Otago Charity Classic

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Otago Charity Classic
Tournament information
LocationSt Clair, New Zealand
Established1970
Course(s)St Clair Golf Club
Par72
FormatStroke play
Final year1978
Tournament record score
Aggregate271 Seve Ballesteros (1977)
To par−17 as above
Final champion
United States

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
1978  United States 278 −10 3 strokes Australia Rodger Davis [2]
1977 Seve Ballesteros  Spain 271 −17 3 strokes United States Bob Byman [3]
1976 Kel Nagle (2)  Australia 274 −14 4 strokes New Zealand Bob Charles [4]
1975 Hal Underwood1  United States 282 −6 Playoff United States [5]
1974 John Lister (2)  New Zealand 272 −16 1 stroke Australia Kel Nagle [6]
1973 John Lister  New Zealand 278 −10 5 strokes Australia [7]
1972 Johnny Miller2  United States 281 −7 Playoff Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan [8]
1971 Bob Charles  New Zealand 273 −15 6 strokes United States Marty Bohen [9]
1970 Kel Nagle  Australia 272 −16 2 strokes Australia [10]

1 Underwood won with a par of the first extra hole
2 Miller won with a birdie at the first extra hole

References[]

  1. ^ "Golf down under". Evening Chronicle. 1 December 2005.
  2. ^ a b "Mike upstaged by Gaylord". The Age. 27 November 1978. p. 27.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "'Red Baron' slips, but wins play-off". The Age. 1 December 1975. p. 26.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Nagle's record". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 15 December 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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