New Zealand PGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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Location | Palmerston North, New Zealand |
Established | 1920 |
Course(s) | Manawatu Golf Club |
Par | 71 |
Tour(s) |
PGA Tour of Australasia (since 1965) Nationwide Tour (2002–09) |
Format |
Stroke play (since 1965) Match play (1920–64) |
Prize fund | NZ$125,000 |
Month played | February |
Current champion | |
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The New Zealand PGA Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Lawnmaster Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship. It has been played since 1920, 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.
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.
The 2018 purse was NZ$125,000.
Winners
- Sole-sanctioned
Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship | |||||||
2018 | Ben Campbell | Manawatu | 266 | −18 | 2 strokes | ||
Lawnmaster Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship | |||||||
2017 | Jarryd Felton | Manawatu | 270 | −14 | Playoff | ||
Holden New Zealand PGA Championship | |||||||
2016 | Brad Kennedy | Remuera | 266 | −22 | 2 strokes | ||
2015 | Matthew Millar | Remuera | 270 | −18 | 3 strokes | ||
New Zealand PGA Championship | |||||||
2014 | No tournament | ||||||
2013 | Michael Hendry | The Hills | 269 | −19 | Playoff | ||
New Zealand PGA Pro-Am Championship | |||||||
2012 | Michael Hendry | The Hills | 272 | −16 | 2 strokes | ||
New Zealand PGA hosted by Christchurch | |||||||
2011 | No tournament | ||||||
2010 | Mitchell Brown | Clearwater | 281 | −7 | Playoff |
- Co-sanctioned with the Nationwide Tour
- Bolded golfers received promotion to the PGA Tour at the end of the Nationwide Tour season.
Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | |||||||
2009 | Steven Alker | Clearwater | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | ||
2008 | Darron Stiles | Clearwater | 134 | −10 | 1 stroke | ||
2007 | Nicholas Thompson | Clearwater | 280 | −8 | Playoff | ||
ING New Zealand PGA Championship | |||||||
2006 | Jim Rutledge | Clearwater | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | ||
2005 | Peter O'Malley | Clearwater | 274 | −14 | Playoff | ||
New Zealand PGA Championship | |||||||
2004 | Gavin Coles | Clearwater | 282 | −6 | 3 strokes | ||
Clearwater Classic | |||||||
2003 | Ryan Palmer | Clearwater | 271 | −17 | 3 strokes | ||
Holden Clearwater Classic | |||||||
2002 | Peter O'Malley | Clearwater | 271 | −17 | 5 strokes |
- Sole-sanctioned
New Zealand PGA Championship
- 1988-2001 No tournament
- 1987
Frank Nobilo - 1986 No tournament
- 1985
Frank Nobilo - 1984
Greg Turner - 1983
Graham Marsh - 1982
Stuart Reese - 1981 (Dec)
Terry Gale - 1981 (Jan)
Brian Jones - 1980
Bob Charles - 1979
Bob Charles - 1978
Simon Owen - 1977
John Lister - 1976
John Lister - 1975
Kel Nagle - 1974
Kel Nagle - 1973
Kel Nagle - 1972
Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki - 1971
John Lister - 1970
Kel Nagle - 1969
Terry Kendall - 1968
Bob Shaw - 1967
Tony Jacklin - 1966
Ross Newdick - 1965
Barry Coxon - 1964 No tournament
- 1963
Bob Tuohy - 1962
Ernie Southerden - 1961
Bob Charles - 1960
Kel Nagle - 1959
Ernie Southerden - 1958
Kel Nagle - 1957
Kel Nagle - 1956
John Kelly - 1955
Frank Phillips - 1954
Bruce Crampton - 1953
Peter Thomson - 1952
George Hudson - 1951
Bob Jackson - 1950
Ernie Southerden - 1949
Bob Glading - 1948
Alex Murray - 1947
Alex Murray - 1946
Andrew Shaw - 1940-45 No tournament due to World War II
- 1939
Alex Murray - 1938
Norman Fuller - 1937
Ted Douglas - 1936
Charlie Clements - 1935
Alex Murray - 1934
Andrew Shaw - 1933
Andrew Shaw - 1932
Andrew Shaw - 1931
Andrew Shaw - 1930
Fred Rutter - 1929
Andrew Shaw - 1928
Andrew Shaw - 1927
Jock McIntosh - 1926
Jock McIntosh - 1925
Ernie Moss - 1924
Ernie Moss - 1923
Ernie Moss - 1922
Arthur Ham - 1921
Ted Douglas - 1920
Joe Kirkwood, Sr.