1975–76 New Zealand Golf Circuit

1975–76 New Zealand Golf Circuit season
Duration13 November 1975 (1975-11-13) – 4 January 1976 (1976-01-04)
Number of official events6
Most winsUnited States Bill Brask (2)
New Zealand John Lister (2)
Money listUnited States Bill Brask

The 1975–76 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the 13th season of the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the main professional golf tour in New Zealand since it was established in 1963.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1975–76 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(NZ$)
Winner[a] Notes
16 Nov New Zealand Airlines Classic Auckland 35,000 United States Bill Brask (1) New tournament
24 Nov New Zealand Open Waikato 20,000 Australia Bill Dunk (7)
30 Nov Otago Charity Classic Otago 25,000 United States Hal Underwood (n/a)
7 Dec Garden City Classic Canterbury 25,000 New Zealand John Lister (8)
14 Dec Southland Charity Golf Classic Southland 10,000 United States Bill Brask (2) New tournament
4 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship Bay of Plenty 20,000 New Zealand John Lister (9)

Money list

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The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated in New Zealand dollars.[3]

Position Player Prize money (NZ$)
1 United States Bill Brask 15,894
2 New Zealand John Lister 10,553
3 United States Hal Underwood 5,952
4 Australia Brian Jones 5,532
5 Australia Bill Dunk 4,480

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ Simms, George (1976). John Player Golf Yearbook 1976. Queen Anne Press. p. 162. ISBN 0362002576.
  2. ^ "U.S. golf 'invation'". The Press. No. 33988. 31 October 1975. p. 20. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.
  3. ^ "Bulk of N.Z. golf money goes overseas again". The Press. No. 34046. 9 January 1976. p. 16. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.