New Zealand Wills Masters
Tournament information
LocationNew Zealand
Established1965
Final year1967
Final champion
Bob Charles and Martin Roesink

The New Zealand Wills Masters was a golf tournament held in New Zealand played from 1965 to 1967. The Wills Classic had been held in New Zealand in 1963 and 1964. A Wills Masters tournament was also held in Australia from 1963. The tournament had prize money of NZ£2,000 in 1966 and NZ$4,000 in 1967. The event was part of the New Zealand golf circuit. The sponsor was W.D. & H.O. Wills, a cigarette manufacturer.

Winners

YearWinnerVenueScoreMargin
of victory
Runner-upWinner's
share
Ref
1965Australia Geoff DonaldRussley Golf Club2765 strokesAustralia Kel Nagle[1]
1966Australia Peter Thomson
Australia Tim Woolbank
Russley Golf Club275TieTitle shared[2]
1967New Zealand Bob Charles
Netherlands Martin Roesink
Russley Golf Club278TieTitle shared[3]

References

  1. "Victorian wins NZ Wills Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 343. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 December 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 23 April 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Woolbank, Thomson tie golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 546. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 November 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 23 April 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Roesink ties with 67". The Age. 4 December 1967. p. 23.
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