The Garden City Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1969 to 1975. The event was hosted by Russley Golf Club in Christchurch. Russley hosted the New Zealand Airlines Classic in 1976.

Garden City Classic
Tournament information
LocationChristchurch, New Zealand
Established1969
Course(s)Russley Golf Club
Par73
Tour(s)New Zealand Golf Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fundNZ$25,000
Month playedDecember
Final year1975
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Jerry Heard (1971)
To par−23 as above
Final champion
New Zealand John Lister
Location map
Russley GC is located in New Zealand
Russley GC
Russley GC
Location in New Zealand

History

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The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.[1] John Lister won the event in four successive years, from 1972 to 1975.[2]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
1975   John Lister (4) 283 −9 3 strokes   Stewart Ginn [2]
1974   John Lister (3) 274 −18 6 strokes   Bob Shearer
  Ian Stanley
[3]
1973   John Lister (2) 277 −15 1 stroke   David Good
  Bob Shearer
[4]
1972   John Lister 280 −12 1 stroke   Bob Charles [5]
1971   Jerry Heard 269 −23 5 strokes   Bob Charles [6]
1970   Peter Harvey 281 −11 2 strokes   Bob Charles
  Bob Tuohy
[7]
1969   Kel Nagle 272 −20 2 strokes   John Lister [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Golf circuit now worth $91,500". The Press. Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealand Press Association. 10 September 1971. p. 22. Retrieved 2 March 2023 – via Papers Past.
  2. ^ a b "Tourney to Lister". The Canberra Times. Vol. 50, no. 14, 243. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 December 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Third win to Lister". The Canberra Times. Vol. 49, no. 13, 933. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 December 1974. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Good 7 ahead – then crash". The Age. 10 December 1973. p. 24.
  5. ^ "NZ golf win to Lister by stroke". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 December 1972. p. 17.
  6. ^ "Heard has five-stroke win in NZ". The Age. 22 November 1971. p. 20.
  7. ^ "Australian wins NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 45, no. 12, 676. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 December 1970. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Nagle wins by two shots". The Age. 8 December 1969. p. 21.