1978–79 New Zealand Golf Circuit

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1978–79 New Zealand Golf Circuit season
Duration23 November 1978 (1978-11-23) – 2 January 1979 (1979-01-02)
Number of official events4
Most winsNew Zealand Bob Charles (2)
Money listNew Zealand Bob Charles

The 1978–79 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the 16th season of the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the main professional golf tour in New Zealand since it was established in 1963.

Schedule[edit]

The following table lists official events during the 1978–79 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(NZ$)
Winner[a] Notes
26 Nov Otago Charity Classic Otago 40,000 United States Mike Krantz (1)
3 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open Auckland 75,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (18)
10 Dec New Zealand Open Manawatu-Wanganui 50,000 Australia Bob Shearer (2)
2 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship Bay of Plenty 30,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (19)

Money list[edit]

The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated in New Zealand dollars.[3]

Position Player Prize money (NZ$)
1 New Zealand Bob Charles 21,548
2 United States Mike Krantz 9,403
3 Australia Bob Shearer 9,225
4 Australia Graham Marsh 9,000
5 Australia Rodger Davis 7,395

Notes[edit]

  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[edit]

  1. ^ Simms, George (1979). World of Golf 1979. Macdonald and Jane's. p. 160. ISBN 0354090690.
  2. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1979). Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1979. Doubleday. pp. 272–282, 437–441. ISBN 0385149409. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "Charles top earner". The Press. 10 January 1979. p. 4. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Papers Past.