City of Auckland Classic
Tournament information
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
Established1971
Course(s)The Grange Golf Club
Par71
FormatStroke play
Final year1976
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Tom Kite (1974)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
New Zealand John Lister

The City of Auckland Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1971 to 1976.

History

The tournament was part of the New Zealand golf circuit.[1] The event was hosted by The Grange Golf Club in Auckland. In 1975, however, the New Zealand Airlines Classic was played at The Grange and the City of Auckland Classic was not held that year.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner-upRef
1976New Zealand John Lister273−114 strokesAustralia Vaughan Somers[2]
1975: No tournament
1974United States Tom Kite268−167 strokesAustralia Stewart Ginn[3]
1973New Zealand Bob Charles2061−71 strokeNew Zealand Walter Godfrey[4]
1972Australia Jack Newton277−71 strokeAustralia Bob Tuohy[5]
1971England Guy Wolstenholme275−93 strokesAustralia Frank Phillips[6]

1 Reduced to 54 holes after the first day was abandoned because of rain.[7]

References

  1. "Another Big Increase: Golf circuit now worth $91,500". The Press. 10 September 1971. p. 22. Retrieved 2 March 2023 via Papers Past.
  2. "Auckland classic". The Canberra Times. Vol. 51, no. 14, 556. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 December 1976. p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "American wins title". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 18 November 1974. p. 21. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 597. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 November 1973. p. 20. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Charge wins for Newton". The Age. 18 December 1972. p. 21.
  6. "Wolstenholme repels Charles' challenge". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 December 1971. p. 12. Retrieved 12 February 2020 via Trove.
  7. "Abandoned". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 594. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 November 1973. p. 20. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
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