John Lister (golfer)

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John Lister
Personal information
Full nameJohn Malcolm Lister
Born (1947-03-09) 9 March 1947 (age 77)
Temuka, New Zealand
Sporting nationality New Zealand
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
New Zealand Golf Circuit
Professional wins15
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other14
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT42: 1971
PGA ChampionshipT43: 1976
U.S. OpenT27: 1977
The Open ChampionshipT25: 1971
Achievements and awards
New Zealand Golf Circuit
money list winner		1974–75, 1976–77

John Malcolm Lister (born 9 March 1947) is a professional golfer from New Zealand.[1]

Professional career[edit]

Lister was one of the leading players on the Australia and New Zealand circuits during the 1970s. Between 1972 and 1977, he was the leading player on the New Zealand golf circuit winning ten of twenty-five events. He won the Garden City Classic four consecutive times (1972–1975). His four consecutive wins in a professional tour event is a record that he shares with Tiger Woods, who won the Bay Hill Invitational from 2000 to 2003.[2]

Lister also enjoyed success around the world. In 1970, he won twice on the British PGA circuit and finished the season in fourth place on the Order of Merit.[3][4] At the end of the year he qualified for the PGA Tour. He played on the PGA Tour from 1971 until 1982,[1] where he had 15 top-10 finishes in 12 seasons, including a win at the 1976 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open, the first international player to win this tournament. His best finish in a major championship was in the 1971 Open Championship, where he tied for 25th place.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Lister's older brother, Tom, was a former rugby union player who represented New Zealand.

Professional wins (15)[edit]

PGA Tour wins (1)[edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 11 Jul 1976 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open −16 (68-68-65-67=268) 2 strokes United States Fuzzy Zoeller

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (12)[edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 21 Dec 1969 Vonnel International −4 (70-70=140) Playoff Australia Bill Dunk, New Zealand Terry Kendall,
Australia Randall Vines
2 9 Jan 1971 Forest Products Stars Travel New Zealand PGA Championship −30 (65-66-65-66=262) 8 strokes Australia Vic Bennetts, Australia Graham Marsh
3 3 Dec 1972 Garden City Classic −12 (68-72-69-71=280) 1 stroke New Zealand Bob Charles
4 2 Dec 1973 Otago Charity Classic −10 (68-69-70-71=278) 5 strokes Australia Robert Taylor
5 9 Dec 1973 Garden City Classic (2) −15 (68-73-68-67=277) 1 stroke Australia David Good, Australia Bob Shearer
6 1 Dec 1974 Otago Charity Classic (2) −16 (69-68-67-68=272) 1 stroke Australia Kel Nagle
7 8 Dec 1974 Garden City Classic (3) −18 (69-74-65-66=274) 6 strokes Australia Bob Shearer, Australia Ian Stanley
8 7 Dec 1975 Garden City Classic (4) −9 (68-74-71-70=283) 3 strokes Australia Stewart Ginn
9 4 Jan 1976 New Zealand PGA Championship (2) −17 (66-65-67-65=263) Playoff United States Bill Brask
10 12 Dec 1976 City of Auckland Classic −11 (64-73-68-68=273) 4 strokes Australia Vaughan Somers
11 19 Dec 1976 Meadowsfreight Waikato Charity Classic −17 (67-66-69-69=271) 7 strokes Australia David Good
12 9 Jan 1977 New Zealand PGA Championship (3) −10 (64-70-69-71=274) 1 stroke New Zealand Bob Charles, England John Downie

New Zealand Golf Circuit playoff record (2–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1969 Vonnel International Australia Bill Dunk, New Zealand Terry Kendall,
Australia Randall Vines 		Won with birdie on second extra hole
Kendall and Vines eliminated by par on first hole
2 1976 New Zealand PGA Championship United States Bill Brask Won with par on second extra hole

Source:[6]

British PGA circuit wins (2)[edit]

Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Ref.
1 Aug 1970 Piccadilly Medal 68-66=134 3 strokes England Tommy Horton [7]
8 Aug 1970 Gallaher Ulster Open 64-65-65-70=264 3 strokes England Tommy Horton [8]

Playoff record[edit]

PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1981 New Zealand PGA Championship New Zealand Dennis Clark, Australia Brian Jones Jones won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Clark eliminated by par on second hole

Results in major championships[edit]

Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Masters Tournament T42 CUT
U.S. Open T37 T58 T27
The Open Championship CUT T25 CUT
PGA Championship T43 T62 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Source:[9]

Team appearances[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 335. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
  2. ^ Young, Bruce (18 March 2004). "John Lister the forgotten statistic". iseekgolf.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Lister fourth on merit list". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 October 1970. p. 22. Retrieved 21 April 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Vardon Trophy for Coles". The Glasgow Herald. 6 October 1970. p. 6.
  5. ^ "John Lister". Golf Major Championships. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Four way play-off to Lister". The Age. 22 December 1969. p. 19. Retrieved 31 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ "Fates conspire against Horton". The Glasgow Herald. 3 August 1970. p. 5.
  8. ^ "Horton's record 63 not enough". The Glasgow Herald. 10 August 1970. p. 5.
  9. ^ Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.

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