1969–70 New Zealand Golf Circuit

The 1969–70 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the seventh season of the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the main professional golf tour in New Zealand since it was established in 1963.

1969–70 New Zealand Golf Circuit season
Duration27 November 1969 (1969-11-27) – 11 January 1970 (1970-01-11)
Number of official events7
Most winsAustralia Kel Nagle (4)
Money listAustralia Kel Nagle

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1969–70 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(NZ$)
Winner[a] Notes
29 Nov New Zealand Open Manawatu-Wanganui 12,500   Kel Nagle (11)
7 Dec Garden City Classic Canterbury 15,000   Kel Nagle (12) New tournament
13 Dec Caltex Tournament Wellington 5,000   Kel Nagle (13)
18 Dec Wattie's Tournament Gisborne 5,000   Glenn McCully (1)
21 Dec Vonnel International Auckland 5,000   John Lister (1) New tournament
5 Jan Spalding Masters Bay of Plenty 5,000   Stuart Jones (a) (2)
11 Jan Forest Products Stars Travel New Zealand PGA Championship Bay of Plenty 13,500   Kel Nagle (14)

Money list

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The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated in New Zealand dollars.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money (NZ$)
1   Kel Nagle 8,925
2   John Lister 7,588
3   Randall Vines 3,997
4   Glenn McCully 2,586
5   Bill Dunk 2,540

Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Sport in brief". The Press. No. 32005. 4 June 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.
  2. ^ "Nagle won $8925". The Press. No. 32194. 13 January 1970. p. 11. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.
  3. ^ "Nagle, Lister clear golf leaders". The Press. No. 32201. 21 January 1970. p. 11. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.