1975–76 New Zealand Golf Circuit
Golf tour season
Duration | 13 November 1975 (1975-11-13) – 4 January 1976 (1976-01-04) |
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Number of official events | 6 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
← 1974–75 1976–77 → |
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
The following table lists official events during the 1975–76 season.[1][2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (NZ$) | Winner[a] | Notes |
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16 Nov | New Zealand Airlines Classic | Auckland | 35,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
24 Nov | New Zealand Open | Waikato | 20,000 | ![]() | |
30 Nov | Otago Charity Classic | Otago | 25,000 | ![]() | |
7 Dec | Garden City Classic | Canterbury | 25,000 | ![]() | |
14 Dec | Southland Charity Golf Classic | Southland | 10,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
4 Jan | New Zealand PGA Championship | Bay of Plenty | 20,000 | ![]() |
Money list
The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated in New Zealand dollars.[3]
Position | Player | Prize money (NZ$) |
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1 | ![]() | 15,894 |
2 | ![]() | 10,553 |
3 | ![]() | 5,952 |
4 | ![]() | 5,532 |
5 | ![]() | 4,480 |
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ Simms, George (1976). John Player Golf Yearbook 1976. Queen Anne Press. p. 162. ISBN 0362002576.
- ^ "U.S. golf 'invation'". The Press. No. 33988. 31 October 1975. p. 20. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "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.