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New Zealand PGA Championship Tournament information Location Christchurch, New Zealand Established 1920 Course(s) Clearwater Golf Club Par 72 Length 7,137 yards Tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia Format Stroke play (since 1965)
Match play (1920–64)Prize fund NZ$150,000 Current champion Mitchell Brown The New Zealand PGA Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship. It has been played since 1920, with some gap periods. It was originally a match play event and switched to stroke play in 1965. Major championship winners who have claimed the New Zealand PGA title include Peter Thomson, Kel Nagle and Tony Jacklin.
Sponsorship problems caused the tournament to be terminated after the 1987 event. In 2002, a PGA Tour of Australasia and U.S.-based Nationwide Tour co-sanctioned event, called the Holden Clearwater Classic was started at the Clearwater Resort in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was played again in 2003 and in 2004 the event resumed the name New Zealand PGA Championship.[1][2] Co-sanctioning with the Nationwide Tour ended after 2009.
The 2010 purse was NZ$150,000.
Winners
New Zealand PGA hosted by Christchurch
HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship
- 2009 Steven Alker
- 2008 Darron Stiles - tournament shortened to 36 holes
- 2007 Nicholas Thompson
ING New Zealand PGA Championship
- 2006 Jim Rutledge
- 2005 Peter O'Malley
New Zealand PGA Championship
- 2004 Gavin Coles
Clearwater Classic
- 2003 Ryan Palmer
Holden Clearwater Classic
- 2002 Peter O'Malley
New Zealand PGA Championship
- 1988-2001 No tournament
- 1987 Frank Nobilo
- 1986 No tournament
- 1985 Frank Nobilo
- 1984 Greg Turner
- 1983 Graham Marsh
- 1982 Stuart Reese
- 1981 (Dec) Terry Gale
- 1981 (Jan) Brian Jones
- 1980 Bob Charles
- 1979 Bob Charles
- 1978 Simon Owen
- 1977 John Lister
- 1976 John Lister
- 1975 Kel Nagle
- 1974 Kel Nagle
- 1973 Kel Nagle
- 1972 Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki
- 1971 John Lister
- 1970 Kel Nagle
- 1969 Terry Kendall
- 1968 Bob Shaw
- 1967 Tony Jacklin
- 1966 Ross Newdick
- 1965 B.J. Coxen
- 1964 No tournament
- 1963 Bob Tuohy
- 1962 E.A. Southerden
- 1961 Bob Charles
- 1960 Kel Nagle
- 1959 E.A. Southerden
- 1958 Kel Nagle
- 1957 Kel Nagle
- 1956 J. Kelly
- 1955 Frank Phillips
- 1954 Bruce Crampton
- 1953 Peter Thomson
- 1952 G.E. Hudson
- 1951 R.A. Jackson
- 1950 E.A. Southerden
- 1949 Bob Glading
- 1948 Alex Murray
- 1947 Alex Murray
- 1946 Andrew Shaw
- 1940-45 No tournament due to World War II
- 1939 Alex Murray
- 1938 N.H. Fuller
- 1937 E.C. Douglas
- 1936 C.C. Clements
- 1935 Alex Murray
- 1934 Andrew Shaw
- 1933 Andrew Shaw
- 1932 Andrew Shaw
- 1931 Andrew Shaw
- 1930 F. Rutter
- 1929 Andrew Shaw
- 1928 Andrew Shaw
- 1927 J.D. McIntosh
- 1926 J.D. McIntosh
- 1925 E.J. Moss
- 1924 E.J. Moss
- 1923 E.J. Moss
- 1922 A. Ham
- 1921 E.S. Douglas
- 1920 Joe Kirkwood, Sr.
References
External links
PGA Tour of Australasia events Tournaments in playing order
Subaru Victorian Open · Cellarbrations Victorian PGA Championship · Johnnie Walker Classic (A,E) · Moonah Classic (N) · New Zealand PGA Championship (N) · Michael Hill New Zealand Open (N) · John Hughes Geely WA Open Championship · Cellarbrations Queensland PGA Championship · JBWere Masters (E) · Cellarbrations New South Wales PGA Championship · New South Wales Open · Australian Open · Australian PGA Championship(A) - co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour. (E) - co-sanctioned by the European Tour. (N) - co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour.Nationwide Tour events Tournaments in playing order: Panama Claro Championship · Pacific Rubiales Bogotá Open · Chitimacha Louisiana Open · Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae · South Georgia Classic · Stadion Classic at UGA · BMW Charity Pro-Am · Melwood Prince George's County Open · Rex Hospital Open · Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open · Mexico Open · Chiquita Classic · Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational · Utah Championship · Cox Classic · Price Cutter Charity Championship · Midwest Classic · News Sentinel Open · Mylan Classic · Albertsons Boise Open · Soboba Golf Classic · WNB Golf Classic · Children's Hospital Classic · Miccosukee Championship · Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open · Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island
Former EventsCategories:- PGA Tour of Australasia events
- Nationwide Tour events
- Golf tournaments in New Zealand
- Golf tournament stubs
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