Caltex Tournament
Tournament information
LocationParaparaumu, New Zealand
Established1955
Course(s)Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club
FormatStroke play
Final year1972
Final champion
Australia Bill Dunk

The Caltex Tournament was a golf tournament held at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club in Paraparaumu, New Zealand from 1955 to 1972.

History

Bob 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

YearWinnerScoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upRef
1955Australia Peter Thomson2833 strokesAustralia Kel Nagle[2]
1956New Zealand Bryan Silk (a)2991 strokeNew Zealand Ernie Southerden[3]
1957Wales Dave Thomas2953 strokesAustralia Peter Thomson[4]
1958Wales Dave Thomas2904 strokesSouth Africa Gary Player[5]
1959Australia Peter Thomson2785 strokesSpain Ángel Miguel[6]
1960Australia Kel Nagle2778 strokesAustralia Peter Thomson[7]
1961New Zealand Bob Charles2894 strokesAustralia Kel Nagle[8]
1962New Zealand Bob Charles2775 strokesAustralia Kel Nagle[9]
1963Australia Bruce Devlin2743 strokesAustralia Darrell Welch[10]
1964Australia Kel Nagle2851 strokeAustralia John Sullivan[11]
1965Australia Peter Thomson2822 strokesSouth Africa Cedric Amm
Australia John Sullivan		[12]
1966Australia Kel Nagle
Australia Peter Thomson		276Tied[13]
1967New Zealand Bob Charles
Australia Peter Thomson		278Tied[14]
1968New Zealand Bob Charles197110 strokesAustralia Tony Mangan
Australia Randall Vines		[15]
1969Australia Kel Nagle2757 strokesAustralia Bill Dunk
New Zealand John Lister		[16]
1970England Maurice Bembridge
New Zealand Terry Kendall		286Tied[17]
1971New Zealand Bob Charles2742 strokesEngland Guy Wolstenholme[18]
1972Australia Bill Dunk2733 strokesAustralia Jack Newton[19]

1Reduced to 54 holes because of bad weather.

References

  1. ↑ "ANOTHER BIG INCREASE Golf circuit now worth $91,500". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Thomson Again". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 October 1955. p. 14.
  3. ↑ "Amateur Wins Caltex Golf". The Age. 8 October 1956. p. 16.
  4. ↑ "N. Zealand Tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1957. p. 11.
  5. ↑ "Thoms Wins golf in N.Z." The Age. 13 October 1958. p. 19.
  6. ↑ "Thomson Wins Again in N.Z." The Age. 14 December 1959. p. 19.
  7. ↑ "Kel Nagle's N.Z. Golf Win". The Age. 14 November 1960. p. 20.
  8. ↑ "N.Z. Golf to Bob Charles". The Age. 9 October 1961. p. 16.
  9. ↑ "N.Z. Golf to Bob Charles". The Age. 22 October 1962. p. 18.
  10. ↑ "N.Z. Golf to Bruce Devlin". The Age. 23 September 1963. p. 21.
  11. ↑ "Nagle's Scores in N.Z. Golf". The Age. 30 November 1964. p. 23.
  12. ↑ "Third in Row for Thomson". The Age. 30 November 1965. p. 22.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "Thomson ties with Charles". The Age. 27 November 1967. p. 29.
  15. ↑ "Final 62 wins for Charles". The Age. 9 December 1968. p. 22.
  16. ↑ "Nagle's third win in row". The Age. 15 December 1969. p. 22.
  17. ↑ "Two tie in NZ". The Age. 23 November 1970. p. 25.
  18. ↑ "Charles wins by 2 shots". The Age. 13 December 1971. p. 21.
  19. ↑ "Happy 34th for Dunk". The Age. 11 December 1972. p. 22.
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