1965 New Zealand Golf Circuit Explained

Year:1965
Tour:New Zealand Golf Circuit
Regular Season:
No Of Events:7
Most Wins: Peter Thomson (4)
Honor1:Money list
Honoree1: Peter Thomson
Prevseason:1964
Nextseason:1966

The 1965 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the third season of the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the main professional golf tour in New Zealand since it was established in 1963.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1965 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(£NZ)
Winner Notes
21 Nov Auckland 1,500 Peter Thomson (3)
23 Nov Waikato 1,000 Peter Thomson (4)
27 Nov Wellington 2,000 Peter Thomson (5)
30 Nov Hawke's Bay 1,500 Stuart Jones (a) (1)
4 Dec Waikato 2,000 Kel Nagle (4)
11 Dec Auckland 2,000 Kel Nagle (5)
Peter Thomson (6)
Title shared
18 Dec Canterbury 2,000 Geoff Donald (1) New tournament

Money list

The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated in New Zealand pounds.[2]

Position Player Prize money (£NZ)
1 1,568
2 1,363
3 995
4 887
5 840

Notes and References

  1. News: £12,000 golf circuit . The Press . 30796 . 7 July 1965 . 13 . 2 November 2023 . Papers Past.
  2. News: Most money to Thomson . The Press . 30938 . 20 December 1965 . 3 . 2 November 2023 . Papers Past.