Charles Tour
SportGolf
Founded2008
FounderGolf New Zealand
New Zealand PGA
Inaugural season2008
CountryBased in New Zealand
Most titlesTournament wins:
New Zealand Michael Hendry (9)
Related
competitions		Golf Tour of New Zealand

The Charles Tour, currently titled as the Jennian Homes Charles Tour for sponsorship reasons, is a New Zealand-based golf tour run by Golf New Zealand and the New Zealand PGA. It is named after Bob Charles. The tour was founded in 2008, replacing the Golf Tour of New Zealand which had run from 2004 to 2007.[1]

In September 2015, the tour undertook a title sponsorship by New Zealand-based home building company Jennian Homes.[2]

With the exception of the Super 6 event, tournaments are over 72 holes, played over 4 days. They feature a mixture of professionals and amateurs, men and women. There have been between four and six tournaments each year. Michael Hendry has the most wins on the tour, with eight between 2009 and 2022.[3]

Jennian Homes Trophy

The Jennian Homes Trophy was first contested in 2015–16, and was won by Jim Cusdin, despite not winning during the season.[4] The 2016–17 trophy was won by the winner of the final event, Mark Brown.[5] Daniel Pearce won twice in the 2017–18 and led the Order of Merit.[6] In 2018 it was decided to change the season to match the calendar year. The 2018–19 season covered the period from mid-2018 to the end of 2019, the Jennian Homes Trophy begin won by James Anstiss.[7] Daniel Hillier won the 2020 Order of Merit, covering the 2020 calendar year.[8] Ryan Fox took the trophy in 2021, winning two of the tour events in a reduced season.[9] Sam Jones won in 2022 with one win and a number of high finishes.[3] With two victories and two runner-up finishes, Josh Geary won the trophy in 2023.[10]

Seasons

Order of Merit winners

SeasonWinnerPoints
2023New Zealand Josh Geary1,586
2022New Zealand Sam Jones (a)1,585
2021New Zealand Ryan Fox1,000
2020New Zealand Daniel Hillier1,557
2018–19New Zealand James Anstiss
2017–18New Zealand Daniel Pearce
2016–17New Zealand Mark Brown
2015–16New Zealand Jim Cusdin773
2008–2014: No Order of Merit awarded

References

  1. ↑ "Golf: Sir Bob proud of Charles Tour". New Zealand Herald. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Jennian Homes and New Zealand Golf announce new partnership". New Zealand Golf. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Hendry's legacy on the Jennian Homes Charles Tour continues to grow". Golf New Zealand. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Jim Cusdin the Mr Consistency of New Zealand golf". Pacific Golfer. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Brown and Campbell defend Carrus Open Titles". Sport Bay of Plenty. 24 April 2017. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Daniel Pearce claims Jennian Homes Trophy". New Zealand Golf Digest. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  7. ↑ Pearce, Mahal (26 December 2019). "Anstiss wins Jennian Homes Trophy". Golf Otago. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Hillier wins race for Jennian Homes Trophy". Golf New Zealand. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Jennian Homes Trophy comes down to Taranaki Open". Golf New Zealand. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Geary seals season-long title with TSB Taranaki Open win". Golf New Zealand. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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