City of Auckland Classic

City of Auckland Classic
Tournament information
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
Established1971
Course(s)The Grange Golf Club
Par71
Tour(s)New Zealand Golf Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fundNZ$25,000
Month playedDecember
Final year1976
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Tom Kite (1974)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
New Zealand John Lister
Location map
The Grange GC is located in New Zealand
The Grange GC
The Grange GC
Location in New Zealand

The City of Auckland Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1971 to 1976.

History

The tournament was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.[1] The event was hosted by The Grange Golf Club in Auckland. In 1975, however, the New Zealand Airlines Classic was played at The Grange and the City of Auckland Classic was not held that year.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Ref.
1976 New Zealand John Lister 273 −11 4 strokes Australia Vaughan Somers [2]
1975: No tournament
1974 United States Tom Kite 268 −16 7 strokes Australia Stewart Ginn [3]
1973 New Zealand Bob Charles 206[a] −7 1 stroke New Zealand Walter Godfrey [5]
1972 Australia Jack Newton 277 −7 1 stroke Australia Bob Tuohy [6]
1971 England Guy Wolstenholme 275 −9 3 strokes Australia Frank Phillips [7]

Notes

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Another Big Increase: Golf circuit now worth $91,500". The Press. 10 September 1971. p. 22. Retrieved 2 March 2023 – via Papers Past.
  2. ^ "Auckland classic". The Canberra Times. Vol. 51, no. 14, 556. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 December 1976. p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "American wins title". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 18 November 1974. p. 21. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Abandoned". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 594. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 November 1973. p. 20. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 597. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 November 1973. p. 20. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Charge wins for Newton". The Age. 18 December 1972. p. 21.
  7. ^ "Wolstenholme repels Charles' challenge". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 December 1971. p. 12. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.