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New Zealand Wills Masters

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New Zealand Wills Masters
Tournament information
LocationChristchurch, New Zealand
Established1965
Course(s)Russley Golf Club
Par73
Tour(s)New Zealand Golf Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fundNZ$4,000
Month playedDecember
Final year1967
Tournament record score
Aggregate275 Peter Thomson (1966)
275 Tim Woolbank (1966)
To par−17 as above
Final champion
New Zealand Bob Charles and
Netherlands Martin Roesink
Location map
Russley GC is located in New Zealand
Russley GC
Russley GC
Location in New Zealand

The New Zealand Wills Masters was a golf tournament held in New Zealand played from 1965 to 1967. The Wills Classic had been held in New Zealand in 1963 and 1964. A Wills Masters tournament was also held in Australia from 1963. The tournament had prize money of NZ£2,000 in 1966 and NZ$4,000 in 1967. The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit. The sponsor was W.D. & H.O. Wills, a cigarette manufacturer.

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
1967 New Zealand Bob Charles
Netherlands Martin Roesink
278 −14 Title shared [1]
1966 Australia Peter Thomson
Australia Tim Woolbank
275 −17 Title shared [2]
1965 Australia Geoff Donald 276 −16 5 strokes Australia Kel Nagle [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Roesink ties with 67". The Age. 4 December 1967. p. 23.
  2. ^ "Woolbank, Thomson tie golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 546. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 November 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 23 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Victorian wins NZ Wills Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 343. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 December 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 23 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.