New Zealand PGA Championship

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NZ PGA Championship
Tournament information
LocationHastings, New Zealand
Established1909
Course(s)Hastings Golf Club
Par72
Length6,740 yards (6,160 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
New Zealand Golf Circuit
Nationwide Tour
FormatStroke play
Match play
Prize fundNZ$100,000
Month playedMarch
Tournament record score
Aggregate262 John Lister (1971)
To par−30 as above
Score12 and 10 Andrew Shaw (1931)
Current champion
New Zealand Pieter Zwart
Location Map
Hastings GC is located in New Zealand
Hastings GC
Hastings GC
Location in New Zealand

The New Zealand PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament held by the New Zealand PGA. It is generally an event on the PGA Tour of Australasia but in some years has been held as a non-tour event.

History[edit]

The tournament been played since 1909, with some gap periods. It was originally a match play event and switched to stroke play in 1965. Major championship winners who have claimed the New Zealand PGA title include Sir Bob Charles, Peter Thomson, Kel Nagle, and Tony Jacklin. The event is also notable for Masashi Ozaki's lone international win.

Sponsorship problems caused the tournament to be terminated after the 1987 event. In 2002, a PGA Tour of Australasia and U.S.-based Nationwide Tour co-sanctioned event, called the Holden Clearwater Classic was started at the Clearwater Resort in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was played again in 2003 and in 2004 the event resumed the name New Zealand PGA Championship.[1][2] Co-sanctioning with the Nationwide Tour ended after 2009. The event was not held in 2020 and was run in 2021 as a non-tour event.[3] The event was cancelled in 2022 and returned as a tour event in 2023. However it was again a non-tour event in 2024.[4]

Winners[edit]

Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
Wallace Development New Zealand PGA Championship
2024 New Zealand Pieter Zwart 273 −15 1 stroke New Zealand Mason Lee Hastings [5]
NZ PGA Championship
2023 ANZ Australia Louis Dobbelaar 268 −20 3 strokes New Zealand Sung Jin Yeo Gulf Harbour [6]
2022 ANZ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [7]
New Zealand PGA Championship
2021 New Zealand Tae Koh 265 −23 1 stroke New Zealand Josh Geary Te Puke [3]
2020: No tournament
SEC NZ PGA Championship
2019 ANZ New Zealand Kazuma Kobori (a) 267 −21 4 strokes New Zealand David Smail Pegasus
Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship
2018 ANZ New Zealand Ben Campbell 266 −18 2 strokes Australia Ashley Hall
Australia Deyen Lawson
Manawatu
Lawnmaster Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship
2017 ANZ Australia Jarryd Felton 270 −14 Playoff New Zealand Ben Campbell
Australia Josh Younger
Manawatu
Holden New Zealand PGA Championship
2016 ANZ Australia Brad Kennedy 266 −22 2 strokes Australia Neven Basic
New Zealand Josh Geary
Remuera
2015 ANZ Australia Matthew Millar 270 −18 3 strokes Australia Geoff Drakeford
New Zealand Josh Geary
Australia Kristopher Mueck
Remuera
New Zealand PGA Championship
2014: No tournament
2013 ANZ New Zealand Michael Hendry (2) 269 −19 Playoff Australia Scott Strange The Hills
New Zealand PGA Pro-Am Championship
2012 ANZ New Zealand Michael Hendry 272 −16 2 strokes New Zealand Mark Brown
Australia Andrew Martin
The Hills
New Zealand PGA Championship
2011: No tournament
2010 ANZ Australia Mitchell Brown 281 −7 Playoff Australia Ashley Hall Clearwater
HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship
2009 ANZ, NWT New Zealand Steven Alker 273 −15 2 strokes New Zealand Josh Geary
New Zealand David Smail
Clearwater
2008 ANZ, NWT United States Darron Stiles[b] 134[c] −10 1 stroke New Zealand David Smail Clearwater
2007 ANZ, NWT United States Nicholas Thompson[b] 280 −8 Playoff Canada David Morland IV Clearwater
ING New Zealand PGA Championship
2006 ANZ, NWT Canada Jim Rutledge[b] 279 −9 1 stroke Australia Jarrod Lyle[b]
Australia Brett Rumford
Clearwater
2005 ANZ, NWT Australia Peter O'Malley (2) 274 −14 Playoff Australia Steven Bowditch[b] Clearwater
New Zealand PGA Championship
2004 ANZ, NWT Australia Gavin Coles[b] 282 −6 3 strokes Australia Bradley Hughes[b]
Australia Brendan Jones[b]
United States Bill Lunde
Clearwater
Clearwater Classic
2003 ANZ, NWT United States Ryan Palmer[b] 271 −17 3 strokes Australia Andre Stolz[b] Clearwater
Holden Clearwater Classic
2002 ANZ, BUY Australia Peter O'Malley 271 −17 5 strokes United States Brad Ott Clearwater
New Zealand PGA Championship
1988–2001: No tournament
1987 New Zealand Frank Nobilo (2)
1986: No tournament
Nissan-Mobil New Zealand PGA Championship
1985 ANZ New Zealand Frank Nobilo 280 −8 2 strokes Australia Brett Ogle Mount Maunganui [8]
New Zealand PGA Championship
1984 ANZ New Zealand Greg Turner 282 −6 3 strokes Australia Frank Nobilo Mount Maunganui [9]
1983 ANZ Australia Graham Marsh 277 −11 2 strokes Australia Vaughan Somers Mount Maunganui [10]
1982 ANZ New Zealand Stuart Reese 277 −11 1 stroke Australia Jack Newton Mount Maunganui [11]
1981
(Nov)
ANZ Australia Terry Gale 269 −11 Playoff New Zealand Bob Charles Tauranga [12]
1981
(Jan)
ANZ Australia Brian Jones 280 −4 Playoff New Zealand Dennis Clark
New Zealand John Lister
Mount Maunganui [13]
1980 NZGC New Zealand Bob Charles (3) 261 −19 6 strokes Australia Rodger Davis Tauranga [14]
1979 NZGC New Zealand Bob Charles (2) 277 −7 3 strokes England Guy Wolstenholme Mount Maunganui [15]
1978 NZGC New Zealand Simon Owen 274 −6 1 stroke England Guy Wolstenholme Tauranga [16]
1977 NZGC New Zealand John Lister (3) 274 −10 1 stroke New Zealand Bob Charles
England John Downie
Mount Maunganui [17]
1976 NZGC New Zealand John Lister (2) 263 −17 Playoff United States Bill Brask Tauranga [18]
1975 NZGC Australia Kel Nagle (7) 267 −17 5 strokes Australia Lindsay Sharp Mount Maunganui [19]
1974 NZGC Australia Kel Nagle (6) 264 −16 2 strokes New Zealand Walter Godfrey Tauranga [20]
1973 NZGC Australia Kel Nagle (5) 275 −9 4 strokes New Zealand John Carter Mount Maunganui [21]
1972 NZGC Japan Masashi Ozaki 269 −15 7 strokes New Zealand Bob Charles
Japan Takashi Murakami
Mount Maunganui [22]
Forest Products Stars Travel New Zealand PGA Championship
1971 NZGC New Zealand John Lister 262 −30 8 strokes Australia Vic Bennetts
Australia Graham Marsh
Mount Maunganui [23]
1970 NZGC Australia Kel Nagle (4) 268 −24 3 strokes New Zealand John Lister Mount Maunganui [24]
Stars Travel New Zealand PGA Championship
1969 NZGC New Zealand Terry Kendall 274 −18 1 stroke New Zealand Bob Charles
New Zealand John Lister
Mount Maunganui [25]
1968 Australia Bob Shaw 278 −14 1 stroke New Zealand Walter Godfrey
Australia Bob Stanton
Mount Maunganui [26]
New Zealand PGA Championship
1967 England Tony Jacklin 274 −18 Playoff Netherlands Martin Roesink Mount Maunganui [27]
1966 New Zealand Ross Newdick 280 −12 1 stroke Australia Barry Coxon Mount Maunganui [28]
1965 Australia Barry Coxon 209 −4 2 strokes Australia Bob Tuohy Mount Maunganui [29]
1964: No tournament
1963 Australia Bob Tuohy 6 and 5 New Zealand Walter Godfrey Wanganui [30]
1962 New Zealand Ernie Southerden (3) 1 up New Zealand Frank Buckler Titirangi [31]
1961 New Zealand Bob Charles 10 and 9 New Zealand Joe Paterson New Plymouth [32]
1960 Australia Kel Nagle (3) 5 and 4 New Zealand Bob Charles Invergarcill [33]
1959 New Zealand Ernie Southerden (2) 37 holes New Zealand Michael Busk Paraparaumu Beach [34]
1958 Australia Kel Nagle (2) 6 and 5 New Zealand John Kelly Hamilton [35]
1957 Australia Kel Nagle 2 and 1 New Zealand Alex Murray Manawatu [36]
1956 New Zealand John Kelly 1 up New Zealand Ernie Southerden Christchurch [37]
1955 Australia Frank Phillips 1 up Australia Bruce Crampton Auckland [38]
1954 Australia Bruce Crampton 2 and 1 New Zealand Jimmy Tunnell Wellington [39]
1953 Australia Peter Thomson 9 and 7 New Zealand Alex Murray Otago [40]
1952 New Zealand George Hudson 1 up New Zealand Jimmy Tunnell Wanganui [41]
1951 New Zealand Bob Jackson 5 and 3 New Zealand Alex Murray Titirangi [42]
1950 New Zealand Ernie Southerden 1 up New Zealand Alex Murray Christchurch [43]
1949 New Zealand Bob Glading 2 up New Zealand Jim Galloway Hastings [44]
1948 New Zealand Alex Murray (4) 1 up New Zealand Andrew Shaw Otago [45]
1947 New Zealand Alex Murray (3) 7 and 6 New Zealand Alf Guy New Plymouth [46]
1946 New Zealand Andrew Shaw (7) 6 and 5 New Zealand Alex Murray Manawatu [47]
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939 New Zealand Alex Murray (2) 8 and 6 New Zealand Tom Galloway Miramar [48]
1938 New Zealand Norman Fuller 4 and 3 New Zealand Alf Guy Otago [49]
1937 Scotland Ted Douglas (3) 3 and 2 New Zealand Basil Smith Jr. Hamilton [50]
1936 New Zealand Charlie Clements 3 and 2 New Zealand Andrew Shaw New Plymouth [51]
1935 New Zealand Alex Murray 2 and 1 New Zealand Andrew Shaw Christchurch [52]
1934 New Zealand Andrew Shaw (6) 1 up Scotland Ted Douglas Wanganui [53]
1933 New Zealand Andrew Shaw (5) 6 and 5 New Zealand Aubrey Dyke Titirangi [54]
1932 New Zealand Andrew Shaw (4) 4 and 3 Scotland Ted Douglas Wellington [55]
1931 New Zealand Andrew Shaw (3) 12 and 10 New Zealand James Forrest Christchurch [56]
1930 New Zealand Fred Rutter 6 and 4 New Zealand Jock McIntosh Manawatu [57]
1929 New Zealand Andrew Shaw (2) 2 and 1 New Zealand Ernie Moss Wanganui [58]
1928 New Zealand Andrew Shaw 6 and 5 New Zealand Jock McIntosh Otago [59]
1927 New Zealand Jock McIntosh (2) 5 and 4 New Zealand Reg Butters Hamilton [60]
1926 New Zealand Jock McIntosh 9 and 7 New Zealand Andrew Shaw Miramar [61]
1925 New Zealand Ernie Moss (3) 4 and 3 New Zealand Harry Blair Christchurch [62]
1924 New Zealand Ernie Moss (2) 5 and 3 New Zealand Jock McIntosh Auckland [63]
1923 New Zealand Ernie Moss 4 and 2 New Zealand Arthur Brooks Wanganui [64]
1922 England Arthur Ham 2 and 1 New Zealand Andrew Shaw Manawatu [65]
1921 Scotland Ted Douglas (2) 2 up New Zealand Ernie Moss Christchurch [66]
1920 New Zealand Joe Kirkwood Sr. 3 and 2 Australia Arthur East Hamilton [67]
1919 New Zealand Willie McEwan 4 and 3 New Zealand Reg Butters Napier [68]
1915–1918: No tournament due to World War I
1914 Scotland Ted Douglas 1 up Scotland Willie McEwan Auckland [69]
1913 Australia W Iles 1 up New Zealand Joe Clements Otago [70]
1912 New Zealand Reg Butters 4 and 2 Scotland W B Simpson Otago [71]
1911 New Zealand Joe Clements (2) 3 and 2 Scotland Willie McEwan Wanganui [72]
1910 Scotland James Herd 6 and 5 New Zealand Joe Clements Christchurch [73]
1909 New Zealand Joe Clements 3 and 2 Scotland Fred Hood Auckland [74]

Sources:[75][76]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; BUY/NWT − Buy.com Tour/Nationwide Tour; NZGC − New Zealand Golf Circuit.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Player graduated to the PGA Tour via the final Nationwide Tour money list.
  3. ^ Shortened to 36 holes due to rain. Due to the event's length, this win is not officially recognized as a Nationwide Tour victory.

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