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Wills Masters

This article is about the Australian golf tournament. For the New Zealand golf tournament, see New Zealand Wills Masters.

The Wills Masters was a golf tournament held in Australia and played annually from 1963 to 1975. The Wills Classic had been held in Australia from 1960 and 1962. Total prize money from 1963 to 1965 was A£4,000. In 1966 and 1967 it was A$8,000 increasing to A$10,000 in 1968, A$20,000 from 1969 to 1971, A$25,000 in 1972 and A$35,000 from 1973 to 1975. The sponsor was W.D. & H.O. Wills, a cigarette manufacturer.

Wills Masters
Tournament information
LocationAustralia
Established1963
Final year1975
Final champion
David Graham

Winners

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Year Winner Country Venue Score Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share		 Ref
1963 Arnold Palmer   United States The Lakes Golf Club 285 2 strokes   Jack Nicklaus A£1,000 [1]
1964 Cobie Legrange   South Africa Victoria Golf Club 277 3 strokes   Bruce Devlin
  Jack Nicklaus		 [2]
1965 Bruce Devlin   Australia The Australian Golf Club 286 1 stroke   Peter Thomson [3]
1966 Kel Nagle   Australia Victoria Golf Club 278 2 strokes   Roberto De Vicenzo A$2,000 [4]
1967 Alan Murray   Australia The Australian Golf Club 290 Playoff   Roberto De Vicenzo [5]
1968 Gary Player   South Africa Manly Golf Club 277 Playoff   Peter Townsend [6]
1969 George Knudson   Canada Victoria Golf Club 279 2 strokes   Bob Stanton
  Peter Thomson		 [7]
1970 Brian Barnes   Scotland The Australian Golf Club 288 1 stroke   Wally Gale
  George Knudson
  Guy Wolstenholme		 A$3,300 [8]
1971 Bruce Crampton   Australia Victoria Golf Club 281 3 strokes   Maurice Bembridge [9]
1972 Bob Murphy   United States The Australian Golf Club 278 3 strokes   Sukree Onsham A$3,800 [10]
1973 Ted Ball   Australia Victoria Golf Club 282 2 strokes   Jerry Heard A$7,000 [11]
1974 Ted Ball (2)   Australia The Australian Golf Club 281 2 strokes   Gary Player
  Ian Stanley		 A$7,000 [12]
1975 David Graham   Australia Victoria Golf Club 282 2 strokes   Rob McNaughton A$7,000 [13]

In 1967 Murray won at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. In 1968 Player won at the second extra hole.

References

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  1. ^ "Palmer Takes Wills Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 10, 690. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 November 1963. p. 24. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Legrange wins Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 10, 986. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 October 1964. p. 14. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Last round fight-back wins Wills for Devlin". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 307. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 November 1965. p. 16. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Birdies give Kel Nagle victory in Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 516. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 October 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Wills victory to Murray in play-off". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11, 826. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 October 1967. p. 16. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Gary Player wins play-off". The Canberra Times. Vol. 43, no. 12, 154. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 November 1968. p. 14. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Knudson beat the heat for golf win". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 446. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 October 1969. p. 16. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Wills Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 45, no. 12, 725. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 October 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Wills Masters victory to Crampton". The Canberra Times. Vol. 46, no. 12, 950. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 October 1971. p. 14. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Bob Murphy wins Wills Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13, 261. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 October 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Ted Ball wins Wills Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 572. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 October 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "Ted Ball takes Wills Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 49, no. 13, 897. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 October 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "Wills Masters Graham wins classic by two strokes". The Canberra Times. Vol. 50, no. 14, 208. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 October 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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