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1979–80 New Zealand Golf Circuit

{{Short description|Golf tour season}}

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| year = 1979–80

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| regular_season = {{start date|1979|11|29|df=y}} – {{end date|1980|1|2|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 3

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| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Rodger Davis

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| prevseason = 1978–79

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The 1979–80 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the 17th and final season of the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the main professional golf tour in New Zealand since it was established in 1963.

Final season

The 1979–80 season proved to be the last season of the New Zealand Golf Circuit, as from 1980 the New Zealand events were incorporated into the PGA Tour of Australia schedule and a combined Order of Merit was produced.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/44929439 |title=Top of the list |newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald |date=23 November 1980 |page=85 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal/120011582 |title=Charities get series check |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |date=12 December 1980 |page=41 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age/134489510 |title=Sport around the world |newspaper=The Age |date=10 January 1981 |page=35 |via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1979–80 season.{{cite book |title=World of Golf 1980 |first=George |last=Simms |publisher=Macdonald and Jane's |date=1979 |isbn=0362020078 |page=157}}{{cite book |title=Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1980 |first=Mark H. |last=McCormack |author-link=Mark McCormack |publisher=Springwood Books |date=1980 |isbn=0905947835 |pages=256–261, 418–419}}{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19791108.2.124.13 |title=The circuit |newspaper=The Press |date=8 November 1979 |page=23 |access-date=2 November 2023 |via=Papers Past}}

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! Date !! Tournament !! Location !! Purse
(NZ$) !! Winner{{efn|name=totals|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.}} !! Notes

2 DecAir New Zealand Shell OpenWellingtonalign=right|75,000{{flagicon|AUS}} David Graham (1)
9 DecNew Zealand OpenOtagoalign=right|50,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Stewart Ginn (1)
2 JanNew Zealand PGA ChampionshipBay of Plentyalign=right|32,000{{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles (20)

Money list

The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated in New Zealand dollars.{{cite book |title=Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981 |first=Mark H. |last=McCormack |author-link=Mark McCormack |publisher=Springwood Books |date=1981 |isbn=0862540054 |pages=415–416}}

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!Position !! Player !! Prize money (NZ$)

align=center|1{{flagicon|AUS}} Rodger Davisalign=center|15,932
align=center|2{{flagicon|AUS}} David Grahamalign=center|12,500
align=center|3{{flagicon|NZL}} Simon Owenalign=center|10,215
align=center|4{{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charlesalign=center|9,858
align=center|5{{flagicon|AUS}} Stewart Ginnalign=center|8,270

Notes

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References

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{{New Zealand Golf Circuit seasons}}

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Category:1979 in golf

Category:1980 in golf

Category:1979 in New Zealand sport

Category:1980 in New Zealand sport