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Metalcraft Tournament

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Metalcraft Tournament
Tournament information
LocationWellington, New Zealand
Established1963
Course(s)Miramir Links
Par71
Tour(s)New Zealand Golf Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fundNZ$4,000
Month playedDecember
Final year1967
Tournament record score
Aggregate273 Bob Charles (1966)
To par−15 as above
Final champion
New Zealand Walter Godfrey
Location map
Miramir Links is located in New Zealand
Miramir Links
Miramir Links
Location in New Zealand

The Metalcraft Tournament was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1963 to 1967. Peter Thomson won the event twice, tying in 1963 and winning outright in 1965. The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
1967 New Zealand Walter Godfrey 282 −2 1 stroke Australia Frank Phillips Miramar Links [1]
1966 New Zealand Bob Charles 273 −15 3 strokes England Clive Clark Hamilton [2]
1965 Australia Peter Thomson (2) 208 −8 3 strokes Australia Barry Coxon
New Zealand Walter Godfrey
Australia Alan Murray
New Zealand Ross Newdick
Hamilton [3]
1964 Australia Bill Dunk 274 −14 5 strokes Australia Kel Nagle Manawatu [4]
1963 Australia Ted Ball
Australia Peter Thomson
287 −5 Title shared Palmerston North [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Maori wins NZ circuit golf tournament". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11874. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 December 1967. p. 16. Retrieved 29 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Bob Charles wins with record 273". The Age. 7 December 1966. p. 22.
  3. ^ "Thomson wins again in NZ". The Age. 24 November 1965. p. 20.
  4. ^ "Dunk wins N.Z. golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 November 1964. p. 25.
  5. ^ "Thomson Misses Putt, Shares Prize". The Age. 4 September 1963. p. 25.