1974–75 New Zealand Golf Circuit

1974–75 New Zealand Golf Circuit season
Duration14 November 1974 (1974-11-14) – 5 January 1975 (1975-01-05)
Number of official events5
Most winsNew Zealand John Lister (2)
Money listNew Zealand John Lister

The 1974–75 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the 12th 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 1974–75 season.[1][2][3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(NZ$)		 Winner[a] Notes
17 Nov City of Auckland Classic Auckland 25,000 United States Tom Kite (n/a)
24 Nov New Zealand Open Canterbury 20,000 United States Bob Gilder (n/a)
1 Dec Otago Charity Classic Otago 25,000 New Zealand John Lister (6)
8 Dec Garden City Classic Canterbury 20,000 New Zealand John Lister (7)
5 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship Bay of Plenty 20,000 Australia Kel Nagle (18)

Money list

The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated in New Zealand dollars.[4][1]

Position Player Prize money (NZ$)
1 New Zealand John Lister 12,075
2 Australia Kel Nagle 7,876
3 Australia Stewart Ginn 6,701
4 United States Tom Kite 5,000
5 United States Bob Gilder 4,246

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. ^ a b McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf. Collins. pp. 317–323, 512. ISBN 000211996X.
  2. ^ Simms, George (1975). John Player Golf Yearbook 1975. Queen Anne Press. pp. 154–162. ISBN 0362002134.
  3. ^ "More money for golf classic". The Press. No. 33493. 26 March 1974. p. 12. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.
  4. ^ "Tour prizes". The Press. No. 33712. 9 December 1974. p. 34. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.