City of Auckland Classic

The City of Auckland Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1971 to 1976. The event was hosted by The Grange Golf Club in Auckland. The 1975 New Zealand Airlines Classic was played at The Grange and the City of Auckland Classic was not held.

City of Auckland Classic
Tournament information
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
Established1971
Course(s)The Grange Golf Club
Par71
FormatStroke play
Final year1976
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Tom Kite (1974)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
John Lister

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner-upRef
1976John Lister New Zealand273−114 strokes Vaughan Somers[1]
1975: No tournament
1974Tom Kite United States268−167 strokes Stewart Ginn[2]
1973Bob Charles New Zealand206−71 stroke Walter Godfrey[3]
1972Jack Newton Australia277−71 stroke Bob Tuohy[4]
1971Guy Wolstenholme England275−93 strokes Frank Phillips[5]

The 1973 event was reduced to 54 holes after the first day was abandoned because of rain.[6]

References

  1. "Auckland classic". The Canberra Times. 51 (14, 556). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 December 1976. p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "American wins title". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 18 November 1974. p. 21. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "NZ golf". The Canberra Times. 48 (13, 597). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 November 1973. p. 20. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Charge wins for Newton". The Age. 18 December 1972. p. 21.
  5. "Wolstenholme repels Charles' challenge". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 December 1971. p. 12. Retrieved 12 February 2020 via Trove.
  6. "Abandoned". The Canberra Times. 48 (13, 594). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 November 1973. p. 20. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
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