Air New Zealand Shell Open

The Air New Zealand Shell Open was a golf tournament held in New Zealand between 1975 and 1994. The event was the New Zealand Airlines Classic in 1975 and 1976 and the New Zealand Airlines Open in 1977. Titirangi Golf Club hosted all the tournaments from 1977 to 1991 except in 1979.

The event was played at four different venues during its run. It was staged at The Grange , Titirangi, Royal Wellington and Russley between 1975-1994.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref
Air New Zealand Shell Open
1994	Shane Robinson	Australia	The Grange	274	−6	1 stroke	David McKenzie	[1]
1993	Terry Price	Australia	The Grange	277	−3	1 stroke	Michael Campbell Brad Faxon Wayne Riley	[2]
1992	Nick Price	Zimbabwe	The Grange	271	−9	Playoff	Lucas Parsons	[3]
1991	John Morse	United States	Titirangi	273	−7	3 strokes	Nandasena Perera	[4]
1990	Wayne Riley	Australia	Titirangi	268	−12	7 strokes	Frank Nobilo
1989	Don Bies	United States	Titirangi	275	−5	4 strokes	Brad Andrews Glenn Joyner	[5]
1988	Terry Gale (2)	Australia	Titirangi	271	−9	4 strokes	Hale Irwin Ossie Moore Jeff Woodland	[6]
1987	Mike Colandro	United States	Titirangi	270	−10	1 stroke	Rodger Davis	[7]
1986	Rodger Davis	Australia	Titirangi	267	−13	3 strokes	Bob Shearer Curtis Strange	[8]
1985	D. A. Weibring	United States	Titirangi	264	−16	1 stroke	Rodger Davis	[9]
1984	Brian Jones	Australia	Titirangi	266	−14	2 strokes	Wayne Grady	[10]
1983	Bruce Devlin	Australia	Titirangi	200	−10	1 stroke	Bobby Clampett	[11]
1982	Terry Gale	Australia	Titirangi	273	−7	Playoff	Wayne Grady	[12]
1981	Bob Shearer	Australia	Titirangi	265	−15	8 strokes	Graham Marsh	[13]
1980	Eamonn Darcy	Ireland	Titirangi	268	−12	2 strokes	Lanny Wadkins	[14]
1979	David Graham	Australia	Royal Wellington	279	−5	8 strokes	Rodger Davis	[15]
1978	Bob Charles	New Zealand	Titirangi	273	−7	5 strokes	Graham Marsh	[16]
New Zealand Airlines Open
1977	David Good	Australia	Titirangi	278	−2	Playoff	Bill Dunk	[17]
New Zealand Airlines Classic
1976	Bob Shearer	Australia	Russley	271	−21	9 strokes	Bill Brask John Lister	[18]
1975	Bill Brask	United States	The Grange	276	−8	1 stroke	Peter Thomson	[19]

In 1992 Price won the playoff at the second extra hole. In 1983 the tournament was reduced to 54 holes after the third round was abandoned because of heavy rain. In 1982 Gale won the playoff at the second extra hole. In 1977 Good won at the first extra hole.

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