City of Auckland Classic

{{Short description|Golf tournament held in New Zealand}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}

{{Infobox golf tournament

| name = City of Auckland Classic

| image =

| location = Auckland, New Zealand

| establishment = 1971

| course = The Grange Golf Club

| par = 71

| tour = New Zealand Golf Circuit

| format = Stroke play

| month_played = December

| purse = {{currency|25,000|NZD}}

| final_year = 1976

| aggregate = 268 Tom Kite (1974)

| to-par = −16 as above

| final_champion = {{flagicon|NZL}} John Lister

| coordinates = {{coord|-36.962|174.848}}

| map = New Zealand

| map_label = The Grange GC

| map_caption = Location in New Zealand

| map_relief = yes

| map_label_position =

| map_size =

}}

The City of Auckland Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1971 to 1976.

History

The tournament was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.{{Cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19710910.2.171 |title=Another Big Increase: Golf circuit now worth $91,500 |newspaper=The Press |date=10 September 1971 |page=22 |access-date=2023-03-02 |via=Papers Past}} The event was hosted by The Grange Golf Club in Auckland. In 1975, however, the New Zealand Airlines Classic was played at The Grange and the City of Auckland Classic was not held that year.

Winners

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!Year !! Winner !! Score !! To par !! Margin of
victory !! Runner-up !! Ref.

1976{{flagicon|NZL}} John Listeralign="center" |273align=center|−114 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} Vaughan Somers{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131800990 |title=Auckland classic |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=51 |issue=14,556 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=13 December 1976 |access-date=9 May 2019 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}
colspan="7" align="center" | 1975: No tournament
1974{{Flagicon|USA}} Tom Kitealign="center" |268align=center|−167 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} Stewart Ginn{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250552388 |title=American wins title |newspaper=Papua New Guinea Post-courier |location=International, Australia |date=18 November 1974 |access-date=9 May 2019 |page=21 |via=National Library of Australia}}
1973{{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charlesalign="center" |206{{efn|Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131692487 |title=Abandoned |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=48 |issue=13,594 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=16 November 1973 |access-date=9 May 2019 |page=20 |via=National Library of Australia}}}}align="center" |−71 stroke{{flagicon|NZL}} Walter Godfrey{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131693138 |title=NZ golf |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=48 |issue=13,597 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=20 November 1973 |access-date=9 May 2019 |page=20 |via=National Library of Australia}}
1972{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Newtonalign="center" |277align=center|−71 stroke{{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Tuohy{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XJQQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3JADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3604%2C4243181 |newspaper=The Age |title=Charge wins for Newton |date=18 December 1972 |page=21}}
1971{{Flagicon|ENG}} Guy Wolstenholmealign="center" |275align=center|−93 strokes{{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Phillips{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110695872 |title=Wolstenholme repels Charles' challenge |newspaper=The Canberra Times |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=20 December 1971 |access-date=12 February 2020 |page=12 |via=Trove }}

Notes

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