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Wattie's Tournament
Tournament information
LocationBridge Pā, New Zealand
Established1963
Course(s)Hastings Golf Club
Par70
FormatStroke play
Final year1970
Final champion
Australia Graham Marsh

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

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

Year Winner Score To par Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Ref
1963 New Zealand Bob Charles 271 −9 3 strokes Australia Bill Dunk [2]
1964 Australia Bill Dunk
South Africa Cobie Legrange
274 −6 Tied [3]
1965 New Zealand Stuart Jones (a) 270 −10 2 strokes Australia John Sullivan [4]
1966 New Zealand Bob Charles 265 −15 6 strokes England Tony Jacklin [5]
1967 New Zealand Bob Charles 272 −8 2 strokes New Zealand Stuart Jones (a) [6]
1968 New Zealand Bob Charles 274 −6 2 strokes New Zealand Walter Godfrey [7]
1969 Australia Glenn McCully 274 −14 3 strokes New Zealand Bob Charles
Australia Bill Dunk
[8]
1970 Australia Graham Marsh 262 −18 3 strokes Australia Kel Nagle [9]

References

  1. ^ "Notable Players from Hastings Golf Club". Hastings Golf Club. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Third in row to Charles". The Age. 11 December 1968. p. 22.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.