Otago Charity Classic
Appearance
Tournament information | |
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Location | St Clair, New Zealand |
Established | 1970 |
Course(s) | St Clair Golf Club |
Par | 72 |
Format | Stroke play |
Final year | 1978 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 271 Seve Ballesteros (1977) |
To par | −17 as above |
Final champion | |
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The Otago Charity Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1970 to 1978.[1] The event was hosted by St Clair Golf Club in Dunedin.
John Lister won the event in successive years, 1973 and 1974. Kel Nagle also won the tournament twice, in 1970 and 1976. Gaylord Burrows won A$9,200 for a hole-in-one in the final event in 1978.[2]
Winners
Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Ref |
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1978 | Mike Krantz | ![]() |
278 | −10 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
[2] |
1977 | Seve Ballesteros | ![]() |
271 | −17 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
[3] |
1976 | Kel Nagle (2) | ![]() |
274 | −14 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
[4] |
1975 | Hal Underwood1 | ![]() |
282 | −6 | Playoff | ![]() |
[5] |
1974 | John Lister (2) | ![]() |
272 | −16 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
[6] |
1973 | John Lister | ![]() |
278 | −10 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
[7] |
1972 | Johnny Miller2 | ![]() |
281 | −7 | Playoff | ![]() |
[8] |
1971 | Bob Charles | ![]() |
273 | −15 | 6 strokes | ![]() |
[9] |
1970 | Kel Nagle | ![]() |
272 | −16 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
[10] |
1 Underwood won with a par of the first extra hole
2 Miller won with a birdie at the first extra hole
References
- ^ "Golf down under". Evening Chronicle. 1 December 2005.
- ^ a b "Mike upstaged by Gaylord". The Age. 27 November 1978. p. 27.
- ^ "In Brief Ballesteros wins golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 52, no. 14, 949. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 December 1977. p. 15. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Nagle, with 14 under, takes Classic". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 29 November 1976. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "'Red Baron' slips, but wins play-off". The Age. 1 December 1975. p. 26.
- ^ "Classic win to NZ golfer". The Canberra Times. Vol. 49, no. 13, 927. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 December 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 608. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 December 1973. p. 15. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Miller takes title in play-off". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13, 285. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 November 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Charles wins by 6 strokes". The Canberra Times. Vol. 46, no. 12, 985. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 December 1971. p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Nagle's record". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 15 December 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.