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Golf tournament
Otago Charity Classic
Tournament information
LocationSt Clair, New Zealand
Established1970
Course(s)St Clair Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s)New Zealand Golf Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fundNZ$40,000
Month playedNovember
Final year1978
Tournament record score
Aggregate271 Seve Ballesteros (1977)
To par−17 as above
Final champion
United States Mike Krantz
Location map
St Clair GC is located in New ZealandSt Clair GCSt Clair GCLocation in New Zealand

The Otago Charity Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1970 to 1978. The event was hosted by St Clair Golf Club in Dunedin.

History

The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit. John Lister won the event in successive years, 1973 and 1974. Kel Nagle also won the tournament twice, in 1970 and 1976. Gaylord Burrows won A$9,200 for a hole-in-one in the final event in 1978.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Ref.
1978 United States Mike Krantz 278 −10 3 strokes Australia Rodger Davis
1977 Spain Seve Ballesteros 271 −17 3 strokes United States Bob Byman
1976 Australia Kel Nagle (2) 274 −14 4 strokes New Zealand Bob Charles
1975 United States Hal Underwood 282 −6 Playoff United States Bob Clark
1974 New Zealand John Lister (2) 272 −16 1 stroke Australia Kel Nagle
1973 New Zealand John Lister 278 −10 5 strokes Australia Robert Taylor
1972 United States Johnny Miller 281 −7 Playoff Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan
1971 New Zealand Bob Charles 273 −15 6 strokes United States Marty Bohen
1970 Australia Kel Nagle 272 −16 2 strokes Australia Vic Bennetts

References

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  5. "Nagle, with 14 under, takes Classic". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 29 November 1976. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "'Red Baron' slips, but wins play-off". The Age. 1 December 1975. p. 26.
  7. "Classic win to NZ golfer". The Canberra Times. Vol. 49, no. 13, 927. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 December 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 608. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 December 1973. p. 15. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Miller takes title in play-off". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13, 285. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 November 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Charles wins by 6 strokes". The Canberra Times. Vol. 46, no. 12, 985. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 December 1971. p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "Nagle's record". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 15 December 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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