Golf Tour of New Zealand
| Sport | Golf |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founder | Greg Turner |
| Ceased | 2007 |
| Replaced by | Charles Tour |
| Country | Based in New Zealand |
| Most titles | Tournament wins: Doug Holloway (3) |
The Golf Tour of New Zealand was a New Zealand-based golf tour which ran from 2004 to 2007. It was founded by Greg Turner.[1] It was superseded by the Charles Tour. Tournaments were over 72 holes.
The first event on the tour was the Taranaki Open in late 2004.[1] The Taranaki Open was the only event in 2004 and 2005 but was joined by the Tauranga Open and the Wairakei Open in 2006. These three events, together with the AMP Open at Titirangi were played in 2007. In 2007 there was a dispute between the tour and the New Zealand PGA, which meant the Golf Tour of New Zealand withdrew their support for the Wairakei Open and, possibly, Taranaki Open, and the AMP Open was run without the sanction of the NZPGA.[2] The tour was replaced by the Charles Tour which started in 2008.[3]
Tournaments[edit]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (NZ$) |
Winner[a] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2004 | Olex Taranaki Open | Taranaki | 40,000 | Ryan Haywood (1) |
[4] |
| 2 Oct 2005 | Olex Taranaki Open | Taranaki | 40,000 | Doug Holloway (a) (1) |
[5] |
| 21 May 2006 | Carrus Tauranga Open | Bay of Plenty | 40,000 | Josh Geary (a) (1) |
[6] |
| 17 Sep 2006 | Wairakei Open | Waikato | 40,000 | Doug Holloway (2) |
[7] |
| 1 Oct 2006 | Olex Taranaki Open | Taranaki | 40,000 | Mark Brown (1) |
[8] |
| 29 Apr 2007 | Carrus Tauranga Open | Bay of Plenty | 40,000 | Mark Purser (1) |
[9] |
| 16 Sep 2007 | Youthtown Wairakei Open | Waikato | 40,000 | Doug Holloway (3) |
[10] |
| 30 Sep 2007 | Bayleys Taranaki Open | Taranaki | 40,000 | Bradley Iles (1) |
[11] |
| 7 Oct 2007 | AMP Open | Auckland | 40,000 | Mark Purser (2) |
[12] |
Notes[edit]
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Golf Tour of New Zealand events they had won up to and including that tournament.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Golf: Full field for opening Tour NZ event". NZ Herald. 24 September 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Peter Williams: Doubts over Turner series after clash over eligibility". NZ Herald. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Golf: Sir Bob proud of Charles Tour". New Zealand Herald. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Golf: Haywood eagles last hole to win". NZ Herald. 3 October 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Golf: Holloway craves recognition". NZ Herald. 3 October 2005. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Golf: Geary flies home with birdies and brilliant eagle". New Zealand Herald. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Doug and Danny in super showdown". NZ Herald. 18 September 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Golf: Taranaki win boosts Brown's confidence". NZ Herald. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Purser revels in finest hour". New Zealand Herald. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Wairakei Open". New Zealand Herald. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ Hills, Murray (1 October 2007). "Modest Iles says he would have preferred a duel". Taranaki Daily News. Retrieved 13 December 2020 – via PressReader.com.
- ^ "AMP Open". New Zealand Herald. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2020.