New Zealand Wills Masters
Tournament information
LocationNew Zealand
Established1965
Final year1967
Final champion
Bob Charles and Martin Roesink

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

YearWinnerVenueScoreMargin
of victory
Runner-upWinner's
share
Ref
1965Australia Geoff DonaldRussley Golf Club2765 strokesAustralia Kel Nagle[1]
1966Australia Peter Thomson
Australia Tim Woolbank
Russley Golf Club275TieTitle shared[2]
1967New Zealand Bob Charles
Netherlands Martin Roesink
Russley Golf Club278TieTitle shared[3]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  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. ↑ "Roesink ties with 67". The Age. 4 December 1967. p. 23.
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