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The New Zealand PGA Championship is a golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia

PGA Tour of Australasia

The PGA Tour of Australasia is a professional golf tour for men. Official events on the tour count for World Golf Ranking points. The tour was formed in 1973 as the PGA Tour of Australia and adopted its current name in 1991....

. It is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship. It has been played since 1920, with some gap periods. It was originally a match play

Match play

Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; this is as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes...

event and switched to stroke play

Stroke play

Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf. It involves counting the total number of strokes taken on each hole during a given round, or series of rounds...

in 1965. Major championship

Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf...

winners who have claimed the New Zealand PGA title include Peter Thomson, Kel Nagle

Kel Nagle

Kelvin David George Nagle is an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Open Championship in 1960. He won at least one tournament each year from 1949 to 1975.Nagle was born in North Sydney...

and Tony Jacklin

Tony Jacklin

Anthony Jacklin CBE is an English golfer, who was the most successful British player of his generation. He was also the most successful European Ryder Cup captain ever.-Early life and education:...

.

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

Nationwide Tour

The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...

co-sanctioned event, called the Holden Clearwater Classic was started at the Clearwater Resort in Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

, New Zealand. It was played again in 2003 and in 2004 the event resumed the name New Zealand PGA Championship. Co-sanctioning with the Nationwide Tour ended after 2009.

The 2010 purse was NZ$

New Zealand dollar

The New Zealand dollar is the currency of New Zealand. It also circulates in the Cook Islands , Niue, Tokelau, and the Pitcairn Islands. It is divided into 100 cents....

150,000.

Winners

New Zealand PGA hosted by Christchurch

2010 Mitchell Brown

HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship

2009 Steven Alker
Steven Alker
Steven Craig Alker is a professional golfer from New Zealand.Alker was born in Hamilton, New Zealand. He turned professional in 1995....
2008 Darron Stiles
Darron Stiles
Darron Gary Stiles is an American professional golfer.Stiles was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was a three-time All-America at Florida Southern College and was a member of the 1995 NCAA Division II National Championship team....

- tournament shortened to 36 holes
2007 Nicholas Thompson
Nicholas Thompson
Nicholas Thompson is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.Thompson was born in Coral Springs, Florida. He graduated from Georgia Tech in 2005 with a degree in business management and was a member of the 2002 ACC championship team...

ING New Zealand PGA Championship

2006 Jim Rutledge
Jim Rutledge
James Edgar Rutledge is a Canadian professional golfer who currently plays on the Champions Tour.Rutledge was born in Victoria, British Columbia. He won the Canadian Juvenile Championship in 1975 at the Gorge Vale Golf Club in Victoria and the Canadian Junior Championship in 1977. He turned...
2005 Peter O'Malley
Peter O'Malley (golfer)
Peter O'Malley is an Australian professional golfer.O'Malley was born in Bathurst, New South Wales. He won the Australian Junior Championship and the New Zealand Amateur Championship in 1986, and turned professional the following year. He has won several times on the PGA Tour of Australasia, but...

New Zealand PGA Championship

2004 Gavin Coles
Gavin Coles
Gavin Coles is an Australian professional golfer.Coles is currently a member of the Nationwide Tour. He was a member of the Nationwide Tour in 2002, 2004 and 2006 and the PGA Tour in 2003, 2005 and 2007.-Nationwide Tour wins :...

Clearwater Classic

2003 Ryan Palmer
Ryan Palmer
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Holden Clearwater Classic

2002 Peter O'Malley
Peter O'Malley (golfer)
Peter O'Malley is an Australian professional golfer.O'Malley was born in Bathurst, New South Wales. He won the Australian Junior Championship and the New Zealand Amateur Championship in 1986, and turned professional the following year. He has won several times on the PGA Tour of Australasia, but...

New Zealand PGA Championship

1988-2001 No tournament
1987 Frank Nobilo
Frank Nobilo
Frank Ivan Joseph Nobilo, CNZM is a professional golfer from New Zealand.Nobilo had a successful playing career, winning 15 pro tournaments around the world...
1986 No tournament
1985 Frank Nobilo
Frank Nobilo
Frank Ivan Joseph Nobilo, CNZM is a professional golfer from New Zealand.Nobilo had a successful playing career, winning 15 pro tournaments around the world...
1984 Greg Turner
Greg Turner
Greg Turner is a New Zealand professional golfer.Turner was born in Dunedin. He attended Oklahoma University in the United States but has spent most of his career on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the European Tour. He won four tournaments on the European Tour and achieved a career best ranking...
1983 Graham Marsh
Graham Marsh
Graham Vivian Marsh MBE was one of the leading Australian professional golfers of his generation.-Career outline:Marsh was born in Kalgoorlie, Australia...
1982 Stuart Reese
1981 (Dec) Terry Gale
Terry Gale
Terry R. Gale is an Australian professional golfer.Gale had a successful amateur career before turning professional at a relatively advanced age in 1976. From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s he won regularly on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Japan Golf Tour and the pre-Asian Tour Asian circuit...
1981 (Jan) Brian Jones
Brian Jones (golfer)
Brian Jones is an Australian professional golfer.Jones was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1971. He played on the throughout Asia and Australasia including on the Japan Golf Tour. He won the Indian Open three times, five times in Australasia, and twelve times in Japan...
1980 Bob Charles
Bob Charles (golfer)
Sir Robert James Charles, ONZ, KNZM, CBE is a New Zealand professional golfer whose achievements over five decades rank him among the most successful left-handed golfers of all time, being the first lefty to win a golf major, winning more than 70 titles, and beating his age twice during a...
1979 Bob Charles
Bob Charles (golfer)
Sir Robert James Charles, ONZ, KNZM, CBE is a New Zealand professional golfer whose achievements over five decades rank him among the most successful left-handed golfers of all time, being the first lefty to win a golf major, winning more than 70 titles, and beating his age twice during a...
1978 Simon Owen
Simon Owen
Simon Owen is a professional golfer from New Zealand.Owen was born in Wanganui. He turned professional in 1971 and has won several tournaments in Australasia. He played on the European Tour from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, winning the 1974 German Open and the 1976 Double Diamond Individual...
1977 John Lister
John Lister (golfer)
John Malcolm Lister is a professional golfer from New Zealand. He played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and early 1980s, and was one of the dominant players on the Australasian golf scene during that period....
1976 John Lister
John Lister (golfer)
John Malcolm Lister is a professional golfer from New Zealand. He played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and early 1980s, and was one of the dominant players on the Australasian golf scene during that period....
1975 Kel Nagle
Kel Nagle
Kelvin David George Nagle is an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Open Championship in 1960. He won at least one tournament each year from 1949 to 1975.Nagle was born in North Sydney...
1974 Kel Nagle
Kel Nagle
Kelvin David George Nagle is an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Open Championship in 1960. He won at least one tournament each year from 1949 to 1975.Nagle was born in North Sydney...
1973 Kel Nagle
Kel Nagle
Kelvin David George Nagle is an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Open Championship in 1960. He won at least one tournament each year from 1949 to 1975.Nagle was born in North Sydney...
1972 Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki
1971 John Lister
John Lister (golfer)
John Malcolm Lister is a professional golfer from New Zealand. He played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and early 1980s, and was one of the dominant players on the Australasian golf scene during that period....
1970 Kel Nagle
Kel Nagle
Kelvin David George Nagle is an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Open Championship in 1960. He won at least one tournament each year from 1949 to 1975.Nagle was born in North Sydney...
1969 Terry Kendall
1968 Bob Shaw
Bob Shaw (golfer)
Robert J. Shaw is an Australian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s.Shaw was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1965.Shaw played in Europe in the 1960s, winning the Spanish Open in 1968...
1967 Tony Jacklin
Tony Jacklin
Anthony Jacklin CBE is an English golfer, who was the most successful British player of his generation. He was also the most successful European Ryder Cup captain ever.-Early life and education:...
1966 Ross Newdick
1965 B.J. Coxen
1964 No tournament
1963 Bob Tuohy
1962 E.A. Southerden
1961 Bob Charles
Bob Charles (golfer)
Sir Robert James Charles, ONZ, KNZM, CBE is a New Zealand professional golfer whose achievements over five decades rank him among the most successful left-handed golfers of all time, being the first lefty to win a golf major, winning more than 70 titles, and beating his age twice during a...
1960 Kel Nagle
Kel Nagle
Kelvin David George Nagle is an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Open Championship in 1960. He won at least one tournament each year from 1949 to 1975.Nagle was born in North Sydney...
1959 E.A. Southerden
1958 Kel Nagle
Kel Nagle
Kelvin David George Nagle is an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Open Championship in 1960. He won at least one tournament each year from 1949 to 1975.Nagle was born in North Sydney...
1957 Kel Nagle
Kel Nagle
Kelvin David George Nagle is an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Open Championship in 1960. He won at least one tournament each year from 1949 to 1975.Nagle was born in North Sydney...
1956 J. Kelly
1955 Frank Phillips
Frank Phillips (golfer)
Frank Phillips is an Australian professional golfer. He was rated one of the best ball strikers of his era winning the 1957 and 1961 Australian Opens...
1954 Bruce Crampton
Bruce Crampton
Bruce Crampton is an Australian professional golfer.Crampton was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Kogarah High School from 1948-1950. He turned professional in 1953....
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
Andrew Shaw (golfer)
Andrew J. Shaw is a former professional golfer from New Zealand. He is a seven time winner of the New Zealand PGA Championship and a seven time winner of the New Zealand Open .-References:...
1940-45 No tournament due to World War II
World War II
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1939 Alex Murray
1938 N.H. Fuller
1937 E.C. Douglas
1936 C.C. Clements
1935 Alex Murray
1934 Andrew Shaw
Andrew Shaw (golfer)
Andrew J. Shaw is a former professional golfer from New Zealand. He is a seven time winner of the New Zealand PGA Championship and a seven time winner of the New Zealand Open .-References:...
1933 Andrew Shaw
Andrew Shaw (golfer)
Andrew J. Shaw is a former professional golfer from New Zealand. He is a seven time winner of the New Zealand PGA Championship and a seven time winner of the New Zealand Open .-References:...
1932 Andrew Shaw
Andrew Shaw (golfer)
Andrew J. Shaw is a former professional golfer from New Zealand. He is a seven time winner of the New Zealand PGA Championship and a seven time winner of the New Zealand Open .-References:...
1931 Andrew Shaw
Andrew Shaw (golfer)
Andrew J. Shaw is a former professional golfer from New Zealand. He is a seven time winner of the New Zealand PGA Championship and a seven time winner of the New Zealand Open .-References:...
1930 F. Rutter
1929 Andrew Shaw
Andrew Shaw (golfer)
Andrew J. Shaw is a former professional golfer from New Zealand. He is a seven time winner of the New Zealand PGA Championship and a seven time winner of the New Zealand Open .-References:...
1928 Andrew Shaw
Andrew Shaw (golfer)
Andrew J. Shaw is a former professional golfer from New Zealand. He is a seven time winner of the New Zealand PGA Championship and a seven time winner of the New Zealand Open .-References:...
1927 J.D. McIntosh
1926 J.D. McIntosh
1925 E.J. Moss
1924 E.J. Moss
1923 E.J. Moss
1922 A. Ham
1921 E.S. Douglas
1920 Joe Kirkwood, Sr.
Joe Kirkwood, Sr.
Joseph Henry Kirkwood, Sr. was a professional golfer who is acknowledged as having put Australian golf on the world map....

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