Wattie's Tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bridge Pā, New Zealand |
| Established | 1963 |
| Course(s) | Hastings Golf Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 1970 |
| Final champion | |
 Graham Marsh | |
The Wattie's Tournament was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1963 to 1970. 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.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Bob Charles |  New Zealand |
271 | −9 | 3 strokes | Bill Dunk |
[2] |
| 1964 | Bill Dunk Cobie Legrange |
Australia South Africa |
274 | −6 | Tied | [3] | |
| 1965 | Stuart Jones (a) | New Zealand |
270 | −10 | 2 strokes | John Sullivan |
[4] |
| 1966 | Bob Charles | New Zealand |
265 | −15 | 6 strokes |  Tony Jacklin |
[5] |
| 1967 | Bob Charles | New Zealand |
272 | −8 | 2 strokes | Stuart Jones (a) |
[6] |
| 1968 | Bob Charles | New Zealand |
274 | −6 | 2 strokes | Walter Godfrey |
[7] |
| 1969 | Glenn McCully | Australia |
274 | −14 | 3 strokes | Bob Charles Bill Dunk |
[8] |
| 1970 | Graham Marsh | Australia |
262 | −18 | 3 strokes | Kel Nagle |
[9] |
References
- ^ "Notable Players from Hastings Golf Club". Hastings Golf Club. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Third in row to Charles". The Age. 11 December 1968. p. 22.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.