Wattie's Tournament

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Wattie's Tournament
Tournament information
Location Bridge Pā, New Zealand
Established1963
Course(s)Hastings Golf Club
Par70
Tour(s) New Zealand Golf Circuit
Format Stroke play
Prize fund NZ$7,000
Month playedDecember
Final year1970
Tournament record score
Aggregate262 Graham Marsh (1970)
To par−18 as above
Final champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh
Location Map
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Hastings GC
Location in New Zealand

The Wattie's Tournament was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1963 to 1970.

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History

The event was generally hosted by Hastings Golf Club in Bridge Pā, except the 1969 event which was held at Gisborne. The 1963 tournament was held in September but later it was played in late November or in December. Bob Charles won the event four times. [1] The event was sponsored by Wattie's. The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
1970 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh 262−183 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel Nagle [2]
1969 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn McCully 274−143 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Dunk 		[3]
1968 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (4)274−62 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Walter Godfrey [4]
1967 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (3)272−82 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Stuart Jones (a) [5]
1966 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (2)265−156 strokes Flag of England.svg Tony Jacklin [6]
1965 Flag of New Zealand.svg Stuart Jones (a)270−102 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Sullivan [7]
1964 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Dunk
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Cobie Legrange 		274−6Title shared [8]
1963 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles 271−93 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Dunk [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Notable Players from Hastings Golf Club". Hastings Golf Club. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "NZ golf win for Marsh". The Canberra Times . Vol. 45, no. 12688. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 December 1970. p. 20. Retrieved 26 September 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Melbourne pro wins NZ golf". The Canberra Times . Vol. 44, no. 12497. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 December 1969. p. 18. Retrieved 26 September 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Third in row to Charles". The Age . 11 December 1968. p. 22.
  5. ↑ "Final Round gives Charles NZ Golf". The Canberra Times . Vol. 42, no. 11852. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 November 1967. p. 34. Retrieved 26 September 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Charles in brilliant form". The Canberra Times . Vol. 41, no. 11542. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 November 1966. p. 38. Retrieved 26 September 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Top golfers are beaten in NZ". The Canberra Times . Vol. 40, no. 11327. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 December 1965. p. 37. Retrieved 26 September 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Dunk and Legrange dead-heat". The Canberra Times . Vol. 39, no. 11023. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 December 1964. p. 35. Retrieved 26 September 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Charles Wins Watties' Golf". The Canberra Times . Vol. 38, no. 10644. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 September 1963. p. 46. Retrieved 26 September 2019– via National Library of Australia.
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