City of Auckland Classic

City of Auckland Classic
Tournament information
Location	Auckland, New Zealand
Established	1971
Course(s)	The Grange Golf Club
Par	71
Format	Stroke play
Final year	1976
Tournament record score
Aggregate	268 Tom Kite (1974)
To par	−16 as above
Final champion
	John Lister

The City of Auckland Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1971 to 1976. The event was hosted by The Grange Golf Club in Auckland. The 1975 New Zealand Airlines Classic was played at The Grange and the City of Auckland Classic was not held.

Winners[]

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

The 1973 event was reduced to 54 holes after the first day was abandoned because of rain.^[6]

References[]

^ "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.
^ "American wins title". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 18 November 1974. p. 21. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "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.
^ "Charge wins for Newton". The Age. 18 December 1972. p. 21.
^ "Wolstenholme repels Charles' challenge". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 December 1971. p. 12. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "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.

[1] "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.

[2] "American wins title". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 18 November 1974. p. 21. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "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.

[4] "Charge wins for Newton". The Age. 18 December 1972. p. 21.

[5] "Wolstenholme repels Charles' challenge". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 December 1971. p. 12. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.

[6] "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.

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