Golf Tour of New Zealand

The Golf Tour of New Zealand was a New Zealand-based golf tour which ran from 2004 to 2007. It was founded by Greg Turner.[1] It was superseded by the Charles Tour. Tournaments were over 72 holes.

Golf Tour of New Zealand
SportGolf
Founded2004
FounderGreg Turner
Ceased2007
Replaced byCharles Tour
CountryBased in New Zealand
Most titlesTournament wins:
3: New Zealand Doug Holloway

The first event on the tour was the Taranaki Open in late 2004.[1] The Taranaki Open was the only event in 2004 and 2005 but was joined by the Tauranga Open and the Wairakei Open in 2006. These three events, together with the AMP Open at Titirangi were played in 2007. In 2007 there was a dispute between the tour and the New Zealand PGA, which meant the Golf Tour of New Zealand withdrew their support for the Wairakei Open and, possibly, Taranaki Open, and the AMP Open was run without the sanction of the NZPGA.[2] The tour was replaced by the Charles Tour which started in 2008.[3]

Tournaments
DateTournamentLocationPurse
(NZ$)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]Ref.
3 Oct 2004Olex Taranaki OpenTaranaki40,000New Zealand Ryan Haywood (1)[4]
2 Oct 2005Olex Taranaki OpenTaranaki40,000New Zealand Doug Holloway (a) (1)[5]
21 May 2006Carrus Tauranga OpenBay of Plenty40,000New Zealand Josh Geary (a) (1)[6]
17 Sep 2006Wairakei OpenWaikato40,000New Zealand Doug Holloway (2)[7]
1 Oct 2006Olex Taranaki OpenTaranaki40,000New Zealand Mark Brown (1)[8]
29 Apr 2007Carrus Tauranga OpenBay of Plenty40,000New Zealand Mark Purser (1)[9]
16 Sep 2007Youthtown Wairakei OpenWaikato40,000New Zealand Doug Holloway (3)[10]
30 Sep 2007Bayleys Taranaki OpenTaranaki40,000New Zealand Bradley Iles (1)[11]
7 Oct 2007AMP OpenAuckland40,000New Zealand Mark Purser (2)[12]

Notes
  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Charles Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.

References
  1. "Golf: Full field for opening Tour NZ event". NZ Herald. September 24, 2004. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  2. "Peter Williams: Doubts over Turner series after clash over eligibility". NZ Herald. September 15, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  3. "Golf: Sir Bob proud of Charles Tour". New Zealand Herald. March 18, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  4. "Golf: Haywood eagles last hole to win". NZ Herald. October 3, 2004. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  5. "Golf: Holloway craves recognition". NZ Herald. October 3, 2005. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  6. "Golf: Geary flies home with birdies and brilliant eagle". New Zealand Herald. May 21, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  7. "Doug and Danny in super showdown". NZ Herald. September 18, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  8. "Golf: Taranaki win boosts Brown's confidence". NZ Herald. October 1, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  9. "Purser revels in finest hour". New Zealand Herald. April 29, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  10. "Wairakei Open". New Zealand Herald. April 29, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  11. Hills, Murray (October 1, 2007). "Modest Iles says he would have preferred a duel". Taranaki Daily News. Retrieved December 13, 2020 – via PressReader.com.
  12. "AMP Open". New Zealand Herald. October 7, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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