The Wiseman's Tournament was a golf tournament held irregularly in Auckland, New Zealand from 1952 to 1964. From 1963 the event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.
Tournament information | |
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Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
Established | 1952 |
Course(s) | Chamberlain Park Golf Club |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | New Zealand Golf Circuit |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | £NZ2,000 |
Month played | August |
Final year | 1964 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 275 Bill Dunk (1964) |
To par | −13 as above |
Final champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in New Zealand |
Winners
editYear | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
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1964 | Bill Dunk | 275 | −13 | 3 strokes | Len Thomas | Chamberlain Park | [1] |
1963 | Kel Nagle | 281 | −7 | 2 strokes | Ted Ball | Chamberlain Park | [2] |
1959–1962: No tournament | |||||||
1958 | Harold Henning | 278 | −10 | 5 strokes | Gary Player Peter Thomson |
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1956–57: No tournament | |||||||
1955 | Peter Thomson | 281 | 7 strokes | Stuart Jones (a) | [4] | ||
1953–54: No tournament | |||||||
1952 | Dai Rees | 281 | 4 strokes | Harry Weetman | Titirangi | [5] |
References
edit- ^ "Dunk's Record 63 for N.Z. Golf Win". The Age. 7 December 1964. p. 24.
- ^ "N.Z. Golf Win to Kel Nagle". The Age. 2 September 1963. p. 19.
- ^ "Henning's dashing golf win". The Sun-Herald. 5 October 1958. p. 54.
- ^ "Peter Thomson Wins N.Z. golf". The Age. 3 October 1955. p. 15.
- ^ "Dai Rees Wins Big N.Z. golf". The Age. 7 April 1952. p. 16.