1967 New Zealand Golf Circuit

The 1967 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the fifth season of the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the main professional golf tour in New Zealand since it was established in 1963.

1967 New Zealand Golf Circuit season
Duration15 November 1967 (1967-11-15) – 16 December 1967 (1967-12-16)
Number of official events7
Most winsNew Zealand Bob Charles (3)
Money listNew Zealand Bob Charles
1966

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1967 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(NZ$)
Winner[a]Notes
18 NovNew Zealand OpenWaikato3,600Australia Kel Nagle (8)
21 NovWattie's TournamentHawke's Bay3,000New Zealand Bob Charles (6)
26 NovCaltex TournamentWellington4,000New Zealand Bob Charles (7)
Australia Peter Thomson (9)
Title shared
27 NovLand Rover TournamentManawatu-Wanganui2,000Australia Barry Coxon (2)New tournament
2 DecNew Zealand Wills MastersCanterbury4,000New Zealand Bob Charles (8)
Netherlands Martin Roesink (1)
Title shared
9 DecBP TournamentAuckland4,000New Zealand Walter Godfrey (1)
9 DecMetalcraft TournamentWellington4,000New Zealand Walter Godfrey (2)

Money list

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The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated in New Zealand dollars.[2]

PositionPlayerPrize money (NZ$)
1New Zealand Bob Charles3,040
2New Zealand Walter Godfrey2,378
3Australia Kel Nagle2,120
4Australia Peter Thomson1,815
5England Guy Wolstenholme1,360

Notes

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  1. 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

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  1. "More Prize Money On Golf Circuit". The Press. No. 31460. 29 August 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 17 December 2025 via Papers Past.
  2. "In the money". The Press. No. 31555. 18 December 1967. p. 30. Retrieved 2 November 2023 via Papers Past.