Golf tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Established | 1968 |
| Course(s) | Lochiel Course |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | New Zealand Golf Circuit |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | NZ$5,000 |
| Month played | November |
| Final year | 1968 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 285 Peter Thomson (1968) 285 Guy Wolstenholme (1968) |
| To par | −3 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Peter Thomson and Guy Wolstenholme | |
| Location map | |
.png)  Lochiel CourseLocation in New Zealand | |
The Sax Altman Tournament was a golf tournament held in New Zealand in late November 1968.
History
The event was played on the Lochiel course near Hamilton, New Zealand. It was the first event of the New Zealand's summer golf circuit. The event resulted in a tie between Peter Thomson and Guy Wolstenholme. Kel Nagle finished a stroke behind. Wolstenholme missed a 14-foot putt on the final green that would have given him an outright victory. The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.
Winners
| Year | Winners | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Peter Thomson Guy Wolstenholme |
285 | −3 | Title shared | ||
References
- ^ "Putt Stayed Out". The Age. 25 November 1968. p. 22.
- "Summer golf in NZ". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 20 November 1968. p. 32. Retrieved 18 June 2021.