Otago Charity Classic
Tournament information | |
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Location | St Clair, New Zealand |
Established | 1970 |
Course(s) | St Clair Golf Club |
Par | 72 |
Format | Stroke play |
Final year | 1978 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 271 Seve Ballesteros (1977) |
To par | −17 as above |
Final champion | |
The Otago Charity Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1970 to 1978.[1] The event was hosted by St Clair Golf Club in Dunedin.
John Lister won the event in successive years, 1973 and 1974. Kel Nagle also won the tournament twice, in 1970 and 1976. won A$9,200 for a hole-in-one in the final event in 1978.[2]
Winners[]
Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Ref |
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1978 | United States | 278 | −10 | 3 strokes | Rodger Davis | [2] | |
1977 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 271 | −17 | 3 strokes | Bob Byman | [3] |
1976 | Kel Nagle (2) | Australia | 274 | −14 | 4 strokes | Bob Charles | [4] |
1975 | Hal Underwood1 | United States | 282 | −6 | Playoff | [5] | |
1974 | John Lister (2) | New Zealand | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Kel Nagle | [6] |
1973 | John Lister | New Zealand | 278 | −10 | 5 strokes | [7] | |
1972 | Johnny Miller2 | United States | 281 | −7 | Playoff | Lu Liang-Huan | [8] |
1971 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | 273 | −15 | 6 strokes | Marty Bohen | [9] |
1970 | Kel Nagle | Australia | 272 | −16 | 2 strokes | [10] |
1 Underwood won with a par of the first extra hole
2 Miller won with a birdie at the first extra hole
References[]
- ^ "Golf down under". Evening Chronicle. 1 December 2005.
- ^ a b "Mike upstaged by Gaylord". The Age. 27 November 1978. p. 27.
- ^ "In Brief Ballesteros wins golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 52, no. 14, 949. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 December 1977. p. 15. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Nagle, with 14 under, takes Classic". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 29 November 1976. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "'Red Baron' slips, but wins play-off". The Age. 1 December 1975. p. 26.
- ^ "Classic win to NZ golfer". The Canberra Times. Vol. 49, no. 13, 927. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 December 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 608. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 December 1973. p. 15. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Miller takes title in play-off". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13, 285. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 November 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Charles wins by 6 strokes". The Canberra Times. Vol. 46, no. 12, 985. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 December 1971. p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Nagle's record". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 15 December 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
Categories:
- Golf tournaments in New Zealand
- Recurring sporting events established in 1970
- Recurring events disestablished in 1978
- 1970 establishments in New Zealand
- 1978 disestablishments in New Zealand
- Sport in Dunedin