Current champion
Flag of New Zealand.svg Josh Geary
Location Map
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New Plymouth GC
Location in New Zealand

The Taranaki Open is an annual 72-hole golf tournament staged on the New Plymouth Golf Club's Ngamotu Links in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Between 2004 and 2007 it was an event on the Golf Tour of New Zealand while events since 2008 have been part of the Charles Tour. Prior to 2004 the tournament was run over two days, with 36 holes on each day.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Winners

YearTour [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
TSB Taranaki Open
2023 CHAR Flag of New Zealand.svg Josh Geary 272−166 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Brown
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tyler Hodge
Taranaki Open
2022 CHAR Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Hendry (2)272−163 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Josh Geary [1]
2021 CHAR Cancelled [2]
2020 CHAR Flag of New Zealand.svg Kieran Muir 202 [lower-alpha 2] −144 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Josh Geary
Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Hendry
Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Hillier
Flag of New Zealand.svg Momoka Kobori (a)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Lachie McDonald 		[3]
2018–19: No tournament
Augusta Funds Management Ngamotu Classic
2017 CHAR Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Pearce 277−111 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Brown
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jared Pender 		[4]
Augusta Funds Management Taranaki Open
2016 CHAR Flag of New Zealand.svg Dominic Barson 270−184 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Shaun Jones [5]
2015 CHAR Flag of New Zealand.svg Joonsang Chung 279−92 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Woonchul Na [6]
Taranaki Energy Open
2014: No tournament
2013 CHAR Flag of New Zealand.svg Fraser Wilkin 266−221 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Brad Hayward (a) [7]
2012 CHAR Flag of Germany.svg David Klein 274−14Playoff Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Fox [8]
Port Taranaki Open
2011 CHAR Flag of New Zealand.svg Joshua Carmichael 278−101 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Hamish Robertson [9]
2010 CHAR Flag of New Zealand.svg Troy Ropiha (2)209 [lower-alpha 2] −72 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Mathew Perry [10]
2009 CHAR Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Hendry 280−82 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Doug Holloway [11]
Bayleys Taranaki Open
2008 CHAR Flag of New Zealand.svg Troy Ropiha (a)278−105 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Searle [12] [13]
2007 GTNZ Flag of New Zealand.svg Bradley Iles 213 [lower-alpha 2] −34 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Brown [14]
Olex Taranaki Open
2006 GTNZ Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Brown 274−143 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Mathew Holten [15]
2005 GTNZ Flag of New Zealand.svg Doug Holloway (a)278−103 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Guy Penrose
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brad Shilton 		[16]
2004 GTNZ Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Haywood 285−31 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Brown [17]

Notes

  1. ↑ CHAR − Charles Tour; GTNZ − Golf Tour of New Zealand.
  2. 1 2 3 Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

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