Caltex Tournament

The Caltex Tournament was a golf tournament held at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club in Paraparaumu, New Zealand from 1955 to 1972. Bob Charles and Peter Thomson each won the event five times, while Kel Nagle won it four times and Dave Thomas won it twice. There were no playoffs and three of the tournaments ended in a tie.

Caltex Tournament
Tournament information
LocationParaparaumu, New Zealand
Established1955
Course(s)Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club
FormatStroke play
Final year1972
Final champion
Bill Dunk

Winners
YearWinnerCountryScoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upRef
1955Peter Thomson Australia2833 strokes Kel Nagle[1]
1956Bryan Silk (a) New Zealand2991 stroke Ernie Southerden[2]
1957Dave Thomas Wales2953 strokes Peter Thomson[3]
1958Dave Thomas Wales2904 strokes Gary Player[4]
1959Peter Thomson Australia2785 strokes Ángel Miguel[5]
1960Kel Nagle Australia2778 strokes Peter Thomson[6]
1961Bob Charles New Zealand2894 strokes Kel Nagle[7]
1962Bob Charles New Zealand2775 strokes Kel Nagle[8]
1963Bruce Devlin Australia2743 strokes Darrell Welch[9]
1964Kel Nagle Australia2851 stroke John Sullivan[10]
1965Peter Thomson Australia2822 strokes Cedric Amm
John Sullivan		[11]
1966Kel Nagle
Peter Thomson		 Australia
 Australia		276Tied[12]
1967Bob Charles
Peter Thomson		 New Zealand
 Australia		278Tied[13]
1968Bob Charles New Zealand19710 strokes Tony Mangan
Randall Vines		[14]
1969Kel Nagle Australia2757 strokes Bill Dunk
John Lister		[15]
1970Maurice Bembridge
Terry Kendall		 England
 New Zealand		286Tied[16]
1971Bob Charles New Zealand2742 strokes Guy Wolstenholme[17]
1972Bill Dunk Australia2733 strokes Jack Newton[18]

The 1968 event was reduced to 54 holes because of bad weather.

References
  1. "Thomson Again". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 October 1955. p. 14.
  2. "Amateur Wins Caltex Golf". The Age. 8 October 1956. p. 16.
  3. "N. Zealand Tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1957. p. 11.
  4. "Thoms Wins golf in N.Z." The Age. 13 October 1958. p. 19.
  5. "Thomson Wins Again in N.Z." The Age. 14 December 1959. p. 19.
  6. "Kel Nagle's N.Z. Golf Win". The Age. 14 November 1960. p. 20.
  7. "N.Z. Golf to Bob Charles". The Age. 9 October 1961. p. 16.
  8. "N.Z. Golf to Bob Charles". The Age. 22 October 1962. p. 18.
  9. "N.Z. Golf to Bruce Devlin". The Age. 23 September 1963. p. 21.
  10. "Nagle's Scores in N.Z. Golf". The Age. 30 November 1964. p. 23.
  11. "Third in Row for Thomson". The Age. 30 November 1965. p. 22.
  12. "Nagle, Thomson tie in NZ". The Canberra Times. 41 (11564). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 December 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 2 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. "Thomson ties with Charles". The Age. 27 November 1967. p. 29.
  14. "Final 62 wins for Charles". The Age. 9 December 1968. p. 22.
  15. "Nagle's third win in row". The Age. 15 December 1969. p. 22.
  16. "Two tie in NZ". The Age. 23 November 1970. p. 25.
  17. "Charles wins by 2 shots". The Age. 13 December 1971. p. 21.
  18. "Happy 34th for Dunk". The Age. 11 December 1972. p. 22.
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