City of Auckland Classic
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Established | 1971 |
| Course(s) | The Grange Golf Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 1976 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 268 Tom Kite (1974) |
| To par | −16 as above |
| Final champion | |
 John Lister | |
The City of Auckland Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1971 to 1976. The event was hosted by The Grange Golf Club in Auckland. The 1975 New Zealand Airlines Classic was played at The Grange and the City of Auckland Classic was not held.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | John Lister | New Zealand |
273 | −11 | 4 strokes |  Vaughan Somers |
[1] |
| 1975: No tournament | |||||||
| 1974 | Tom Kite |  United States |
268 | −16 | 7 strokes | Stewart Ginn |
[2] |
| 1973 | Bob Charles | New Zealand |
206 | −7 | 1 stroke | Walter Godfrey |
[3] |
| 1972 | Jack Newton | Australia |
277 | −7 | 1 stroke | Bob Tuohy |
[4] |
| 1971 | Guy Wolstenholme |  England |
275 | −9 | 3 strokes | Frank Phillips |
[5] |
The 1973 event was reduced to 54 holes after the first day was abandoned because of rain.[6]
References
- ^ "Auckland classic". The Canberra Times. Vol. 51, no. 14, 556. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 December 1976. p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "American wins title". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 18 November 1974. p. 21. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 597. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 November 1973. p. 20. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Charge wins for Newton". The Age. 18 December 1972. p. 21.
- ^ "Wolstenholme repels Charles' challenge". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 December 1971. p. 12. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Abandoned". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 594. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 November 1973. p. 20. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.