Metalcraft Tournament
Tournament information
LocationNew Zealand
Established1963
FormatStroke play
Final year1967
Final champion
New Zealand Walter Godfrey

The Metalcraft Tournament was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1963 to 1967. Peter Thomson won the event twice, tying in 1963 and winning outright in 1965. The event was part of the New Zealand golf circuit.

Winners

YearWinnerVenueScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upRef
1963Australia Ted Ball
Australia Peter Thomson
Palmerston North287−5Tied[1]
1964Australia Bill DunkManawatu Golf Club274−145 strokesAustralia Kel Nagle[2]
1965Australia Peter ThomsonHamilton Golf Club208−83 strokesAustralia Barry Coxon
New Zealand Walter Godfrey
Australia Alan Murray
New Zealand Ross Newdick
[3]
1966New Zealand Bob CharlesHamilton Golf Club273−153 strokesEngland Clive Clark[4]
1967New Zealand Walter GodfreyMiramar Golf Club282−21 strokeAustralia Frank Phillips[5]

References

  1. "Thomson Misses Putt, Shares Prize". The Age. 4 September 1963. p. 25.
  2. "Dunk wins N.Z. golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 November 1964. p. 25.
  3. "Thomson wins again in NZ". The Age. 24 November 1965. p. 20.
  4. "Bob Charles wins with record 273". The Age. 7 December 1966. p. 22.
  5. "Maori wins NZ circuit golf tournament". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11874. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 December 1967. p. 16. Retrieved 29 September 2019 via National Library of Australia.
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