New Zealand PGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Established | 1920 |
| Course(s) | Remuera Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) |
PGA Tour of Australasia (since 1965) Nationwide Tour (2002–09) |
| Format |
Stroke play (since 1965) Match play (1920–64) |
| Prize fund | NZ$125,000 |
| Month played | March |
| Current champion | |
 Brad Kennedy | |
The New Zealand PGA Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Holden New Zealand PGA Championship. It has been played since 1920, with some gap periods. It was originally a match play event and switched to stroke play in 1965. Major championship winners who have claimed the New Zealand PGA title include Sir Bob Charles, Peter Thomson, Kel Nagle and Tony Jacklin.
Sponsorship problems caused the tournament to be terminated after the 1987 event. In 2002, a PGA Tour of Australasia and U.S.-based Nationwide Tour co-sanctioned event, called the Holden Clearwater Classic was started at the Clearwater Resort in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was played again in 2003 and in 2004 the event resumed the name New Zealand PGA Championship.[1][2] Co-sanctioning with the Nationwide Tour ended after 2009.
The 2016 purse was NZ$125,000.
Winners
Holden New Zealand PGA Championship
- 2016 Brad Kennedy
- 2015 Matthew Millar
New Zealand PGA Championship
- 2014 No tournament
- 2013
Michael Hendry
New Zealand PGA Pro-Am Championship
- 2012 Michael Hendry
New Zealand PGA hosted by Christchurch
- 2011 No tournament
- 2010 Mitchell Brown
HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship
- 2009 Steven Alker
- 2008
Darron Stiles - tournament shortened to 36 holes - 2007 Nicholas Thompson
ING New Zealand PGA Championship
- 2006
Jim Rutledge - 2005 Peter O'Malley
New Zealand PGA Championship
- 2004 Gavin Coles
Clearwater Classic
- 2003 Ryan Palmer
Holden Clearwater Classic
- 2002 Peter O'Malley
New Zealand PGA Championship
- 1988-2001 No tournament
- 1987 Frank Nobilo
- 1986 No tournament
- 1985 Frank Nobilo
- 1984 Greg Turner
- 1983 Graham Marsh
- 1982 Stuart Reese
- 1981 (Dec) Terry Gale
- 1981 (Jan) Brian Jones
- 1980 Bob Charles
- 1979 Bob Charles
- 1978 Simon Owen
- 1977 John Lister
- 1976 John Lister
- 1975 Kel Nagle
- 1974 Kel Nagle
- 1973 Kel Nagle
- 1972
Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki - 1971 John Lister
- 1970 Kel Nagle
- 1969 Terry Kendall
- 1968 Bob Shaw
- 1967
Tony Jacklin - 1966 Ross Newdick
- 1965 B.J. Coxen
- 1964 No tournament
- 1963 Bob Tuohy
- 1962 E.A. Southerden
- 1961 Bob Charles
- 1960 Kel Nagle
- 1959 E.A. Southerden
- 1958 Kel Nagle
- 1957 Kel Nagle
- 1956 J. Kelly
- 1955 Frank Phillips
- 1954 Bruce Crampton
- 1953 Peter Thomson
- 1952 G.E. Hudson
- 1951 R.A. Jackson
- 1950 E.A. Southerden
- 1949 Bob Glading
- 1948 Alex Murray
- 1947 Alex Murray
- 1946 Andrew Shaw
- 1940-45 No tournament due to World War II
- 1939 Alex Murray
- 1938 N.H. Fuller
- 1937
Ted Douglas - 1936 C.C. Clements
- 1935 Alex Murray
- 1934 Andrew Shaw
- 1933 Andrew Shaw
- 1932 Andrew Shaw
- 1931 Andrew Shaw
- 1930 F. Rutter
- 1929 Andrew Shaw
- 1928 Andrew Shaw
- 1927 J.D. McIntosh
- 1926 J.D. McIntosh
- 1925 E.J. Moss
- 1924 E.J. Moss
- 1923 E.J. Moss
- 1922 Arthur Ham
- 1921 Ted Douglas
- 1920 Joe Kirkwood, Sr.