New Zealand Open

The New Zealand Amateur Championship had been played since 1893 and at the 1906 championship meeting in Christchurch it was decided to hold a 36-hole Open Championship at the championship meeting in 1907, "open to any professional or amateur in any part of the world" with prizes of £25 and £10 for the leading professionals.[2] The 1907 championship meeting was held at Napier Golf Club. The first round of the Open was played on the morning of 10 September, the amateurs also competing in a club team event. The professional David Hood and amateur J. Carne Bidwell led with rounds of 80.[3] A handicap event was held on the following day and the second round of the Open was played on the morning of 12 September. The amateur Arthur Duncan had a second round of 76 to win with a score of 159, seven ahead of J. Carne Bidwell. The Scottish professional, Jack McLaren, finished third on 167 with David Hood fourth on 168. McLaren and Hood took the cash prizes of £25 and £10.[4][5]

In 1908 the tournament was extended to 72 holes, and was won by Joe Clements, the first notable New Zealand-born professional golfer. There were no Opens from 1915 to 1918 due to World War I and the championship was again cancelled from 1940 to 1945 due to World War II.

In early 1923, G. Brodie Breeze, a golf club maker in Glasgow offered a trophy for the event, an offer that was accepted by the New Zealand Golf Association.[6] The trophy was first presented to the 1923 winner, Arthur Brooks, and is held "from year to year" by the winner of the Open.[7] The Jellicoe Cup was presented by Viscount Jellicoe, the second Governor-General of New Zealand, in 1924 and is awarded for the lowest round in the championship.[8] The Bledisloe Cup was presented by Lord Bledisloe, the fourth Governor-General, in 1934 and is awarded to the leading amateur.

In 1954 Bob Charles, who was later to become the only New Zealander to win a major championship in the 20th century, won as an 18-year-old amateur. He won again in 1966, 1971 and 1973, as a professional, and he and the two Australian major champions Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle dominated the event from the early 1950s to the mid-1970s. Other well known winners have included the American Corey Pavin in 1984 and 1985, and Michael Campbell in 2000. Campbell joined Charles as a major champion when he won the 2005 U.S. Open.

In 2002 Tiger Woods took part as a thank you to his New Zealand caddie Steve Williams, but he did not win. His participation caused some controversy when ticket prices were raised sharply that year.[9]

The New Zealand Open is a PGA Tour of Australasia tournament, and in 2005 was co-sanctioned for the first time by the European Tour, which led to a doubling of the prize fund to 1.5 million New Zealand Dollars. The European Tour had co-sanctioned PGA Tour of Australasia events before, but they had all been in Australia, making this the tour's first ever visit to New Zealand. In 2006 the event was moved to November, taking its place on the European Tour schedule for the following calendar year. The 2007 event was the last to be co-sanctioned by the European Tour, and with the tournament being rescheduled to March, there was also no New Zealand Open on the 2008 Australasian Tour. The 2009 and 2010 tournaments were also co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour of the PGA Tour. From 2011 to 2017 it was solely sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia while since 2018 it has been co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour. Since 2014 it has also been run in partnership with the Japan Golf Tour, an arrangement whereby a number of golfers from that tour compete in the event, although it is not an official event on the Japanese tour.

Since 2014 the Championship has been a pro-am event. A professional field of 156 play with an amateur partner for the first two rounds, alternately at The Hills and Millbrook Resort before the second round cut of 60 and ties. From 2014 to 2016 and in 2019 the final two rounds of the championship were played at The Hills. In 2017, 2018 and 2020 they were played at Millbrook Resort. The New Zealand Pro-Am Championship runs alongside the main tournament in a best-ball format. After a second round cut, the top 40 pro-am pairs progress to the third round, with a further cut to the top 10 pairs who play in the final round.

Since 2014 the first two rounds have been played on two different courses, everyone playing one round on each course. After the cut, one of the courses is then used for the final two rounds. The number in brackets refers to the occasions where the course was just used for the first two rounds.

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Year	Tour[lower-alpha 1]	Winner	Country	Venue(s)	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
New Zealand Open presented by Sky Sport
2020	ANZ, ASA	Brad Kennedy (2)	Australia	Millbrook/The Hills	264	−21	2 strokes	Lucas Herbert
New Zealand Open
2019	ANZ, ASA	Zach Murray	Australia	The Hills/Millbrook	266	−21	2 strokes	Josh Geary Ashley Hall
ISPS Handa New Zealand Open
2018	ANZ, ASA	Daniel Nisbet	Australia	Millbrook/The Hills	258	−27	2 strokes	Terry Pilkadaris
2017	ANZ	Michael Hendry	New Zealand	Millbrook/The Hills	266	−19	Playoff[lower-alpha 2]	Ben Campbell Brad Kennedy
BMW ISPS Handa New Zealand Open
2016	ANZ	Matthew Griffin	Australia	The Hills/Millbrook	267	−20	1 stroke	Hideto Tanihara
BMW New Zealand Open
2015	ANZ	Jordan Zunic	Australia	The Hills/Millbrook	266	−21	1 stroke	David Bransdon
New Zealand Open
2014	ANZ	Dimitrios Papadatos	Australia	The Hills/Millbrook	270	−18	4 strokes	Mark Brown
BMW New Zealand Open
2013	No tournament (moved from November to February/March)
2012	ANZ	Jake Higginbottom (a)	Australia	Clearwater	281	−7	1 stroke	Jason Norris Peter Wilson
2011	ANZ	Brad Kennedy	Australia	Clearwater	281	−7	Playoff[lower-alpha 3]	Craig Parry
Michael Hill New Zealand Open
2010	ANZ, NWT	Bobby Gates	United States	The Hills	274	−14	1 stroke	Andrew Dodt
2009	ANZ, NWT	Alex Prugh	United States	The Hills	269	−19	3 strokes	Martin Piller
2008	No tournament (moved from November/December to March)
2007	ANZ, EUR	Richard Finch	England	The Hills	274	−14	3 strokes	Steven Bowditch Paul Sheehan
Blue Chip New Zealand Open
2006	ANZ, EUR	Nathan Green	Australia	Gulf Harbour	279	−5	2 strokes	Michael Campbell Nick Dougherty Marcus Fraser Jarrod Moseley Wade Ormsby Brett Rumford
Holden New Zealand Open
2005	ANZ, EUR	Niclas Fasth	Sweden	Gulf Harbour	266	−22	Playoff[lower-alpha 4]	Miles Tunnicliff
2004	ANZ	Terry Price	Australia	The Grange	271	−9	1 stroke	Brad Heaven (a)
2003	ANZ	Mahal Pearce	New Zealand	Auckland	278	−10	2 strokes	Brett Rumford
TelstraSaturn Hyundai New Zealand Open
2002	ANZ	Craig Parry	Australia	Paraparaumu Beach	273	−11	1 stroke	Steven Alker Michael Campbell Stephen Leaney
New Zealand Open
2001	ANZ	David Smail	New Zealand	The Grange	273	−7	2 strokes	Steven Alker Michael Campbell Roger Chapman Nathan Gatehouse
Crown Lager New Zealand Open
2000	ANZ	Michael Campbell	New Zealand	Paraparaumu Beach	269	−15	Playoff[lower-alpha 5]	Craig Perks
New Zealand Open
1999	No tournament (moved from December to January)
1998	ANZ	Matthew Lane	New Zealand	Formosa	279	−9	3 strokes	Rod Pampling
AMP Air New Zealand Open
1997	ANZ	Greg Turner (2)	New Zealand	Auckland	278	−10	7 strokes	Andrew Coltart Jean-Louis Guepy Lucas Parsons
1996	ANZ	Michael Long	New Zealand	Paraparaumu Beach	275	−9	4 strokes	Peter O'Malley
1995 (Dec)	ANZ	Peter O'Malley	Australia	The Grange	272	−8	3 strokes	Scott Hoch
1995 (Jan)	ANZ	Lucas Parsons	Australia	Wellington	282	−6	1 stroke	Michael Clayton
AMP New Zealand Open
1994	ANZ	Craig Jones	Australia	Remuera	277	−7	1 stroke	Frank Nobilo
1993	ANZ	Peter Fowler	Australia	Paraparaumu Beach	274	−10	2 strokes	Elliot Boult
1992	ANZ	Grant Waite	New Zealand	Paraparaumu Beach	268	−16	2 strokes	Peter Fowler Grant Kenny
1991	ANZ	Rodger Davis (2)	Australia	Paraparaumu Beach	273	−11	2 strokes	Frank Nobilo
1990	No tournament (moved from November to March)
1989	ANZ	Greg Turner	New Zealand	Paraparaumu Beach	277	−7	6 strokes	Richard Gilkey
Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open
1988	ANZ	Ian Stanley	Australia	Paraparaumu Beach	273	−11	3 strokes	Michael Clayton
1987	ANZ	Ronan Rafferty	Northern Ireland	Wellington	279	−9	Playoff[lower-alpha 6]	Larry Nelson
1986	ANZ	Rodger Davis	Australia	The Grange	262	−18	8 strokes	Bob Shearer
New Zealand Open
1985	ANZ	Corey Pavin (2)	United States	Russley	277	−15	4 strokes	Jeff Senior
1984	ANZ	Corey Pavin	United States	Paraparaumu Beach	269	−19	4 strokes	Terry Gale
1983	ANZ	Ian Baker-Finch	Australia	Auckland	280	E	3 strokes	Stuart Reese
1982	ANZ	Terry Gale	Australia	Christchurch	284	−4	2 strokes	Bob Charles
1981	ANZ	Bob Shearer (2)	Australia	Wellington	285	−3	3 strokes	Terry Gale
1980	ANZ	Buddy Allin	United States	New Plymouth	274	−14	1 stroke	Eamonn Darcy
1979	ANZ	Stewart Ginn	Australia	St Clair	278	−6	3 strokes	Simon Owen
1978	ANZ	Bob Shearer	Australia	Wanganui	277	−3	1 stroke	Brian Barnes
1977	ANZ	Bob Byman	United States	Auckland	290	+6	1 stroke	Terry Gale
1976	ANZ	Simon Owen	New Zealand	Wellington	284	−8	7 strokes	Doug McClelland
1975	ANZ	Bill Dunk (2)	Australia	Hamilton	272	−16	4 strokes	Bill Brask Bruce Fleisher
1974	ANZ	Bob Gilder	United States	Christchurch	283	−5	Playoff[lower-alpha 7]	Bob Charles Jack Newton
1973	ANZ	Bob Charles (4)	New Zealand	Manawatu	283	−5	4 strokes	Ian Stanley
1972		Bill Dunk	Australia	Paraparaumu Beach	279	−5	1 stroke	Maurice Bembridge
1971		Peter Thomson (9)	Australia	Otago	276	−8	2 strokes	Maurice Bembridge
1970		Bob Charles (3)	New Zealand	The Grange	271	−13	1 stroke	Graham Marsh
1969		Kel Nagle (7)	Australia	Wanganui	273	−7	2 strokes	John Lister
1968		Kel Nagle (6)	Australia	Christchurch	272	−8	7 strokes	Frank Phillips
1967		Kel Nagle (5)	Australia	Hamilton	275	−9	4 strokes	Ted Ball
1966		Bob Charles (2)	New Zealand	Paraparaumu Beach	273	−19	13 strokes	Guy Wolstenholme
1965		Peter Thomson (8)	Australia	Auckland	278	−2	8 strokes	Bob Charles Kel Nagle
1964		Kel Nagle (4)	Australia	Christchurch	266	−26	12 strokes	Frank Phillips
1963		Bruce Devlin	Australia	Wanganui	273	−11	1 stroke	Peter Thomson
1962		Kel Nagle (3)	Australia	Titirangi	281		2 strokes	Walter Godfrey (a)
1961		Peter Thomson (7)	Australia	New Plymouth	267		9 strokes	Kel Nagle
1960		Peter Thomson (6)	Australia	Invercargill	281	−3	1 stroke	Kel Nagle
1959		Peter Thomson (5)	Australia	Paraparaumu Beach	287	−5	Playoff[lower-alpha 8]	Kel Nagle
1958		Kel Nagle (2)	Australia	Hamilton	278		2 strokes	Peter Thomson
1957		Kel Nagle	Australia	Manawatu	294		4 strokes	Peter Thomson
1956		Harry Berwick (a)	Australia	Christchurch	292		2 strokes	Bob Charles
1955		Peter Thomson (4)	Australia	Auckland	280	−8	10 strokes	Kel Nagle
1954		Bob Charles (a)	New Zealand	Wellington	280		2 strokes	Bruce Crampton
1953		Peter Thomson (3)	Australia	Otago	295	+7	5 strokes	Frank Buckler
1952		Alex Murray (3)	New Zealand	Wanganui	293		1 stroke	Harry Berwick (a)
1951		Peter Thomson (2)	Australia	Titirangi	288		4 strokes	Frank Buckler Tim Woon (a)
1950		Peter Thomson	Australia	Christchurch	280		9 strokes	Alf Guy
1949		Jim Galloway	New Zealand	Hastings	283		1 stroke	Bob Glading L B Johnston (a)
1948		Alex Murray (2)	New Zealand	Otago	294		1 stroke	Bryan Silk (a)
1947		Bob Glading (2)	New Zealand	New Plymouth	291		3 strokes	Alex Murray
1946		Bob Glading (a)	New Zealand	Manawatu	306		Playoff	Norman Fuller
1940–45: No tournament due to World War II
1939		John Hornabrook (a) (2)	New Zealand	Miramar	291		3 strokes	Alex Murray
1938		Bobby Locke	South Africa	Otago	288		3 strokes	Andrew Shaw Basil Smith, Jr.
1937		John Hornabrook (a)	New Zealand	Hamilton	299		Playoff[lower-alpha 9]	Ernie Moss Andrew Shaw
1936		Andrew Shaw (7)	New Zealand	New Plymouth	292		5 strokes	Tom Galloway Alf Guy
1935		Alex Murray	New Zealand	Christchurch	286		2 strokes	Andrew Shaw
1934		Andrew Shaw (6)	New Zealand	Wanganui	288		5 strokes	Norrie Bell
1933		Ernie Moss (3)	New Zealand	Titirangi	300		Playoff[lower-alpha 10]	Ted Douglas
1932		Andrew Shaw (5)	New Zealand	Wellington	289		5 strokes	Arthur Duncan (a)
1931		Andrew Shaw (4)	New Zealand	Christchurch	287		1 stroke	Ewen Macfarlane (a)
1930		Andrew Shaw (3)	New Zealand	Manawatu	284		18 strokes	D C Collins (a) Jock McIntosh Fred Rutter
1929		Andrew Shaw (2)	New Zealand	Wanganui	299		3 strokes	T H Horton (a)
1928		Sloan Morpeth (a)	New Zealand	Otago	303		2 strokes	Andrew Shaw
1927		Ernie Moss (2)	New Zealand	Hamilton	300		4 strokes	Norrie Bell (a) Andrew Shaw
1926		Andrew Shaw	New Zealand	Miramar	307		Playoff[lower-alpha 11]	Ernie Moss
1925		Ewen Macfarlane (a)	New Zealand	Christchurch	308		2 strokes	Jock McIntosh Andrew Shaw
1924		Ernie Moss	New Zealand	Auckland	301		10 strokes	Arthur Duncan (a)
1923		Arthur Brooks (2)	New Zealand	Wanganui	312		2 strokes	Jack Black (a) Joe Clements Arthur Duncan (a) Fred Hood
1922		Arthur Brooks	New Zealand	Manawatu	308		1 stroke	Jack Black (a)
1921		Ted Douglas (4)	Scotland	Christchurch	302		9 strokes	Ernie Moss
1920		Joe Kirkwood, Sr.	Australia	Hamilton	304		11 strokes	Arthur East Sloan Morpeth (a)
1919		Ted Douglas (3)	Scotland	Napier	327		Playoff[lower-alpha 12]	Sloan Morpeth (a)
1915–18: No tournament due to World War I
1914		Ted Douglas (2)	Scotland	Auckland	313		2 strokes	Arthur Duncan (a)
1913		Ted Douglas	Scotland	Otago	303		9 strokes	Reg Butters
1912		Joe Clements (3)	New Zealand	Wellington	322		3 strokes	Bernard Wood (a)
1911		Arthur Duncan (a) (3)	New Zealand	Wanganui	319		3 strokes	J C Johnson
1910		Arthur Duncan (a) (2)	New Zealand	Christchurch	295		11 strokes	Joe Clements
1909		Joe Clements (2)	New Zealand	Auckland	324		6 strokes	J Carne Bidwell (a)
1908		Joe Clements	New Zealand	Otago	335		1 stroke	David Hood
1907		Arthur Duncan (a)	New Zealand	Napier	159		7 strokes	J Carne Bidwell (a)

(a) denotes amateur

Notes

The Bledisloe Cup was presented by Lord Bledisloe, the fourth Governor-General, in 1934 and is awarded to the leading amateur.[13][14]

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