BP Tournament

BP Tournament
Tournament information
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
Established1964
CourseGrange Golf Club
Par70
TourNew Zealand Golf Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fundNZ$5,000
Month playedDecember
Final year1968
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Bill Dunk (1964)
272 Kel Nagle (1968)
To par−16 Bill Dunk (1964)
Final champion
Australia Kel Nagle
Location map
Grange GC is located in New Zealand
Grange GC
Grange GC
Location in New Zealand

The BP Tournament was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1964 to 1968. Four of the five events were held at Titirangi Golf Club, Auckland. Kel Nagle won the event three times, including a tie. In the other two events he was runner-up and third. The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
1968Australia Kel Nagle (3)272−81 strokeNew Zealand Bob Charles
England Guy Wolstenholme
Grange
1967New Zealand Walter Godfrey273−151 strokeAustralia Peter ThomsonTitirangi
1966Australia Kel Nagle (2)276−123 strokesEngland Clive Clark
Netherlands Martin Roesink
Titirangi
1965Australia Kel Nagle
Australia Peter Thomson
278−10Title sharedTitirangi
1964Australia Bill Dunk272−164 strokesAustralia Ted Ball
Australia Kel Nagle
Titirangi

References

  1. ↑ "Nagle home by a shot". The Age. 16 December 1968. p. 26.
  2. ↑ "Thomson loses by one stroke". The Age. 11 December 1967. p. 20.
  3. ↑ "Nagle by 3 strokes in N.Z." The Sun-Herald. 4 December 1966. p. 73.
  4. ↑ "Kel Nagle's fight back for golf tie". The Age. 13 December 1965. p. 19.
  5. ↑ "Dunk takes N.Z. Purse by Four Strokes". The Age. 21 December 1964. p. 20.