The Spalding Masters was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1968 to 1972. The event was generally hosted by Tauranga Golf Club in Tauranga, although the 1968 event was held at the nearby Mount Manganui Golf Club. The tournament was held in early January, although the 1972 event started on 30 December 1971.

Spalding Masters
Tournament information
LocationTauranga, New Zealand
Established1968
Course(s)Tauranga Golf Club
Par70
Tour(s)New Zealand Golf Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fundNZ$5,000
Month playedJanuary
Final year1972
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Bob Charles (1969)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
New Zealand Bob Charles
Location map
Tauranga GC is located in New Zealand
Tauranga GC
Tauranga GC
Location in New Zealand

History

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From 1969 the tournament was part of the New Zealand golf circuit.[1] Bob Charles won the event twice. His 1969 total of 260 tied Kel Nagle for the lowest 72-hole score ever in a tournament played outside of the United States.[2]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
1972   Bob Charles (2) 200[a] −10 2 strokes   Guy Wolstenholme [3]
1971   Graham Marsh 266 −14 2 strokes   Guy Wolstenholme [4]
1970   Stuart Jones (a) 274 −6 1 stroke   Barry Coxon [5]
1969   Bob Charles 260 −20 10 strokes   John Lister [6]
1968   Bill Dunk 198 −15 2 strokes   Ted McDougall (a)
  Bob Shaw
[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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  1. ^ "Golf circuit now worth $91,500". The Press. No. 32708. Auckland, New Zealand: National Library of New Zealand. 10 September 1971. p. 22. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Jacklin one off record". The Glasgow Herald. 27 February 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "Bob Charles scores third major win". The Straits Times. 2 January 1972. p. 17. Retrieved 16 December 2020 – via National Library Board Singapore.
  4. ^ "Marsh wins golf title". The Canberra Times. Vol. 45, no. 12699. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 January 1971. p. 12. Retrieved 27 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 January 1970. p. 12.
  6. ^ "Ten-stroke win to Charles in NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 43, no. 12201. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 January 1969. p. 14. Retrieved 27 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Bill Dunk wins N.Z. Golf Title". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11893. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 January 1968. p. 28. Retrieved 27 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.