1973–74 New Zealand Golf Circuit

1973–74 New Zealand Golf Circuit season
Duration15 November 1973 (1973-11-15) – 6 January 1974 (1974-01-06)
Number of official events5
Most winsNew Zealand Bob Charles (2)
New Zealand John Lister (2)
Money listNew Zealand Bob Charles

The 1973–74 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the 11th 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 1973–74 season.[1][2][3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(NZ$)		 Winner[a] Notes
18 Nov City of Auckland Classic Auckland 24,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (16)
25 Nov New Zealand Open Manawatu-Wanganui 16,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (17)
2 Dec Otago Charity Classic Otago 25,000 New Zealand John Lister (4)
9 Dec Garden City Classic Canterbury 15,000 New Zealand John Lister (5)
6 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship Bay of Plenty 15,000 Australia Kel Nagle (17)

Money list

The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated in New Zealand dollars.[2]

Position Player Prize money (NZ$)
1 New Zealand Bob Charles 10,100
2 New Zealand John Lister 8,997
3 Australia Robert Taylor

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 (1974). John Player Golf Yearbook 1974. Queen Anne Press. pp. 73–80. ISBN 0362001758.
  2. ^ a b McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf. Collins. pp. 276–281, 455. ISBN 0002119552.
  3. ^ "N.Z. golf circuit". The Press. No. 33330. 14 September 1973. p. 26. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.