Otago Charity Classic

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Otago Charity Classic
Tournament information
Location	St Clair, New Zealand
Established	1970
Course(s)	St Clair Golf Club
Par	72
Tour(s)	New Zealand Golf Circuit
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	NZ$40,000
Month played	November
Final year	1978
Tournament record score
Aggregate	271 Seve Ballesteros (1977)
To par	−17 as above
Final champion
Mike Krantz
Location map
St Clair GC Location in New Zealand

The Otago Charity Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1970 to 1978.^[1] The event was hosted by St Clair Golf Club in Dunedin.

History

The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.^[2] John Lister won the event in successive years, 1973 and 1974. Kel Nagle also won the tournament twice, in 1970 and 1976. Gaylord Burrows won A$9,200 for a hole-in-one in the final event in 1978.^[3]

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Ref.
1978	Mike Krantz	278	−10	3 strokes	Rodger Davis	^[3]
1977	Seve Ballesteros	271	−17	3 strokes	Bob Byman	^[4]
1976	Kel Nagle (2)	274	−14	4 strokes	Bob Charles	^[5]
1975	Hal Underwood	282	−6	Playoff	Bob Clark	^[6]
1974	John Lister (2)	272	−16	1 stroke	Kel Nagle	^[7]
1973	John Lister	278	−10	5 strokes	Robert Taylor	^[8]
1972	Johnny Miller	281	−7	Playoff	Lu Liang-Huan	^[9]
1971	Bob Charles	273	−15	6 strokes	Marty Bohen	^[10]
1970	Kel Nagle	272	−16	2 strokes	Vic Bennetts	^[11]

References

^ "Golf down under". Evening Chronicle. 1 December 2005.
^ "ANOTHER BIG INCREASE Golf circuit now worth $91,500". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Mike upstaged by Gaylord". The Age. 27 November 1978. p. 27.
^ "In Brief Ballesteros wins golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 52, no. 14, 949. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 December 1977. p. 15. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Nagle, with 14 under, takes Classic". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 29 November 1976. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "'Red Baron' slips, but wins play-off". The Age. 1 December 1975. p. 26.
^ "Classic win to NZ golfer". The Canberra Times. Vol. 49, no. 13, 927. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 December 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 608. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 December 1973. p. 15. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Miller takes title in play-off". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13, 285. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 November 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Charles wins by 6 strokes". The Canberra Times. Vol. 46, no. 12, 985. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 December 1971. p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Nagle's record". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 15 December 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

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