1975–76 New Zealand Golf Circuit

The 1975–76 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the 13th season of the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the main professional golf tour in New Zealand since it was established in 1963.

1975–76 New Zealand Golf Circuit season
Duration13 November 1975 (1975-11-13) – 4 January 1976 (1976-01-04)
Number of official events6
Most wins Bill Brask (2)
John Lister (2)
Money list Bill Brask

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1975–76 season.[1][2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(NZ$)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]Notes
16 NovNew Zealand Airlines ClassicAuckland35,000 Bill Brask (1)New tournament
24 NovNew Zealand OpenWaikato20,000 Bill Dunk (7)
30 NovOtago Charity ClassicOtago25,000 Hal Underwood (n/a)
7 DecGarden City ClassicCanterbury25,000 John Lister (8)
14 DecSouthland Charity Golf ClassicSouthland10,000 Bill Brask (2)New tournament
4 JanNew Zealand PGA ChampionshipBay of Plenty20,000 John Lister (9)

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money (NZ$)
1 Bill Brask15,894
2 John Lister10,553
3 Hal Underwood5,952
4 Brian Jones5,532
5 Bill Dunk4,480

Notes
  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of New Zealand Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for New Zealand Golf Circuit members.

References
  1. Simms, George (1976). John Player Golf Yearbook 1976. Queen Anne Press. p. 162. ISBN 0362002576.
  2. "U.S. golf 'invation'". The Press. No. 33988. 31 October 1975. p. 20. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.
  3. "Bulk of N.Z. golf money goes overseas again". The Press. No. 34046. 9 January 1976. p. 16. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.
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