New Zealand Wills Masters

Golf tournament

New Zealand Wills MastersTournament information

Location| Christchurch, New Zealand
Established| 1965
Course(s)| Russley Golf Club
Par| 73
Tour(s)| New Zealand Golf Circuit
Format| Stroke play
Prize fund| NZ$4,000
Month played| December
Final year| 1967
Tournament record score
Aggregate| 275 Peter Thomson (1966)
275 Tim Woolbank (1966)
To par| −17 as above
Final champion
Bob Charles and
Martin Roesink
Location map

Russley GC

Location in New Zealand

The New Zealand Wills Masters was a golf tournament held in New Zealand played from 1965 to 1967. The Wills Classic had been held in New Zealand in 1963 and 1964. A Wills Masters tournament was also held in Australia from 1963. The tournament had prize money of NZ£2,000 in 1966 and NZ$4,000 in 1967. The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit. The sponsor was W.D. & H.O. Wills, a cigarette manufacturer.

## Winners[edit]

Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref.

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1967 |  Bob Charles
Martin Roesink | 278 | −14 | Title shared | [1]
1966 |  Peter Thomson
Tim Woolbank | 275 | −17 | Title shared | [2]
1965 |  Geoff Donald | 276 | −16 | 5 strokes |  Kel Nagle | [3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Roesink ties with 67". The Age. 4 December 1967. p. 23.
2. ^ "Woolbank, Thomson tie golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 546. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 November 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 23 April 2017 - via National Library of Australia.
3. ^ "Victorian wins NZ Wills Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 343. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 December 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 23 April 2017 - via National Library of Australia.