1969–70 New Zealand Golf Circuit
| Duration | 27 November 1969 – 11 January 1970 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 7 |
| Most wins |  Kel Nagle (4) |
| Money list | Kel Nagle |
← 1968–69 1970–71 → | |
The 1969–70 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the seventh season of the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the main professional golf tour in New Zealand since it was established in 1963.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 1969–70 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (NZ$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov | New Zealand Open | Manawatu-Wanganui | 12,500 | Kel Nagle (11) |
|
| 7 Dec | Garden City Classic | Canterbury | 15,000 | Kel Nagle (12) |
New tournament |
| 13 Dec | Caltex Tournament | Wellington | 5,000 | Kel Nagle (13) |
|
| 18 Dec | Wattie's Tournament | Gisborne | 5,000 | Glenn McCully (1) |
|
| 21 Dec | Vonnel International | Auckland | 5,000 |  John Lister (1) |
New tournament |
| 5 Jan | Spalding Masters | Bay of Plenty | 5,000 | Stuart Jones (a) (2) |
|
| 11 Jan | Forest Products Stars Travel New Zealand PGA Championship | Bay of Plenty | 13,500 | Kel Nagle (14) |
Money list
[edit]The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated in New Zealand dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (NZ$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kel Nagle |
8,925 |
| 2 | John Lister |
7,588 |
| 3 | Randall Vines |
3,997 |
| 4 | Glenn McCully |
2,586 |
| 5 | Bill Dunk |
2,540 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ "Sport in brief". The Press. No. 32005. 4 June 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Nagle won $8925". The Press. No. 32194. 13 January 1970. p. 11. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Nagle, Lister clear golf leaders". The Press. No. 32201. 21 January 1970. p. 11. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.