1970–71 New Zealand Golf Circuit

1970–71 New Zealand Golf Circuit season
Duration19 November 1970 (1970-11-19) – 9 January 1971 (1971-01-09)
Number of official events7
Most winsAustralia Graham Marsh (2)
Money listAustralia Graham Marsh

The 1970–71 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the eighth season of the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the main professional golf tour in New Zealand since it was established in 1963.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1970–71 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(NZ$)		 Winner[a] Notes
21 Nov Caltex Tournament Wellington 7,000 England Maurice Bembridge (n/a)
New Zealand Terry Kendall (2)		 Title shared
28 Nov New Zealand Open Auckland 12,500 New Zealand Bob Charles (12)
6 Dec Garden City Classic Canterbury 15,000 Australia Peter Harvey (1)
13 Dec Otago Charity Classic Otago 15,000 Australia Kel Nagle (15) New tournament
19 Dec Wattie's Tournament Hawke's Bay 7,000 Australia Graham Marsh (1)
2 Jan Spalding Masters Bay of Plenty 5,000 Australia Graham Marsh (2)
9 Jan Forest Products Stars Travel New Zealand PGA Championship Bay of Plenty 13,500 New Zealand John Lister (2)

Money list

The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated in New Zealand dollars.[2]

Position Player Prize money (NZ$)
1 Australia Graham Marsh 8,400

Notes

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of New Zealand Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for New Zealand Golf Circuit members.

References

  1. ^ "$75,000 at stake on 1970-71 golf circuit". The Press. No. 32363. 31 July 1971. p. 15. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Papers Past.
  2. ^ "P.G.A. win sets a golfing record". The Press. No. 32501. 11 January 1971. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Papers Past.