New Zealand PGA Championship

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The New Zealand PGA Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Nationwide Tour. It is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the ING New Zealand PGA Championship. It is played annually in February at Clearwater Resort in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is one of three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour held outside the United States (the others are in Panama and Australia). 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 Peter Thomson, Kel Nagle and Tony Jacklin.

The 2008 purse was US$650,000, with $117,000 going to the winner.

[edit] Winners

• 2008 Darron Stiles - tournament shortened to 36 holes
• 2007 Nicholas Thompson
• 2006 Jim Rutledge
• 2005 Peter O'Malley
• 2004 Gavin Coles
• 1988-2003 no tournaments
• 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 R.J. Shaw
• 1967 Tony Jacklin
• 1966 Ross Newdick
• 1965 B.J. Coxen
• 1964 no tournament
• 1963 Bob Tuohy
• 1962 E.A. Southerden
• 1961 Bob Charles
• 1960 Kel Nagle
• 1959 E.A. Southerden
• 1958 Kel Nagle
• 1957 Kel Nagle
• 1956 J. Kelly
• 1955 Frank Phillips
• 1954 Bruce Crampton
• 1953 Peter Thomson
• 1952 G.E. Hudson
• 1951 R.A. Jackson
• 1950 E.A. Southerden
• 1949 Bob Glading
• 1948 Alex Murray
• 1947 Alex Murray
• 1946 Andrew Shaw
• 1940-45 no tournaments due to World War II
• 1939 Alex Murray
• 1938 N.H. Fuller
• 1937 E.C. Douglas
• 1936 C.C. Clements
• 1935 Alex Murray
• 1934 Andrew Shaw
• 1933 Andrew Shaw
• 1932 Andrew Shaw
• 1931 Andrew Shaw
• 1930 F. Rutter
• 1929 Andrew Shaw
• 1928 Andrew Shaw
• 1927 J.D. McIntosh
• 1926 J.D. McIntosh
• 1925 E.J. Moss
• 1924 E.J. Moss
• 1923 E.J. Moss
• 1922 A. Ham
• 1921 E.S. Douglas
• 1920 Joe Kirkwood, Sr.

[edit] External links

• Official website
• PGATOUR.com Tournament website

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