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Wiseman's Tournament

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Wiseman's Tournament
Tournament information
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
Established1952
CourseChamberlain Park Golf Club
Par72
TourNew Zealand Golf Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£NZ2,000
Month playedAugust
Final year1964
Tournament record score
Aggregate275 Bill Dunk (1964)
To par−13 as above
Final champion
Australia Bill Dunk
Location map
Chamberlain Park GC is located in New Zealand
Chamberlain Park GC
Chamberlain Park GC
Location in New Zealand

The Wiseman's Tournament was a golf tournament held irregularly in Auckland, New Zealand from 1952 to 1964. From 1963 the event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.

Winners

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YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
1964Australia Bill Dunk275−133 strokesAustralia Len ThomasChamberlain Park[1]
1963Australia Kel Nagle281−72 strokesAustralia Ted BallChamberlain Park[2]
1959–1962: No tournament
1958South Africa Harold Henning278−105 strokesSouth Africa Gary Player
Australia Peter Thomson
Chamberlain Park[3]
1956–57: No tournament
1955Australia Peter Thomson2817 strokesNew Zealand Stuart Jones (a)[4]
1953–54: No tournament
1952Wales Dai Rees2814 strokesEngland Harry WeetmanTitirangi[5]

References

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  1. ↑ "Dunk's Record 63 for N.Z. Golf Win". The Age. 7 December 1964. p. 24.
  2. ↑ "N.Z. Golf Win to Kel Nagle". The Age. 2 September 1963. p. 19.
  3. ↑ "Henning's dashing golf win". The Sun-Herald. 5 October 1958. p. 54.
  4. ↑ "Peter Thomson Wins N.Z. golf". The Age. 3 October 1955. p. 15.
  5. ↑ "Dai Rees Wins Big N.Z. golf". The Age. 7 April 1952. p. 16.