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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.