The New Zealand PGA Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Nationwide Tour. It is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the ING New Zealand PGA Championship. It is played annually in February at Clearwater Resort in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is one of three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour held outside the United States (the others are in Panama and Australia). It has been played since 1920, with some gap periods. It was originally a match play event and switched to stroke play in 1965. Major championship winners who have claimed the New Zealand PGA title include Peter Thomson, Kel Nagle and Tony Jacklin. Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and also is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ... The PGA Tour of Australasia is a prominent golf tour for men. ... // Golfs 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 levels Qualifying School (the main tours qualifying tournament, popularly referred to as Q-School) to earn their PGA Tour... For other uses, see Christchurch (disambiguation). ... Match play is a scoring system for golf (compare to stroke play). ... Stroke play is a scoring system for golf (compare to match play). ... The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in mens professional golf. ... Peter Thomson (born 1929) is an Australian golfer. ... Kel Nagle (born December 21, 1920 in North Sydney) is an Australian golfer best known for winning the British Open Championship in 1960. ... Tony Jacklin (born July 7, 1944) is an English golfer, who was arguably the most successful UK player of his generation. ...

The 2007 purse was AU$745,910 (US$600,000), with $137,862 ($113,684) going to the winner. Au. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

Winners

• 2007 Nicholas Thompson
• 2006 Jim Rutledge
• 2005 Peter O'Malley
• 2004 Gavin Coles
• 1988-2003 no tournaments
• 1987 Frank Nobilo
• 1986 no tournament
• 1985 Frank Nobilo
• 1984 Greg Turner
• 1983 Graham Marsh
• 1982 Stuart Reese
• 1981 (Dec) Terry Gale
• 1981 (Jan) Brian Jones
• 1980 Bob Charles
• 1979 Bob Charles
• 1978 Simon Owen
• 1977 John Lister
• 1976 John Lister
• 1975 Kel Nagle
• 1974 Kel Nagle
• 1973 Kel Nagle
• 1972 Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki
• 1971 John Lister
• 1970 Kel Nagle
• 1969 Tony Kendall
• 1968 R.J. Shaw
• 1967 Tony Jacklin
• 1966 Ross Newdick
• 1965 B.J. Coxen
• 1964 no tournament
• 1963 Bob Tuohy
• 1962 E.A. Southerden
• 1961 Bob Charles
• 1960 Kel Nagle
• 1959 E.A. Southerden
• 1958 Kel Nagle
• 1957 Kel Nagle
• 1956 J. Kelly
• 1955 Frank Phillips
• 1954 Bruce Crampton
• 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
• 1940-45 no tournaments due to World War II
• 1939 Alex Murray
• 1938 N.H. Fuller
• 1937 E.C. Douglas
• 1936 C.C. Clements
• 1935 Alex Murray
• 1934 Andrew Shaw
• 1933 Andrew Shaw
• 1932 Andrew Shaw
• 1931 Andrew Shaw
• 1930 F. Rutter
• 1929 Andrew Shaw
• 1928 Andrew Shaw
• 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.

Peter OMalley (born 23 June 1965 in Bathurst, New South Wales) is an Australian golfer. ... Frank Nobilo (born on May 14, 1960 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a former professional golfer and current analyst for The Golf Channels Champions Tour coverage. ... Frank Nobilo (born on May 14, 1960 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a former professional golfer and current analyst for The Golf Channels Champions Tour coverage. ... Greg Turner (born 21 February 1963 in Dunedin) is a New Zealand golfer. ... Graham Marsh (born 14 Jan 1944 in Kalgoorlie, Australia) was one of the leading Australian golfers of his generation. ... Terry Gale (born 7 June 1946) is an Australian golfer. ... Sir Bob Charles KNZM CBE (born March 14, 1936) is one of the world’s greatest left handed golfers, winner of more than 70 titles and first lefty to win one of golf’s Majors. ... Sir Bob Charles KNZM CBE (born March 14, 1936) is one of the world’s greatest left handed golfers, winner of more than 70 titles and first lefty to win one of golf’s Majors. ... Simon Owen (born 10 December 1950) is a New Zealand golfer. ... // John M. Lister (born 9 March 1947) is a professional golfer from New Zealand who 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. ... // John M. Lister (born 9 March 1947) is a professional golfer from New Zealand who 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. ... Kel Nagle (born December 21, 1920 in North Sydney) is an Australian golfer best known for winning the British Open Championship in 1960. ... Kel Nagle (born December 21, 1920 in North Sydney) is an Australian golfer best known for winning the British Open Championship in 1960. ... Kel Nagle (born December 21, 1920 in North Sydney) is an Australian golfer best known for winning the British Open Championship in 1960. ... // John M. Lister (born 9 March 1947) is a professional golfer from New Zealand who 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. ... Kel Nagle (born December 21, 1920 in North Sydney) is an Australian golfer best known for winning the British Open Championship in 1960. ... Tony Jacklin (born July 7, 1944) is an English golfer, who was arguably the most successful UK player of his generation. ... Sir Bob Charles KNZM CBE (born March 14, 1936) is one of the world’s greatest left handed golfers, winner of more than 70 titles and first lefty to win one of golf’s Majors. ... Kel Nagle (born December 21, 1920 in North Sydney) is an Australian golfer best known for winning the British Open Championship in 1960. ... Kel Nagle (born December 21, 1920 in North Sydney) is an Australian golfer best known for winning the British Open Championship in 1960. ... Kel Nagle (born December 21, 1920 in North Sydney) is an Australian golfer best known for winning the British Open Championship in 1960. ... Bruce Crampton (b. ... Peter Thomson (born 1929) is an Australian golfer. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Joseph H. Kirkwood Sr. ...

External links

• Official website
• PGATOUR.com Tournament website