Otago Charity Classic

The Otago Charity Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1970 to 1978.[1] The event was hosted by St Clair Golf Club in Dunedin.

Otago Charity Classic
Tournament information
LocationSt Clair, New Zealand
Established1970
Course(s)St Clair Golf Club
Par72
FormatStroke play
Final year1978
Tournament record score
Aggregate271 Seve Ballesteros (1977)
To par−17 as above
Final champion
Mike Krantz

John Lister won the event in successive years, 1973 and 1974. Kel Nagle also won the tournament twice, in 1970 and 1976. Gaylord Burrows won A$9,200 for a hole-in-one in the final event in 1978.[2]

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-upRef
1978Mike Krantz United States278−103 strokes Rodger Davis[2]
1977Seve Ballesteros Spain271−173 strokes Bob Byman[3]
1976Kel Nagle (2) Australia274−144 strokes Bob Charles[4]
1975Hal Underwood1 United States282−6Playoff Bob Clark[5]
1974John Lister (2) New Zealand272−161 stroke Kel Nagle[6]
1973John Lister New Zealand278−105 strokes Robert Taylor[7]
1972Johnny Miller2 United States281−7Playoff Lu Liang-Huan[8]
1971Bob Charles New Zealand273−156 strokes Marty Bohen[9]
1970Kel Nagle Australia272−162 strokes Vic Bennetts[10]

1 Underwood won with a par of the first extra hole
2 Miller won with a birdie at the first extra hole

References

  1. "Golf down under". Evening Chronicle. 1 December 2005.
  2. "Mike upstaged by Gaylord". The Age. 27 November 1978. p. 27.
  3. "In Brief Ballesteros wins golf". The Canberra Times. 52 (14, 949). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 December 1977. p. 15. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Nagle, with 14 under, takes Classic". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 29 November 1976. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "'Red Baron' slips, but wins play-off". The Age. 1 December 1975. p. 26.
  6. "Classic win to NZ golfer". The Canberra Times. 49 (13, 927). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 December 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "NZ golf". The Canberra Times. 48 (13, 608). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 December 1973. p. 15. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Miller takes title in play-off". The Canberra Times. 47 (13, 285). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 November 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Charles wins by 6 strokes". The Canberra Times. 46 (12, 985). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 December 1971. p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Nagle's record". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 15 December 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
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