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Metalcraft Tournament
Tournament information
LocationNew Zealand
Established1963
FormatStroke play
Final year1967
Final champion
New Zealand Walter Godfrey

The Metalcraft Tournament was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1963 to 1967. Peter Thomson won the event twice, tying in 1963 and winning outright in 1965. The event was part of the New Zealand golf circuit.

Winners

Year Winner Venue Score To par Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Ref
1963 Australia Ted Ball
Australia Peter Thomson
Palmerston North 287 −5 Tied [1]
1964 Australia Bill Dunk Manawatu Golf Club 274 −14 5 strokes Australia Kel Nagle [2]
1965 Australia Peter Thomson Hamilton Golf Club 208 −8 3 strokes Australia Barry Coxon
New Zealand Walter Godfrey
Australia Alan Murray
New Zealand Ross Newdick
[3]
1966 New Zealand Bob Charles Hamilton Golf Club 273 −15 3 strokes England Clive Clark [4]
1967 New Zealand Walter Godfrey Miramar Golf Club 282 −2 1 stroke Australia Frank Phillips [5]

References

  1. ^ "Thomson Misses Putt, Shares Prize". The Age. 4 September 1963. p. 25.
  2. ^ "Dunk wins N.Z. golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 November 1964. p. 25.
  3. ^ "Thomson wins again in NZ". The Age. 24 November 1965. p. 20.
  4. ^ "Bob Charles wins with record 273". The Age. 7 December 1966. p. 22.
  5. ^ "Maori wins NZ circuit golf tournament". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11874. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 December 1967. p. 16. Retrieved 29 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.