Spalding Masters
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tauranga, New Zealand |
| Established | 1968 |
| Course(s) | Tauranga Golf Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Month played | January |
| Final year | 1972 |
| Final champion | |
 Bob Charles | |
The Spalding Masters was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1968 to 1972. The event was generally hosted by Tauranga Golf Club in Tauranga, although the 1968 event was held at the nearby Mount Manganui Golf Club. The tournament was held in early January, although the 1972 event started on 30 December 1971.
Bob Charles won the event twice. His 1969 total of 260 tied Kel Nagle for the lowest 72 score ever in a tournament played outside of the United States.[1]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Bill Dunk |  Australia |
198 | −15 | 2 strokes | Ted McDougall (a) Bob Shaw |
[2] |
| 1969 | Bob Charles | New Zealand |
260 | −20 | 10 strokes | John Lister |
[3] |
| 1970 | Stuart Jones (a) | New Zealand |
274 | −6 | 1 stroke | Barry Coxon |
[4] |
| 1971 | Graham Marsh | Australia |
266 | −14 | 2 strokes |  Guy Wolstenholme |
[5] |
| 1972 | Bob Charles | New Zealand |
200 | −10 | 2 strokes | Guy Wolstenholme |
[6] |
The 1968 event was over 54 holes. The 1972 event was reduced to 54 holes by bad weather.
References
- ^ "Jacklin one off record". The Glasgow Herald. 27 February 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Bill Dunk wins N.Z. Golf Title". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11893. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 January 1968. p. 28. Retrieved 27 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Ten-stroke win to Charles in NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 43, no. 12201. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 January 1969. p. 14. Retrieved 27 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 January 1970. p. 12.
- ^ "Marsh wins golf title". The Canberra Times. Vol. 45, no. 12699. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 January 1971. p. 12. Retrieved 27 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Charles". The Canberra Times. Vol. 46, no. 13008. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 January 1972. p. 11. Retrieved 27 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.