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New Zealand PGA Championship

New Zealand PGA Championship
Tournament information
LocationPegasus, New Zealand
Established1909
Course(s)Pegasus Golf and Sports Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia (since 1965)
Nationwide Tour (2002–09)
FormatStroke play (since 1965)
Match play (1920–64)
Prize fundNZ$150,000
Month playedMarch
Current champion
New Zealand Kazuma Kobori (a)
Pegasus G&SC is located in New Zealand
Pegasus G&SC
Pegasus G&SC
Location in New Zealand

The New Zealand PGA Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the SEC NZ PGA Championship. It has been played since 1909, with some gap periods. It was originally a match play event and switched to stroke play in 1965. Major championship winners who have claimed the New Zealand PGA title include Sir Bob Charles, Peter Thomson, Kel Nagle, and Tony Jacklin. The event is also notable for Jumbo Ozaki's lone international win.

Sponsorship problems caused the tournament to be terminated after the 1987 event. In 2002, a PGA Tour of Australasia and U.S.-based Nationwide Tour co-sanctioned event, called the Holden Clearwater Classic was started at the Clearwater Resort in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was played again in 2003 and in 2004 the event resumed the name New Zealand PGA Championship.[1][2] Co-sanctioning with the Nationwide Tour ended after 2009.

Winners

[3][4]

Year Tour Winner Country Venue Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
2020: No tournament
SEC NZ PGA Championship
2019 ANZ Kazuma Kobori (a) New Zealand Pegasus 267 −21 4 strokes New Zealand David Smail
Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship
2018 ANZ Ben Campbell New Zealand Manawatu 266 −18 2 strokes Australia Ashley Hall
Australia Deyen Lawson
Lawnmaster Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship
2017 ANZ Jarryd Felton Australia Manawatu 270 −14 Playoff New Zealand Ben Campbell
Australia Josh Younger
Holden New Zealand PGA Championship
2016 ANZ Brad Kennedy Australia Remuera 266 −22 2 strokes Australia Neven Basic
New Zealand Josh Geary
2015 ANZ Matthew Millar Australia Remuera 270 −18 3 strokes Australia Geoff Drakeford
New Zealand Josh Geary
Australia Kristopher Mueck
New Zealand PGA Championship
2014: No tournament
2013 ANZ Michael Hendry New Zealand The Hills 269 −19 Playoff Australia Scott Strange
New Zealand PGA Pro-Am Championship
2012 ANZ Michael Hendry New Zealand The Hills 272 −16 2 strokes New Zealand Mark Brown
Australia Andrew Martin
New Zealand PGA hosted by Christchurch
2011: No tournament
2010 ANZ Mitchell Brown Australia Clearwater 281 −7 Playoff Australia Ashley Hall
HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship
2009 ANZ, NAT Steven Alker New Zealand Clearwater 273 −15 2 strokes New Zealand Josh Geary
New Zealand David Smail
2008 ANZ, NAT Darron Stiles[a] United States Clearwater 134 −10 1 stroke New Zealand David Smail
2007 ANZ, NAT Nicholas Thompson[a] United States Clearwater 280 −8 Playoff Canada David Morland IV
ING New Zealand PGA Championship
2006 ANZ, NAT Jim Rutledge[a] Canada Clearwater 279 −9 1 stroke Australia Jarrod Lyle[a]
Australia Brett Rumford
2005 ANZ, NAT Peter O'Malley Australia Clearwater 274 −14 Playoff Australia Steven Bowditch[a]
New Zealand PGA Championship
2004 ANZ, NAT Gavin Coles[a] Australia Clearwater 282 −6 3 strokes Australia Bradley Hughes[a]
Australia Brendan Jones[a]
United States Bill Lunde
Clearwater Classic
2003 ANZ, NAT Ryan Palmer[a] United States Clearwater 271 −17 3 strokes Australia Andre Stolz[a]
Holden Clearwater Classic
2002 ANZ, NAT Peter O'Malley Australia Clearwater 271 −17 5 strokes United States Brad Ott
1988–2001: No tournament
1987 Frank Nobilo New Zealand
1986: No tournament
Nissan-Mobil New Zealand PGA Championship
1985 ANZ Frank Nobilo New Zealand Mount Maunganui 280 −8 2 strokes Australia Brett Ogle [5]
New Zealand PGA Championship
1984 ANZ Greg Turner New Zealand Mount Maunganui 282 −6 3 strokes Australia Frank Nobilo [6]
1983 ANZ Graham Marsh Australia Mount Maunganui 277 −11 2 strokes Australia Vaughan Somers [7]
1982 ANZ Stuart Reese New Zealand Mount Maunganui 277 −11 1 stroke Australia Jack Newton [8]
1981
(Nov)		 ANZ Terry Gale Australia 269 −11 Playoff New Zealand Bob Charles [9]
1981
(Jan)		 ANZ Brian Jones Australia 280 −4 Playoff New Zealand Dennis Clark
New Zealand John Lister		 [10]
1980 ANZ Bob Charles New Zealand 261 −19 6 strokes Australia Rodger Davis [11]
1979 ANZ Bob Charles New Zealand Mount Maunganui 277 −7 3 strokes England Guy Wolstenholme [12]
1978 ANZ Simon Owen New Zealand 274 −6 1 stroke England Guy Wolstenholme [13]
1977 ANZ John Lister New Zealand Mount Maunganui 274 −10 1 stroke New Zealand Bob Charles
England John Downie		 [14]
1976 ANZ John Lister New Zealand 263 −17 Playoff United States Bill Brask [15]
1975 ANZ Kel Nagle Australia Mount Maunganui 267 −17 5 strokes Australia Lindsay Sharp [16]
1974 ANZ Kel Nagle Australia 264 −16 2 strokes New Zealand Walter Godfrey [17]
1973 Kel Nagle Australia Mount Maunganui 275 −9 4 strokes New Zealand John Carter [18]
1972 Masashi Ozaki Japan Mount Maunganui 269 −15 7 strokes New Zealand Bob Charles
Japan Takashi Murakami		 [19]
1971 John Lister New Zealand Mount Maunganui 262 −30 8 strokes Australia Vic Bennetts
Australia Graham Marsh		 [20]
1970 Kel Nagle Australia Mount Maunganui 268 −24 3 strokes New Zealand John Lister [21]
1969 Terry Kendall New Zealand Mount Maunganui 274 −18 1 stroke New Zealand Bob Charles
New Zealand John Lister		 [22]
1968 Bob Shaw Australia Mount Maunganui 278 −14 1 stroke New Zealand Walter Godfrey
Australia Bob Stanton		 [23]
1967 Tony Jacklin England Mount Maunganui 274 −18 Playoff Netherlands Martin Roesink [24]
1966 Ross Newdick New Zealand Mount Maunganui 280 −12 1 stroke Australia Barry Coxon [25]
1965 Barry Coxon Australia Mount Maunganui 209 −4 2 strokes Australia Bob Tuohy [26]
1964 No tournament

Match play era winners

Year Winner Country Venue Margin Runner-up Ref
1963 Bob Tuohy Australia Wanganui 6 & 5 New Zealand Walter Godfrey [27]
1962 Ernie Southerden New Zealand Titirangi 1 up New Zealand Frank Buckler [28]
1961 Bob Charles New Zealand New Plymouth 10 & 9 New Zealand Joe Paterson [29]
1960 Kel Nagle Australia Invergarcill 5 & 4 New Zealand Bob Charles [30]
1959 Ernie Southerden New Zealand Paraparaumu Beach 37 holes New Zealand Michael Busk [31]
1958 Kel Nagle Australia Hamilton 6 & 5 New Zealand John Kelly [32]
1957 Kel Nagle Australia Manawatu 2 & 1 New Zealand Alex Murray [33]
1956 John Kelly New Zealand Christchurch 1 up New Zealand Ernie Southerden [34]
1955 Frank Phillips Australia Auckland 1 up Australia Bruce Crampton [35]
1954 Bruce Crampton Australia Wellington 2 & 1 New Zealand Jimmy Tunnell [36]
1953 Peter Thomson Australia Otago 9 & 7 New Zealand Alex Murray [37]
1952 George Hudson New Zealand Wanganui 1 up New Zealand Jimmy Tunnell [38]
1951 Bob Jackson New Zealand Titirangi 5 & 3 New Zealand Alex Murray [39]
1950 Ernie Southerden New Zealand Christchurch 1 up New Zealand Alex Murray [40]
1949 Bob Glading New Zealand Hastings 2 up New Zealand Jim Galloway [41]
1948 Alex Murray New Zealand Otago 1 up New Zealand Andrew Shaw [42]
1947 Alex Murray New Zealand New Plymouth 7 & 6 New Zealand Alf Guy [43]
1946 Andrew Shaw New Zealand Manawatu 6 & 5 New Zealand Alex Murray [44]
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939 Alex Murray New Zealand Miramar 8 & 6 New Zealand Tom Galloway [45]
1938 Norman Fuller New Zealand Otago 4 & 3 New Zealand Alf Guy [46]
1937 Ted Douglas Scotland Hamilton 3 & 2 New Zealand Basil Smith, Jr. [47]
1936 Charlie Clements New Zealand New Plymouth 3 & 2 New Zealand Andrew Shaw [48]
1935 Alex Murray New Zealand Christchurch 2 & 1 New Zealand Andrew Shaw [49]
1934 Andrew Shaw New Zealand Wanganui 1 up Scotland Ted Douglas [50]
1933 Andrew Shaw New Zealand Titirangi 6 & 5 New Zealand Aubrey Dyke [51]
1932 Andrew Shaw New Zealand Wellington 4 & 3 Scotland Ted Douglas [52]
1931 Andrew Shaw New Zealand Christchurch 12 & 10 New Zealand James Forrest [53]
1930 Fred Rutter New Zealand Manawatu 6 & 4 New Zealand Jock McIntosh [54]
1929 Andrew Shaw New Zealand Wanganui 2 & 1 New Zealand Ernie Moss [55]
1928 Andrew Shaw New Zealand Otago 6 & 5 New Zealand Jock McIntosh [56]
1927 Jock McIntosh New Zealand Hamilton 5 & 4 New Zealand Reg Butters [57]
1926 Jock McIntosh New Zealand Miramar 9 & 7 New Zealand Andrew Shaw [58]
1925 Ernie Moss New Zealand Christchurch 4 & 3 New Zealand Harry Blair [59]
1924 Ernie Moss New Zealand Auckland 5 & 3 New Zealand Jock McIntosh [60]
1923 Ernie Moss New Zealand Wanganui 4 & 2 New Zealand Arthur Brooks [61]
1922 Arthur Ham England Manawatu 2 & 1 New Zealand Andrew Shaw [62]
1921 Ted Douglas Scotland Christchurch 2 up New Zealand Ernie Moss [63]
1920 Joe Kirkwood, Sr. Australia Hamilton 3 & 2 Australia Arthur East [64]
1919 Willie McEwan Scotland Napier 4 & 3 New Zealand Reg Butters [65]
1915–1918: No tournament due to World War I
1914 Ted Douglas Scotland Auckland 1 up Scotland Willie McEwan [66]
1913 W Iles Australia Otago 1 up New Zealand Joe Clements [67]
1912 Reg Butters New Zealand Wellington 4 & 2 Scotland W B Simpson [68]
1911 Joe Clements New Zealand Wanganui 3 & 2 Scotland Willie McEwan [69]
1910 James Herd Scotland Christchurch 6 & 5 New Zealand Joe Clements [70]
1909 Joe Clements New Zealand Auckland 3 & 2 Scotland Fred Hood [71]

The finals from 1909 to 1920 were played over 18 holes, except 1911.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Player graduated to the PGA Tour via the final Nationwide Tour money list.

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