Golf tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Established | 1969 |
| Course(s) | Russley Golf Club |
| Par | 73 |
| Tour(s) | New Zealand Golf Circuit |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | NZ$25,000 |
| Month played | December |
| Final year | 1975 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 269 Jerry Heard (1971) |
| To par | −23 as above |
| Final champion | |
 John Lister | |
| Location map | |
.png)  Russley GCLocation in New Zealand | |
The Garden City Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1969 to 1975. The event was hosted by Russley Golf Club in Christchurch. Russley hosted the New Zealand Airlines Classic in 1976.
History
The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit. John Lister won the event in four successive years, from 1972 to 1975.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | John Lister (4) |
283 | −9 | 3 strokes |  Stewart Ginn |
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| 1974 | John Lister (3) |
274 | −18 | 6 strokes | Bob Shearer Ian Stanley |
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| 1973 | John Lister (2) |
277 | −15 | 1 stroke | David Good Bob Shearer |
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| 1972 | John Lister |
280 | −12 | 1 stroke | Bob Charles |
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| 1971 |  Jerry Heard |
269 | −23 | 5 strokes | Bob Charles |
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| 1970 | Peter Harvey |
281 | −11 | 2 strokes | Bob Charles Bob Tuohy |
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| 1969 | Kel Nagle |
272 | −20 | 2 strokes | John Lister |
References
- "Golf circuit now worth $91,500". The Press. Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealand Press Association. 10 September 1971. p. 22. Retrieved 2 March 2023 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Tourney to Lister". The Canberra Times. Vol. 50, no. 14, 243. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 December 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Third win to Lister". The Canberra Times. Vol. 49, no. 13, 933. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 December 1974. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Good 7 ahead – then crash". The Age. 10 December 1973. p. 24.
- "NZ golf win to Lister by stroke". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 December 1972. p. 17.
- "Heard has five-stroke win in NZ". The Age. 22 November 1971. p. 20.
- "Australian wins NZ golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 45, no. 12, 676. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 December 1970. p. 16. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Nagle wins by two shots". The Age. 8 December 1969. p. 21.