Garden City Classic
Tournament information
LocationChristchurch, New Zealand
Established1969
Course(s)Russley Golf Club
Par73
FormatStroke play
Final year1975
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Jerry Heard (1971)
To par−23 as above
Final champion
New Zealand John Lister

The Garden City Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1969 to 1975. The event was hosted by Russley Golf Club in Christchurch. Russley hosted the New Zealand Airlines Classic in 1976.

History

The event was part of the New Zealand golf circuit.[1] John Lister won the event in four successive years, from 1972 to 1975.[2]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upRef
1975New Zealand John Lister (4)283−93 strokesAustralia Stewart Ginn[2]
1974New Zealand John Lister (3)274−186 strokesAustralia Bob Shearer
Australia Ian Stanley
[3]
1973New Zealand John Lister (2)277−151 strokeAustralia David Good
Australia Bob Shearer
[4]
1972New Zealand John Lister280−121 strokeNew Zealand Bob Charles[5]
1971United States Jerry Heard269−235 strokesNew Zealand Bob Charles[6]
1970Australia Peter Harvey281−112 strokesNew Zealand Bob Charles
Australia Bob Tuohy
[7]
1969Australia Kel Nagle272−202 strokesNew Zealand John Lister[8]

References

  1. "Golf circuit now worth $91,500". The Press. Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealand Press Association. 10 September 1971. p. 22. Retrieved 2 March 2023 via Papers Past.
  2. 1 2 "Tourney to Lister". The Canberra Times. Vol. 50, no. 14, 243. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 December 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Third win to Lister". The Canberra Times. Vol. 49, no. 13, 933. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 December 1974. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Good 7 ahead – then crash". The Age. 10 December 1973. p. 24.
  5. "NZ golf win to Lister by stroke". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 December 1972. p. 17.
  6. "Heard has five-stroke win in NZ". The Age. 22 November 1971. p. 20.
  7. "Australian wins NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 45, no. 12, 676. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 December 1970. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Nagle wins by two shots". The Age. 8 December 1969. p. 21.
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