Air New Zealand Shell Open
Tournament information | |
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Location | New Zealand |
Established | 1975 |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia |
Format | Stroke play |
Final year | 1994 |
Final champion | |
The Air New Zealand Shell Open was a golf tournament held in New Zealand between 1975 and 1994. The event was the New Zealand Airlines Classic in 1975 and 1976 and the New Zealand Airlines Open in 1977. The Grange hosted the first and final editions of the event but Titirangi hosted the event the most, 14 times between 1977 - 1991. The only other courses to host the event were Russley (1976) and Wellington (1979).
Winners[]
Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref |
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Air New Zealand Shell Open | ||||||||
1994 | ![]() |
The Grange | 274 | −6 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
[1] | |
1993 | Terry Price | ![]() |
The Grange | 277 | −3 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
[2] |
1992 | Nick Price4 | ![]() |
The Grange | 271 | −9 | Playoff | ![]() |
[3] |
1991 | John Morse | ![]() |
Titirangi | 273 | −7 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
[4] |
1990 | Wayne Riley | ![]() |
Titirangi | 268 | −12 | 7 strokes | ![]() |
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1989 | Don Bies | ![]() |
Titirangi | 275 | −5 | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
[5] |
1988 | Terry Gale (2) | ![]() |
Titirangi | 271 | −9 | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
[6] |
1987 | Mike Colandro | ![]() |
Titirangi | 270 | −10 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
[7] |
1986 | Rodger Davis | ![]() |
Titirangi | 267 | −13 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
[8] |
1985 | D. A. Weibring | ![]() |
Titirangi | 264 | −16 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
[9] |
1984 | Brian Jones | ![]() |
Titirangi | 266 | −14 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
[10] |
1983 | Bruce Devlin3 | ![]() |
Titirangi | 200 | −10 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
[11] |
1982 | Terry Gale2 | ![]() |
Titirangi | 273 | −7 | Playoff | ![]() |
[12] |
1981 | Bob Shearer | ![]() |
Titirangi | 265 | −15 | 8 strokes | ![]() |
[13] |
1980 | Eamonn Darcy | ![]() |
Titirangi | 268 | −12 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
[14] |
1979 | David Graham | ![]() |
Royal Wellington | 279 | −5 | 8 strokes | ![]() |
[15] |
1978 | Bob Charles | ![]() |
Titirangi | 273 | −7 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
[16] |
New Zealand Airlines Open | ||||||||
1977 | David Good1 | ![]() |
Titirangi | 278 | −2 | Playoff | ![]() |
[17] |
New Zealand Airlines Classic | ||||||||
1976 | Bob Shearer | ![]() |
Russley | 271 | −21 | 9 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
[18] |
1975 | Bill Brask | ![]() |
The Grange | 276 | −8 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
[19] |
1 Good won at the first extra hole.
2 Gale won at the second extra hole.
3 Tournament reduced to 54 holes after the third round was abandoned because of heavy rain.
4 Price won the playoff at the second extra hole.
References[]
- ^ "Swede wobbles before taking Open". The Canberra Times. Vol. 70, no. 21, 788. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 December 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 27 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sizzling finish for Price in NZ Open". The Canberra Times. Vol. 68, no. 21, 426. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 December 1993. p. 24. Retrieved 27 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Parsons 'thrilled' with his professional performance despite losing play-off to Pirce". The Canberra Times. Vol. 67, no. 21, 029. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 November 1992. p. 22. Retrieved 27 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Morse hangs on to capture Open". The Canberra Times. Vol. 66, no. 20, 666. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 November 1991. p. 24. Retrieved 27 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Jones wins rich cup by 4 strokes". The Canberra Times. Vol. 64, no. 19, 745. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 October 1989. p. 28. Retrieved 27 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Four-stroke win to Gale in Air NZ golf". The Age. 12 December 1988. p. 30.
- ^ "Colandro's luck changes at last". The Age. 7 December 1987. p. 33.
- ^ "Third time lucky for Davis". The Age. 1 December 1986. p. 34.
- ^ "Weibring victor in NZ Open". The Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 325. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 December 1985. p. 20. Retrieved 27 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Jones steals Open as Grady 'chokes'". The Age. 3 December 1984. p. 27.
- ^ "Devlin wins NZ Open". The Canberra Times. Vol. 58, no. 17, 599. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 December 1983. p. 15. Retrieved 27 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Gale's grit beats late NZ open challenge". The Canberra Times. Vol. 57, no. 17, 236. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 December 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 27 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Shearer wins by 8". The Age. 7 December 1981. p. 27.
- ^ "Darcy wins Air NZ Open". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16, 503. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 December 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 27 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Graham by 8 shots". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 140. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 December 1979. p. 14. Retrieved 27 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Charles takes NZ Open". The Canberra Times. Vol. 53, no. 15, 779. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 December 1978. p. 20. Retrieved 27 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Good beats Dunk in play off". The Canberra Times. Vol. 52, no. 14, 913. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 October 1977. p. 14. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Shearer 21 under card in N. Zealand win". The Canberra Times. Vol. 51, no. 14, 540. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 November 1976. p. 11. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Easy N.Z. win for Brask". The Canberra Times. Vol. 50, no. 14, 225. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 November 1975. p. 11. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
Categories:
- Former PGA Tour of Australasia events
- Golf tournaments in New Zealand
- Recurring sporting events established in 1975
- Recurring events disestablished in 1994
- 1975 establishments in New Zealand
- 1994 disestablishments in New Zealand