Tournament information | |
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Location | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Established | 1965 |
Course(s) | Russley Golf Club |
Par | 73 |
Tour(s) | New Zealand Golf Circuit |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | NZ$4,000 |
Month played | December |
Final year | 1967 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 275 Peter Thomson (1966) 275 Tim Woolbank (1966) |
To par | −17 as above |
Final champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in New Zealand |
The New Zealand Wills Masters was a golf tournament held in New Zealand played from 1965 to 1967. The Wills Classic had been held in New Zealand in 1963 and 1964. A Wills Masters tournament was also held in Australia from 1963. The tournament had prize money of NZ£2,000 in 1966 and NZ$4,000 in 1967. The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit. The sponsor was W.D. & H.O. Wills, a cigarette manufacturer.
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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1967 | ![]() ![]() |
278 | −14 | Title shared | [1] | |
1966 | ![]() ![]() |
275 | −17 | Title shared | [2] | |
1965 | ![]() |
276 | −16 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
[3] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Roesink ties with 67". The Age. 4 December 1967. p. 23.
- ^ "Woolbank, Thomson tie golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 546. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 November 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 23 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Victorian wins NZ Wills Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 343. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 December 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 23 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.