1969–70 New Zealand Golf Circuit Explained

Year:1969–70
Tour:New Zealand Golf Circuit
Regular Season:
No Of Events:7
Most Wins: Kel Nagle (4)
Honor1:Money list
Honoree1: Kel Nagle
Prevseason:1968–69
Nextseason:1970–71

The 1969–70 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the seventh 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 1969–70 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(NZ$)
Winner Notes
29 Nov Manawatu-Wanganui 12,500 Kel Nagle (11)
7 Dec Canterbury 15,000 Kel Nagle (12) New tournament
13 Dec Wellington 5,000 Kel Nagle (13)
18 Dec Gisborne 5,000 Glenn McCully (1)
21 Dec Auckland 5,000 John Lister (1) New tournament
5 Jan Bay of Plenty 5,000 Stuart Jones (a) (2)
11 Jan Bay of Plenty 13,500 Kel Nagle (14)

Money list

The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated in New Zealand dollars.[2] [3]

Position Player Prize money (NZ$)
1 8,925
2 7,588
3 3,997
4 2,586
5 2,540

Notes and References

  1. News: Sport in brief . The Press . 32005 . 4 June 1969 . 15 . 2 November 2023 . Papers Past.
  2. News: Nagle won $8925 . The Press . 32194 . 13 January 1970 . 11 . 2 November 2023 . Papers Past.
  3. News: Nagle, Lister clear golf leaders . The Press . 32201 . 21 January 1970 . 11 . 2 November 2023 . Papers Past.