Wattie's Tournament

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Wattie's Tournament
Tournament information
LocationBridge Pā, New Zealand
Established1963
Course(s)Hastings Golf Club
Par70
FormatStroke play
Final year1970
Final champion
Australia Graham Marsh

The Wattie's Tournament was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1963 to 1970. The event was generally hosted by Hastings Golf Club in Bridge Pā, except the 1969 event which was held at Gisborne. The 1963 tournament was held in September but later it was played in late November or in December. Bob Charles won the event four times.[1] The event was sponsored by Wattie's.

Winners[]

Year Winner Country Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
1963 Bob Charles  New Zealand 271 −9 3 strokes Australia Bill Dunk [2]
1964 Bill Dunk
Cobie Legrange		  Australia
 South Africa		 274 −6 Tied [3]
1965 Stuart Jones (a)  New Zealand 270 −10 2 strokes Australia [4]
1966 Bob Charles  New Zealand 265 −15 6 strokes England Tony Jacklin [5]
1967 Bob Charles  New Zealand 272 −8 2 strokes New Zealand Stuart Jones (a) [6]
1968 Bob Charles  New Zealand 274 −6 2 strokes New Zealand Walter Godfrey [7]
1969  Australia 274 −14 3 strokes New Zealand Bob Charles
Australia Bill Dunk		 [8]
1970 Graham Marsh  Australia 262 −18 3 strokes Australia Kel Nagle [9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Notable Players from Hastings Golf Club". Hastings Golf Club. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Charles Wins Watties' Golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 38, no. 10644. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 September 1963. p. 46. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Dunk and Legrange dead-heat". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11023. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 December 1964. p. 35. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Top golfers are beaten in NZ". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11327. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 December 1965. p. 37. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Charles in brilliant form". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11542. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 November 1966. p. 38. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Final Round gives Charles NZ Golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11852. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 November 1967. p. 34. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Third in row to Charles". The Age. 11 December 1968. p. 22.
  8. ^ "Melbourne pro wins NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12497. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 December 1969. p. 18. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "NZ golf win for Marsh". The Canberra Times. Vol. 45, no. 12688. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 December 1970. p. 20. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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