New Zealand Open

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New Zealand Open
FormatStroke play
Prize fundNZ$2,000,000
Month playedMarch
Tournament record score
Aggregate258 Daniel Nisbet (2018)
To par−27 as above
Current champion
Japan Takahiro Hataji
Location Map
Millbrook Resort is located in New Zealand
Millbrook Resort
Millbrook Resort
Location in New Zealand

The New Zealand Open is the premier men's golf tournament in New Zealand. It has been a regular fixture on the PGA Tour of Australasia tournament schedule since the 1970s. The 2019 event was the 100th edition of the tournament.[1] Since 2014 it has been held as a pro-am in February or March.

Prize money for the 2020 event was

NZ$1.4 million, with an additional NZ$50,000 for the pro-am; the tournament winner received NZ$252,000.[2] The reigning champion is Brendan Jones, who won the 2023 event; the 2021 and 2022 editions were cancelled due to risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]

History

The

New Zealand Amateur Championship had been played since 1893 and at the 1906 championship meeting in Christchurch it was decided to hold a 36-hole Open Championship at the championship meeting in 1907, "open to any professional or amateur in any part of the world" with prizes of £25 and £10 for the leading professionals.[5] The 1907 championship meeting was held at Napier Golf Club. The first round of the Open was played on the morning of 10 September, the amateurs also competing in a club team event. The professional David Hood and amateur J. Carne Bidwell led with rounds of 80.[6] A handicap event was held on the following day and the second round of the Open was played on the morning of 12 September. The amateur Arthur Duncan had a second round of 76 to win with a score of 159, seven ahead of J. Carne Bidwell. The Scottish professional, Jack McLaren, finished third on 167 with David Hood fourth on 168. McLaren and Hood took the cash prizes of £25 and £10.[7][8]

In 1908 the tournament was extended to 72 holes, and was won by Joe Clements, the first notable New Zealand-born professional golfer. There were no Opens from 1915 to 1918 due to World War I and the championship was again cancelled from 1940 to 1945 due to World War II.

In early 1923, G. Brodie Breeze, a golf club maker in Glasgow offered a trophy for the event, an offer that was accepted by the New Zealand Golf Association.[9] The trophy was first presented to the 1923 winner, Arthur Brooks, and is held "from year to year" by the winner of the Open.[10] The Jellicoe Cup was presented by Viscount Jellicoe, the second Governor-General of New Zealand, in 1924 and is awarded for the lowest round in the championship.[11] The Bledisloe Cup was presented by Lord Bledisloe, the fourth Governor-General, in 1934 and is awarded to the leading amateur.

The 1937 event was thought to be won by Alex Murray. However, shortly after the tournament ended it was discovered that Murray hit a putt while his playing partner was also putting. Though unintentional, this was a rule violation. Murray was therefore disqualified.[12] John Hornabrook, the reigning New Zealand Amateur champion, Andrew Shaw, the defending New Zealand Open champion, and Ernie Moss played off for title the following day.[13] Hornabrook won the 18-hole playoff.

In 1954 Bob Charles, who was later to become the only New Zealander to win a major championship in the 20th century, won as an 18-year-old amateur. He won again in 1966, 1971 and 1973, as a professional, and he and the two Australian major champions Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle dominated the event from the early 1950s to the mid-1970s. Thomson won the event nine times while Nagle won it seven times.

In 1966 Australian professionals were banned from playing in the tournament by the Australian PGA. The intention of the Australian PGA was to protect the North Coast Open tournament at Coffs Harbour, Australia and ensure that all of the best Australian players entered that event.[14] Despite the ban, Kel Nagle and Len Thomas played in the event.[15]

Other well known winners have included the American Corey Pavin in 1984 and 1985, and Michael Campbell in 2000. Campbell joined Charles as a major champion when he won the 2005 U.S. Open.

In 2002,

Steve Williams, but he did not win. His participation caused some controversy when ticket prices were raised sharply that year.[16]

The New Zealand Open is a PGA Tour of Australasia tournament, and in 2005 was co-sanctioned for the first time by the

Nationwide Tour, the official development tour of the PGA Tour. From 2011 to 2017 it was solely sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia while since 2018 it has been co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour. Since 2014 it has also been run in partnership with the Japan Golf Tour
, an arrangement whereby a number of golfers from that tour compete in the event, although it is not an official event on the Japanese tour.

Since 2014 the Championship has been a pro-am event. A professional field of 156 play with an amateur partner for the first two rounds, alternately at The Hills and Millbrook Resort before the second round cut of 60 and ties. From 2014 to 2016 and in 2019 the final two rounds of the championship were played at The Hills. In 2017, 2018 and 2020 they were played at Millbrook Resort. The New Zealand Pro-Am Championship runs alongside the main tournament in a best-ball format. After a second round cut, the top 40 pro-am pairs progress to the third round, with a further cut to the top 10 pairs who play in the final round.

The New Zealand Open was cancelled in 2021 and 2022 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.[17][4]

Venues

Venue Location First Last Times
Napier Golf Club Waiohiki, Napier 1907 1919 2
Otago Golf Club Maori Hill, Dunedin 1908 1971 7
Royal Auckland Golf Club Middlemore, Auckland 1909 2003 9
Christchurch Golf Club Shirley, Christchurch 1910 1982 11
Wanganui Golf Club Belmont links,
Wanganui
1911 1978 8
Royal Wellington Golf Club
Heretaunga, Wellington
1912 1995 7
Hamilton Golf Club
St Andrews, Hamilton
1920 1975 6
Manawatu Golf Club Hokowhitu, Palmerston North 1922 1973 5
Miramar Golf Club Miramar, Wellington 1926 1939 2
Titirangi Golf Club Titirangi, Auckland 1933 1962 3
New Plymouth Golf Club
Fitzroy, New Plymouth
1936 1980 4
Hastings Golf Club Maraekakaho, Hastings 1949 1949 1
Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club Paraparaumu Beach, Paraparaumu 1959 2002 12
Invercargill Golf Club Otatara, Invercargill 1960 1960 1
The Grange Golf Club Papatoetoe, Auckland 1970 2004 5
St Clair Golf Club St Clair, Dunedin 1979 1979 1
Russley Golf Club
Burnside, Christchurch
1985 1985 1
Remuera Golf Club Remuera, Auckland 1994 1994 1
Formosa Golf Club Beachlands, Auckland 1998 1998 1
Gulf Harbour Country Club
Whangaparaoa
2005 2006 2
The Hills Golf Club Arrowtown, near Queenstown 2007 2020 7 (+3)
Clearwater Golf Club Belfast, Christchurch 2011 2012 2
Millbrook Resort Arrowtown, near Queenstown 2014 2020 3 (+4)

Since 2014 the first two rounds have been played on two different courses, everyone playing one round on each course. After the cut, one of the courses is then used for the final two rounds. The number in brackets refers to the occasions where the course was just used for the first two rounds.

Winners

Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue(s) Ref.
New Zealand Open
2024 ANZ, ASA Japan Takahiro Hataji 267 −17 1 stroke Australia Scott Hend Millbrook
2023 ANZ, ASA Australia Brendan Jones 266 −18 3 strokes New Zealand Ben Campbell
South Korea Eom Jae-woong
Japan Tomoyo Ikemura
Australia John Lyras
Millbrook [18]
2022 ANZ, ASA Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [4]
2021 [19]
2020 ANZ, ASA Australia Brad Kennedy (2) 264 −21 2 strokes Australia Lucas Herbert Millbrook
The Hills
[20]
2019 ANZ, ASA Australia Zach Murray 266 −21 2 strokes New Zealand Josh Geary
Australia Ashley Hall
The Hills
Millbrook
[21]
ISPS Handa New Zealand Open
2018 ANZ, ASA Australia Daniel Nisbet 258 −27 2 strokes Australia Terry Pilkadaris Millbrook
The Hills
[22]
2017 ANZ New Zealand Michael Hendry 266 −19 Playoff[b] New Zealand Ben Campbell
Australia Brad Kennedy
Millbrook
The Hills
[23]
BMW ISPS Handa New Zealand Open
2016 ANZ Australia Matthew Griffin 267 −20 1 stroke Japan Hideto Tanihara The Hills
Millbrook
[24]
BMW New Zealand Open
2015 ANZ Australia Jordan Zunic 266 −21 1 stroke Australia David Bransdon The Hills
Millbrook
[25]
New Zealand Open
2014 ANZ Australia Dimitrios Papadatos 270 −18 4 strokes New Zealand Mark Brown The Hills
Millbrook
[26]
BMW New Zealand Open
2013: No tournament
2012 ANZ Australia Jake Higginbottom (a) 281 −7 1 stroke Australia Jason Norris
Australia Peter Wilson
Clearwater [27]
2011 ANZ Australia Brad Kennedy 281 −7 Playoff[c] Australia Craig Parry Clearwater [28]
Michael Hill New Zealand Open
2010 ANZ, NWT United States Bobby Gates 274 −14 1 stroke Australia Andrew Dodt The Hills [29]
2009 ANZ, NWT United States Alex Prugh 269 −19 3 strokes United States Martin Piller The Hills [30]
2008: No tournament
2007 ANZ, EUR England Richard Finch 274 −14 3 strokes Australia Steven Bowditch
Australia Paul Sheehan
The Hills [31]
Blue Chip New Zealand Open
2006 ANZ, EUR Australia Nathan Green 279 −5 2 strokes New Zealand Michael Campbell
England Nick Dougherty
Australia Marcus Fraser
Australia Jarrod Moseley
Australia Wade Ormsby
Australia Brett Rumford
Gulf Harbour [32]
Holden New Zealand Open
2005 ANZ, EUR Sweden Niclas Fasth 266 −22 Playoff[d] England Miles Tunnicliff Gulf Harbour [33]
2004 ANZ Australia Terry Price 271 −9 1 stroke New Zealand Brad Heaven (a) The Grange [34]
2003 ANZ New Zealand Mahal Pearce 278 −10 2 strokes Australia Brett Rumford Auckland [35]
TelstraSaturn Hyundai New Zealand Open
2002 ANZ Australia Craig Parry 273 −11 1 stroke New Zealand Steven Alker
New Zealand Michael Campbell
Australia Stephen Leaney
Paraparaumu Beach [36]
New Zealand Open
2001 ANZ New Zealand David Smail 273 −7 2 strokes New Zealand Steven Alker
New Zealand Michael Campbell
England Roger Chapman
Australia Nathan Gatehouse
The Grange [37]
Crown Lager New Zealand Open
2000 ANZ New Zealand Michael Campbell 269 −15 Playoff[e] New Zealand Craig Perks Paraparaumu Beach
New Zealand Open
1999: No tournament
1998 ANZ New Zealand Matthew Lane 279 −9 3 strokes Australia Rod Pampling Formosa
AMP Air New Zealand Open
1997 ANZ New Zealand Greg Turner (2) 278 −10 7 strokes Scotland Andrew Coltart
France Jean-Louis Guépy
Australia Lucas Parsons
Auckland
1996 ANZ New Zealand Michael Long 275 −9 4 strokes Australia Peter O'Malley Paraparaumu Beach
1995
(Dec)
ANZ Australia Peter O'Malley 272 −8 3 strokes United States Scott Hoch The Grange [38]
1995
(Jan)
ANZ Australia Lucas Parsons 282 −6 1 stroke Australia Mike Clayton Wellington [39]
AMP New Zealand Open
1994 ANZ Australia Craig Jones 277 −7 1 stroke New Zealand Frank Nobilo Remuera [40]
1993 ANZ Australia Peter Fowler 274 −10 2 strokes New Zealand Elliot Boult Paraparaumu Beach [41]
1992 ANZ New Zealand Grant Waite 268 −16 2 strokes Australia Peter Fowler
Australia Grant Kenny
Paraparaumu Beach [42]
1991 ANZ Australia Rodger Davis (2) 273 −11 2 strokes New Zealand Frank Nobilo Paraparaumu Beach [43]
1990: No tournament
1989 ANZ New Zealand Greg Turner 277 −7 6 strokes United States Richard Gilkey Paraparaumu Beach [44]
Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open
1988 ANZ Australia Ian Stanley 273 −11 3 strokes Australia Mike Clayton Paraparaumu Beach [45]
1987 ANZ Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty 279 −9 Playoff[f] United States Larry Nelson Wellington [46]
1986 ANZ Australia Rodger Davis 262 −18 8 strokes Australia Bob Shearer The Grange [47]
New Zealand Open
1985 ANZ United States Corey Pavin (2) 277 −15 4 strokes Australia Jeff Senior Russley [48]
1984 ANZ United States Corey Pavin 269 −19 4 strokes Australia Terry Gale Paraparaumu Beach [49]
1983 ANZ Australia Ian Baker-Finch 280 E 3 strokes New Zealand Stuart Reese Auckland [50]
New Zealand BP Open
1982 ANZ Australia Terry Gale 284 −4 2 strokes New Zealand Bob Charles Christchurch [51]
1981 ANZ Australia Bob Shearer (2) 285 −3 3 strokes Australia Terry Gale Wellington [52]
New Zealand Open
1980 ANZ United States Buddy Allin 274 −14 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy New Plymouth [53]
1979 NZGC Australia Stewart Ginn 278 −6 3 strokes New Zealand Simon Owen St Clair [54]
1978 NZGC Australia Bob Shearer 277 −3 1 stroke Scotland Brian Barnes Wanganui [55]
1977 NZGC United States Bob Byman 290 +6 1 stroke Australia Terry Gale Auckland [56]
1976 NZGC New Zealand Simon Owen 284 −8 7 strokes England Doug McClelland Wellington [57]
1975 NZGC Australia Bill Dunk (2) 272 −16 4 strokes United States Bill Brask
United States Bruce Fleisher
Hamilton [58]
1974 NZGC United States Bob Gilder 283 −5 Playoff[g] New Zealand Bob Charles
Australia Jack Newton
Christchurch [59][60]
1973 NZGC New Zealand Bob Charles (4) 283 −5 4 strokes Australia Ian Stanley Manawatu [61]
1972 NZGC Australia Bill Dunk 279 −5 1 stroke England Maurice Bembridge Paraparaumu Beach [62]
1971 NZGC Australia Peter Thomson (9) 276 −8 2 strokes England Maurice Bembridge Otago [63]
1970 NZGC New Zealand Bob Charles (3) 271 −13 1 stroke Australia Graham Marsh The Grange [64]
1969 NZGC Australia Kel Nagle (7) 273 −7 2 strokes New Zealand John Lister Wanganui [65]
1968 NZGC Australia Kel Nagle (6) 272 −8 7 strokes Australia Frank Phillips Christchurch [66]
1967 NZGC Australia Kel Nagle (5) 275 −9 4 strokes Australia Ted Ball Hamilton [67]
1966 NZGC New Zealand Bob Charles (2) 273 −19 13 strokes England Guy Wolstenholme Paraparaumu Beach [15]
1965 NZGC Australia Peter Thomson (8) 278 −2 8 strokes New Zealand Bob Charles
Australia Kel Nagle
Auckland [68]
1964 NZGC Australia Kel Nagle (4) 266 −26 12 strokes Australia Frank Phillips Christchurch [69]
1963 NZGC Australia Bruce Devlin 273 −11 1 stroke Australia Peter Thomson Wanganui [70]
1962 Australia Kel Nagle (3) 281 2 strokes New Zealand Walter Godfrey (a) Titirangi [71]
1961 Australia Peter Thomson (7) 267 9 strokes Australia Kel Nagle New Plymouth [72]
1960 Australia Peter Thomson (6) 281 −3 1 stroke Australia Kel Nagle Invercargill [73]
1959 Australia Peter Thomson (5) 287 −5 Playoff[h] Australia Kel Nagle Paraparaumu Beach [74][75]
1958 Australia Kel Nagle (2) 278 2 strokes Australia Peter Thomson Hamilton [76]
1957 Australia Kel Nagle 294 4 strokes Australia Peter Thomson Manawatu [77]
1956 Australia Harry Berwick (a) 292 2 strokes New Zealand Bob Charles (a) Christchurch [78]
1955 Australia Peter Thomson (4) 280 −8 10 strokes Australia Kel Nagle Auckland [79]
1954 New Zealand Bob Charles (a) 280 2 strokes Australia Bruce Crampton Wellington [80][81][82]
1953 Australia Peter Thomson (3) 295 +7 5 strokes New Zealand Frank Buckler Otago [83]
1952 New Zealand Alex Murray (3) 293 1 stroke Australia Harry Berwick (a) Wanganui [84]
1951 Australia Peter Thomson (2) 288 4 strokes New Zealand Frank Buckler
New Zealand Tim Woon (a)
Titirangi [85]
1950 Australia Peter Thomson 280 9 strokes New Zealand Alf Guy Christchurch [86][87]
1949 New Zealand Jim Galloway 283 1 stroke New Zealand Bob Glading
New Zealand L B Johnston (a)
Hastings [88]
1948 New Zealand Alex Murray (2) 294 1 stroke New Zealand Bryan Silk (a) Otago [89][90]
1947 New Zealand Bob Glading (a) (2) 291 3 strokes New Zealand Alex Murray New Plymouth [91]
1946 New Zealand Bob Glading (a) 306 Playoff[i] New Zealand Norman Fuller Manawatu [92][93]
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939 New Zealand John Hornabrook (a) (2) 291 3 strokes New Zealand Alex Murray Miramar [94][95]
1938 South Africa Bobby Locke 288 3 strokes New Zealand Andrew Shaw
New Zealand Basil Smith, Jr.
Otago [96][97][98]
1937 New Zealand John Hornabrook (a) 299 Playoff[j] New Zealand Ernie Moss
New Zealand Andrew Shaw
Hamilton [99]
1936 New Zealand Andrew Shaw (7) 292 5 strokes New Zealand Tom Galloway
New Zealand Alf Guy
New Plymouth [100][101]
1935 New Zealand Alex Murray 286 2 strokes New Zealand Andrew Shaw Christchurch [102][103]
1934 New Zealand Andrew Shaw (6) 288 5 strokes New Zealand Norrie Bell Wanganui [104][105]
1933 New Zealand Ernie Moss (3) 300 Playoff[k] Scotland Ted Douglas Titirangi [106][107][108]
1932 New Zealand Andrew Shaw (5) 289 5 strokes New Zealand Arthur Duncan (a) Wellington [109]
1931 New Zealand Andrew Shaw (4) 287 1 stroke New Zealand Ewen Macfarlane (a) Christchurch [110]
1930 New Zealand Andrew Shaw (3) 284 18 strokes New Zealand D C Collins (a)
New Zealand Jock McIntosh
New Zealand Fred Rutter
Manawatu [111][112]
1929 New Zealand Andrew Shaw (2) 299 3 strokes New Zealand Bill Horton (a) Wanganui [113][114]
1928 New Zealand Sloan Morpeth (a) 303 2 strokes New Zealand Andrew Shaw Otago [115][116]
1927 New Zealand Ernie Moss (2) 300 4 strokes New Zealand Norrie Bell (a)
New Zealand Andrew Shaw
Hamilton [117][118]
1926 New Zealand Andrew Shaw 307 Playoff[l] New Zealand Ernie Moss Miramar [119][120]
1925 New Zealand Ewen Macfarlane (a) 308 2 strokes New Zealand Jock McIntosh
New Zealand Andrew Shaw
Christchurch [121][122]
1924 New Zealand Ernie Moss 301 10 strokes New Zealand Arthur Duncan (a) Auckland [123]
1923 New Zealand Arthur Brooks (2) 312 2 strokes New Zealand Jack Black (a)
New Zealand Joe Clements
New Zealand Arthur Duncan (a)
New Zealand Fred Hood
Wanganui [124][125]
1922 New Zealand Arthur Brooks 308 1 stroke New Zealand Jack Black (a) Manawatu [126]
1921 Scotland Ted Douglas (4) 302 9 strokes New Zealand Ernie Moss Christchurch [127]
1920 Australia Joe Kirkwood Sr. 304 11 strokes Australia Arthur East
New Zealand Sloan Morpeth (a)
Hamilton [128]
1919 Scotland Ted Douglas (3) 327 Playoff[m] New Zealand Sloan Morpeth (a) Napier [129][130]
1915–1918: No tournament due to World War I
1914 Scotland Ted Douglas (2) 313 2 strokes New Zealand Arthur Duncan (a) Auckland [131]
1913 Scotland Ted Douglas 303 9 strokes New Zealand Reg Butters Otago [132]
1912 New Zealand Joe Clements (3) 322 3 strokes New Zealand Bernard Wood (a) Wellington [133]
1911 New Zealand Arthur Duncan (a) (3) 319 3 strokes New Zealand J C Johnson Wanganui [134]
1910 New Zealand Arthur Duncan (a) (2) 295 11 strokes New Zealand Joe Clements Christchurch [135]
1909 New Zealand Joe Clements (2) 324 6 strokes New Zealand John Carne Bidwill (a) Auckland [136]
1908 New Zealand Joe Clements 335 1 stroke New Zealand David Hood Otago [137]
1907 New Zealand Arthur Duncan (a) 159 7 strokes New Zealand John Carne Bidwill (a) Napier [7][8]

Sources:[138][139][140]

Bledisloe Cup winners

The Bledisloe Cup was presented by Lord Bledisloe, the fourth Governor-General, in 1934 and is awarded to the leading amateur.[141][142]

Notes

  1. Nationwide Tour; NZGC − New Zealand Golf Circuit
    .
  2. ^ Hendry won with a par at the first hole of a sudden death playoff.
  3. ^ Kennedy won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden death playoff.
  4. ^ Fasth won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  5. ^ Campbell won with an eagle on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. ^ Rafferty won with a par on the seventh hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. ^ Gilder won with a birdie on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff. Newton had been eliminated by at the second extra hole when he failed to make par.
  8. ^ Thomson beat Nagle 67 to 73 in an 18-hole playoff.
  9. ^ Glading beat Moss 73 to 75 in an 18-hole playoff.
  10. ^ Hornabrook scored 73 in the 18-hole playoff, beating Moss (75) and Shaw (76).
  11. ^ Moss beat Douglas 146 to 155 in a 36-hole playoff.
  12. ^ Shaw beat Moss 76 to 80 in an 18-hole playoff.
  13. ^ Douglas beat Morpeth 82 to 85 in an 18-hole playoff.

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