1972–73 New Zealand Golf Circuit

1972–73 New Zealand Golf Circuit season

Duration	16 November 1972 (1972-11-16) – 7 January 1973 (1973-01-07)
Number of official events	6
Most wins	Bill Dunk (2)
Money list	Bill Dunk
← 1971–72 1973–74 →

The 1972–73 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the 10th season of the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the main professional golf tour in New Zealand since it was established in 1963.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1972–73 season.[1][2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (NZ$)	Winner[a]	Notes
19 Nov	Otago Charity Classic	Otago	20,000	Johnny Miller (n/a)
26 Nov	New Zealand Open	Wellington	15,000	Bill Dunk (5)
3 Dec	Garden City Classic	Canterbury	15,000	John Lister (3)
10 Dec	Caltex Tournament	Wellington	10,000	Bill Dunk (6)
17 Dec	City of Auckland Classic	Auckland	20,000	Jack Newton (1)
7 Jan	New Zealand PGA Championship	Bay of Plenty	13,000	Kel Nagle (16)

Money list

The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated in New Zealand dollars.[3]

Position	Player	Prize money (NZ$)
1	Bill Dunk	7,759
2	Jack Newton	7,450
3	Kel Nagle	5,858
4	John Lister	4,819
5	Bob Charles	4,014

Notes

1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of New Zealand Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for New Zealand Golf Circuit members.

References

1. Simms, George (1973). John Player Golf Yearbook 1973. Queen Anne Press. pp. 76–80. ISBN 0362001278.
2. "$100,000 golf circuit". The Press. No. 32998. 18 August 1973. p. 26. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Papers Past.
3. "Golfers' earnings | Dunk heads winnings". The Press. No. 33140. 2 February 1973. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2024 – via Papers Past.