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1963 New Zealand Golf Circuit season
Duration29 August 1963 (1963-08-29) – 28 September 1963 (1963-09-28)
Number of official events7
Most winsAustralia Bruce Devlin (3)
Money listAustralia Bruce Devlin
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The 1963 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the inaugural season of the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the main professional golf tour in New Zealand since it was established in 1963.

Season outline

The initial circuit was organised by the New Zealand Golf Association and was held over a five-week period from late August to late September. It consisted of 7 tournaments, 6 sponsored events followed by the New Zealand Open. Two events were held mid-week. There was additional prize money of £300 for the leading players in a points based system, based on performances over the whole series. 10 points were given to the winner, down to 1 for 10th place.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1963 season.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(£NZ)		 Winner Notes
31 Aug Wiseman's Tournament Auckland 2,000 Australia Kel Nagle (1)
3 Sep Metalcraft Tournament Manawatu-Wanganui 1,000 Australia Ted Ball (1)
Australia Peter Thomson (1)		 New tournament
Title shared
7 Sep Wills Classic Canterbury 2,000 Australia Bruce Devlin (1)
14 Sep Roslyn Tournament Otago 1,500 Australia Barry Coxon (1) New tournament
17 Sep Wattie's Tournament Hawke's Bay 1,500 New Zealand Bob Charles (1) New tournament
21 Sep Caltex Tournament Wellington 2,000 Australia Bruce Devlin (2)
28 Sep New Zealand Open Manawatu-Wanganui 1,000 Australia Bruce Devlin (3)

Money list

The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.

Position Player Points
1 Australia Bruce Devlin 55
2 Australia Peter Thomson 44
T3 Australia Ted Ball 38
Australia Kel Nagle
5 Australia Frank Phillips 26

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. "N.Z. to have own golf circuit, in September". The Press. No. 30075. 8 March 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.
  2. "Another £300 Added to golf circuit starting today". The Press. No. 30222. 8 March 1963. p. 20. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via Papers Past.
  3. "N.Z. share only £300 of tournament money". The Press. No. 30225. 2 September 1963. p. 6. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Papers Past.
  4. "34ft to win stops inch short, and title shared". The Press. No. 30227. 4 September 1963. p. 21. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Papers Past.
  5. "Devlin wins by four strokes". The Press. No. 30231. 9 September 1963. p. 17. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Papers Past.
  6. "Coxon's fine golf wins Dunedin top prize". The Press. No. 30237. 16 September 1963. p. 21. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Papers Past.
  7. "Charles wins by three strokes". The Press. No. 30239. 18 September 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Papers Past.
  8. "Devlin's 72-hole total breaks Charles' record". The Press. No. 30243. 23 September 1963. p. 19. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Papers Past.
  9. "Dramatic finish gives Devlin Open title". The Press. No. 30249. 30 September 1963. p. 15. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Papers Past.
  11. "Final bonus points". The Press. No. 30250. 1 October 1963. p. 18. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Papers Past.
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