New Zealand PGA Championship

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 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. The event is also notable for producing Jumbo Ozaki's lone international win.

New Zealand PGA Championship
Tournament information
LocationPegasus, New Zealand
Established1920
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
Kazuma Kobori (a)
Pegasus G&SC
Location in New Zealand

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]

Sole-sanctioned
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-up
SEC NZ PGA Championship
2019Kazuma Kobori (a) New ZealandPegasus267−214 strokes David Smail
Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship
2018Ben Campbell New ZealandManawatu266−182 strokes Ashley Hall
Deyen Lawson
Lawnmaster Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship
2017Jarryd Felton AustraliaManawatu270−14Playoff Ben Campbell
Josh Younger
Holden New Zealand PGA Championship
2016Brad Kennedy AustraliaRemuera266−222 strokes Neven Basic
Josh Geary
2015Matthew Millar AustraliaRemuera270−183 strokes Geoff Drakeford
Josh Geary
Kristopher Mueck
New Zealand PGA Championship
2014No tournament
2013Michael Hendry New ZealandThe Hills269−19Playoff Scott Strange
New Zealand PGA Pro-Am Championship
2012Michael Hendry New ZealandThe Hills272−162 strokes Mark Brown
Andrew Martin
New Zealand PGA hosted by Christchurch
2011No tournament
2010Mitchell Brown AustraliaClearwater281−7Playoff Ashley Hall
Co-sanctioned with the Nationwide Tour
  • Bolded golfers received promotion to the PGA Tour at the end of the Nationwide Tour season.
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-up
HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship
2009Steven Alker New ZealandClearwater273−152 strokes Josh Geary
David Smail
2008Darron Stiles United StatesClearwater134−101 stroke David Smail
2007Nicholas Thompson United StatesClearwater280−8Playoff David Morland IV
ING New Zealand PGA Championship
2006Jim Rutledge CanadaClearwater279−91 stroke Jarrod Lyle
Brett Rumford
2005Peter O'Malley AustraliaClearwater274−14Playoff Steven Bowditch
New Zealand PGA Championship
2004Gavin Coles AustraliaClearwater282−63 strokes Bradley Hughes
Brendan Jones
Bill Lunde
Clearwater Classic
2003Ryan Palmer United StatesClearwater271−173 strokes Andre Stolz
Holden Clearwater Classic
2002Peter O'Malley AustraliaClearwater271−175 strokes Brad Ott
Non-tour event

New Zealand PGA Championship

  • 1988–2001 No tournament
  • 1987 Frank Nobilo
  • 1986 No tournament
Sole-sanctioned
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upRef
Nissan-Mobil New Zealand PGA Championship
1985Frank Nobilo New ZealandMount Maunganui280−82 strokes Brett Ogle[5]
New Zealand PGA Championship
1984Greg Turner New ZealandMount Maunganui282−63 strokes Frank Nobilo[6]
1983Graham Marsh AustraliaMount Maunganui277−112 strokes Vaughan Somers[7]
1982Stuart Reese New ZealandMount Maunganui277−111 stroke Jack Newton[8]
1981
(Nov)		Terry Gale Australia269−11Playoff Bob Charles[9]
1981
(Jan)		Brian Jones Australia280−4Playoff Dennis Clark
John Lister		[10]
1980Bob Charles New Zealand261−196 strokes Rodger Davis[11]
1979Bob Charles New ZealandMount Maunganui277−73 strokes Guy Wolstenholme[12]
1978Simon Owen New Zealand274−61 stroke Guy Wolstenholme[13]
1977John Lister New ZealandMount Maunganui274−101 stroke Bob Charles
John Downie		[14]
1976John Lister New Zealand263−17Playoff Bill Brask[15]
1975Kel Nagle AustraliaMount Maunganui267−175 strokes Lindsay Sharp[16]
1974Kel Nagle Australia264−162 strokes Walter Godfrey[17]
1973Kel Nagle AustraliaMount Maunganui275−94 strokes John Carter[18]
1972Masashi Ozaki JapanMount Maunganui269−157 strokes Bob Charles
Takashi Murakami		[19]
1971John Lister New ZealandMount Maunganui262−308 strokes Vic Bennetts
Graham Marsh		[20]
1970Kel Nagle AustraliaMount Maunganui268−243 strokes John Lister[21]
1969Terry Kendall New ZealandMount Maunganui274−181 stroke Bob Charles
John Lister		[22]
1968Bob Shaw AustraliaMount Maunganui278−141 stroke Walter Godfrey
Bob Stanton		[23]
1967Tony Jacklin EnglandMount Maunganui274−18Playoff Martin Roesink[24]
1966Ross Newdick New ZealandMount Maunganui280−121 stroke Barry Coxon[25]
1965Barry Coxon AustraliaMount Maunganui209−42 strokes Bob Tuohy[26]
1964No tournament

Match play era winners
YearWinnerCountryVenueMarginRunner-upRef
1963Bob Tuohy AustraliaWanganui6 & 5 Walter Godfrey[27]
1962Ernie Southerden New ZealandTitirangi1 up Frank Buckler[28]
1961Bob Charles New ZealandNew Plymouth10 & 9 Joe Paterson[29]
1960Kel Nagle AustraliaInvergarcill5 & 4 Bob Charles[30]
1959Ernie Southerden New ZealandParaparaumu Beach37 holes Michael Busk[31]
1958Kel Nagle AustraliaHamilton6 & 5 John Kelly[32]
1957Kel Nagle AustraliaManawatu2 & 1 Alex Murray[33]
1956John Kelly New ZealandChristchurch1 up Ernie Southerden[34]
1955Frank Phillips AustraliaAuckland1 up Bruce Crampton[35]
1954Bruce Crampton AustraliaWellington2 & 1 Jimmy Tunnell[36]
1953Peter Thomson AustraliaOtago9 & 7 Alex Murray[37]
1952George Hudson New ZealandWanganui1 up Jimmy Tunnell[38]
1951Bob Jackson New ZealandTitirangi5 & 3 Alex Murray[39]
1950Ernie Southerden New ZealandChristchurch1 up Alex Murray[40]
1949Bob Glading New ZealandHastings2 up Jim Galloway[41]
1948Alex Murray New ZealandOtago1 up Andrew Shaw[42]
1947Alex Murray New ZealandNew Plymouth7 & 6 Alf Guy[43]
1946Andrew Shaw New ZealandManawatu6 & 5 Alex Murray[44]
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939Alex Murray New ZealandMiramar8 & 6 Tom Galloway[45]
1938Norman Fuller New ZealandOtago4 & 3 Alf Guy[46]
1937Ted Douglas ScotlandHamilton3 & 2 Basil Smith, Jr.[47]
1936Charlie Clements New ZealandNew Plymouth3 & 2 Andrew Shaw[48]
1935Alex Murray New ZealandChristchurch2 & 1 Andrew Shaw[49]
1934Andrew Shaw New ZealandWanganui1 up Ted Douglas[50]
1933Andrew Shaw New ZealandTitirangi6 & 5 Aubrey Dyke[51]
1932Andrew Shaw New ZealandWellington4 & 3 Ted Douglas[52]
1931Andrew Shaw New ZealandChristchurch12 & 10 James Forrest[53]
1930Fred Rutter New ZealandManawatu6 & 4 Jock McIntosh[54]
1929Andrew Shaw New ZealandWanganui2 & 1 Ernie Moss[55]
1928Andrew Shaw New ZealandOtago6 & 5 Jock McIntosh[56]
1927Jock McIntosh New ZealandHamilton5 & 4 Reg Butters[57]
1926Jock McIntosh New ZealandMiramar9 & 7 Andrew Shaw[58]
1925Ernie Moss New ZealandChristchurch4 & 3 Harry Blair[59]
1924Ernie Moss New ZealandAuckland5 & 3 Jock McIntosh[60]
1923Ernie Moss New ZealandWanganui4 & 2 Arthur Brooks[61]
1922Arthur Hams New ZealandManawatu2 & 1 Andrew Shaw[62]
1921Ted Douglas ScotlandChristchurch2 up Ernie Moss[63]
1920Joe Kirkwood, Sr. AustraliaHamilton3 & 2 Arthur East[64]
1919Willie McEwan ScotlandNapier4 & 3 Reg Butters[65]
1915–1918: No tournament due to World War I
1914Ted Douglas ScotlandAuckland1 up Willie McEwan[66]
1913W Iles AustraliaOtago1 up Joe Clements[67]
1912Reg Butters New ZealandWellington4 & 2 W B Simpson[68]
1911Joe Clements New ZealandWanganui3 & 2 Willie McEwan[69]
1910James Herd ScotlandChristchurch6 & 5 Joe Clements[70]
1909Joe Clements New ZealandAuckland3 & 2 Fred Hood[71]

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

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