Wiseman's Tournament

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Wiseman's Tournament
Tournament information
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
Established1952
Course(s)Chamberlain Park Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s)New Zealand Golf Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£NZ2,000
Month playedAugust
Final year1964
Tournament record score
Aggregate275 Bill Dunk (1964)
To par−13 as above
Final champion
Australia Bill Dunk
Location map
Chamberlain Park GC is located in New Zealand
Chamberlain Park GC
Chamberlain Park GC
Location in New Zealand

The Wiseman's Tournament was a golf tournament held irregularly in Auckland, New Zealand from 1952 to 1964. From 1963 the event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
1964 Australia Bill Dunk 275 −13 3 strokes Australia Len Thomas Chamberlain Park [1]
1963 Australia Kel Nagle 281 −7 2 strokes Australia Ted Ball Chamberlain Park [2]
1959–1962: No tournament
1958 South Africa Harold Henning 278 −10 5 strokes South Africa Gary Player
Australia Peter Thomson		 [3]
1956–57: No tournament
1955 Australia Peter Thomson 281 7 strokes New Zealand Stuart Jones (a) [4]
1953–54: No tournament
1952 Wales Dai Rees 281 4 strokes England Harry Weetman Titirangi [5]

References

  1. ^ "Dunk's Record 63 for N.Z. Golf Win". The Age. 7 December 1964. p. 24.
  2. ^ "N.Z. Golf Win to Kel Nagle". The Age. 2 September 1963. p. 19.
  3. ^ "Henning's dashing golf win". The Sun-Herald. 5 October 1958. p. 54.
  4. ^ "Peter Thomson Wins N.Z. golf". The Age. 3 October 1955. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Dai Rees Wins Big N.Z. golf". The Age. 7 April 1952. p. 16.
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