The Caltex Tournament was a golf tournament held at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club in Paraparaumu, New Zealand, from 1955 to 1972.
Tournament information | |
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Location | Paraparaumu, New Zealand |
Established | 1955 |
Course(s) | Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club |
Par | 71 |
Tour(s) | New Zealand Golf Circuit |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | NZ$10,000 |
Month played | December |
Final year | 1972 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 273 Bill Dunk (1972) |
To par | −18 Bruce Devlin (1963) |
Final champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in New Zealand |
History
editBob Charles and Peter Thomson each won the event five times, while Kel Nagle won it four times and Dave Thomas won it twice. There were no playoffs and three of the tournaments ended in a tie.
From 1963 the tournament was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.[1]
Winners
editNotes
edit- ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
References
edit- ^ "ANOTHER BIG INCREASE Golf circuit now worth $91,500". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Happy 34th for Dunk". The Age. 11 December 1972. p. 22.
- ^ "Charles wins by 2 shots". The Age. 13 December 1971. p. 21.
- ^ "Two tie in NZ". The Age. 23 November 1970. p. 25.
- ^ "Nagle's third win in row". The Age. 15 December 1969. p. 22.
- ^ "Final 62 wins for Charles". The Age. 9 December 1968. p. 22.
- ^ "Thomson ties with Charles". The Age. 27 November 1967. p. 29.
- ^ "Nagle, Thomson tie in NZ". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11564. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 December 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 2 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Third in Row for Thomson". The Age. 30 November 1965. p. 22.
- ^ "Nagle's Scores in N.Z. Golf". The Age. 30 November 1964. p. 23.
- ^ "N.Z. Golf to Bruce Devlin". The Age. 23 September 1963. p. 21.
- ^ "N.Z. Golf to Bob Charles". The Age. 22 October 1962. p. 18.
- ^ "N.Z. Golf to Bob Charles". The Age. 9 October 1961. p. 16.
- ^ "Kel Nagle's N.Z. Golf Win". The Age. 14 November 1960. p. 20.
- ^ "Thomson Wins Again in N.Z." The Age. 14 December 1959. p. 19.
- ^ "Thoms Wins golf in N.Z." The Age. 13 October 1958. p. 19.
- ^ "N. Zealand Tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1957. p. 11.
- ^ "Amateur Wins Caltex Golf". The Age. 8 October 1956. p. 16.
- ^ "Thomson Again". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 October 1955. p. 14.