The 1968–69 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the sixth season of the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the main professional golf tour in New Zealand since it was established in 1963.
| Duration | 21 November 1968 – 8 January 1969 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 7 |
| Most wins |  Bob Charles (3) |
| Money list | Bob Charles |
← 1967 1969–70 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1968–69 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (NZ$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov | Sax Altman Tournament | Waikato | 5,000 |  Peter Thomson (10) Guy Wolstenholme (1) |
New tournament Title shared |
| 30 Nov | New Zealand Open | Canterbury | 5,000 | Kel Nagle (9) |
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| 7 Dec | Caltex Tournament | Wellington | 5,000 | Bob Charles (9) |
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| 10 Dec | Wattie's Tournament | Hawke's Bay | 4,000 | Bob Charles (10) |
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| 15 Dec | BP Tournament | Auckland | 5,000 | Kel Nagle (10) |
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| 4 Jan | Spalding Masters | Bay of Plenty | 4,000 | Bob Charles (11) |
New to New Zealand Golf Circuit |
| 8 Jan | Stars Travel New Zealand PGA Championship | Bay of Plenty | 5,000 | Terry Kendall (1) |
New to New Zealand Golf Circuit |
Money list
editThe money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated in New Zealand dollars.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money (NZ$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Charles |
Notes
edit- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of New Zealand Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for New Zealand Golf Circuit members.
References
edit- ^ "Strong entry for N.Z. golf circuit". The Press. No. 31825. 1 November 1968. p. 15. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Charles favoured". The Press. No. 31876. 2 January 1969. p. 12. Retrieved 25 February 2024 – via Papers Past.